In a world where the chaos of war often dominates headlines and conversations, finding quiet moments within that turmoil offers a powerful lens into humanity’s resilience. This is the approach of Virginia-based photographer Noah Stone, whose ongoing series, The...
Comic cons, house shows, and random poetry dominate the missed connections this week, perhaps indicating that VCU's fall semester is well and truly underway. Comic cons, house shows, and random poetry dominate the missed connections this week, perhaps indicating that VCU's fall semester is well and truly underway. Then again, it's not like the...
We lost a member of the RVA Magazine family over the weekend. Ian M. Graham, writer, photographer, editor, and general raconteur at large, passed away on Sunday at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. We lost a member of the RVA Magazine family over the weekend. Ian M. Graham, writer, photographer, editor, and general raconteur at large,...
Professional wrestling is returning to Richmond next month, but in a way most people have never experienced, even if you're a diehard fan. On Sunday, October 26th, Philadelphia based promotion CHIKARA will make its Richmond debut at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in the mid-afternoon for its "Moonraker" event, which is sure to wow even a...
Y&H Mercantile, Harvest, and Portrait House are all Richmond small businesses, but that's not the only thing they have in common. Gracing the all-important space above their doors are unique pieces of art: hand-painted signs by Ross Trimmer, the artist behind Sure Hand Signs. Y&H Mercantile, Harvest, and Portrait House are all Richmond small...
The dying days of summer appear to be drawing some desperation from Richmond's single citizens, if this week's Missed Connections are any indication. Students writing erotic fiction in class, waitresses doing mysterious things under tables, coworkers playing with each other's hair during lunch break, and various assorted filthiness of all sorts...
[WARNING: I will continue to use the term "R-Words" throughout this article because I have no idea what's right anymore] [WARNING: I will continue to use the term "R-Words" throughout this article because I have no idea what's right anymore] "Well, he promised he would take care of me." Everyone in the circle nods and mhm's. "I don't know. He was...
Virginia is known for its outdoor opportunities. Mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, skiing, and white water rafting--all of these great ways to get outdoors in a physical way are available to us here. But as summer turns to fall, it’s important to remember we’ve still got outdoorsy activities despite the cooling weather. Virginia is known for its...
Ordinarily, to see an entire fleet of police cars in the parking lot is not a good sign. Ordinarily, to see an entire fleet of police cars in the parking lot is not a good sign. Last Thursday afternoon, however, the Richmond Police vehicles parked outside the Forest Hill Target were harbingers of goodwill. Past the deodorant and pet food aisles,...
An online petition has sprung forth in the wake VCU announcing they will build a Walmart on campus. An online petition has sprung forth in the wake VCU announcing they will build a Walmart on campus. The petition, entitled “No Walmart on Grace Street,” has obtained, at the time this article was published, 2,389 signatures of its 2,500 signature...