So, it’s New Year’s Eve. The drinks are poured, the fireworks are loaded, and before the clock strikes midnight, let’s take a moment to sift through the rubble of the year that was. Richmond in 2024—messy, beautiful, endlessly fascinating. Thanks for sticking with us...
Summer's here and RVA Magazine is back to help you beat the heat with our trademark full-color coverage of the local cultural landscape! This issue features in-depth coverage of the Richmond Mural Project's 2014 edition, in words and pictures! Summer's here and RVA Magazine is back to help you beat the heat with our trademark full-color coverage...
The cost to house an inmate in the city of Richmond is higher than it costs to send somebody to VCU for a year. The cost to house an inmate in the city of Richmond is higher than it costs to send somebody to VCU for a year. The average cost of housing a person in the Richmond City Jail for year was $24,308.36, according to the annual Jail Cost...
Communications firm Broadview Networks has been crunching some numbers relating to broadband internet speed, and the results look good for VA residents: at 13.7 megabits per second, our home state has the fastest average connection speed in the country. Communications firm Broadview Networks has been crunching some numbers relating to broadband...
Yes, people, it's true--I was on local internet radio show/podcast Cut The Cord Radio last Thursday evening. Normally when I repost these interviews that the Cut The Cord crew send to me, I tell you a bunch of stuff about the person being interviewed, the stuff they discussed, and why you should care, but since this time it's ME, I don't really...
It's been nearly two years since we last polled our readership about their favorite people, places, and things in our wonderful city. In recent months, we've seen growth and changes taking place around town that transform the cultural landscape in a lot of ways. It started to seem like our last poll was getting a bit out of date--and of course,...
It sounds like something out of a disaster movie - a metropolitan area of 500,000 people is left with toxic drinking water from an out-of-control act of nature spurred by industrial waste. It sounds like something out of a disaster movie - a metropolitan area of 500,000 people is left with toxic drinking water from an out-of-control act of nature...
It's happening folks, the nation's largest retailer, Walmart, is coming to VCU Campus with a 4,100 square foot location and about 10 'associate' jobs. It's happening folks, the nation's largest retailer, Walmart, is coming to VCU Campus with a 4,100 square foot location and about 10 'associate' jobs. WTVR has more details: “VCU is excited that...
Winner of the 2014 OREGON MANIFEST BIKE DESIGN PROJECT, DENNY, a project of Seattle based designers Teague x Sizemore, is a pretty neat looking, and high functioning future-bike. Winner of the 2014 OREGON MANIFEST BIKE DESIGN PROJECT, DENNY, a project of Seattle based designers Teague x Sizemore, is a pretty neat looking, and high functioning...
Looking for a way to de-stress? A “Meditation Workshop for All” is being offered at Ellwood Thompson’s on August 13th by a local organization of "Ovarian Cancer warriors" called Cancer Dancer. Looking for a way to de-stress? A “Meditation Workshop for All” is being offered at Ellwood Thompson’s on August 13th by a local organization of "Ovarian...
