Richmond is no stranger to infrastructure challenges, but the recent water crisis has brought the city’s water treatment plant under intense scrutiny. A winter storm that caused a power outage at the plant quickly escalated into a disaster, leaving thousands of...
As you are no doubt aware, RVA Magazine's Summer 2014 issue hit the streets this week! Our print issues are always a hot commodity, and can be tough to track down in the wild. However, if you want to take the uncertainty out of the equation, you do have an alternative--subscribe to RVA Magazine, and get each new issue delivered to your door! As...
Richmond will welcome back the Kickers to City Stadium this weekend in a fight against the Dayton Dutch Lions. Richmond will welcome back the Kickers to City Stadium this weekend in a fight against the Dayton Dutch Lions. The Kickers (13-1-9, 48 points) face-off will be critical in shaping the final USL PRO standings as they lag one point behind...
The standoff between cops and citizens in Ferguson, MO is terrifying. The standoff between cops and citizens in Ferguson, MO is terrifying. We're not here to agree or disagree with the police reaction, the lack federal presence, the arrest of journalists, the use of tear gas (see below), or even the shooting of an unarmed teen and its immediate...
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...
