Knifing Around, the dance-rock band known for delivering bold, politically-tinged grooves to Richmond’s music scene, sat down with me at Bamboo Café last Wednesday. I caught up with singer Owen Martin (he/him) and bassist/synth player Jack Wolfe (they/them) to talk...
“...try explaining and defending the nickname to a child. It's impossible.” -Peter King Mr. Snyder, I hereby resign my support for the football team that you own; my reasoning is presented below. “...try explaining and defending the nickname to a child. It's impossible.” -Peter King Mr. Snyder, I hereby resign my support for the football team...
Have a safe, happy, and fun Christmas holiday! Our regular RVA Magazine programming will resume on Thursday--see you then! Have a safe, happy, and fun Christmas holiday! Our regular RVA Magazine programming will resume on Thursday--see you then! (Yes, that is an old 7 Up ad...)
As the Stark family from Game Of Thrones will tell you, winter is coming. And what better way is there to celebrate the coming of colder temperatures than with a nice tall glass of craft beer? Answer: an issue of RVA Magazine dedicated to the wonders of regional craft beer in Richmond and beyond! As the Stark family from Game Of Thrones will tell...
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has done their due diligence on the future of developing the current baseball diamond space, known as The Boulevard, into retail, housing, offices and entertainment. The Richmond Times-Dispatch has done their due diligence on the future of developing the current baseball diamond space, known as The Boulevard, into...
"I hate to brag, but I'm lighting it up, baby." Decades ago, Richmond native Lee Krost was amongst the many talented but unfortunate quarterbacks who tried out for the Baltimore Colts but lost out to the soon-to-be-legendary Johnny Unitas. Now, at 74 years old, he's absolutely killing it on the flag football field. Krost is living the dream. "I...
One of the signature events in Richmond, the raising of the ball above the Byrd Theater on New Years Eve, will not be happening this year. One of the signature events in Richmond, the raising of the ball above the Byrd Theater on New Years Eve, will not be happening this year. "There will be no ball rise for New Years," said Melissa Savenko,...
Ever since I was 12 years old and a Taco Bell first opened in the not-even-all-that-small Virginia town where I lived, I've been kind of obsessed with tacos. Since my introduction was through the absolute lowest common denominator mainstream version, I've never been a snob about them at all--I ate any taco, anywhere I could encounter one, and...
Hit a famous reggae singer in the head and embarrass a city during a free music festival? Hit a famous reggae singer in the head and embarrass a city during a free music festival? That'll be 6 months in jail, according to a Times Dispatch article posted today. William Connor Lewis, 20, from Henrico, threw an empty vodka bottle at famed reggae...
Malerie Yolen-Cohen over at the Huffington Post's travel section has given Richmond an excellent back-handed compliment Malerie Yolen-Cohen over at the Huffington Post's travel section has given Richmond an excellent back-handed compliment: The best thing about gritty, sometimes sketchy, disparaged cities is that, for the traveler, they don't put...
