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Local Group Hopes to Turn Crumbling Stone Pier into Cross-river Park

Anyone who has spent time at Browns Island or Bell Isle notices the Richmond-Petersburg Railway line, which was destroyed during the Civil War, with the crumbling stone pier still jutting out of the whitewater rapids of downtown Richmond. Anyone who has spent time at...

RVA Missed Connections: 6/23-6/30

It's starting to warm up again here in the River City - I'm not sure if that affects local missed connections, but there does seem to be an influx of folks burn'n with desire. It's starting to warm up again here in the River City - I'm not sure if that affects local...

Alchemy Coffee Aims For Permanent Location On VCU Campus

Take heart, coffee connoisseurs and food-truck junkies - your favorite tear-drop coffee cart, Alchemy Coffee, is m Take heart, coffee connoisseurs and food-truck junkies - your favorite tear-drop coffee cart, Alchemy Coffee, is moving indoors and opening a permanent...

One Way Richmond Says Goodbye

This past weekend, on the very day marking their fifth anniversary, One Way Richmond said its farewells to this city. This past weekend, on the very day marking their fifth anniversary, One Way Richmond said its farewells to this city. This unique, informative, and...

UNITED BLOOD 4: Hardcore Festival in RVA

Coming up this March 26-27, United Blood is a hardcore festival. This will be it's fourth year. We're going to have more coverage of this as it gets closer, however, here's two questions that Colin (who run the event with his partner-in-crime Dave) were kind enough to answer for us: Coming up this March 26-27, United Blood is a hardcore festival....

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Help World of Mirth Celebrate 20 Years of Helping the Kids

World of Mirth will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this month and we’re all invited to help celebrate, for a good cause. World of Mirth will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this month and we’re all invited to help celebrate, for a good cause. Started in 1993 by beloved community figure Kathryn Harvey, the Carytown stalwart has been...

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#hipstercongress Hits a Little Close to Home

I'm not throwing out wild accusations or taking sides here, but our afternoon has been quickly dominated by #hipstercongress on Twitter. I'm not throwing out wild accusations or taking sides here, but our afternoon has been quickly dominated by #hipstercongress on Twitter. Blame the shut down, blame working on the internet, or blame our attempt...

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How to Talk About The Confederate Flag Without Sounding Like an Ass

Many of us are all too familiar with the controversial Confederate Flag currently flying over I-95 south of the city... or the 3-6 person marches around the VMFA. Many of us are all too familiar with the controversial Confederate Flag currently flying over I-95 south of the city... or the 3-6 person marches around the VMFA. Local WRIC-ABC has...

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