As we find ourselves in the middle point of summer, the upcoming months will bring pivotal decisions for our community as we elect our next mayor, city council and school board members followed by the gubernatorial election next year. Over the past few months, we have...
Winter is coming, and the editors of RVAMag and GayRVA.com need interns. We're looking to fill about 5-6 slots for people who are passionate, creative, hard-working, and willing to learn and better themselves under the guidance of two professional media outlets here in Richmond. Winter is coming, and the editors of RVAMag and GayRVA.com need...
After more than a year of selling classic furniture and accessories solely through her website, Diana Mathews has recently opened a physical storefront location of her business, Era Vintage, in the heart of Church Hill. Combining her love of vintage shopping and the look of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Matthews created Era Vintage in 2012. After more...
Kulture has been a local, um, cultural institution in Shockoe Bottom for nearly one and a half decades now. Starting out at the height of the late 90s rave scene with merchandise devoted to the clothing and music that was popular in that time, the store shifted focus when all the local rave clubs started shutting down in the early 2000s. Kulture...
In their Sunday, June 30 edition, the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran an article by Malcolm Venable entitled "Hail To The Hipsters." Its basic theme is that Richmond's undergoing a "cultural renaissance," which is either spurred by or leading to an influx of "hipsters" around town. It then proceeds to define the term "hipster" with a series of...
Back at the beginning of the month, we sent a full team of correspondents over to the first annual RVA Adult Expo so we could learn what it was all about. Held at the Clarion Hotel on N. Boulevard near I-95 on Saturday, June 1, the Adult Expo was no stranger to controversy in the run-up to its occurrence. But when the time came, what would it...
Ladies and gentlemen, the Richmond Mural Project is one step closer to being a reality. A sequel to Art Whino's 2012 G40 Mural Project, which brought dozens of new murals to RVA throughout April of last year, this new mural project hopes bring us 20 new murals from 10 different internationally known artists during the month of July 2013. Ladies...
Celebrate the best kind of sausage party with Legend Brewery Saturday from 12-7pm. The first annual Best of the Wurst Sausage & Beer Festival on June 29 will feature tastings from great local breweries such as Hardywood, Strangeways, and Midnight Brewery. Celebrate the best kind of sausage party with Legend Brewery Saturday from 12-7pm. The first...
Today marks the commencement of the long awaited RVA Burger Week, sponsored by Style Weekly. 27 local Richmond restaurants, including such popular hangouts as Carytown Burgers and Fries, New York Deli, and Mojo’s, have each selected one of their finest burgers for you to enjoy at the extremely low price of $5. This deal will only be available...
This Saturday, June 22, Tuesday Verses, The Black History Museum and the City of Richmond Parks Recreation & Community Facilities Department will recognize one of the most important events in African-American history by presenting the Juneteenth Freedom Concert at The Speakeasy. This Saturday, June 22, Tuesday Verses, The Black History Museum and...
