On Wednesday afternoon at 3:00pm in City Council Chambers, City Council will vote and approve the plan presented by the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to allow the city to issue $170 million in bonds to pay for the new baseball stadium on ten acres...
Here at RVA Magazine we love getting excited about the local art scene, music scene, and now, about the substantial growth of all the stellar craft BEER here in RVA! One of our favorite beer lovers always says "BEER IS THE ANSWER!" and we go by this motto as well. This week is a special time for beer lovers. Here at RVA Magazine we love getting...
We hope none of you are feeling too much pain today as a result of whatever libations you may have partaken of last night. These six amazing alcoholic concoctions to spice up your favorite haunted holiday might seem a little late in arriving, but really, they're just early for next year. Plus, this way you have plenty of time to test them out! We...
It was in July of 2012, on the patio of Ellwood Thompson’s that Becky Lakin and colleagues first discussed the effort to engage the community in a sustainability project. The organization, now known as sustainRVA, is represented by three companies, partnered together – Ellwood Thompson’s, Urban Grid and BioRide. They share a unified vision to...
There is a ridiculously wide variety of things you can make with pumpkins and pumpkin flavoring. Here are a few of the most delicious pumpkin-themed recipes and concoctions for the Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons! There is a ridiculously wide variety of things you can make with pumpkins and pumpkin flavoring. Here are a few of the most...
If you haven’t seen the Terrain 360 bumper stickers riding around the Commonwealth, perhaps you’ve missed the latest breakthrough in trail technology. Terrain360.com brings users an interactive, virtual platform for navigating Virginia’s hiking trails and mountain biking trails, along with many of Virginia’s waterways and race terrain. Available...
Halloween is fast approaching and that means ridiculous costumes, drunken promises, and hopefully some weird adventures together. Years ago, in order to help all of that along and to celebrate the most Richmond holiday of them all, we created RVA's HALLOWEEK--because one night isn't enough Halloween, and who wants to wait? Let's start the party a...
Former RVAMag/GayRVA intern and current Editor at VCU's Commonwealth Times Sarah King shared a powerful post on Facebook yesterday. Former RVAMag/GayRVA intern and current Editor at VCU's Commonwealth Times Sarah King shared a powerful post on Facebook yesterday. A deep look into her experience dating an addict, King's words examine her own...
Richmond's bike culture is above and beyond most cities our size, and we've even gotten compliments from international cyclists about local drivers' ability to share the road, but it sure as hell does Richmond's bike culture is above and beyond most cities our size, and we've even gotten compliments from international cyclists about local...
With its dark ironies and sarcastic jabs satire stretches us. It's never been everyone's cup of tea. History tells us it's always been dangerous. With its dark ironies and sarcastic jabs satire stretches us. It's never been everyone's cup of tea. History tells us it's always been dangerous. Since one person’s freedom of expression can be another...
