Michelle Mosby has a great laugh. There’s a lot you can pick up on from a laugh. She arrived at the RVA Magazine studio for this interview, assistant and daughter in tow. They could have easily just been her buddies curious about the interview. Easy. Chill. Kinda...
By now you might have caught wind of the city's big push to spread the word about Richmond's creativity. RVA Creates and i-e* have the same overall agenda, but are going about it in different ways. Here's a brief rundown of what they are doing and how you can get involved. i-e* Developed by the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) and...
I’m just a girl trying to make it in the world, and, unfortunately—the world being as it is—I’ve never been much of a baller, especially recently with the whole grad student gig. I'm not complaining. Things work out okay. I live cheap. But I do like to eat out (and I’m not talking McDonald’s here—I'm talking good food made by local businesses),...
Last week was the jump off and a huge success with over 1600+ coming out and 200+ waiting to get in. RVALUTION - It's Back! from Jim Nelson on Vimeo. Don't make the same mistake twice and get your tickets early using the promo code "RVA" to get the discount online HERE and at the door until 11pm. Here is the event page link -...
On Thursday June 16th and Friday June 17th New York City-based comedian Ben Kronberg visits Richmond for two nights on two very different stages. Ben was last in Richmond last summer when he appeared for two nights with Sara Schaefer at Gallery 5 as part of her hometown return shows. Kronberg, named by Comedy Central at the 2010 New York Comedy...
The real deal dance party of the year is back again for another summer starting tomorrow night. RVA is a proud presenting sponsor and we want to help you by offering up a discount for using our promo code. Just put in "RVA" when buying your ticket online HERE or when you get them at the door and receive some savings on us. BTW, you might want to...
Hey everybody, RVA #5 is here, and we think it's our best issue yet! For one thing, there's an in-depth interview with the Flaming Lips, which we are really stoked about. We've also got awesome art from insane photographer Richard Perkins and Othelo Gervacio, who does dark, angry paintings that drip down the page. There's a rad article about...
In this weeks episode, Local funny man Patrick McCarthy joined us along with The Good Birds. In this weeks episode, Local funny man Patrick McCarthy joined us along with The Good Birds. The Good Birds are a fairly new four piece folk rock band who write some great tunes. We kicked the ball around a bit and it was obvious from the jump that those...
Wrestling is a strange beast. I completely thought wrestling as a kid was the end all and that the cast of over-the-top characters were my friends. I would catch the shows every week, the cartoon every weekend and had the oversized Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage dolls. I would use them to rain fire on my sister's Barbie crew and it was sweet....
I feel sorry for the people that elected Charles Samuels. They cast their vote for a screaming incompetent. Well, to be honest, I don’t really feel sorry for them. They got what they deserved. The councilman's defining legislative ineptitude during his tenure as the representative from the city’s 2nd district is as baffling as some of his...
