Two years ago, Mayor Stoney and casino advocates pushed for their referendum because they claimed it would bring jobs and revenue and tourism and entertainment options to Richmond. They said they would hire only local workers (even though it is unenforceable). They...
An acceptance speech by Fever Ray on a Swedish awards show.
There is no one in America doing it better in the advertising world than Richmond's own Martin Agency. Amazing and well deserved. There is no one in America doing it better in the advertising world than Richmond's own Martin Agency. Amazing and well deserved. Read the article here.
At its heart, SAY LOVE is simply individuals telling their stories. At its heart, SAY LOVE is simply individuals telling their stories. Where did Say Love come from? Say Love started with two ladies in a coffee shop talking about writing a piece about being gay. It rolled into people telling their stories through photography, movement, music,...
RVA Mag is happy to be helping local promoters Community Chest put together a benefit show at Plaza Bowl next Saturday (the 23rd) to raise money for relief in Haiti. To be abundantly clear at this time: neither RVA Magazine nor Community Chest will be making any money from this. 100% of proceeds will be going to The Red Cross. COVER The cover is...
With a new website, Carytown Helps Haiti, the merchants of Carytown are looking for your help in providing relief to victims of the disaster in Haiti. You can donate on their website, but their big event is a screening of Ghosts of Cité Soleil, a 2006 film highlighting two brothers living in poverty-stricken Haiti. From Carytown's website: Just...
Grape and Cheese, at 153 West Main Street, is a few blocks from RVA's office, and is nice enough to let us pretend to be wine snobs at their weekly tastings. From GayRVA's blog: Grape & Cheese is probably one of the most uniquely appointed wine shops I’ve ever seen. Bill decorated the place from thrift stores and estate sales. The toy plane,...
Jesse is a ridiculously talented tattoo artist here in Richmond. He's out of commission for a while, though, after injuring his hand: Last Friday I messed up my drawing hand pretty bad playing soccer and unfortunately it has put me in a position where I can't tattoo. So I was trying to figure out a way to supplement my tattoo income and I came up...
On the eve of the New Year, something was brewing in Carytown. On the eve of the New Year, something was brewing in Carytown. Local news stations announced that the Carytown Association would not be raising the ball this year, yet the buzz around town said otherwise. Early in the day, the ball was being set up atop of the Byrd Theatre by manager...
