Editor’s Note: This column is informed by recent reporting from Brad Kutner at Radio IQ and WVTF on proposed changes to Virginia’s food-to-alcohol sales ratio, as well as conversations with people connected to the restaurant and hospitality industry. Virginia’s liquor...
No one in Virginia likes gerrymandering, but there's a significant difference of opinion in how to fix it. The amendment Virginians vote on tomorrow offers one plan, but some progressive voices in the Commonwealth feel it's not the best move. Before Kelly Herring voted in the presidential election, she was undecided on a key vote, and it wasn’t...
As of January 1, 2021, Virginia law will prohibit driving while holding a cellphone. But what does that really mean for the Commonwealth's drivers? How will this law affect you? RVA Mag breaks it down. A law prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving a motor vehicle in Virginia will be enforced January of next year. This law replaced a...
The historic capital of the Monacan Indian Nation, located less than an hour from Richmond, was added to a list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places earlier this year. The Monacan Nation has been fighting to save it for years, and their fight is not over. Located a little over 40 miles outside of Richmond, Rassawek has been home to the...
Virginia’s Crossroads Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail recently added 12 new sites, including Twin Lakes State Park in Prince Edward County. The half-mile road leading to a park in Prince Edward County was packed with cars parked on one side and a park ranger directing traffic on the other side. This was a normal 1950s summer day at what...
In Chesterfield County, one couple with strong feelings about the current political climate have begun to express themselves through signs and projections on the front of their house. A Chesterfield man named Tim Barry -- no, not that one -- has turned his home into a giant political projector screen. From a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg after...
For Richmond City Council candidate Allan-Charles Chipman, preserving local communitites by keeping longtime Richmonders in their homes is at the heart of the issues facing the city in 2020. Allan-Charles Chipman is a candidate running for city council in the 6th district of Richmond against longtime incumbent Ellen Robertson, who has represented...
BLK RVA founder Amy Wentz hopes to challenge Reva Trammell's multi-decade hold on Richmond's 8th District and bring a new energy to Southside Richmond. Richmond City Councilwoman Reva Trammell has been in office for a very long time -- having presided over Richmond’s 8th district since 1998. Though it appears the residents of the 8th district...
To assist people in getting to the new registrar’s office, GRTC is supplying shuttle buses to provide transportation to those who need to change their registration or vote early in-person. GRTC is now offering free shuttle buses to the City of Richmond’s new Office of the General Registrar. The registrar's office was moved to a larger space...
RVA Magazine spoke to state Senator and candidate for governor Jennifer Carroll Foy about career politicians, the relationship between police and the military, and making real progress in Virginia. Last month, as the Virginia General Assembly debated a variety of police reform bills, RVA Magazine sat down with Jennifer Carroll Foy, a member of...
