We’ve all read the headlines about tariffs and trade rules, but those stories can feel abstract until you see how they land on a business close to home. To bring it into focus locally, we spoke with Ledbury, a Richmond-based shirtmaker, about how these changes are...
One of the ever-present issues in 2017 is the debate surrounding marijuana decriminalization and legalization. As support for marijuana increases nationally, legislators have been forced to respond by modernizing their positions. Republicans used to be united in their opposition to drug legalization, but it has become a divisive topic in the...
The city of Richmond has a unique opportunity with Mayor Stoney’s Monument Avenue Commission. The Hard Questions As our nation continues to be divided over issues of national identity, culture, and values; cities across America are now faced with the questions of how to contextualize public displays of history- namely, Confederate history. In...
The first debate between Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates took place at the Virginia Bar Association’s summer meeting on Sat., July 22. RVA Mag was on the scene to bring a blow by blow account of the sparring match between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie. The Opening Salvo: Pipelines and Guns The first attack on Lt. Gov....
A tidal wave is coming: Since November, this feeling has lingered over political observers across the country. In any case, the 2016 presidential election has sparked one of the most intense political conversations in a generation -- and for many women, a pressing obligation to step in. “You’re either going to be part of the wave, or you’re going...
Things are not looking good for President Trump’s voter fraud commission, also known as the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Chaired by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the commission is now facing at least seven federal lawsuits from various entities. This comes after 44 states have roundly...
The International Rescue Committee began resettling refugees in Richmond in November 2016. As Site Manager for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Richmond, I have seen refugees restart their lives and be embraced by this city. Nothing is more heartwarming that watching a city support those who are the most vulnerable. Nonetheless, on...
Jake Crocker has been a small business owner in Richmond for years, and currently owns three restaurants (Uptown Market & Deli, F.W. Sullivan's and Lady N'awlins) in the city. Now, however, he is venturing out to try something new: he is running as a Libertarian candidate for the House of Delegates' 69th District. Crocker has been involved in...
On June 22nd, Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission "to help the city redefine the false narrative of the Confederate statues that line Richmond's grandest boulevard." This announcement was hardly shocking - in a sense, it had been coming for decades - but it was significant for the mayor to publicly assert that some of Richmond’s most famous...
On July 11, white nationalist Jason Kessler held a conference in front of the Charlottesville Police Department. Flanked by bikers from the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, he spoke about his "Unite the Right" rally scheduled for August 12. “Nothing against any other people, against Muslims, against Blacks, whomever, but they have entire continents in...
