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Renee Nicole Good, ODU Alum, Murdered in Minneapolis ICE Enforcement Encounter

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, HISTORY, JUSTICE, NEWS, POLITICS

Renee Nicole Good, a graduate of Old Dominion University, was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The shooting has drawn national attention as questions continue to...

Attack Of the Killer Thumbs: Weird Vibes For May

“Attack of the Killer Thumbs” aims to provide answers to your garden quandaries and your houseplant conundrums. We think plants make our lives and homes and balconies a better place to be. But we also know that you aren’t made of money. Here you will not find...

The Thrill Is Gone: Opening Day With Will Clark

As much as I don’t belong here, I do. Back where I grew up, during a light summer rain, frogs used to get run over by cars in the street in front of my house. Sometimes I’d trot out to the asphalt to look at the smear left behind. Each frog, like a spoonful of...

No Adults In The Room: An Interview With Lewis Black

I wasn’t expecting to get a phone call from Lewis Black on 4/20. I thought it was a telemarketer and almost didn’t pick up the phone. This though, I quickly reconsidered. It may have been his management calling to make sure I wasn’t dead. The ZOOM interview with...

After House Approval Of Bill Legalizing Marijuana Nationwide, Attention Turns To Senate

The House earlier this month passed a bill legalizing marijuana nationwide, and now the focus shifts to the Senate to see if the Democratic majority passes similar legislation. The House bill was approved on April 1 by a 220-204 margin, with three Republicans...

Attack Of The Killer Thumbs: Hello From The Garden

Path Of The Bullet: An Interview With Thomas “Rusty” Scott of The Ward

It’s a thing to be shot. Just ask someone who’s caught a bullet. They’ll tell you. Often with a pointed finger, lifted shirt, or a lifted pants leg. Sometimes with a sense of pride. They lived. The thing with gunshots is that, normally, the entry wound is the easy...

They’re Going To Feed Us All To The Monkey

RVA Mag's Ryan Kent is trying to say yes to things, if for no other reason than to escape the demons in his head. But when he agreed to ride Kings Dominion's Tumbili, he didn't realize what he was getting himself into. Most of this isn’t about a roller coaster. You...

Coven In the Community

From witch-themed markets to workshops, tea parties, and more, River City Witches are getting a lot done in the Richmond community -- and working to improve community perceptions of witches while they're at it. When you think of a witch, you may think of spells, black...

The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 173 Verzuz Who ?

By Kelli Strawbridge

RVA Magazine is proud to showcase The Hustle Season Podcast every weekend. Produced at La Cocina Studio in Richmond, VA; homegrown musicians Kelli Strawbridge, Reggie Pace, James Seretis (La Cocina’s engineer) & Gabriel Santamaria bring their irreverent, outspoken and at times thoughtful opinions to the...

Best of VA Missed Connections February 17 – February 23

By Marilyn Drew Necci

If you still have an opinion about the cola wars of the 80s, you might find a kindred spirit in this week's Missed Connections. Times have changed, that's for sure; after all, this week brings us evidence that a dude with face tattoos can get a positive response in the town where I went to high school. Thirty years ago, I was nearly run out of...

Best Of VA Missed Connections February 10 – February 16

By Marilyn Drew Necci

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where between the pandemic and the cold crappy weather, it seems that none of us ever have any chance encounters with strangers except when we are shopping. You'll see what I mean as you work through this week's edition: Walmart, Publix, Kroger, even Crate & Barrel and various smoke shops --...

Virginia Marijuana Card Doctors Now Seeing Patients

By RVA Staff

With the legalization of medical marijuana across the state of Virginia, qualifying patients can now obtain a recommendation from a qualified physician and access medical marijuana dispensaries. The medical marijuana laws in Virginia allow doctors to recommend cannabis for any ailment that they believe could benefit from its use. Some of...

Best Of VA Missed Connections February 3 – February 9

By Marilyn Drew Necci

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we all have our guilty pleasures. For some of us, it's all those "Karen freakout" compilations on YouTube; for others, it's running a post through a thesaurus before hitting submit, or quoting David Lee Roth lyrics. Actually, no one should feel guilty about that one. Regardless of your...

The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 171 GET VAXXED PLAY SHOWS

By Kelli Strawbridge

Best of VA Missed Connections January 27 – February 2

By Marilyn Drew Necci

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where we're all weird and everyone's just doing their best. Not only do we have a pandemic going on, everyone's going broke, it's too goddamn cold, and now we've got snow and ice? I thought things were going to get better in 2021. Guess now we've just gotta wait for 2022 to roll around… In the...