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The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 154 A Scholar Among Kindergartners

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...

Best of VA Missed Connections September 30 – October 6

There are a lot of important things happening in the world right now, and sometimes you might even hear a little bit about them in the Missed Connections. Things like the census (and how cute that census taker that stopped by was). Or the presidential debate (and the...

The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 153 Pesci Flow

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...

Best Of VA Missed Connections September 23 – September 29

As September limps to a dreary, foggy end and we prepare for tonight's presidential debate to further scare the hell out of us with visions of authoritarian autocracy, why not escape from it all for a few minutes with some Missed Connections? There's certainly some...

The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 152 The Fans F**k It Up For Everyone

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...

Be a Changemaker In This Year’s Tom Tom Festival

The Tom Tom Foundation’s Cities Rising Summit is a seven-week, free, virtual event that offers opportunities to connect, collaborate, and confront critical issues impacting cities today.  The Tom Tom Foundation hosts events each year focused on innovation,...

Indigenous, Woman-Owned Resilience For 25 Years

How often do we know the origins of the products we buy? At AlterNatives Boutique, the answer is every time. We caught up with owner Guadalupe Ramirez as she embarks on her 25th year in Carytown.   The story of AlterNatives Boutique begins and ends with one idea:...

Community Leaders Ask Fairfax to Halt the Pipelines

Storm clouds gathered around St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as faith and community leaders prepared for their press conference on Tuesday following an earlier meeting with Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his staff on the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines. When the cameras started, though, the mood of the press conference was sunny. “It was a...

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Are Dockless Scooters Coming Back to Richmond?

Scooter fans, rejoice; Mayor Levar Stoney has just announced a draft ordinance for motorized, dockless scooters and bikes in a press release, citing support for "innovative transportation options for Richmonders." In a tweet, Stoney said he was "Excited to propose a new transportation option, done the right way, that will help residents 'go the...

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Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney Drops Rap Track, Becomes a Legend

Stephanie Morales, the Commonwealth's Attorney for Portsmouth, Virginia, just released a music video called "Sundress Season" and it is legend. The video, filmed with her husband and kids, is a rap track produced by their 14 year old son who is an aspiring music producer. Morales released the video into the wild on Monday and promoted it to her...

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RVA Missed Connections September 11-September 18

Richmond may have made it through Hurricane Florence and multiple tornadoes in the past few days, but that didn't slow the people over in Missed Connections down one bit. This week, we've got sparks flying at Sidewalk Cafe and Baja Bean, hotel lobby hookups, and more. Get your popcorn ready, Richmond. Waitress at Sidewalk Cafe (Sidewalk Cafe) I...

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Vintage Shop Closes Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

This is a developing story.  Fan-based vintage shop Yesterday’s Heroes closed abruptly this week, following allegations on social media from multiple women that the shop owner, Drew Spruill, sexually assaulted them and others. Initially, a sign on the door informed visitors that the shop, located at South Addison Street, was “closed for...

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Tucker Carlson Goes Mental Over Stormy Daniels Performing in Richmond

Fox News' Tucker Carlson, the scourge of liberals everywhere, got into a heated exchange with Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, on Thursday, disparaging Richmond's strip club, The Papermoon; and thus disparaging all of Richmond in the process. The conservative blowhard, in the exchange with Daniels' lawyer, said, "Stormy Daniels was to...

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Forget Florence; Stormy Daniels Is the Real Hurricane Hitting Richmond

Stormy Daniels is heading to Richmond, her next stop as she takes the nation's clubs by storm with her “Make America Horny Again” tour, featuring a special performance of “Making Papermoon Great Again” at the Papermoon gentlemen’s club at their Southside location. Since the tour began in February, Daniels has been solidly booked with gigs running...

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