Locals Kevin and Laura Wilson have spent nearly two years working toward one goal, opening Camp Yellow Cardinal. Everything was finally lining up: the land cleared, the permits approved, the financing in place. Now it all depends on a boat, and...
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New Henrico County Solar Farm to Power 5,000 Homes
Thursday afternoon, Gov. Ralph Northam announced the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit for the construction of a new solar facility in Henrico County. The 20-megawatt project, Briel Farm Solar LLC, will cover approximately 230 acres and is estimated to power over 5,000 homes. The new facility is a major step Northam is...
Virginia Among First to Require Mental Health Education in Schools
In the wake of heightened suicide rates, school shootings and rising teen depression, Virginia, along with New York, has taken a huge step in becoming the first to require mental health education in schools. SB 953 mandates mental health education be incorporated into ninth and 10th-grade classes to “recognize the multiple dimensions of mental...
Nazis and Anti-Semities Now Openly Running on Republican Tickets Ahead of Midterms
Incidents of anti-Semitism are on the rise in the US, up 57 percent in 2017, the largest single increase on record since the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) started tracking incidents in 1979. The ADL classifies anti-Semitism as, "The belief or behavior hostile toward Jews just because they are Jewish. It may take the form of religious teachings...
Comedy in the Era of Trump: A Chat With David Cross
Stand-up comedian, writer, actor, director - the list of David Cross' talents are near endless. He's done it all, from entertaining on stage with his unique brand of political comedy, to small screen portrayals of iconic characters like Tobias Fünke in the Emmy-award winning TV series Arrested Development. On the big screen, he's recently been in...
Best of Missed Connections: July 17 – July 24
Be careful out there singles of Richmond, we hear it’s a rough time to find a soulmate, and the writers of Missed Connections are here to tell us just how tough it is. Wear flannels, glasses, and have a beard? (AKA every dude in Richmond?) Well, you’ve got a couple on the hunt for you. This week also features a Richmonder lamenting about the one...
RVA Mag #33 On Stands Now
With so much to do in our own River City, it can be hard to get out and see the rest of Virginia, but it’s always rewarding. With that in mind, stories in our 33rd issue take us outside of Richmond to find the best in arts, music, and news throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. A visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach inspired...
Snake Slithers Up Virginia Beach Toilet. Nah
Virginia has experienced some ecological anomalies this summer: giant terror plants, an increase in snake reports, great white sharks off the coast, but now it has all come full circle with a report out of Virginia Beach this past week. According to Wavy TV 10, James Hopper had a rude awakening Thursday, when he strolled into the bathroom for his...
Remote Area Clinics: Treating Patients in a Horse Barn
The tents begin to pop up in the parking lot of a rural fairgrounds on Wednesday evening, the night before the largest free medical clinic in Virginia opens. It would be 10 hours before the gates would open to the 2,000 or so people, many sleeping in their cars, some from as far away as West Virginia and North Carolina, to obtain the only medical...
So Long, Crying Nazi
The white supremacist Chris Cantwell, a major figure during last year's disastrous Unite the Right rally now known as the "Crying Nazi," has been barred from entering the Commonwealth for the next five years. On Friday, he plead guilty to assault and battery for spraying two anti-racist activists with pepper spray on the eve of the rally....
