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Local Activist Launches Black Panther Challenge Campaign in Richmond
A Richmond youth activist has launched a local crowdfunding campaign for the #BlackPantherChallenge, which was started by Frederick Joseph and went viral recently to help raise funds for children in the Harlem Boys & Girls Club to see Marvel’s “Black Panther” film, coming out Feb. 16. Lance Cooper is the Youth Program Director for the SM...
This Facebook Group Boycotting the Black Panther Film is Getting Trolled Hilariously Hard
Black Panther, the next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is set to smash box office records with pre-sales exceeding all of Fandango's advance ticket sales up to this point. The movie will focus on the superhero, T'Challa, who was first introduced in 1966 through the Fantastic Four comic series and is king of the...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/30/2018-2/6/2018
There's always something fun and wildly weird in RVA's Missed Connections. In this week's batch, we've got a Lamplighter stalker, a woman lusting after her exterminator, an encounter at Godfrey's, and an exotic baby doll cleaning service. Yes, you read that right, but it's probably not what you think...or maybe it is. All that and more, below. ...
Richmond Squares Off Over Meals Tax at City Council, Vote Set for Next Monday
Opponents and proponents squared off last night at the Organizational Development Committee, the only committee meeting to take public comments on Mayor Levar Stoney's controversial proposal to raise the meal taxes. While the rhetoric over the proposal has become quite contentious, especially online, the mood at City Council was congenial if not...
An Oasis In Richmond’s Food Desert: Food Not Bombs
When temperatures dropped to historic lows this year, some city residents found themselves camping out in the municipal Public Safety Building at 505 N. 9th St. The overflow shelter is a last resort for some, but for people without ID, it’s the only place they can stay. Others, like the members of Food Not Bombs, came out to serve hot food, warm...
Former School Board Member Calls for Boycott of Restaurants Fighting Proposed Meals Tax Hike
*This story has been updated to note that Menz-Erb has withdrawn her candidacy for the Education Compact Team this afternoon. Former 3rd District School Board member and Education Compact team-nominee, Cindy Menz-Erb has launched an email campaign asking people to avoid restaurants who don't support Mayor Stoney's proposal to raise the meals...
Burned By Publix Takeover, Carytown Burgers & Fries Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight
There was a slight tremble in his hand as he jotted down what could have seemingly been the answers to some hidden temple, his hand recarving the numbers and lines into the napkin. Once content, his gaze jerked back to focus, sending the sweat-leaded pen out of his hand, spiraling into the air - the fourth time in the interview. This man is Mike...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 1/24/18 – 1/30/18
RVA Missed Connections is all over the place this week. In this batch, we have more Uber driver confessions, sparks fly over camo and flip-flops at Poe's Pub, and a man warns of a Petersburg thief posing as a nympho. All that and more below. Our never ending story If you were a book I'd lick my fingers and flip to your pages until your spine...
Dominion Begins Cutting Trees for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Dominion Energy has begun felling trees in West Virginia and Virginia along the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). After the Federal Energy Regulation Committee (FERC) approved a Limited Notice to Proceed last Friday to begin felling trees along the proposed path of the ACP, Dominion Energy wasted no time in beginning the...
