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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Sexual Harassment: Politicians, Media, and the Unjustifiable Difference Between Them
“CBS This Morning” anchor Charlie Rose, NPR news chief Michael Oreskes, New York Times political reporter Glenn Thrush, political analyst Mark Halperin, and now “Today Show” host Matt Lauer have all lost their job or been suspended due to sexual harassment claims. President Donald Trump (R), Senator Al Franken (D), Representative John Conyers...
RamPantry: A Look at Helping VCU’s Homeless and Hungry Students
Food insecurity and homelessness is an all too real issue growing across college campuses, and even right here at home. Many students here are struggling, but the university's student-run food pantry, known as RamPantry, is working to combat hunger and homelessness on campus. The cost of college tuition, food, room and board, textbooks, and...
Unite the Right Organizer Jason Kessler Trying to Plan Second Rally in Charlottesville
*This is a developing story. In a post to his blog site yesterday, white supremacist Jason Kessler announced that he has submitted paperwork to hold a demonstration one year to the day after last August's disastrous Unite the Right rally, which ended in one person being killed in a terrorist attack. Kessler, in his announcement, railed against...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 11/21/17-11/28/17
This week's batch of RVA Missed Connections is cluttered with memories of "Island Love", Peeping Toms in Richmond alleys, someone on the hunt for a thief with a tiger tattoo, and a 420-friendly "queen" in search of the perfect gentleman. All this and more below. You smiled at me in Chick Fil A - m4w (Near Willow Lawn) We made eye contact...
Best of RVA Missed Connections 11/14/17-11/21/17
We may be gearing up to stuff our faces this holiday season, but this week's batch of RVA Missed Connections are up to their usual antics. A post wouldn't be complete without a tantalizing sock fetish and two people in dire need of relationship advice. Rachel from Wawa has an admirer and sparks fly at City Beach on Cary Street. Check out those...
Summer of Hate: As Temperatures Rise, Virginia Weathers An Onslaught Of White Nationalist Uprisings
“Shoot! Fire the first shot of the race war, baby!” The man smiles as he shouts. He wears a blue button-down, blue baseball helmet, and carries a Vanguard America-Texas flag. A small gas-mask hangs from his neck as he stands behind the metal cordon inside Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, VA. Other young white men surround him, holding...
Ku Klux Klan Recruitment Flyers Found on Cars in Staunton, Virginia
According to the police in Staunton, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) distributed recruitment flyers on residents' cars yesterday. Local resident Lydia Roberts posted the flyer left on her car to Facebook. The flyer was headed with "Black Lives Matter" followed by the text, "are killing white people and police officers in the name of justice for the...
RVA Mag and GAYRVA Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2018 Interns
Do you or someone you know have the writing chops to seek out and deliver compelling stories on the latest in music, art, food, beer, politics and current events in Richmond? Well, you’re in luck, because the editors of RVA Mag and GayRVA.com are in need of editorial and video interns for our upcoming spring session! We’re looking to fill about...
Monument Avenue Commission Holds First Meeting Post-Charlottesville
After a series of postponements, the Monument Avenue Commission met for the first time since the violent alt-right rally in Charlottesville on August 12, for a working meeting without public comment. Half of the 10 commissioners met before some 80 citizens and covered state laws concerning the preservation of monuments, an online exhibit by the...
