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Anti-Trans Bills Cause Harm, Fear Even If They Fail, Advocates Say

RICHMOND, Va. -- Anti-transgender legislation is on the rise nationwide and in Virginia. Even if proposed legislation fails, the vitriol that makes headlines impacts LGBTQ communities, advocates say. Legislation considered anti trans usually falls under efforts that...

Our Richmond, VA Celebrates Black History Month 2023 Rundown

Black History Month is an annual celebration of the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout US history. The celebration originated from “Negro History Week,” proposed by noted historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson and other prominent...

Best Of VA Missed Connections: September 29 – October 5

If you're someone from the massive service economy that seems to be the only thing keeping America afloat these days, rest assured, someone appreciates you -- and whether you're a flight attendant, a security guard, an auto parts store employee, or a priest, you might find that appreciative person in this week's Missed Connections. Alternately,...

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Fantasy Freakout Week 4: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

This week on the Fantasy Freakout: with his actual favorite football team rapidly imploding, John Reinhold attempts to find solace in the players racking up the best fantasy football scores. No doubt things will get ugly at some point. Week 3 has given us a clearer picture of where things currently stand in the NFL. For fantasy purposes, it truly...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections: September 22 – September 28

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where sometimes all we need to get through the week without losing our mind is an extra slice of pizza. Reader, I do not have any pizza to share with you this week, but I do have a fine crop of fresh pickings from Craigslist with which to hopefully bring you a smile. For example, the air is cooling...

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Fantasy Freakout Week 3: Injury Report of Doom

Time for Week 3 of the 2021 NFL/fantasy football season! This week, John Reinhold pages through the injury report to see which backup quarterbacks are viable and which will wreck the scoring for everyone on their team. Plus: is the Pack back? Welcome to week three of the fantasy freakout! Lots of scoring has happened, and unfortunately this was...

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Best Of VA Missed Connections: September 15 – September 21

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where… I gotta say, y'all crack me up. I mean, from people assuming casual eye contact across a busy street was imbued with deep meaning to dudes saying they didn't approach women in person because they were afraid it would seem creepy, then immediately follow that up with a request for a "discreet...

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Tragedy Has Given King John Coleman A New Perspective

A few years ago 'King' John Coleman was hit by a car -- he was bedridden, his body broken, unable to work, and eventually homeless. Unfortunately, car accidents are a repeating theme for John, a terrible family legacy. When he was 10 years old, his mother was coming home to pick him up when she was tragically killed in a car accident. That sent...

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