On Sunday afternoon, the last baseball game will be held at The Diamond after 40 years of service to a city and region and two baseball teams in what was, when it opened, “a major league park in a minor league town.” Between opening night in 1985 and the last game on...
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. For Reggie Barnett, Jr., prison was just another place where he didn’t fit in. Raised in the boxing gym, he failed to find a place in the ring or his neighborhood. Arrested for marijuana possession at 18, he found himself pulled into a downward...
The world loves an underdog story -- and IPAs, White Claws, and costumes. Oh, and also pinball. The Richmond Pinball Collective, a non-profit social club, held their first Gal-O-Ween Women’s Pinball Tournament this weekend with players coming from all over the Commonwealth. Also in attendance were members of the Richmond chapter of Belles &...
WWE professional wrestler and Richmond native Mickie James has been lighting up arenas for over a decade. On Oct. 28 the five-time Women’s Champion will make WWE history when she stars in Evolution, the league’s first all-women pay-per-view wrestling event. The event is a major step for women in the world of professional wrestling. Historically,...
Most people don't realize that the history of NASCAR is the history of bootlegging and blockade-running during the era of alcohol prohibition in the US, between 1920 and 1933. The outlaw origins of the sport started with drivers in Appalachia, including Virginia. These bootleggers would modify their cars for speed and handling in order to account...
As soccer fans throughout Richmond keep their eyes on their phones and bar TVs so as not to miss a single moment, the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup Russia are in motion as a final 16 teams will be whittled down to eight by the end of today. This year’s Cup is always more than a game for its beloved fans, but this year it's a shocking turn...
Wrestling pandemonium took center stage Friday night inside Richmond’s HofGarden bar, where titans of the ring contested for glory in one of the coolest fucking spectacles seen in the River City in a long time. Pro-wrestling at the Hof was an up close and personal event; with only a ring and some light barricades to separate fans from the...
This weekend will be a clash of some of Richmond's finest wrestling heroes as they take each other on at The Hof all to benefit a local children's non-profit. The Scott's Addition rooftop bar and venue has partnered with Pure Pro Wrestling and the Richmond wrestling legend himself, The Progressive Liberal to put on a knock down drag out event...
There are certain people who can proudly be labeled a national treasure, and Dan Harnsberger is just such a person. Raised in Richmond (Midlothian), Harnsberger is gaining recognition and hyping up wrestling fans as Appalachian Mountain Wrestling sensation, ‘Progressive Liberal Daniel Richards’. Making his mark as the match 'heel' or villain,...
ROCHESTER, NY – (Sunday, May 21, 2017) – The Richmond Kickers (2-5-3) came away with a 1-1 draw in their first of a three-match road trip at the Rochester Rhinos (2-1-3) Sunday night. Kenardo Forbes opened the scoring in the 32nd minute for the Rhinos. Raul Gonzalez would score both his first goal for Richmond and his first professional goal to...
