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The Diamond No More! Welcome to Carmax Park

The Richmond Flying Squirrels and CarMax have officially announced that the city’s new ballpark will be named CarMax Park. The announcement was made on Wednesday, September 4, marking a significant expansion in the partnership between the Flying Squirrels and...

Killer Mike to Speak on Free Expression at University of Richmond

Three-time Grammy-winning rapper and activist Michael Santiago Render, better known as Killer Mike, will be a featured panelist in an upcoming discussion on the future of free expression, hosted by the University of Richmond. Co-moderated by UR liberal arts professor...

How Richmond’s Junebug Took Donkey Kong To Smash Bros. Glory!

I had been mentally workshopping different analogies to prime you for this article, but when I asked Junebug for a thought on how to explain the phenomenon during our interview, they spontaneously conjured an image that does the reality a good bit of justice. “If you...

Where to Catch the Best Comedy in Richmond: A Quick Local Guide

They say good living is to eat, drink and be merry. While you have the rest of RVAMag to get  suggestions on where to eat and drink, I can help you find where to be merry with local comedy suggestions since what could be merrier than laughter? Although relatively...

RVA 5X5: It Was The Dime Bridge Before It Cost A Nickel

The post last week on the history (and future) of the Mayo Bridge was a big hit; so this week we will look at the Boulevard Bridge (aka the Nickel Bridge) after reading an article in the Times-Dispatch that was followed by a photo collage of old photos from the bridge’s history. The photo array dates back to an article the paper ran in 2020 but...

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Will 385 People Come Watch ‘Clerks’ with Us at the Byrd?

“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers.”  – Randal Graves, having to work at RST Video.  When we think of the word “hero” in cinema, what comes to mind? Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ripley in Alien, Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, Humphrey Bogart as Rick in Casablanca, Viola Davis as General Nanisca in The Woman King —...

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