We have heard recently and for years (decades) that the most important things we need in this region are more housing, jobs and economic development, and good schools. But in the city, those things have not been priorities. After the Navy Hill boondoggle wasted two...
Local nonprofit Bridging RVA steps in to provide meals to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. On an overcast Saturday morning, the Extra Space Storage facility on Mall Drive in Bon Air has an unassuming appearance. But under the high-ceilinged arch, two units are open to reveal a sea of brown paper bags full of groceries. To the side are...
It's time for another edition of Missed Connections, where we're always glad to see some Craigslist poets in action. Dropping those low-key self-pitying rhymes as they always do so well. I know I complained last week about how few good posts there were anymore, but these wordsmiths are restoring my faith this week. And that's not all -- this week...
Attention all bargain shoppers -- we've got a sale on Missed Connections in aisle 12! Admittedly, we're getting kinda desperate. Not sure if it's the COVID-related social distancing or the longterm fallout from the SESTA/FOSTA censorship that has turned the MCs into mostly gross casual encounters-type posts, but either way, we're over it. And...
Whether it's advisable or not (spoiler alert: it's not), Virginia is largely back open for business, and the Missed Connections this week reflect that, first and foremost with a plea from a returning Uber driver for their customers to hit on them. OK, maybe that's not what it SAYS, but I know how to read between the lines. In other news, a local...
Welcome to this week's edition of Missed Connections, where masks remain important if you actually want to get out there and miss some connections in the real world. Back in 2019, we never would have guessed that we'd see ads thanking people for finding your mask when it got lost inside a grocery store, but that's exactly the kind of crazy...
After months of coronavirus-related social distancing, we're all finally starting to get back out there, and the Missed Connections are starting to reflect that. And thank god, because things were starting to get a bit squirrelly over there at Craigslist. This week, though, from protest meet-cutes to Phase Two reopenings, people are getting out...
Things are a little light in the world of the Missed Connections this week, it seems. Could that be because everyone's out on the streets speaking their mind? If so, that's definitely not a bad thing. And thankfully, there are still more than a few of the awkward potential meet-cutes we all come to Missed Connections for -- so get ready to dive...
The kinksters are out and about in this week's Missed Connections, and they're getting downright bold. People looking to get tied up, people who want to buy poppers, people who want to hook up with a cop… all kinds of crazy desires are getting aired out here! There's even a guy who wants to pay women to clean their houses, or so he says. Am I the...
Welcome to Missed Connections, where the fact that it's been a really tough year so far is finally starting to dawn on certain of our fearless posters. Let's be honest, at this point the only hope we have is for some positive changes on Election Day in November. If that doesn't happen, 2020 is pretty much unsalvageable. But until we know one way...
