Before the beer taps and condos, before the buzzwords about ‘revitalization,’ Scott’s Addition’s future passed through the hands of a single man: Justin Glynn French. A convicted felon whose empire collapsed in scandal, he set the stage, even if unintentionally, for...
It's time for another week of Missed Connections from around Virginia -- where, in a lot of places, blue-tailed lizards are more than just a metaphor. If you grew up in the country, you know what I'm talking about; growing up, it was always hilarious when a lizard foiled my hungry cat and left him holding onto a little blue tail with one claw....
VCU's ASPiRE program helps students at Richmond's largest college discover, engage, and make a difference in the city outside their campus. VCU ASPiRE is a program at Virginia Commonwealth University that focuses on students learning about the history of Richmond, with the aim of sparking community engagement for areas of the city that are in...
Welcome to this week's Missed Connections, where the kind of sensible dating advice you'd expect to be a no-brainer ("pee first") turns out to be a strike against you. Of course, this is why dating over the internet turned out to be such a great idea -- because we're all total weirdos, and it's much easier to admit that from the other side of a...
All the crazies in the world were either in Richmond or tweeting about it on social media yesterday, and the Missed Connections this week aren't exactly sane either. Is this what we have to look forward to in 2020? At least while the world burns we'll have plenty of Craigslist posts to burst into uncomprehending laughter over, right? Not sure...
Welcome to another installment of Missed Connections, where this week we learn that cutting your finger so bad you end up in the ER means you definitely know how to have fun! Does your nurse want to have fun with you? Or has she seen too many trainwrecks while she's on shift to even consider it? You'll never know if you don't post! We've got a...
New year, new you, and new Missed Connections! Our first weekly installment of the roaring (20)20's finds a lot of positive sentiment marking the dawn of a new decade. It's a remarkable wave of goodwill to start the year off, but how long will it last? Well, keep reading, because if you guessed "not even til the end of this week," you're...
This is not only the end of a year but a decade, and here at RVA Mag, we feel it would be eminently appropriate to kick off 2020 by looking back at all your favorite reads of the past year. From the important political stories of the year to the big cultural events around town and the biggest music and art news of 2019, it's all here, adding up...
Since we last brought you our weekly Missed Connections roundup, we've moved from Merry Christmas to Happy New Year, and from freezing temps to a surprising post-solstice return of springlike conditions. That's led quite a few people to break out the warm weather clothing, which can include sandals… the mere thought of with draws weirdos...
Here's our comprehensive A-to-Z list of everything great that's happening around town on New Year's Eve, to help you say goodbye to the 2010's in proper fashion! 2020 is fast approaching, and as usual Richmond has a number of great events that can guarantee anyone a great New Year's Eve. Below are our picks for some of the top events in Richmond...
