RVA Magazine’s Best Stories of 2019

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 to the story of what it was like to live in Virginia in 2019.

So before we turn the page on a new decade, take a look back at the most popular stories on our site over the past year, and catch up on any you may have missed the first time around. Here’s to you, Richmond — let’s start this new decade off on a high note!

1. Give Me Something To Break: Rage RVA Helps You Safely Unleash Your Anger
2. It’s Official: The Great Richmond Bus Reroute Reduced Transportation Access For Low-Income Residents
3. The Mysterious Disappearance Of Baugh Auto Body
4. Virginia’s New Fake Liquor: How Nasty Is It?
5. A Ghost Bike Memorial’s Removal, And What It Means For The Community
6. Skill-based Slot Machines Put Vegas at the Corner Bar
7. Richmond Restaurant Romance: Ideal First-Date Spots For Any Budget
8. Balls Of Rice: Onigiri RVA Brings Japanese Grab-N-Go Cuisine To Carytown
9. Opinion: The Real Reasons Why Richmond Is A Great Underground Music City
10. Racism Doesn’t Stop at the Boards: Lessons from EVMS’ Yearbook
11. Rock Is Dead, Let It Die
12. Indie Film Last Call Finds the ‘Twilight Zone’ In the Richmond Bar Scene
13. Illiterate Light’s Unique Journey To Musical Bliss
14. Goodbye Strange Matter: The End Of An Era
15. The Woman Putting The Hope Back In Hopewell
16. Back-Of-The-House Babes: Richmond Women Dominate Their Work In a Male-Dominated Restaurant Industry
17. Read This Before You See Roger Stone and Kristin Davis At Paper Moon This Weekend
18. Your Personal Guide to Richmond’s Thrift Shop Scene
19. The Locker Room Isn’t Just A Bar, It’s Family
20. Fighting For Food Justice In A Gentrified Richmond
21. The Faces Of Richmond Hip Hop
22. Sheetz vs. Wawa: An Epic Battle Of Convenience Store Titans
23. Fighting Joe Is Back On The Ballot
24. Artist’s Map of Richmond’s Streetcar System Reminds Us What Might Have Been
25. GWAR Announces Unveiling of Dave Brockie Memorial Monument in Hollywood Cemetery