After a series of postponements, the Monument Avenue Commission met for the first time since the violent alt-right rally in Charlottesville on August 12, for a working meeting without public comment. Half of the 10 commissioners met before some 80 citizens and covered...
Sunday Stroll: Our Love Affair With Books
This past week was a cacophony of emotions for everyone living in the Commonwealth. For the first time since the late 19th Century, Democrats swept into power, this time on a progressive agenda that undermined the fear-mongering and racially divisive campaign of...
Photo Essay: Voters of the River City
Tuesday's election was a landslide victory for Democrats, taking all three statewide seats, along with potentially flipping the Republican-dominated General Assembly blue. In fact, Virginia Democrats have not had such a resounding victory since the late 19th Century....
Richmond Turns Out for Governor’s Race
RVA Mag hit the ground running at 6 a.m. this morning to take the temperature of Election Day throughout Richmond. Richmonders expressed strong support for Democrats and a great concern for the future of the Commonwealth. “I think the Democrats have changed in a lot...
Marijuana, Drug Wars, and The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Time to Right a Devastating Wrong in Virginia
In this year’s gubernatorial debates, Confederate monuments came up time and time again. Such a singular focus seems strange, considering that all the candidates in this election have essentially the same position on that issue - leave the decision up to local...
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