Festieheads rejoice, a new music & arts festival will bring life back to Mayo Island this Saturday. Jam Sandwich, put on by Richmond’s Three One One Productions, is a one-day event bringing live music, arts and crafts, yoga, and more to Mayo Island this weekend....
Bootleggers, bandits, and the history of Prohibition in Virginia
This year marks around the 100th anniversary of Prohibition, also known as the Temperance Movement. Prohibition was an early 1900s social movement against alcohol and the Library of Virginia (LVA) is hosting a new exhibit called, Teetotalers & Moonshiners:...
Taylor Pitera of Tailor has an eye for fashion in Richmond
Taylor Pitera, founder and CEO of local e-boutique shoptailor.com, was supposed to be a dentist. “I was actually pre-dental going in to VCU. That’s what I was accepted for,” she said in a recent interview with RVA Mag. However, she quickly realized that cleaning...
Municipal Waste drummer and girlfriend roll out vegan food truck, Go Go Vegan Go
When you think of the dudes that make up RVA thrash metal band Municipal Waste, dabbling in the culinary arts may not necessarily be the first thought that pops into your mind. But that’s exactly what drummer Dave Witte is pursuing while simultaneously being on tour....
Hardywood’s Mamaw’s Mean Cobbler, beer collabs, & Buskey’s Summer Shandy
What’s happening craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s “Tapped,” RVA Magazine’s go to weekly craft beer column where you can find all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals and all the booze news your little hearts desire. Our cup is...
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