RVA 5×5 | Will We Tackle Corruption or Pretend It Doesn’t Exist?

by Jon Baliles | OPINION & EDITORIAL, RICHMOND POLITICS

Inspectors General are (and should be) vital cogs in any governmental or organizational machine. Many federal agencies have them, state governments use them, and local governments depend on them. They bring to light the waste, fraud, and abuse that can permeate and be...

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Legislature Delays Minimum Wage Increase Amid Budget Concerns

The delay will push the first statewide minimum wage increase back by four months, to May 2021; some lawmakers view this delay as the lesser of two evils. Labor advocates and Virginia legislators worried the recently passed bill to increase minimum wage might die...

Best Of VA Missed Connections April 22 – April 28

Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where quarantine seems to be eroding some people's grasp on reality. I mean, I know witches are real, both of the Wiccan and pagan varieties. But if you're looking to change your age and/or gender, that's not really how...

Op-Ed: Relaxation of Environmental Standards Makes A Bad Situation Worse

Not only does relaxation of EPA rules about pollution harm the environment, it increases risk factors for COVID-19, writes Kaylin Cecchini. Often in times of crisis, whether they be political, professional, or personal, some components of ordinary operation get thrown...

Attorneys General Want Restrictions Eased For Gay Men Donating Blood

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined 19 other state Attorneys General in asking the US Department Of Health to ease restrictions on LGBTQ blood donation. Discriminatory policies dating back to the early days of the AIDS crisis continue to place restrictions...

State Legislature Tackles Budget Amendments Amid Coronavirus Fallout

The General Assembly held sessions outside last week, considering questions of minimum wage and election dates on the Capitol lawn as quarantine protesters raised a ruckus. The General Assembly’s reconvened session Wednesday was abnormal as the House dealt with...

Bean Weatherford’s Refried Country

Plans for the release of his new album, Refried, were derailed by coronavirus, but Bean Weatherford isn't letting quarantine stop the music. Home. Love. Emotion. Those are three words that come to mind while listening to Ashley "Bean" Weatherford’s new solo album,...

The Hustle Season Podcast: Ep. 129 Purple Shade

RVA Magazine is proud to showcase The Hustle Season Podcast every weekend. Produced at La Cocina Studio in Richmond, VA; homegrown musicians Kelli Strawbridge, Reggie Pace, James Seretis (La Cocina’s engineer) & Gabriel Santamaria bring their irreverent, outspoken...

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Interview with David Bruce

By R. Anthony Harris

Sculptor and intellect David Bruce was kind enough to answer a few questions for me about his upcoming show at j. fergeson gallery on May 9th. RVA: What is it about building or creating in general that interests you? David Bruce: The unspoken dialogue. I am engaged by...