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Senate Advances Bill Allowing Transgender People to Change Birth Certificate Without Undergoing Surgery

Senator Jennifer Boysko has introduced her bill to modernize the gender-marker change process for Virginia's trans community before, but with Democrats in control of the General Assembly, it might actually become law this time. The Senate passed a bill earlier this...

Lobby Day: A Peaceful Event Filled With Inflammatory Ideas

The Capitol Square gun rally Monday managed to avoid outbreaks of violence, but the abundant rhetoric still struck an ominous note for the Commonwealth. After all the talk, after all the hype, lobby day in Richmond on Monday came and went without any serious incidents...

VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 22 – January 28

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RVA On Tap: Pine Brews & Apple Brandy Hot Toddy Collabs

What’s happening, craft beer lovers of RVA?! Welcome to this week’s RVA On Tap, RVA Magazine’s weekly column for all your craft beer-related events, releases, festivals, and all the booze news your hearts desire. If you missed the last column, you can check that...

The Many Faces of the Virginia Gun Rally

Monday's gun rally wasn't violent, thankfully. But there was a lot to see at the Capitol that day nonetheless. Tens of thousands of people from throughout Virginia and all over the nation descended on the Capitol Building Monday for a massive pro-gun rally, and the...

Stavna In Wonderland

Stavna Ballet's Alice In Wonderland showed a dance troupe picking up momentum and finding its groove, writes Christopher McDaniel. On Saturday January 11th, Stavna Ballet held Alice in Wonderland at the Modlin Center for the Arts, their first production of the 2020...

Standing Strong For Women’s Rights

Freezing temperatures and even hail did nothing to prevent the 2020 Women's March from making a strong statement for women's rights in the nation's capital. Saturday, January 18th was the kind of cold that required three layers, two pairs of gloves, and three cups of...

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Comedian Mike P. Burton is bringing his comedy to Sandman Comedy Club this weekend. In advance of his arrival, Gabe Santamaria talked to him about learning how to be onstage, comedy vs. acting, and more. This week I got to interview Mike P. Burton, who will be...

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Welcome to another week of Missed Connections, where it seems people have fewer words than usual available to express their admiration. Is this a sign that the economy is recovering? Did all of us finally get back to work? Considering I'm still typing this in my...

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Glass Ceiling on Statewide Offices Remains for Black Women

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Over 30 years after Virginia's (and the nation's) first Black governor, L. Douglas Wilder, was elected, a Black woman has still not been elected governor anywhere in the nation. Four candidates currently campaigning for governor of Virginia are attempting to change...

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Reverberations Through A Closed Room: Gold Connections Release New Single “Confession”

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