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Does Ricky Gervais Hate Trans People Or Not?

A recent dust-up over tweets the British comedian made about transgender people has mainly left us confused. Last month, Ricky Gervais tweeted about trans people a whole bunch, and by the end of it all, he'd contradicted himself multiple times, frustrating both the...

Navy Veteran Recalls His Encounter With DC Snipers

After 17 years, Harley Peterson has broken his silence about his run-in with the so-called Beltway Snipers who terrorized Virginia, Maryland and Washington in 2002 — and about the lasting effect the memory and ensuing survivor’s guilt had on him. After 27 years in the...

Jumping Off The Tightrope

Artists Mahari Chabwera and Micah David Scott tackle the question of evolution through art with their new exhibition, Evolution Of The Sacred Self, which opens Friday at Iridian Gallery at Diversity Richmond. Diversity Richmond's Iridian Gallery premieres its first...

Evictions, a Focus of Concern, Fall 14% in Virginia

Virginia has some of the harshest eviction laws in the country, but the attention generated by a high-profile 2018 study has led to increased focus on finding ways to alleviate the problem, some of which are having a positive effect. Martin Wegbreit has known for a...

Navy Hill: From Thriving Black Community to Debated Redevelopment

Richmond's Navy Hill neighborhood was demolished to make way for interstates. Can a hotly debated city redevelopment plan make it a community once again? Before it was the name of a downtown development plan, Navy Hill was the neighborhood Faithe Norrell called...

VA Shows You Must See This Week: January 8 – January 14

FEATURED SHOWSunday, January 12, 8 PMCitrus City X Hidden Sound Showcase, feat. Ty Sorrell, Kwallah the God, Kemal, 90Wyse, Billy Capricorn @ The Camel - $8 There are a whole bunch of labels with perennial one-to-watch status here in Richmond, but Citrus City Records...

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The Amazon Trail: How To Write A Book

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In this month's Amazon Trail, Lee Lynch takes us through the 15-year process of creating her new novel, encompassing everything from a cross-country love affair to a multigenerational LGBTQ chosen family. I’m not giving away any secrets here. Not saying it’s simple or...

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10 YEARS LATER: A BEST FRIENDS DAY CONVERSATION

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It's been 10 years since the last Best Friends Day Weekend in Richmond, Virginia and twenty years since its founders first came up with the idea of visiting a local water park to celebrate the end of summer, in what they didn’t realize at the time would turn into a...

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