How Zoning Reform Can Address Richmond’s Housing Inequality, by Councilmember Ellen Robertson and Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick

How Zoning Reform Can Address Richmond’s Housing Inequality, by Councilmember Ellen Robertson and Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick

“I never would have thought that I would be the minority in my neighborhood,” said Sandra Bowman, a Black resident of Richmond’s East End.  She told an interviewer last year that the recent arrival of white neighbors has led to changes.  That shift has also...

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VA Shows You Must See This Week: September 25 – October 1

FEATURED SHOWWednesday, September 25, 7 PMBob Mould, Will Johnson @ The Broadberry - $25 in advance/$30 at the door (order tickets HERE)This one should just be a given, y'all. That said, we need to talk about Bob Mould, because I feel like he might be fading from the...

On Park(ing) Day, Celebrating Art Is a Walk In the Park(ing Space)

If you noticed something different about your usual parking space last weekend, you weren’t alone. Last Friday, your favorite parking spot in the city might have been occupied -- not by another driver who found it quicker than you did, but by public art spaces created...

The Freedom of Drag: Ongina’s Charismatic Evolution

Our 2019 Fall Pride Guide, in collaboration with VA Pride, comes out at PrideFest Saturday! In this article from the magazine, we talk to RuPaul's Drag Race star Ongina, who will appear onstage at VA PrideFest this weekend! Small in stature and bursting with star...

RVA ON TAP: Oktoberfests & Seasonal Brews Hit The River City

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 out...

RVA Comics X-Change: Issue 27

Happy Tuesday comic fans! Welcome to your official fall edition of the comics exchange - same good comic fun, but with more caramel apple spice for your diet. This week we’re focusing on the “feelgood” -- some comfort food, if you will. With everything going bananas...

Best Of VA Missed Connections September 18 – September 24

Missed Connections often brings out the weirdest qualities of humanity, but every once in a while, it brings out the best. Such is the case this week, as you'll soon see. And of course, we agree with the poster -- catcalling women on the street is completely...

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Hustle Punk: Weekend Playlist by James Seretis

Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you a truly fantabulous playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, we have a playlist from James Seretis, who is probably best known to readers of this magazine as one of the...

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Op-Ed: My Weekend In Jail

For Caroline Woods, a protest-related arrest turned into a weekend of misery inside Richmond’s jail system — and created some long-term health issues. This is her story. What they put us through was psychological — and physical — trauma for...

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