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Don’t Pretend: Weekend Playlist by Mark Osborne of Slimehole

Every Friday night, RVA Mag brings you an absolutely essential playlist curated by Virginia’s most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. This week, our featured playlist comes from Slimehole founder Mark Osborne, who started his event promotion/tour...

Mario Lopez Says It’s Dangerous to Support Transgender Kids

For Hollywood stars whose relevance is fading, sharing discriminatory hot takes on causes you don't understand is a bad way to get back in the spotlight. This week, things took an awkward turn when it turned out that Zach Morris is not actually the Saved By The Bell...

Still Rocking In The Commonwealth

For the ninth year in a row, WRIR DJ Shannon Cleary brings us a jam-packed multi-night showcase of excellent local music under the banner of his radio show, The Commonwealth of Notions. WRIR and The Commonwealth of Notions Presents: Volume 9, a showcase of some of the...

Tearing Down Toxic Masculinity with The Art of Self Defense

In his latest film, director Riley Stearns takes on deceptive ideologies to shock audiences with humor and horror.  In our modern age of fast information and lack of fact-checking, it has become easier than ever to indoctrinate and brainwash populations. This is...

Want to Win $1,000? Check Out Gallery5 This Friday

Springboard Collective is bringing their latest interactive art installation to Gallery 5 in the form of a game show with a thousand-dollar prize. First Fridays in Richmond has always been a great time to visit some of the local galleries, socialize with friends, and...

Rethinking Richmond’s Criminal Justice System

Under the Virginia Holistic Justice Initiative, nonviolent criminals get a chance to fix the problems that led them to crime in the first place.  For Richmond Public Defender Tracy Paner, going to work every day is about much more than just winning cases. ...

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Nothing Left To Do But Smile

RVA Mag wanted to find out how local venues are surviving during the ongoing pandemic. In the third of a multi-part series of articles, we hear from Cary Street Cafe, where owner Robyn Chandler tries to stay positive even as they remain closed for going on five...

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