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VA Pro-Gun Organization Helps Shoot Down Gun Safety Bill

Richmond has seen an uptick in gun thefts over the last several years, and often, these guns end up in the wrong hands.  In the Virginia House and Senate, legislators recently struck down a bill that would require gun owners to report missing weapons within 24...

Criminally Insane: Weekend Playlist by Beau Beau from Avail

Every Friday night, RVA Mag drops one scorcher of a playlist curated by Virginia's most influential artists, musicians, and institutions. While you circle-pit through your weekend trepidations, let Richmond's punk pioneer, Beau Beau from Avail, guide your nocturnal...

“Menace II Society” is still a Classic 25 Years Later

Last Friday night, The Virginia Film Festival offered the chance to catch what can only be described as a bona fide classic. Emerging as a tense and raw debut from the impossibly young Hughes brothers, 1993’s Menace II Society acts not only as cautionary tale, but a...

Activism At 16: Stephanie Younger Shows The Way

When people look at iconic activists like Audre Lorde, Maya Angelou, Huey P. Newton or Malcolm X, they must remember that they, at one point, were inexperienced, young, starry-eyed and hungry for change. Many don’t get to see the birth of an activist, but I’ve had the...

Dungeons & Dragons is No Longer the Strangest Thing

Dragons, Orcs, and Pabst Blue Ribbons, oh my. Dungeons & Dragons is having one hell of a resurgence lately in the River City. From game nights at local breweries, to live shows at comedy theaters, to your coworker organizing a campaign at his gross apartment, the...

The Cosmic Disassembly of Ian Svenonius

*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #34, on the streets now at all your favorite spots.  When Ian Svenonius and I started talking about ISIS, I knew my interview questions were dead. Originally I planned on talking with him about the musical movements of the...

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Unexplained Hauntings At Randolph-Macon College

Randolph-Macon College, a tiny, ancient university half an hour north of Richmond, has played host to more than its share of paranormal incidents over the years. “I think there’s something in the building...” Spirits, apparitions, ghosts, and the unknown. Some people...

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Dropping Julia with Handlines @ RVA’s boutique retro bowling alley, River City Roll! Charlottesville-based funky Neo-soul / pop with lively elements of rockabilly, funk, rock, gypsy jazz and R&B layered over dreamy and haunting stories. Upbeat, fun and quirky,...

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