When Your Best Friend Is a Baddie: Learning to Fight Like a Girl in Richmond
Inside Richmond's Moy Yat Kung Fu Academy, where women are learning Wing Chun, confidence, and practical self-defense rooted in centuries of martial arts tradition It took me a long time to write this article because I just kept diving deep into the story of Ng Mui,...
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“Everything’s Made Up. So Let’s Fix It.” — Salaam Bhatti
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Storied Strings at The VMFA: These Strings Tell Stories (And Kill Fascists)
If you visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on a regular basis, you will no doubt be familiar with its extensive and varied collection; their remarkable permanent collection of artworks is over 50,000 strong. However, the ever-changing featured exhibition is often a...
A Broke Student’s Guide to Richmond Good Cheap Eats
Broke student but wanting to explore the city? You have been eating at the university food hall for awhile and its probably a good time to highlight a few places YOU the students at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University can enjoy and afford....
The Richmond Music Catalog 1980-2021 Part 3
For as long as I can recall, I have always felt a bit like an outsider. When I moved to Richmond in 2002 to attend VCU, I wasn’t entirely sold on the city. I was quickly impressed by the never-ending plethora of live music taking place on Grace Street at 929 or...
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It’s Still Our City Ep. 20 | Katie Davis, Salvation Tattoo
“Katie Davis left home (Maine) at 16 and moved to Richmond Virginia. She started working in a tattoo shop at age 17. A total dream job for a music and art loving minor delinquent. While apprenticing and working full time, she also attended/graduated VCU with a BFA in...
RVA Live Music This Weekend | Cor De Lux, The Thing, Pressing Strings + Sami Gardner
Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit me up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLk9zyLBfCc Cor De Lux, Snack Truck, Shagg CarpetSunday, April 26thGet Tight Lounge This is an exciting one. North Carolina’s Cor...
Proof In The Park! Richmond Arts Park Gets Trial Run This Weekend
The City of Richmond is giving organizers behind a proposed arts park under the Manchester Bridge a one-day opportunity to test the concept in real time. Scheduled for Saturday April 25 from 12-5pm, the event will serve as a live proof of concept for what supporters...
Growing Virginia No Kings Movement Finds ‘Joy In The Resistance’
Virginia grassroots organizations are working to sustain and grow a movement following the nationwide No Kings protests on March 28. Dozens of organizations were involved in the demonstrations, including COVA Coalition, Indivisible, Party for Socialism and Liberation,...
Declining House Shows Signal Shift in Richmond’s Music Scene
Richmond’s do-it-yourself music scene is shifting as traditional house venues become less central, but artists and organizers say the community continues to adapt in new ways. This shift mirrors the national trend of independent venues struggling to make ends meet,...









