Elyza Reinhart has been shooting shows since she was twelve, before she had a photo pass, before she even really knew what she was doing. That early start, and the nerves that came with it, still shape how she works today. Now based in Richmond, she’s finding new ways...
So long as Municipal Waste is still playing gigs, America might survive. They are the only thing standing between us and the full-blown toxic annihilation currently overflowing from the sewers crisscrossing Washington DC. This was the obvious takeaway from their show at the 9:30 Club on Sunday. Amongst the raucous bravado of an amped-up crowd,...
It’s a frightening thing to realize that despite spending years in one place, despite working hard over decades to make your house a home, despite being dutifully on time with property taxes and mortgage payments, someone could rip your home away to build a pipeline. RVA Mag traveled to Giles County, Virginia to document the lives and stories of...
With so much going on in the River City, it is hard to keep up with it all. Luckily, we have Instagram, the premier social media network, and the multitude of perspectives that come with documenting Richmond from every angle. We wanted to share a few of the personalities that we are following right now (your feed is only as good as who you...
This past week was a cacophony of emotions for everyone living in the Commonwealth. For the first time since the late 19th Century, Democrats swept into power, this time on a progressive agenda that undermined the fear-mongering and racially divisive campaign of Republican Ed Gillespie. Gillespie, a longtime Republican operative and lobbyist,...
Tuesday's election was a landslide victory for Democrats, taking all three statewide seats, along with potentially flipping the Republican-dominated General Assembly blue. In fact, Virginia Democrats have not had such a resounding victory since the late 19th Century. Yet, this victory is even more special given our current political age, one that...
Over the weekend, local organizations Rise for Youth and Performing Statistics joined Art 180 to march in the 3rd Annual Juvenile Justice Parade. With the rallying point starting on Marshall Street across from the General District Court, over 100 participants gathered in support of those impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline. A few powerful...
All photography is about using your experience to capture a specific moment in its infancy and then bring it to life in a profound way. Janpim Wolf is a woman who has been able to marry these things in order to portray certain moments at their zenith. Over the years, she has been a photographer, field instructor, and art educator based out of...
2017 has been like one long Halloween parade. Which is why this year's annual Halloween parade was so opaquely palatable, with tributes to the city's most deliciously weird, wonderful, and socially conscious. The parade, now in its 12th year, was hosted by All the Saints Theatre Company and started at the corner of Main and Laurel, on the steps...
Halloween is upon us yet again. Time of year notwithstanding, the news reel we've been subjected to over the past week has been an exercise in the macabre, making RVA Mag's Sunday Stroll all the more relevant. Before we liven things up with our tour of cemeteries in Richmond and Norfolk, let's first review the ghoulish highlights from this past...
