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It’s Still Our City | Ep. 11 Katrina

by RVA Staff | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, MUSIC, PODCASTS

“This woman is important. This episode is exactly why I wanted to start the podcast. Real deal service industry fella. Mom of 3... she's been in Richmond for a minute and is traversing all the changes that surround us, whilst hustling super hard with a smile. This gal...

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Main Street Station at 125: How Richmond’s Landmark Found New Life

Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. From the low rumble of the locomotive to the...

The Good Road: Craig Martin on Challenging Myths Through Travel

When Richmond producer Craig Martin talks about The Good Road, he does not start with ratings or distribution. He starts with a pitch he heard on a flight more than a decade ago. “The first words out of his mouth,” Craig said of his business partner and co-host Earl...

It’s Still Our City Ep. 18 | Lauren Healy Flora of Blue Bones Vintage

Editor's Note: This came out a few months ago. We are late on posting. Apologies. "Local small business owner, Lauren Healy Flora, owner of Blue Bones Vintage for the past eleven years has a degree in fashion design and a background in art/wardrobe/props for...

Prison Work And Court Fines: A Reform Proposal For Virginia

Editor’s Note: This article is based on reporting by Julianna Brown of Capital News Service, a student-powered newsroom at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Robertson School of Communication. RVA Magazine has edited and expanded the reporting for our audience. For...

It’s Still Our City | Ep. 17 Justin Torone of Rest In Pieces

"Established in 2014 by Justin Torone & Alaina Gearhart, what started as a personal interest and collection, quickly evolved into the shop we have today in the historic neighborhood of Oregon Hill. Conveniently located just a few blocks away from the famous...

Lizz Winstead Breaks Down Virginia’s New Abortion Bills and Grassroots Resistance

Finally some good news in this hellscape, Virginia is making huge, massive moves when it comes to abortion access! The Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment is a constitutional amendment that will be on the ballot November 3rd. This means you, the voters,...

Knit Against the Machine: How Gen Z Is Fighting Tech With Yarn

Editor’s Note: This piece was written by a student at Randolph-Macon College as part of a feature writing course. Thank you to the students and to Professor Seth Clabough, Ph.D., for organizing the project. Where there was once a forest full of life and hidden...

‘Love & Vinyl’ Is a Rom-Com Set and Staged Inside Plan 9

Record stores have always been more than retail. People go in saying they’re just browsing, but that’s rarely the whole story. It’s a treasure hunt. They’re chasing a feeling. They’re hoping to recognize themselves in someone else’s taste. That’s why Plan 9...

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RVA RADIO: SPACEBAR

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Though that damn groundhog may have predicted six more weeks of winter, we've been truly lucky in the recent warm days. Though that damn groundhog may have predicted six more weeks of winter, we've been truly lucky in the recent warm days. I'm sure we all want to sled on ABC boxes or trashbags down Church Hill after a dumping of snow at least...