A friend and colleague reminded me yesterday that joy is an act of resistance right now. That people need something beyond the doom and gloom of our current authoritarian march. And she’s not wrong. But as we go about our daily lives in Richmond, we can’t lose sight...
Richmond is a town of ghosts - some of them historical and real, and some of them metaphysical. Richmond is a town of ghosts - some of them historical and real, and some of them metaphysical. Sure enough, the Lore podcast spent their most recent episode diving into RVA's ghostly past and it's pretty interesting to learn where the rumors and facts...
BOLAR – Nestled in a valley flanked by two steep mountains, this unincorporated community is easy to miss. BOLAR – Nestled in a valley flanked by two steep mountains, this unincorporated community is easy to miss. To get here, take Route 220, which twists through scenic views and entails gasp-inducing turns before arriving at Monterey (population...
RVA's only USL PRO soccer team, The Richmond Kickers, returns to RVA this weekend after a few travel games and we are pumped as always to check them out. RVA's only USL PRO soccer team, The Richmond Kickers, returns to RVA this weekend after a few travel games and we are pumped as always to check them out. But we're also pumped because of the...
You never know when you'll find that special someone. Maybe you’ll be walking your dog or you’ll be in a shitty IHOP. You never know when you'll find that special someone. Maybe you’ll be walking your dog or you’ll be in a shitty IHOP. People on Craigslist are looking for love in all the odd places lately in this week's batch of Missed...
Whether you have a beard like Grizzly Adams or Yosemite Sam, or a mustache like Salvador Dali or Charlie Chaplin, RVA Beard League wants Whether you have a beard like Grizzly Adams or Yosemite Sam, or a mustache like Salvador Dali or Charlie Chaplin, RVA Beard League wants to see whatever fancy facial hair you've managed to grow and groom at...
Two cheetahs living at the The Richmond Metro Zoo have given birth to a total of 13 babies and they are all painfully adorable. Two cheetahs living at the The Richmond Metro Zoo have given birth to a total of 13 babies and they are all painfully adorable. More details via the Metro Richmond Zoo: On March 21,2016, Milani, a second time mom, gave...
When most academic departments at VCU celebrate a 40th anniversary, they don’t promise a Day of Disruption to take over an entire neighborhood. When most academic departments at VCU celebrate a 40th anniversary, they don’t promise a Day of Disruption to take over an entire neighborhood. But VCU Gerontology has a steeper hill to climb than most....
McAuliffe's former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia Levar Stoney has announced he is in fact running for mayor despite weeks of brushing off rumors. McAuliffe's former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia Levar Stoney has announced he is in fact running for mayor despite weeks of brushing off rumors. Stoney, a NY native who grew up...
Among the trendy hotels and not so trendy motels that fill downtown Richmond, and host visitors in the city’s growing tourism scene, an old elevator factory on North First Street seems an unlikely spo Among the trendy hotels and not so trendy motels that fill downtown Richmond, and host visitors in the city’s growing tourism scene, an old...
