My great uncle used to fall asleep with his eyes open. If you didn’t already know Albert, you might’ve thought he was dead -- shot or poisoned like some pale stiff in an old black and white movie. On your hands and knees looking around for shell casings or a bottle of...
Fraying The Edges
RVA Mag presents the world premiere of "Hot Dice," the new single from Richmond indie-psych trio Ten Pound Snail. Marilyn Drew Necci spoke to Ten Pound Snail frontperson Holden Wilson to get the lowdown on the new song and the story behind one of Richmond's most...
Virginia Schools Look To Fill Over A Thousand Vacancies
Krysti Albus taught multiple subjects for 20 years and now teaches early childhood special education. She saw many colleagues leave the classroom in the middle of the year for better-paying corporate jobs. “What we have had to go through to have a net income of...
GalaxyCon’s Return to Richmond Was a Nonstop Fandom Party
2022 has meant the return of a ton of things that, back at the start of the pandemic, we thought were lost. Concerts. Theme parks. And now, the return of popular pop culture convention GalaxyCon to Richmond. Over the course of one three-day weekend in March,...
Out Of The Fire
How is Richmond's restaurant industry adapting to the longterm ramifications of the pandemic? It really depends on who you ask. “I don’t think it’s going to be the same, quite frankly.” Micheal Sparks answered my call en route to his beach house. A culinary giant,...
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