Driving down Laburnum Avenue on Saturday to Richmond International Raceway for the postponed start to the weekend’s NASCAR Toyota Owner’s 400 was like driving through an obstacle course blindfolded. Regular routes were closed off with cones or flashing RPD cruisers...
800 Horsepower: Behind the Scenes, Under the Lights
Most people don't realize that the history of NASCAR is the history of bootlegging and blockade-running during the era of alcohol prohibition in the US, between 1920 and 1933. The outlaw origins of the sport started with drivers in Appalachia, including Virginia....
Vespa Invasion! Italian Vintage meets Richmond Grime
RVA Mag traveled out to Richmond International Raceway to check out this year’s annual AmeriVespa held here in the River City. The event, sponsored by the National Vespa Club of America and Richmond’s own 7 Hills Scooter Club, featured moto-enthusiasts from across the...
Central Virginia Highland Games will teach you the difference between whisky and whiskey this weekend
There's lots of reasons to be jazzed for Fall. Halloween, the changing of the leaves, apple picking, pumpkin everything, these are well and good, but if you want to know why I'm jazzed for Fall, it's because it finally gets chilly enough for dark beer and whisky....
Comics, cosplay, and everything else amazing and nerdy – Virginia Comicon returns this weekend
Virginia Comicon will return to the Richmond Raceway on November 22-23. After being started 28 years ago under the name “Chester Comic Collector” by Guy Rose, the convention has grown to be one of the largest and best in the state. Virginia Comicon will return to the...
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