The world is healing in more ways than one. All over the world, people are standing together to fight against injustices, and the same is happening within the tattoo community. Once an exclusive subculture, tattoos are becoming more accepted in mainstream society and...
The Raddest Sci-Fi Tattoos in Richmond
In 2015, Richmond was the third most tattooed city in the country. Over the past few years, over a dozen shops have cropped up along Broad Street and judging from looking around VCU's campus and basically any bar in Richmond, body art is something that will always be...
Hundreds of Richmonders lined up for $13 tattoos on Friday the 13th
It's a long-standing tradition at Richmond's tattoo shops, but what makes someone wait in line for a $13 tattoo? "It's really about the community," one heavily-tattooed visitor tells me. She skipped work to be here, and asks that I not include her photo or name. "I...
Amidst A Growing Number Of RVA Tattoo Shops, Lucky 13 Stands Out
Over the past few years, over a dozen tattoo shops have cropped up throughout the growing Broad Street pocket and its surrounding areas -- from high-end boutique shops to budget tattoo joints, members of the Richmond tattoo scene are increasingly rubbing elbows. You...
RVA Tattoo & Arts Festival celebrates 25 years with 150 artists, muralists and more this weekend
Tattoos and street art are undeniably Richmond to the point that we should erect a monument of a giant paintbrush on Monument Avenue. As of 2015, the city was the third most tattooed place in the country and has become apart of our culture just as street art is...
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