Writer’s Block | The Sinkhole to Richmond by Cameron Beyrent
Writer's Block is RVA Magazine's series highlighting contemporary writers working in Richmond and across the Commonwealth. We feature original poems, short stories, and essays. Just real voices writing right now. If you'd like to be featured, send your work to...
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It’s Still Our City Ep. 26 | Mac Wood & The Historic Pump House
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It’s Still Our City Ep. 25 | Yavé Rust
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A preview of IllumiNATION at Virginia Museum of History & Culture tonight
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“Everything’s Made Up. So Let’s Fix It.” — Salaam Bhatti
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Salaam Bhatti Interview: Campaign Finance, Community, and “We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For”
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Old Grace Street is Richmond History. Let’s Recognize It.
Editor's note: We were sent this petition after publishing: VCU Demolition Blitz: More Richmond Erased HERE. As reported by The Richmonder last week, “The Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, which sailed through City Council with a unanimous vote Sept. 28, is intended...
I Went to the Data Center Town Hall at Studio Two Three
On Monday night, close to 300 to people packed into Studio Two Three in Richmond for a town hall about data centers, moderated by Gray Montrose and co-hosted by Henrico Civic Action and Data Center Defiance. I went to get a better sense of where Richmonders are from...
Skip the Chains! A VCU Student Guide to Cheap-ish Local Eats
It’s that time of year when the U-Hauls come rolling in, parents are circling the block looking for parking, and thousands of new VCU students are about to move in and get their first real taste of Richmond. There are about 4,500 new students and 1,500 transfer...
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Richmond No Kings Protest Turns Out Hundreds Ahead of Midterm Election
Original story was published by Virginia Mercury HERE and republished under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Organizers of the smaller-than-usual demonstration asked attendees to vote out Republicans and vote ‘YES’ on three proposed amendments to the Virginia...
Richmond is One of America’s Most Intellectual Cities. Who Knew?
Here's something a bit unexpected. Take it with a grain of salt and maybe as a conversation starter this weekend. We'd put Richmond near the top of a list for having opinions, but intellectualism? But here we go. Richmond has landed at No. 9 on a new list of America's...
RVA Live Music | Thundercat, Glimmer, Deathcat, Rikki Rakki
Lotta indie and a lot of dreamy shoegaze with a healthy dose of funk and hip hop this week. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormQQG2UhtQ Thundercat,...
50501 Virginia joins Nationwide No Kings ‘Day of Action’ with Richmond Rally
50501 Virginia will host its “Your Voice Matters” Rally & March this Saturday at 2 p.m. in Monroe Park, 620 W. Main Street, as part of a nationwide day of action connected to the No Kings movement. The event will focus on voter participation and the three proposed...
Tim Barry, Part One | Maximum Occupancy: 330 Unless AVAIL Is Playing
To this day, I have zero talent with an instrument and have never been in anything resembling a good band, though I tried anyway. I was always a “writer,” though. I always had a way with words. Hardly the right ones most of the time, but I was never shy with an...
