RVA Magazine, one of the city's more invisible publications -- its monthly issues swiftly vanish from local newsracks -- celebrated a few of Richmond's hipper people, places and things in its latest glossy release. And they did it all by hand! Netizens can dash straight out to the Internet to virtually leaf through the entire issue online.
A few of Richmond's more endearing treasures, as spotlighted in RVA Magazine, include:
Chris Bopst: "Every town worth anything has storytellers that connect the dots for you. They can tell you what happened before, which helps you figure out where you are right now ... Chris Bopst is a fountain of stories from his up & down life as a musician with bands like GWAR to the struggle working as a radio personality in Richmond ..."
RVABlogs and RVANews: "Finally, Richmond organized a new way for its denizens to find out what's going on, on a day-to-day basis. Favorites include Buttermilk & Molasses..."
Ed Trask: "If you've driven around Richmond with your eyes open, you've seen one of his murals (One of our favorites is on the side of Kuba Kuba)..."
Chop Suey: "Sometimes when we get stuck on something, we'll head over the Chop Suey and pick up some books to help jump start the creative process..."
GWAR: "Oh, GWAR, how do we love thee?"
Huge Venues: "Hey, Richmond, remember how much it sucked when all those awesome bands you love used to see the signs for our city and they'd just keep driving..."
Jonny Z Fest: "Art 180 did it again, along with the help of countless others..."
Also, Tricycle Garden, WRIR, River City Rollergirls, Liza Kate, Noah Scalin, First Fridays, Ipanema, Art 180, Zine Fest '08, Richmond Folk Festival and much, much more...
