So who else got walloped by the storm this evening? Lost a massive living 125’+ tree in my yard by the root ball. Feeling sad she’s gone for the shade and green but grateful no major structure damage somehow. Especially after seeing the lightening strike fire in Church Hill. How’d everyone else fare?
Was making a grilled cheese and looked out the window to see the old church ablaze. RFD did a damn fine job getting this thing under control.
Without exaggeration, I have seen hundreds of movies at this location since it opened. It's a fine theater and the people who work here are usually nice enough.
However, today I was pretty upset by the choice of pre-show advertising before my screening. The commercial that bothered me was a politically charged ad for the "Department of War", with voiceovers from Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump accompanied by over-the-top glamor shots of them alongside American soldiers and military vehicles. Historically, the military has stayed far away from domestic politics, but this was an alarming marriage of Trump's personal political brand and the traditionally nonpolitical armed services. If it had just been a run of the mill military recruitment ad, I would have just ignored it, but this piece seemed so explicitly political and provocative. Why are we injecting divisive and offensive political propaganda into nonpolitical entertainment?
After the movie, I went to the customer service desk to register a complaint about the ad. I was polite and made it clear that I understood no local employee was responsible for the pre-show programming, but that I would still like to register a complaint to be passed up the corporate ladder to whoever has the power to decide what ads are aired during the pre-show. I didn't expect my complaint to change anything on its own, but I also didn't want whoever is in charge to be able to say that nobody ever objected to this offensive content.
Unfortunately, the manager was very dismissive of my complaint. At first, she told me that I should just avoid arriving at the theater early so that I didn't see ads that upset me. Then she said that it's "just advertising" and that they have to air whatever they're paid to air. That's obviously not true; somebody has discretion over what they show in the theater. Surely there are all sorts of content Bowtie Cinemas would decline to air, even if somebody paid the advertising fee. Hard-core pornography, ISIS beheading videos, that kind of stuff. I think they should put explicit political propaganda (especially that which venerates corrupt war criminals and drunken woman beaters) on the list of content they don't air. After all, aren't the very same sexual predators in this "Department of War" ad routinely railing against shoe-horning politics into entertainment?
Anyway, the manager did not even pretend to take my complaint seriously at all. She finally said she would pass my sentiments along, but she wouldn't say to whom, which makes me think she was just telling me what I wanted to hear to make me go away. I have worked many customer service jobs, and I understand she probably has to deal with a lot of nonsense, but I was respectful and calm and I wish she had taken me more seriously.
I'll continue to see movies here, but I will still lodge a complaint any time I see Bowtie airing fascist propaganda. Very disappointing.
I am 35 and branching into this new territory of not having many friends anymore. I’m childless and most of my best friends are not which has caused considerable difficulty scheduling time together and thus a lot of distance. In the last few years, I’ve lost a lot of friends because I’ve realized how toxic they are were. I want to be able to make more friends and get out of the house more but I have zero idea what to do to meet more people. I am not much of a drinker or an athlete so I’m not really interested in things like rec sports. How do you find out about things like book clubs and other events like this? Looking forward to any suggestions you may have!
I'm guessing it's either the halfway house or that old church on the corner. There were like 6 firetrucks and across the street is a fire station. Really hope all the seniors are ok, we have friends there...
Apparently RPS faces a $8.9M gap in its 2026-2027 budget. The following text is from Anne Holton's Facebook post from a couple of hours ago:
The Richmond School Board has learned that the Richmond portion of the state budget adopted last week was not as robust as we had anticipated. While it represents an increase over prior years, it fell well short of the forecasted amount, resulting in a $8.9M gap in our budget. This is further proof that we need to address the state funding formula that so heavily disadvantages Richmond.
For now, this will mean painful cuts that impact our students, staff and schools. Because we are legally required to have a balanced budget, we must act soon. An agenda item to discuss and possibly act will likely be added to our Board Meetings this week.
Please share your comments in writing as soon as possible by emailing them to aholton@rvaschools.net, or in person at the July 7 business meeting. There are no easy solutions and no simple alternatives, but long-term, we must succeed in advocating for fixes to the inequitable funding formula.
For more info and to see what the Administration has proposed to address the gap for this year, click the link below, scroll to the bottom and click the "BoardDocs" link in the blue box. Then navigate to the document posted under Item 1.05 “Adoption of the Agenda” for the July 6 Meeting here: https://www.rvaschools.net/leadership/rps-school-board
REA posted screenshots of proposed cuts, which are included. You can also find them in the Board Docs files for Monday's meeting under Adoption of the Agenda.
Hi again, to everyone on r/postrock
kristeva didn’t want to wait too long to drop after the last one….so we got some new music ready to go, with only a year and sone change since our self-titled.
For those who know us, this is by far the angriest, most desperate piece of music we’ve put out to date.
For those new to us, we are a post-whatever band that has dabbled with screamo, emo, slowcore, and black metal in the past. This release finds us leaning into heavier music influences, embracing our love for bands like Warning, Neurosis, Agriculture, Bell Witch, etc.
If that pitch at all interests you, you can listen to our new release on basically any streaming platform, or you can give it a peep over on our bandcamp page.
kristeva — GLORY (bandcamp link)
Thanks to everyone who has listened to us in the past, and thanks to those of you who give this one a shot.
I know I speak for everyone in the band when I say that i’m so grateful to have music to share and people to share it with.
Looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts, and hope to see you all at a show soon
-Sam (kristeva)
CSX had a little accident and is leaking grain everywhere. Glad the engine didn't fall in, it is just hanging on. Looks like last night/ this morning they have set the engine back on the other tracks to haul it out. Biggest movable cranes I've ever seen!
Anybody know what’s currently on fire in shockoe? You could see the smoke from the highway
Billie Jean King writes, "51 years ago today, on July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title. I won the Wimbledon women's singles title the same year, and we shared a dance together at the ball."
So everyone here has the chance to read some true Real Richmond history, he learned to play and homed his skills on the Northside in a since shuttered sports complex called Brook Field Park. His father was the caretaker/manager. You can read the whole story in this article (it's a great one): https://richmondmagazine.com/news/richmond-history/a-place-for-us/
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We already posted on the neighborhood apps as well as filed a non emergency police report. Based on his behavior and how he parked he appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He also had some kind of knife he used to cut the clothes off our decorations. Its possible he damaged other property nearby as well? More concerned for public safety than the property damage though, this was at 5:30 this morning, but he could potentially be still be cruising around.
UPDATE HE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AND ARESTED IN SC! He was indeed still driving under the influence and made it all the way there, which is pretty scary tbh.
Anyone seen my cat, male tabby goes by Mowgli. He's an indoor/outdoor cat, he mostly hangs around Fox Hill neighborhood but I'm afraid all the fireworks spooked him and I haven't seen him since yesterday. Please let me know if you see him, he scares easily. He has no collar because he loses them so much but he is chipped.
There's not a daily, so why not make one. What are you up to? Are you headed to a pool? the river? basking in the AC?
Also how did your pups do last night? Mine was sedated but still scared.
We had half a tree nearly land on our house. Any suggestions for a good tree service to remove it?
Hey /Rva, I’ve been posting about this on TikTok, and a commenter suggested I share here (mods I understand if you need to take this down).
I am trying to start a social club/group in the area for people that have a loved one(s) or lost a loved one(s) to terminal cancer. In 2020, I lost my aunt, and then in 2023 and 2024 I lost my dad and brother. All to different types of cancer.
I hope to use recreational activities as a way to help people reconnect with themselves and connect with others.
I have set the first hang out to be this Thursday (July 9) at 7pm at the gazebo at Deep Run Park. Thankfully it looks like things are cooling off next week!
It’s a book club adjacent, as we’ll talk about the book Dungeon Crawler Carl, but this is really just to give us some common, light hearted ground to connect on. If you haven’t read the book or don’t get a chance to, that’s okay! Still come out, I’d love to have you.
Happy to answer any questions you might have!
Then my wife and I got brunch at Lulu’s
hi all, a very sweet, male, all-white dog wound up in my back yard and is hanging with us now while we wait for Henrico Animal control. it looks like he had some animal safe paint on his tail and body. if you know this fella, please DM me
Richmond Baduk Club started via this subreddit a few months ago. We meet every Wednesday evening at the VMFA at 5:30.
We will be holding a casual tournament for new players on July 15th in the VMFA Cafe.
If you’ve ever had an interest in learning Go/Baduk/Weiqi, you should definitely come! I recommend attending the regular meetup this Wednesday July 8th to get your feet wet or at least learning the rules beforehand. (Go Magic Tutorial Video)
Info and updates can be found on our instagram: instagram.com/RichmondBadukClub
Would love to welcome some new players to our little club!
FAQ:
When is it? Wednesday July 15th. We usually meet starting around 5:30. The first round of games will start around 6:00.
Where is it? At the VMFA. We’re expecting it to be hot, so we’ll be meeting inside the air conditioned VMFA cafe. If it’s nice out, we can meet outside.
Is there an entry fee? No!
Who can play? Anyone with less than 100 games under their belt. (including zero)
Do I need to bring anything? Just a good attitude.
Is there a prize? Yes, first prize will get a 1960’s vintage folding board and stones from Korea.
What is the tournament format? Games will be played on either a 13x13 or 9x9 board depending on what the individual matchups want. Games will be short, roughly 20 minutes a piece. Single elimination bracket.
