by rsausmikat | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Tattoo Capital of Virginia? What is it about Richmond that makes it a Tattoo City, maybe THE Tattoo City? Rich talks to working artists about the RVA tattoo scene. He also does something he hasn’t done in years: get his own tattoo. Guests: Amy Black, Amy Black...
by rsausmikat | Nov 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Giving Thanks in RVA It’s almost Thanksgiving, so Rich shares three stories about all the things we’re thankful for: about birthday parties; about getting up off the couch; and about kids reading poetry – specifically, Rich’s kid. We’re highlighting the members...
by rsausmikat | Nov 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Kenya Gibson on Transparency and Politics Ever since she started in Richmond politics, Rich had been hearing about Kenya Gibson. First on the Richmond School Board, now on the City Council, she always seems like she has something important to say. And she is going to...
by rsausmikat | Nov 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Persistent Problem of Gun Violence Richmond has come a long way since our “murder capital” days, but the problem of gun violence persists, challenging our assumptions about how it happens. Can new data, new approaches – and a new city office – end gun...
by rsausmikat | Nov 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Richmond vs. Poverty In Richmond, the poverty rate has gone down pretty dramatically in the past few years. That’s hard to do, and it’s not getting any easier in this environment of federal cuts and chaos. So a lot of folks are looking at our city and asking, how are...
by rsausmikat | Oct 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Detainments and Trust Policies: ICE in Richmond Immigration enforcement seems to be changing in RVA, so Rich sits down with VPM News reporter Keyris Manzanares about the human costs of those changes. Plus: some activists want Richmond to implement a “trust...
