The only place I know of with borscht is Perly’s, as others have suggested. Not a lot of Eastern European or Russian cuisine in RVA.

It’s fine if there’s a good deal on a hotel and you don’t mind driving a bit to get to the city itself. Like getting a hotel in Towson for a trip to Baltimore (but a little closer since the region isn’t as big).

If by staying you mean spending your time in short pump then I guess but there’s not much there you couldn’t find in say, White Marsh or Columbia.

Fantastic Thrift, Diversity Thrift, The Clothes Rack, & Goodwill

Dropping my fiancee off near w franklin in the morning and at 5 I notice when I have a green the walk signals all signal too walk at the same time.

Maybe I'm missing something but they're telling pedestrians to walk when I have a green so I also have to yield to the crosswalks

Boulevard Burger and Brew.

Both of their vegan burgers are great. The KeenWah is my favorite. I do vegetarian so I can't speak to the vegan shake but my friend says it's good.

Yeah there are a lot of 30-40 year old Florida natives in Richmond. Particularly of the early 00s art related scenes. Used to be pretty common, apparently Gainesville is very similar to Richmond

100% on the nose. Unfortunately this city and most of this state is completely broken. No change will come, and private interests will suck the population dry. For a majority democrat state we have an atrocious record on actually taking care of our residents

Hahahahahahahaha!!!

Been here long? Not gonna happen with this broken ass city govt.

The police are still quite aptly funded, unfortunately, you fucking moron

If you are willing to go south, Bubba N Frank's in Hampton, Country Grill & Smokehouse in Yorktown, and Smoke in Newport News are all pretty good.

Lynchburg native, then went to college in Winchester, and after that Marshall, Fredericksburg, and Richmond

We should have rent control. The biggest complaint about outsiders coming in is that they raise the cost of living. Building more housing is great, but long-term residents should be able to keep their homes. When the lady next door who has been in there 17 years cant afford the rent and some DC tech bro moves in, then you repeat this pattern for the whole block you have an aspect of Richmond that is now dead and give credence to the sentiment that people from NOVA are strangling us.

I will sound old and crochety here, but I no longer know or speak to almost any of my neighbors. I have been in the same spot nigh on a decade now and used to know and communicate with most of the block. We would garden together, I would salt the steps for people in winter etc.. I only know the few hangers-on at this point. I have tried starting a conversation with the people next door and you'd think I was asking for their kidneys.

I should also add that I moved to RVA from NOVA in 2010 as an 18y.o VCU freshman; which is as stereotypical an experience as I can craft. Although it was some time before I would tell people I'm from Richmond because it takes some time to feel that way. Now I don't think anyone would say I am not a Richmonder (and go fuck yourself if you do.)

You should move.

Yes everyone knows where cattle are raised. It’s not all consumed in those four states. We have a man amazing and dynamic system of delivering food all over the country. It’s great. If you get a chance, check out a “supermarket.” Trust me you’re going to love it!

It’s over a 50/50 that someone will all you for money at wawa. Usually when you walk in, but several times someone came up to me at the pump

Furbish Thrift opens Feb 15 in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center - a fantastic selection of clothes, housewares, furniture and collectibles, and it benefits local animal welfare orgs.

Richmond smells like copper pennies

Ohhhhhh okay.

How are the fries? What type of oil do they use?

Yeah, the rapid inflation of rents for people here for "affordable" housing drove me out of Richmond and back to my parents'...

In April, my rent went up by about 20%, then my roommate who makes a lot more than me left because I was unable to find another roommate who could get us to 3x income.

It’s because the New Yorkers that move somewhere will always be the first to tell you they’re from NYC. If you can’t tell from their accents…..well they’re from NYC and they won’t hesitate to let you know about it! They’ll complain about how everything isn’t like how it is in the city, and they bring their shitty big city habits down south.

It’s a tunnel bridge. Or is it a bridge tunnel ?

Thought he was talking about Gainesville, VA lmao

I was surprised someone recognized the small town I grew up in in NoVA

Lived here my entire life, everyone is welcome. What's happening with economic development in rva is happening everywhere, regardless of how many people from nova move there. Sure, more folks with higher incomes moving here means more corporate business in the area but it also means more people to spend money at the locally owned retail/restaurants as well. Our crime levels are too high for values to get too ridiculous anyways.

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