Unkol Chucks! The best I’ve had. Sold at area farmer’s market

I would have guessed we had a larger than average LBTQ community for the size of the city? Maybe it's just where I live and who I know, I haven't seen stats. I will say I have a number of gay friends who moved elsewhere and then moved back because they like RVA so much.

I'm amazed at the level of snark this guy isn't getting so far actually. Do we have greek food and internet kind of comes across poorly. Throw that on top of "I'm WFH home from Nova" and it's like lobbing a hand grenade at the sub

We are full.

(i) How queer friendly is it and how large is the community? Do locals welcome us?

RVA is a left-leaning, open-minded city for the most part.

(ii) How accepting are locals to people who are from different parts of the country/world?

RVA is open to all cultures, but as you can see in the comments a lot of locals get irrationally angry when people from NOVA move down here. Fuck 'em.

(iii) Is the grapevine strong there? Do people keep to themselves or are they open?

Your ability to make friends in RVA will primarily be based on how willing you are to make an effort and put yourself out there. Locals can be cliquey and judgmental.

(iv) How diverse is the food culture? Is there middle eastern food, pho, greek, etc.?

The food scene here isn't quite as diverse as what you're likely used to in NOVA/DC, but it's still surprisingly strong when you consider the size of the city. DM me if you want any recommendations!

(v) How good is the internet there? How often are there outages?

The internet here is fine. The standard providers that you'd expect to find in NOVA are present in RVA.

Welcome. I think people people moving here is great for the city. That said, the way you asked this prepare for an onslaught of snark. A lot of people feel that Nova people are swamping the place and pushing them out of a place they love. This will elicit all sorts of online crankiness.

That said, most of them moved here from Nova too ironically. Half this sub lived in Nova at some point in their lives.

That said, there are some really silly questions. Do a search. Greek food? Pho? Internet? Jesus dude, we are a major city, one of the 50 largest economies in the world by GDP. Did you mean to go on a West Virginia site or something?

Richmond will suit you to a T. It's completely queer friendly. It's accepting. It's more open than NoVa, though bear in mind half the population used to live in Nova so... All the other stuff, don't be ridiculous.

Though EDM clubs don't exist or suck by accounts (not my thing). It's a brewery city (my thing) not a club city

Visit or ask one of your friends who has moved down.

That’s a no to both of those things.

There’s a fella that sells it outside of the Great Big Green house on Saturdays. At least he’s been there vending on the last couple Saturday trips I’ve taken over there.

It’s pretty good!

dang you’re taking this personally, found a nova transplant lol

If you search this sub you’ll find all the answers to your questions, someone asks something along this line every 2-3 days.

Fair warning, WFH NoVA people moving to Richmond is not seen favorably by many given the negative impact that’s had on many people that were already here.

Oh, please.

> I’m not trying to be rude

Deliberately proceeds to be rude…

> It’s kind of a dick move to announce you’re coming here on a NOVA salary

Not seeing any mention of a salary in their post. They just said they live in NoVA and their job says they can work from anywhere.

So, lay off a bit?

https://richmondmagazine.com/topics/unkol-chuck-s-brunswick-stew/

I’m not trying to be rude but we get these questions all the time. If you looked, you’d find all these questions have been answered at one point or another. It’s kind of a dick move to announce you’re coming here on a NOVA salary when that’s a big reason why our housing prices are going up and locals can’t keep up and ask a bunch of questions you could have answered yourself with a little bit of research.

Howdy,

I (gay guy, 40) moved here from south Florida (where I was raised) when I was 30 and have happily called it home ever since.

Pretty strong, small LGBTQ community here with some great organizations for meeting others, volunteering, and playing sports. The overall population is pretty accepting, except for parts of Hanover and Chesterfield and further out in the rural areas.

There are lots of pride flags and ally/safe businesses and venues, as well. Our organized Pride event is in September instead of June because June is just the worst for outdoor events.

Found my now-husband on the apps within a few months of moving here but we didn’t meet until a year after that.

My sister has since moved here from Florida and she lives closer to downtown than I do (in the suburbs).

We’re pretty open to different people of different cultures and ethnicities, though that may vary in size of the community depending on the ethnicity.

Lots of great food options among bad food options, but we’re still limited in terms of what you’d find in the DC area.

Internet is pretty reliable and fast if you find a place where Verizon FiOS is, otherwise Comcast is expectedly “ok.”

Since you said you’re in NoVA, there will be some people who suggest you’ll hate it here and to stay up there. Take that with a grain of salt because some folk are just extra salty on people moving to RVA.

Since you can work remotely, why not come on down on Amtrak and spend a few days in the city to look around?

Mrs F is definitely comfort food

Lol I liked it better than the yellow can 🤷‍♀️

Which is saying something bc I like the yellow can and have been eating it my entire life. Y’all are a bunch of gatekeepers on here or some shit Like if you love authentic Brunswick stew so much only buy it from a fire station like the real richmonders damn

Stellas was pretty good when I ate it yesterday

I always like Brunswick stew from our church or the Ruritan, but there ain't nothin' wrong with Mrs. Fearnow's.

Bouldering/rock climbing is a super social solo sport. It's fun on its own and you can go alone, but you can still easily talk to people (especially people working on the same route as you) and make friends through it.

Taste Unlimited on Grove

I like it, but everything in there is severely overpriced.

😂 cheers mate.

Immaculate

Bet you have a good K:D ratio

Does it make me a piece of shit that I love Mrs. Fearnow’s? That yellow can soothes my soul.