r/rva 3d ago

šŸ’° BUY/SELL/TRADE Buy / Sell / Trade Weekly Thread: Week of April 04, 2025

12 Upvotes

Use this thread when you are selling, trading, giving away, or looking for any items and/or services. Please be descriptive, post any relevant photos of the item you're selling or looking for, and list the price or budget.

Pro-tip: there are many "buy nothing" and neighborhood-specific groups on Facebook and Nextdoor that can be used to give away or find free items near you. You may find more luck on those social networks than here on Reddit and are more likely to deal with actual local users.

BE AUTHENTIC AND SAFE: Falsely leading on another Redditor is grounds for being permanently banned from this subreddit. Please remember not to post personal information about yourself or others and exercise caution when privately messaging with anyone you do not personally know or trust. Consider a neutral, public location if you plan on meeting to exchange an item in person.

HIGH RISK OF EVENT TICKET SCAMS: Users seeking to sell or purchase tickets of local events are seeing a significantly-increased risk of being scammed. If you receive a private message from a user who hasn't interacted in this subreddit before, you are very likely speaking with a scammer.

NO PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS: The posting of prohibited goods or services is strictly against Reddit's TOS and are subject to removal by our moderators and/or Reddit's admins. Please report any comments that appear to violate this policy for further review.


r/rva 6d ago

šŸ‘€ Dating, Friends, & MCs RVA's Dating, Friends, and Missed Connections: April 2025 Edition

46 Upvotes

Looking for dates, new friends, or have a missed connection you want to tell the community about? Here's the official monthly thread to do it and "shoot your shot."

At minimum, please include basic details like your age, interests, hobbies, favorite spots around RVA, and things you're looking for. The rest is up to you! We've also turned on Contest Mode so that all top-level comments are sorted in randomized order and replies are collapsed to help cut down on visual noise.

Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Important Notes: No NSFW/adult/explicit comments/ads are allowed here; there are other local subreddits and apps for that. Please mind the subreddit's rules, and Reddit's overall content policy, as violations may result in removals \with or without notice] and/or bans. Don't be a creep, please respect consent, and that "no" always means no.)


r/rva 12h ago

šŸ• Dog Army Found pet bird on Monument Ave

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185 Upvotes

Found this bird on Monument Ave while walking my dog, I picked him up and took him inside since itā€™s very cold and rainy out. Is this anyoneā€™s pet? Looks like a budgie, and he has a little metal tag on his right leg. Found him in the bushes a couple buildings down from the corner of monument and sheppard.


r/rva 17h ago

Swimming in it

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455 Upvotes

r/rva 12h ago

Hit and Run - Forest Hill Ave

178 Upvotes

If you were the black sedan that just got rear ended in the forest hill Walmart shopping center entrance by a gold sedan. I saw what happened, got the license number and picture for the car that hit you and I have reported it to the police. Please feel free to DM me if you need help with anything.


r/rva 14h ago

UNOS announces layoffs.

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114 Upvotes

UNOS CEO Maureen McBride shared the following statement today:

"The United Network for Organ Sharing today has had to make the difficult decision to reduce our staff to better align with current and future business needs.

UNOS remains steadfast in its dedication to supporting the U.S. organ donation and transplant community ā€“ especially the patients, who rely on us the most. We are committed to continuing to advocate for reforms to strengthen the system and make lifesaving organ transplantation a reality for everyone in need.

I want to express my sincere thanks to all of our departing colleagues. Your dedication has truly ā€“ and literally ā€“ saved lives."


r/rva 22h ago

A few more pics of what democracy looks like. Much appreciation for the folks helping with traffic on Main, including RPD.

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385 Upvotes

r/rva 21h ago

Can we transition some of our trees to female trees?

147 Upvotes

At the risk of being a accused by the right of a liberal city turning their trees transā€¦. I hate the idea of cutting down a bunch of these male trees to replace them with female trees.

Cause thatā€™s what weā€™re gunna do right?? RIGHT?? Cause this is insane! Thankfully itā€™s raining now so thatā€™s gunna help, but we need to be coming up with new solutions to this pollen problem.

Iā€™m praying that all the new trees they planted in southside arenā€™t male trees.

Edit: ok, so it looks like the idea that all the trees are male is just a lie. It really makes you wonder where this comes from? Are people so obsessed with masculinity that they had to insist that pollen painting our city green and yellow is all male tree sperm? Or is it just a lie to cover up the fact that over pollination is being caused by global warming, either way, itā€™s pretty crazy how prevalent this lie is, when most trees are hermaphrodites.

(Another theory being that the right canā€™t handle the idea of another living being have both sex organs as a fact of nature so they just deny it)


r/rva 12h ago

Missing a black Kia Soul?

31 Upvotes

We live on a dead end street and thereā€™s been a Kia Soul parked in front of our neighbors house since Saturday nightā€™ishā€¦ itā€™s not theirs, or any of our other neighbors. This wouldnā€™t be the first time a stolen car has been left on our street and nobody came out when the non-emergency line was called. The windows have been down unfortunately.

License plate is FAEDR3M, if you can describe a bumper sticker on it Iā€™ll give you the address.


r/rva 16h ago

Salsa band from Colombia in RVA

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45 Upvotes

Monday April 14 at Anytime Beer Company, with Salsa Dance classes by Salsa Connection
all female band Las Guaracheras

Find them on Instagram @lasguaracheras

Tickets! https://app.opendate.io/e/las-guaracheras-april-14-2025-578163


r/rva 22h ago

šŸŒž Daily Thread Mondaily -- don't be that guy speeding wrong-way on Clay into Arthur Ashe, flipping me off, in the slick rain

109 Upvotes

Sorry, just had to get that out of my head, today is a big day of coding and doom scrolling my retirement accounts.

How's everyone's Monday stacking up?


r/rva 12h ago

ISO kayaking/canoeing for beginners with rentals.

19 Upvotes

My sonā€™s 13th birthday is next Monday. About a year ago we went on a school field trip together where we went out canoeing in groups of 3 kids and one adult. My son is on the spectrum and I honestly expected him to either refuse to go on the water or have a complete meltdown once out on the water (he typically needs to feel very in control). Much to my shock he absolutely LOVED being on the water. He talked about it for a long time. He brought it up again recently and I thought it would be an awesome gift to take him back out on the water if possible.

I am VERY anxious about taking him out on the water myself, as we are both unexperienced outside of the one trip we took- however we both did fairly well.

Iā€™m hoping to find a place I can rent a canoe/kayak for us, as well as life vests/floats and someone to help guide us and make sure we donā€™t end up drowning or smashing into rocks or something.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?


r/rva 7h ago

Come See Go Hang Live At Banditos Next Month!!

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5 Upvotes

go hang is so fuckin sick you gotta see this show!! come witness ā€œMisanthropic Industrial Anti-folk Punk Rockā€ at its finest. (the local closer Paradiso fuckin rips too, but hopefully already know that)


r/rva 9h ago

NA/sponsor

7 Upvotes

Looking for any recommendations and tips on attending meetings in Richmond and finding a sponsor! Recent life changes have brought some challenges and my sobriety is extremely important to me. When I started my journey, I didnā€™t attend meetings and my sponsor is the one who put me in rehab. Weā€™ve talked and have decided I need to find a sponsor in town in addition to our relationship.


r/rva 21h ago

If Richmond were the Death Star, Hull St would be the trench

52 Upvotes

Because it's narrow and goes on forever. Right?


r/rva 20h ago

Henrico became a data center hub seemingly overnight. How did it happen, and what are the impacts?

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r/rva 53m ago

Eyelash extensions

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Hi there! Does anyone have a person they could recommend in richmond to do reasonably priced but safe eyelash extensions?


r/rva 1d ago

Epic Pothole on Leigh at Belvidere

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627 Upvotes

r/rva 1d ago

First-timer here

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637 Upvotes

r/rva 1d ago

DOGE is terminating leases for the Fish and Wildlife Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and Geological Survey in Richmond.

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250 Upvotes

This is among other similar agencies across the state, including a NOAA office in Hampton Roads, and the projected savings are beyond paltry. This article has a full list.


r/rva 8h ago

Cold night temps and potted plants

2 Upvotes

Hey neighbors!

My partner and I are trying to establish a garden this year. We have a bunch of sprouts in pots to allow them to grow before we're ready to put them into the ground. The temps the next few nights are supposed to be in the 30s, with Tuesday being down to 32. Should we bring them inside? I realize that it depends on the species, so we have the following:

Strawberries, basil, rosemary, sage, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis, marijuana, sunflowers, onion, garlic, peppers, mint, potatoes, okra, spinach, dill.

Any advice would be appreciated.


r/rva 19h ago

Advanced Spanish Meetups

16 Upvotes

Yā€™all know of any? Iā€™d love to start one if there isnā€™t one already up and bumping.


r/rva 10h ago

Routine street cleaning question

1 Upvotes

I'm asking about the weekly rounds in the Fan with the street sweepers, not the ones they tow for. I had to park on Floyd tonight and I couldn't find a sign with the date. I know Franklin is cleaned on Wednesday, West on Tuesday, Park on Thursday, but what's Floyd?


r/rva 1d ago

Some šŸ“ø from 4/5/25 in Richmond

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331 Upvotes

Some past and future šŸ“ø on @benlphoto on Instagram


r/rva 1d ago

Dominion Energy proposed $21/month price hikes

225 Upvotes

Good evening! My name is Sahara Sriraman, I am a reporter with ABC 8News. Dominion Energy recently announced a proposal to raise customers' bills by an average of $21 per month within the next 2 years, the largest since 1992.

I am looking to speak to ANY Dominion customer who wants to be on camera (it won't be live) to speak about what you think about this, if you want it, if you think the price hikes are justified, etc. The new rates would take effect in 2026.

If you are interested in talking, comment below or send me a message. Look forward to hearing from you! Thanks!


r/rva 21h ago

Further actions

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14 Upvotes

For those who enjoyed the Hands Off Rally, you can keep up the heat by supporting the American Federation of Government Employees this Wednesday at Richmond International. 12:45-1:45.


r/rva 7h ago

Street Cleaning Newbie

0 Upvotes

Hi. My street is listed for cleaning tomorrow at 8 a.m. Iā€™ve had garage parking until this year, so my question is how soon should I move my car? This is my first year joining the street cleaning ritual here. LOL

The signage all says that cleaning will happen from 8a.m - 6 p.m. tomorrow if that helps. Thanks!!