Top 5 Reasons I moved to Richmond, Virginia
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- This is why I moved to Richmond, Virginia, and why I love it here! ✨I'm on Instagram: / laurenzray
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Anyone ever been to Richmond, Virginia? 🤔👇
Longtime local over here...😉
@@musicbyLUKAS 😝😝
No sorry, but I peeked my interest!
@@sunshineatheart2065 peeked is always good 😝😍
Yep it’s a great day trip from Durham! I love the vegan food and I enjoy the downtown areas a lot.
Welcome to Richmond! Glad you chose us, you fit right in ☺ I'm originally from Arizona, and I also fell in love with the greenery and architecture and WALKABILITY of Richmond. Just wait until spring--the whole city is covered in flowers! It'll blow you away!
Omg I can’t wait for spring now either! Ugh I love it so much haha 😍💚💚. Thank you! ☺️☺️
Great video on Richmond. It really opened up my eyes to this mid-size city to visit!
It’s so fun to visit!! Do it 😍
Welcome!! what a beautiful, well-produced documentation of what makes our city so beautiful 🥹 Thank you!
Aww thank you so much!! 💚💚💚
I just moved from Richmond last year but spent 8 years there (I originally moved there for college) and I miss it. The seasons are beautiful and it’s the perfect combo of natural and serene with urban and cultural bustle. Lively but pretty. I moved because I wanted to experience more of the world (having grown up in VA) but I can see myself returning one day. The underground art/music scene was my main reason for moving there and it didn’t disappoint.
I agree with everything you said! Also great insight coming from you, since you lived there for so long. It’s always great to travel for sure tho! I totally get it. I need to get into the art & music scene more!! 😍😍
im trying to move there, it just looks like the perfect city for me, hits all my checkboxes. how cold can it usually get??
@@diodelvino3048 high 50s normally in the Winter. They have a few days that can be colder. But a mild winter, which is also what sold us!
@flowercalls Come back John!!
This is literally the best! Richmond is my hometown, but I don’t live there right now. Glad you’ve discovered it’s beauty in all the ways it is beautiful! Congratulations!
I am obsessed! What an amazing hometown. I’m sure it’s fun to come back and visit too. Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching 💚💚
Born in Richmond and now live in M-ville just east of the city. Sometimes us natives need to see the city from the eyes of people who are not natives. We tend to forget about a lot of the things that make the city special or have a messed up view because we tend to mix past turmoils into our picture. My brother, for instance, despises the place because of his personal history during the age of mandatory school busing. I just wish the trend of what I call shipping crate style apartment buildings that the average citizen of Richmond cannot afford would cease. I do, however, love the developers that have taken existing structures and turned those into apartments.
Great filmmaking. Really great to learn about this city that I’ve heard of a lot (had friends here at one point) but never visited. Looking forward to seeing more of what you do here now that I am subbed! 👍
Thank you so much! And welcome to the channel! I love filming my journey through RVA. it’s such a great city! 😍
The production on this video is on point!
Thank you so much! Can’t wait to keep making more 😍💚
So happy that you love our city. You’ve already embraced the Richmonder stereotype of loving to talk about Richmond. I work at a place with a ton of travelers and this is pointed out to me often.
Yay! To be a Richmonder stereotype is a dream of mine. I just love it here!! 😍 thanks David!
Love this channel 😊
This comment made my day!! Thank you 🥹💚💚
I grew up in Charlottesville and after 20 long, cold years of being on the West Coast I’m moving back. Watching your video was the perfect way to build my excitement, thank you for sharing your experience!
Yes!! Charlottesville is amazing too. I’m obsessed with its Main Street. I need to visit there again too. Where were you on the west coast?
Can you recommend some places in Charlottesville? I am visiting both Richmond and Charlottesville next month!
Thank you for making this video! I moved here from Seattle in 2019 and all my friends are still confused. I'm going to send this video to them.
I've really become interested in the plethora of historical sites here. For people who love history this would be amazing place to live.
History here is the best! Have you joined Quoit club here? It’s ran by historic Richmond & they have social events inside historical buildings. All us history lovers in one place! The season is April - October. 😍
I've recently visited Norfolk and VA Beach but will be going back to visit Richmond. VA was real chill to me with the exception of the traffic in the Norfolk and VA Beach area. Had no issues with customer service in the places I went. Pretty good hospitality.
I agree the traffic is a bit finicky in that area! I’m excited for you to visit Richmond 😍.
@LaurenZRay thank you! I've been looking into VA and some other places but VA has me like what on car registration 😅 and some of the cost of living. I'm planning to look at Charlotte,NC as well.
@@JustRoShow I know a lot of people that love NC as well! Def worth checking out ☺️
You are officially my Richmond guide, we come all the time but keep doing the same stuff but you are showing me all kinds of stuff. Very likely may be moving there soon, Super Hype!
Yay! Welcome, so glad you’re here. 💚💚 SO Hype!
I'm so glad I left Richmond after 54 years. Even so, everything you said is true! The place gets better as it goes along.
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A fantastic theatre scene there too. My favorite is the Firehouse Theatre. They do a lot of new plays. Even did one of mine waybackwhen. Hope you have many more cool experiences there!
This is so cool & such a great idea!! I’m obsessed with theater. I just went to Annie at Altria but would love to do the local shows too. That’s so awesome that you write plays! 😍
I’m moving there at the end of this month and excited to start a new chapter but also nervous, so this video amplified the excited feelings and calmed the nerves which I’m so thankful for. Glad you guys are enjoying it so far!
Welcome to Richmond!! It is nervous but you’re going to love it. The holidays will be the perfect time to come too. 😍💚
Me tooo
How’s it been going? I might be moving there in a few months from Denver.
As a Richmond native people like you and the people in the comments are pricing us out of our own city 😢 people come from CA, DC, NYC and up north down here with their WFH jobs because it's "cheap" & run the price of rent and houses sky high, meanwhile our wages stay the same. It's truly sad. The homeless population has gone up 120% in just one year and was up similarly from the year before that. It's truly a crisis and a crying shame.
That would be really tough, and I’m not sure how to navigate it. I’m sorry for that. I will tell you that I didn’t move to Richmond because it was cheap, I moved to it because it’s the city that felt like it was literally calling me home. It has everything I’ve always dreamed my home would have.
Hey Lauren! We moved here from Catskills NY 18 mos ago and everyone asks us the same thing! We love it, and can't wait to experience more ... I have to say I am also a huge fan of the architecture! Being from Boston, I also love the history 😊
Ohh also loved our trip to Catskills!! But Richmond is just incredible. I love how only we know the truth about its awesomeness haha. Totally underrated!
So glad you guys moved to Richmond!! And can’t wait for more vlogs. I grew up in DC and went to college in northern VA, we used to go to Richmond all the time. It’s the east coast’s best kept secret! It’s been so so long since I’ve been, so looking forward to seeing what you guys get up to. Your filming style is so damn good.
Thank you so much Jennifer! 🙏 It really is the best kept secret. Hehe. I need to go to DC asap too 😍💚💚
it's not nice anymore.
Richmond is great for all the reasons you mentioned. Please don't tell anyone. More people will move here and bigger isn't always better.
I have lived in Henrico County for all of my twenty-six years. I love Richmond and I visit the city often. Hope to catch you in a coffee shop one day! Cheers!
Also check out historic Glen Allen and Mountain Road, the RVA music scene, and King’s Dominion!
@@johbethemann Thank you for these tips!! Coffee shops here are so cute, for sure!
Maymont is beautiful. I try to check out as many things as I can when I visit my niece and even she hadn't been to Maymont.
We haven’t seen too much of Maymont but did get to tour the mansion & it was amazing 😍
Going to an Old Crow Medicine Show concert there in August, it'll be hot, but it'll be amazing
I live about an hour and a half from there. I love it there. Love the Carytown Area of Richmond. The coffee shop Roastology is so good and right across the street from a cute thrift store
I love carytown too!! We walk there all the time. I need to go to that thrift store you mentioned. I’ve never been.
This is the most convincing video for Richmond that I watched and I have watched a dozen. Good job! As a former Californian and Coloradoan myself, you made Richmond look very cool. Cheers! Ps what about the cannabis scene?
I haven’t partaken in the cannabis scene but have many friends who do. There are dispensaries in every neighborhood and look nice from the outside. 😜
As a New Zealander living in Richmond I’m so glad you visited proper pies! Meat pies are a staple food in NZ! Btw kumara is not the same as sweet potato!!
Oh that’s funny! I follow a New Zealand blogger and she said they were the same haha. Maybe she was trying to make it simple for us Americans 😜
"You're very Richmond if, you haven't made new friends since kindergarten." The City Paper 1996
Congrats on your new home! It looks amazing! I live in SoCal and am always impressed by that sense of history you get in east coast cities. Would love to see more interesting historic places around town! Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
I agree! I am totally obsessed with the history over here. Not much in Indiana where I grew up either. It’s so cool! I’ll def be showing more of the old Virginia spots, there are so many. 😍 Thanks David! 💚
Lifelong Richmond guy here. Still live here. Lived in the Fan off and on for 20 years. Know the city like the back of my hand. Richmond is about the vibe. It has a distinct vibe. More awake than woke. You feel it when you get here.
Looks underrated for sure! I'm from Australia but in my travels i really liked Savvanah and some of the neighbourhoods in Portland for similar reasons, nature >> coffee >> Architecture - in LA i thought the Los Feliz Neighbourhood was enjoyable but the city itself was not nice.
I agree with Los Feliz being a little oasis in LA! You’re so right. Also we were considering Portland as well! Savannah is gorgeous omg. We want to take a trip there soon, since it’s not too bad of a drive. 😍
Welcome to Richmond!
Wife and I are thinking about relocating here from South Texas. We’re nearly sold from what we’ve seen so far. Any additional info on the Church Hill Neighborhood? Walkability, things to do, etc?
Church Hill is so walkable. People are out walking it all the time. There’s bakeries, pizza spots, Al fresco dining and several parks! That’s also where the historic St John church is where Patrick Henry gave his speech.
Church Hill is one of the best neighborhoods in the city, arguably the best. I live in shockoe bottom and am very happy
@@stuartcrookes7512 agreed!
RVA has become a very good city in comparison with the conservative, racist and crime-ridden town it once was. I would have moved there for reasons other than the ones you mention (e.g. VFMA, UofR, Maudlin Center), but the real estate prices in desirable city neighborhoods have gotten out of reach. The best thing about Richmond? It’s only an hour away from Charlottesville.
"and we visited Virginia Beach" one of my favorite Richmond past times.
Haha😂😂 I meant it’s close enough to Richmond which is cool haha
I did not know Richmond,Virginia had that many parks.
I’m from Virginia and been living In the old Dominion since 1995. There are so many independent cities in the state and as much I like Hampton roads, Nova, Charlottesville, Roanoke, but there’s one city in Virginia that holds a special place in my heart: Richmond.
Richmond is the definition of a unique city with rich history, architecture, location on the fall line at the James River, Carytown, great colleges (VCU alumni) and the food! Richmond is considered to be the most foodie city in the US. Richmond is also great city to film movies and TV such as Homeland, Toy Soldiers, Lincoln and Major Payne!
I love these facts! Most I never knew. I also love Charlottesville but must visit the others you’ve mentioned 😍
BOUGHT MY FIRST HOUSE IN RICHMOND..... #17,OO0. NORTH OF BROAD CHURCH HILL. LATER WORKED AND LIVED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. HAMIL😮TON WAS MY NEXT SPOT BEFORE LANDING IN SALEM. RICHMOND STILL HAS MY HEART!
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Just came across your channel! Love it! As a native Richmonder, you're definitely seeing lots of the great things we have to offer! Don't overlook the awesomeness of the James River and all the amazing things she has to offer when the weather warms up! We are lucky to have so many great things to do in RVA! Welcome!
I can’t wait to explore the James River! Do you have any advice on what to do? Also thank you so much!! 💚💚
Be sure to do a float trip from Reedy Creek to 17th Street...but make sure it's right after a heavy rain so you get the cleanest water possible. Also it needs to be at least 9.5 feet on the river gauge or you'll get stuck on rocks
Richmond,Virginia has the most AWESOME Black Men.Strong black men.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Perfectly produced and put together video 🥰
Thank you so much!! It was so fun making it too 😍😍
You are a really good UA-camr!! Thanks for the videos. Great camera work.
Thanks Jack! That is so kind of you to say. Glad you enjoy ☺️💚
I have a question which one is better and why? richmond or cincinnati?
I like Richmond as it has access to the beach and the mountains - unlike Cincinnati. But they both have great Architecture and people. I also think Richmond has more vegan options.
Thanks a lot for your answer @@LaurenZRay
Black Hand Coffee goes hard
What’s your fav drink from there? 😍☕️
@@LaurenZRay im not as coffee-savvy as y'all so I go with a classic large iced black- which is fire & cheap! Recommend stopping by there. Love the content btw!
@@brendandevlin6022 thanks Brendan! ☺️ I always think it’s a good test if a coffee shop has good black coffee, so def will give it a taste!
Thanks for highlighting the fun things to do around Richmond! It is a wonderful place to live!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m absolutely obsessed. 😍💚💚
Great video. Im British, been living in Baltimore for 10 years, but been looking at Richmond since visiting a few years ago. Thanks for the video
Thank you Martin! Whereabouts in the UK are you from? I just got back from there on a trip! ☺️
@@LaurenZRay milton keynes. Which part of the UK did you travel to?
@@martinpotter1517 this time just London! But the closest I’ve been to Milton Keynes is Oxford.
I'm almost sold, but I am a dog lover - tell me there are many dogs and many many dog parks and I will flip for Richmond.
I don’t know about dog parks since I don’t have one but all my friends and many people have dogs here.
Born & raised in Richmond, VA❤ but currently live in chesterfield area. I love Richmond so many greats things to do! Such a foodie city! Welcome 😎
Thank you so much!! It’s so lovely, I’m so glad it exists!
Love everything about this video.
Thank you so much Brandon!! 💚💚
Lived here my whole life… asking the same thing😂
Looks like a fun place!
It’s been so fun!!
Flying out this week because my wife has an interview there. She’s been before but this will be my first time in VA.
That’s exciting!! Have dinner at Blue Atlas if you have time. It’s a great date night spot with tons of delicious options. ☺️
@@LaurenZRay I appreciate the recommendation, looking at the menu now and she’s vegetarian and they have tons of options!
@@DspecDJ I’m vegan and their vegan options there are very good! 😍🌱
@@LaurenZRayBlue Atlas was fantastic, that harissa cauliflower was life changing 😂
@@DspecDJ omg yes! That’s my favorite dish too 🤯😍
Thanks a lot, I plan to move there
Love this video- I miss Richmond so much. Hit me up when you want a Charlottesville tour :) oh, and try the latte with macadamia milk on your next trip to Ironclad
Wow that sounds amazing at Ironclad. I hear Charlottesville is really cool!
My question is how welcoming is Richmond. I'm a Yankee considering moving south.
Well I would walk into shops constantly and say I just moved here and everyone was so nice! They’d say welcome & give me all the tips!
Also on my Instagram people message me every day saying “welcome to
Richmond!” I find it very welcoming!
@@LaurenZRay thank you! my boyfriend is from Richmond. He wants to return there. I've lived in NW Pennsylvania all my life. It is a little intimidating but I'm excited to move now.
@@rachelforeman1549 I LOVE it here! No regrets. Tons to do. Great food & the most lovely people.
Richmond is the best! My boyfriend and I are both coaster nerds and it is the best place to live because you are so close to Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Oh I bet! How are those theme parks? I’m not into rollercoasters but Lukas is!
They are awesome! Kings Dominion has more thrilling rides. You can't go wrong with Busch Gardens. It is beautiful and some rides have theming that reminds me of Disney parks. BG has great food and shows so it can please people that don't ride coasters.@@LaurenZRay
My opinion might be biased...But I'm here for more Richmond content...And hand pies.🥧
As you should be 🔥🔥😝
Moving to Virginia soon. I hear the food is amazing and I want a hand pie lol
Get the hand pie!! You will not regret haha
If you have allergies, this is 💯 NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU. The WORST pollen seasons you can imagine.
It’s even listed on google as one of the worst!
Hello..RVA born and raised and love the vid! Welcome to the River City! 🎉 There is lots of great food and things to do. I hope you also come to feel that you are a part of the community. Local non-profits and community organizations do really great work. Also POE House, Kuba Kuba, VMFA and Elwood Thompson are some of my fav spots.
Thank you so much! Everyone here has been so nice & welcoming. It really feels like home. 😍 I’ve been by the VMFA & am obsessed!! Need to stop by the others mentioned for sure! Thanks for the kind words and tips. 💚💚
How is the nightlife in Richmond? Ahah
Actually pretty good! A lot of places & restaurants turn into venues at night with live music 😍
@@LaurenZRay wonderful 👍thank you
I'm gonna have an foreigner course in fort Lee beside Richmond, I'm from Romania europe, have a nice day, who knows maybe we will meet.
I’ve always wanted to visit Romania. Had a trip planned in 2020, but couldn’t go of course.
@@LaurenZRay you should, it's a cheap country to visit and people are kind, the mountain areas are delightful,
@@iana5155 and I also am obsessed with castles, so it’s def on my bucket list 🤩
It fucking blows! Been back to visit after living on the West Coast- a pathetic “outdoors” suburban cultureless nightmare. Its like 20 years behind the West Coast culturally and in food. Just say you couldn’t afford LA- Pasadena, The Hills, Griffith Park, Topanga…
I actually left Los Angeles because I was no longer in the acting industry (that's why I moved to LA from Indiana in the first place). I really like it on the east coast, but everyone is free to have their own opinion of course.
I just decided I want to move my family there.
Great decision I say! 😉
Me!
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Moving in to Richmond VA is like “If there was a single day I could live here and a single breath I could take, I'd trade all the others away” I love this state ❤
SAME! It’s my favorite place on earth 😍😍
I might consider watching a baseball game in Richmond.
It was so much fun! And very affordable ☺️
We rep the 804 🔥🔥
I've been out 3 times visiting and this gem of a place is so high on my relocation list. 2024 or early 2025🤞
I have traveled the world for most of my life. Funny, I ended up in LA and uh....Really ready to get out. Nothing that pretty about LA. I was born back East, NY.
NY is gorgeous! You sort of have to travel to a national park to see crazy beauty in California. LA is def interesting but not a lot of natural beauty.
So happy you appreciate how amazing our city is 🥲 we’re glad to have you 🖤
Thank you so much! It’s honestly a dream come true. I’m seriously obsessed 🥹
Welcome to Richmond!
Thanks Jon!! I love it so much 😍💚