Submitted by Smalls_DiscountStore t3_zwxh2u in rva
Consider people that really have an ear on the local scene that you follow on social. The must haves so you're in the know for all things local Richmond. Who are they?
Submitted by Smalls_DiscountStore t3_zwxh2u in rva
Consider people that really have an ear on the local scene that you follow on social. The must haves so you're in the know for all things local Richmond. Who are they?
90% of people they follow are just normal people
You’re right normal people with thousands of followers. Which is what I assume OP was asking for. 👋🏼
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Miss Elainious(or however its spelled) and Kelli Lemon are the only “influencers” I really know of. But there’s other sources like Richmond Experience, Venture Richmond and RVA Mag that typically have breakdowns of weekly/weekend events on their socials.
Edit: is there a reason this is downvoted? Genuinely curious since they ARE always posting on socials about local happenings…
People on this subreddit are very bitter for some reason..
Didn't the "Richmond Experience" people go on some drunken rant a couple years back? I think some busy downtown restaurant refused to seat their party in front of others who had been waiting longer. The put some big post on Instagram trashing the restaurant. The next day they took it down and wrote a big apology. But there was a lot of fallout over it.
Personally, I stopped following them after they encouraged people to take a walk along the Pipeline Trail...while the James was at flood stage!
YES!!!!
RIP Dirtwoman
Not for social happenings per se but Axios Richmond's two writers and @GoadGatsby are good for keeping track of current events, local politics, etc.
Goad Gatsby?!
Dude is a raving lunatic. That said by modern standards he's pretty reasonable.
I wouldn't call him an influencer though
Lmao Goad Gatsby? He’s about as unbiased as the North Korean media
Tell me you don’t know what an influencer is without telling me you don’t know what an influencer is
I know what an influencer is. He certainly influences. The word that OP used though is “good” which is what I disagree with.
The wisdom of the crowd disagrees
I would hardly call any group mentality on Reddit wise but I digress
Yet here you are
Lol @goadgatsby. Only if you want antifa important news. That is about as one sided as Faux News.
O wait, influencer then yes he is. Much like Donald.
Look at y'all whining. If anything political happens in Richmond, Goad is right there with his camera and disco moustache. He puts in the work
So does RVA Dirt
" He puts in the work "
Yeah, but he's an activist, not a journalist. You know what you're going to get.
He's also a documenter. Much of what he does is just show what's happening, on the streets or in sessions. It's just that observing politics apparently feels leftist now a days.
Agree.
r/enlightenedcentrism
Why /r/rva of course
This is the way.
The only one I follow really who is an individual is miss_elaine_neous. I've found out about so many events & restaurants from her updates
who cares about influencers…they’re generally mostly lame. they’ve definitely ruined a few of my hobbies/interests. like i don’t need someone a decade or more younger than me telling me they think they know more than i do about xyz and then doing it in this phony saccharine for social media way.
I think OP is using a different definition for "influencer" than you or I.
I think of an influencer as photoshop lifestyle and thinly veiled advertisements, whereas this post seems to be asking for someone who reports on Richmond area happenings and events (a "reporter" as the old heads like to say).
probably, the only good source for that i think is the social media pages for media outlets or a collective hub of them. all individual ones are self-serving imo.
Miss Elaine Neous on IG
@restlessrva on IG is good for music events on Thursday-Sunday
Also agree with Miss Elaine Neous on IG!
Elliott in the morning
You mean the guy based in DC and uses relatively old news whenever he mentions anything from this area?
I like the comment, but wouldn't he be DC?
The West End Mom
Jamia Brooks!
Meade
Me. I’m a local influencer.
? I just ask my friends who work at bars lmao
I've only been here a few years so I don't have experience with all of them, but from what I've read, TV Head, duck man, burpee guy, glitter bomber, Francine are the most influential.
Tank man
Jeff and Jeff in the morning. RIP.
Trying to Adult on meetup is lead by a woman named Sam. I don't know that she's necessarily an 'influencer' in the Instagram sense, but she does frequently come up with fun things to do around Richmond for the group!
RVAFoodBae on Instagram has the best videos I’ve seen
Spam
RVA Deez!
What’s your definition of an influencer?
ContainedCreations is based in RVA and has a big following in the gardening world. Content is not RVA-specific though.
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Western-Bar-9404 t1_j1xpsek wrote
If you type in rva influencers on instagram there’s a instagram page that follows them all. Personally I don’t think people who moved here less than 5 years ago and get free food for their instagram account should get any credibility. (Rva experience I’m lookin at u!)