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Richmond YouthBUILD program seeks applicants for Aug. 3 cohort
Learn and earn. That's the basic truth behind RichmondBUILD's YouthBUILD program that provides free training for youth in construction careers.
YouthBUILD, which assists low-income young...
Richmond Art Center launches online classes
The Richmond Art Center (RAC) is now offering an online art program that includes workshops, classes, demos, and visual meets ups.
Called RAC UPLOADED, the...
Red Oak Victory procures long-sought-after WWII Navy deck gun
By Kathy Chouteau
On Wednesday, a new addition embarked on a trek to come aboard Richmond’s Red Oak Victory ship.
A 40,000-pound World War II U.S....
Point Richmond art installation beckons us to discover art outdoors
By Kathy Chouteau
A new outdoor art installation in Point Richmond is making it possible for people to still enjoy art even amid the age...
Don’t miss these virtual Independence Day events
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond’s fireworks along the waterfront are canceled this year. One bit of good news in this respect has been the reopening Thursday...
Riggers Loft reopening in time for Independence Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Amid a multitude of Independence Day cancellations, there’s a bright light on the Richmond waterfront.
Riggers Loft Wine Company will be reopening Thursday,...
County heath order cancels Red Oak Victory’s July 4 reopening
The SS Red Oak Victory will no longer hold its grand reopening on Independence Day after county health officials decided Tuesday that a spike...
Hot Rod Jukebox to play pop-up gig in Annex Friday
By Kathy Chouteau
If there’s one thing you can always count on, even during a pandemic, it’s that the music never stops.
The Hot Rod Jukebox...
Red Oak Victory to reopen Independence Day
By Kathy Chouteau
In the most fitting of reopening dates, the SS Red Oak Victory ship will open up to the public on Saturday, July...
Juneteenth Caravan to roll through Richmond Saturday
By Kathy Chouteau
Many Juneteenth observances have ended for this year, but in Richmond, the celebration will go on.
With a precautionary eye toward the COVID-19...
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A healthy dose of nature: ‘Park Rx Day’ comes to Nicholl Park
By Kathy Chouteau
Got something that ails you? The City of Richmond’s Community Services/Recreation Department has just the remedy: A day outside at Nicholl Park.
It’s all...
Volunteers clean and adopt Humphrey Playlot on Earth Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Volunteers fanned out along the perimeter of Humphrey Playlot in Richmond on Earth Day, pulling weeds, picking up trash and sprucing up...
New park eyed for Pullman neighborhood
Richmond is considering buying a vacant lot at South 27th Street and Florida Avenue to build a new park and playground for the Pullman...