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🎨 Recipients of a @cultureworksrva Equity Grant

🎨 Recipients of a @cultureworksrva Equity Grant, @sillygenius and @allcity.artclub are hard at work this summer bringing art to often overlooked neighborhoods of Richmond! Over on Broad Rock, Silly Genius and @chrisvisions braved blistering heat and downpours in recent weeks to wrap up their must recent work that is putting smiles on faces and serving as a source of inspiration in the neighborhood!

📍 Check out the mural at 415 E Broad Rock.

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🎉 We hope you’re out there living it up today

🎉 We hope you’re out there living it up today in celebration of #804day! If you haven’t yet found the perfect way to tip your hat to the 804 today, check the link in our bio for recommendations by @miss_elaine_neous! This handy dandy list spells out a variety of ways to join some of the area’s best local businesses today in honor of all things RVA. Let’s go!

Oh and if you’re an email newsletter subscriber of our sister publication @here.weekly, make sure to check your inbox for a special 804 Day issue featuring @miss_elaine_neous!

📸 @doubleimagestudio

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🌈💪 Body Arc (@body_arc_rva), a queer owned p

🌈💪 Body Arc (@body_arc_rva), a queer owned private gym in Richmond, sits at the intersection of art and fitness. Here, movement is an art and every body is welcome to participate.

Richmonders who frequent Body Arc focus on building strength, health, and wellness independent of traditional definitions of beauty. And they do it in a welcoming space that transcends the traditional fitness setting through the use of local artistic creations that serve as a testament to the transformative power of art.

Brandi Walker, owner of Body Arc, previously worked at other gyms in the area and saw a need for an inclusive LGBTQ+ space in Richmond. Walker, who opened Body Arc in January 2022, now offers personal training and group classes with qualified trainers and instructors who value inclusivity and body positivity. Ultimately, Walker’s goal is to grow Body Arc’s approach to wellness through the blending of art and embodied movement.

“Body Arc focuses on creating a space where trainers have experience with disabled folks, LGBTQ+ folks and people of color,” explains Walker.

For those who are interested in working out in the empowering space without a trainer, and for those who can’t afford a trainer, Body Arc offers the ability to reserve one hour time slots during its Open Gym sessions.

Britt Hasson, a personal trainer at Body Arc who helped open the gym, describes Body Arc as, “Eclectic, diverse, and fun.” Hasson is one of nine personal trainers who pay rent monthly and have the ability to set their own prices and hours. On top of creating an inclusive and empowering environment, Hasson points to Body Arc’s seven murals and support of local artists as a differentiator that sets the new gym apart from other fitness options in Richmond.

🏋️ For the story on Body Arc by Grid contributor @anniegdatsme, check out the link in our bio.

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🏀 A new MJ mural is now complete at Battery Par

🏀 A new MJ mural is now complete at Battery Park thanks to artist Jake Van Yahres (@jvycreations) in collaboration with @muralmobb, @mamacelle, @rvaparksandrec, and a host of local teens who worked together through the summer heat to create the piece.

🎨 When looking from a bird’s eye view at the basketball court, @jvycreations had the idea of using the center circle as a ball. “And from there, I guess the concept took flight,” says Jake.

📍 598 Overbrook Rd.

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🎙Michael Paul Williams (@mpwrva), a Pulitzer Pr

🎙Michael Paul Williams (@mpwrva), a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist @rtdnews, and Mallory Noe-Payne (@mnoepayne), Virginia Public Radio IQ’s Richmond bureau chief, have launched "Memory Wars," a podcast examining race and prejudice.

The new podcast was inspired by Mallory's Fulbright grant funded residency in 2021 that provided an opportunity for her to listen deeply to people's personal stories as she spent a year traveling from Munich and Berlin to Nuremberg and small country towns. Upon returning to Virginia earlier this year, Mallory quickly went to work with Michael Paul Williams. Together, the duo balanced her observations of how German citizens are coming to grips with their country’s recent Nazi past with Michael’s research of how Virginia – and America - have dealt with racism and continue our struggle with it.

"We live in a world where challenges are not unique to the United States and I think it’s important to look outside our borders to learn lessons," says Mallory.

In the premiere podcast, "Memory Wars" begins in the aftermath of World War II, exploring how people began coping with the past just after the war. The first episode lays the groundwork for the series as it looks at themes of education, memorialization and accountability. Michael then brings the conversation back to Virginia and the questions we face in America today. The series of five 45 minute podcasts began in June and will conclude on August 4. You can access the series on RadioIQ as well as Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and other platforms.

The podcast is part of Radio IQ’s ongoing commitment to exploring and reporting on issues that encourage listeners to consider other perspectives. “Memory Wars” joins the station’s “Tribal Truths” series and its civic engagement conversations. Learn more using the link in our bio.

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