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Meet Trail Hut. Before it was an outdoor gear shop Meet Trail Hut. Before it was an outdoor gear shop, it was a carriage house. Then came a bologna burger cafe, an architect’s office, and a few other lives along the way.

Built around 1900, the little brick building at 114 N. 2nd St has seen its share of Richmond history. These days, it’s home to @thetrailhut, a locally owned outdoor gear shop with a mission we can get behind. 

Founded in 2021 by Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Evan Garrison, Trail Hut operates on the simple idea that good outdoor gear deserves another adventure. Inside you’ll find hiking boots, backpacks, tents, outdoor clothing, and just enough camping equipment to get yourself lost in the woods for a few days. Much of it is secondhand, some of it is brand new, and you can even rent equipment if you’re not quite ready to commit.

Got good gear gathering dust? Bring it by. Trail Hut’s consignment program gives used equipment another life while putting a little money back in your pocket. It’s a business built around getting more people outside, keeping good gear in circulation, and making adventure a little more accessible to everyone.

And there’s something pretty fitting about that mission finding a home in a 125 year old building downtown that’s been reinventing itself for generations. Go have a look around! 

📍 114 N. 2nd St
🎵 Providing the soundtrack are local musicians and outdoor enthusiasts Andrew Alli and Josh Small
“Mother & Child,” a new mural in the Carver neighb “Mother & Child,” a new mural in the Carver neighborhood, is the latest gift to Richmond from artists George Arturo (@visiblyhidden_) and Ian C. Hess (@ian.c.hess).

Completed just last week, the mural was painted over five days with both local artists working on everything from the sketch and figures to the patterned border. Neighbors stopped to visit and offer encouragement as they painted. 

“We both felt that we needed to create a piece honoring mothers, motherhood, and homemakers,” Hess shared. “To honor them, exalt them, and share an intimate moment between mother and child.”

Arturo also shared a farewell to the city. “This wall stands as one of my last collaborative projects as a local public artist here. Thank you so much RVA, for all the ups and downs, the mistakes, and the lessons. This isn’t goodbye for good. I’ll still visit.

“This city will always be part of my story, and you can always find pieces of me hidden through the paint I’ve left behind on these walls.”

📍1021 W. Clay St. 

🎶 “Day is Born” by Richmond’s own @holyrivermusic. 

#richmondart #rvaart #richmondva #carver #mural
More scenes from Porch Night as the neighborhood c More scenes from Porch Night as the neighborhood concert series winds down for the year. Thank you to the musicians, porch hosts, planning committee, neighbors, and first-time visitors who came together for a beautiful fall evening in Woodland Heights.

Tonight’s musicians included @The419, @portico_music, Counterpoint, @professorbless and Blue Orpheus Orchestra, The @lisastano Medley, and @tristandoughertymusic and The Heart Pines.

Until next year!

#WoodlandHeights #RichmondVA #PorchNight #RVAMusic
A beautiful fall evening for the last Porch Night A beautiful fall evening for the last Porch Night of the year in Richmond’s Woodland Heights neighborhood. Tonight’s musicians included @The419, @portico_music, Counterpoint, @professorbless and Blue Orpheus Orchestra, The @lisastano Medley , and @tristandoughertymusic and The Heart Pines.

#WoodlandHeights #RichmondVA #PorchNight #RVAmusic
Back in 2004, Chad Powers started selling BMX gear Back in 2004, Chad Powers started selling BMX gear out of a van while traveling to skateparks and races along the East Coast. Today, twenty-two years later, his Richmond business, @powersbmxshop, brought riders and friends together from far and wide to celebrate.

The anniversary jam featured riding on ramps and dirt jumps built by Chad and a community of supporters, along with live music, food, and plenty of prizes. Inside, the Powers BMX Museum showcases the sport’s history through a collection Chad has built over the years.

We stopped by to catch some of the riding and celebrate what he has accomplished. Happy anniversary to Chad and the tight-knit BMX family that has grown alongside him!

#PowersBMX #RichmondVA #BMX
Alex Sam was spotting the potential in classmates’ Alex Sam was spotting the potential in classmates’ old sneakers long before he had a storefront on Broad Street.

This Richmond entrepreneur got his start back in middle school, buying used pairs, cleaning them up, and reselling them. In December 2020, Alex and Thomas Vu opened @KicksBoomin’s first storefront. Today, you’ll find the sneaker and streetwear shop at 4 E. Broad.

We dropped in to catch up with Alex, now the shop’s sole owner, and see what’s on the shelves.

🎶 Richmond’s own @tenn1sh2 supplies the soundtrack with “Up at the Git Down.”

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