BLANCHARD’S TO HOST U.S. COFFEE CHAMPIONSHIPS PRELIMINARIES
Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co., a specialty coffee roaster that launched in Richmond in 2005, will host the U.S. Coffee Championships Preliminaries this September for coffee professionals throughout the country. Participants will compete in categories such as Barista, Brewers Cup, and Coffee in Good Spirits to earn placement in US Qualifiers. Competitors who advance through Preliminaries, […]
Camp Baker Soars into Summer
SOAR365, formerly Greater Richmond ARC, will launch its week-and-day-long summer camp programs for children and adults with disabilities at its 22-acre wooded facility at Camp Baker starting June 16. They’ve been working on it for a long time to get everything set up. One of the initiatives required contacting a custom pool building company so […]
A capABLE and Inclusive RVA
The Next Move Program, a Richmond based nonprofit offering job training and vocational education to young adults with developmental disabilities, is transforming the perception of disability into possibility. The organization, which was first developed in 2010, works to ensure people with disabilities are prepared for competitive employment. The organization fulfills this mission by providing work and educational […]
Whiskey Dinner: Reservoir Distillery and Perch
Mike Ledesma, a Richmond executive chef and restauranteur, is teaming up with Reservoir, a Richmond based spirits company in Scott’s Addition, to create a special pairing menu with neat pours and Reservoir cocktails by Beth Dixon. Reservoir co-founders, Dave Cuttino and Jay Carpenter, will serve as guides for the special collaboration on May 30 at Perch located at 2918 […]
The Wild Beasts / Not a Wildflower
Page Bond Gallery will host an opening reception for The Wild Beasts: Photography by Peter Cochrane and Not a Wallflower: Paintings by Laurie Fisher on Thursday, June 6. The exhibitions will be on view through July 3, 2019. As an artist and author, Peter Cochrane probes themes of queer politics, autobiographical and ancestral trauma and recovery, and the fabrication of histories through […]
Music to our Ears
Just in time for summer, the Valentine has announced its free Music in the Garden concert series, kicking off on Thursday, June 6 with Deau Eyes & Justin Golden. Hosted in the beautiful Valentine Garden, the concert series is free and family-friendly. This year’s lineup offers performances by talented local musicians, all representing different genres, approaches and styles. The […]
Field Studies by Sarah Gayle Carter
Sarah Gayle Carter used to design things — custom rugs mostly. Also mirrors, lamps, plates, furniture, and even scarves. The years spent in the high end home furnishings market earned her international acclaim. But most of all, Carter says it trained her eye and taught her about the detail and discipline required to develop design […]
Chef Joe Sparatta and Hardywood and Team Up
Chef Joe Sparatta is at it again. As one of Richmond’s most celebrated chefs, Sparatta has been in hot demand ever since opening Heritage, which has racked up awards and accolades from the moment it opened in 2012. Last week, Hardywood Park Craft Brewery announced a headline grabbing partnership with Sparatta at the helm of […]
Building Sanctuary Reefs in the Piankatank River
This week, on Gwynn’s Island, Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program (VOSRP), a program under the VCU Rice Rivers Center, added 16 million oyster larvae purchased from private hatcheries, like Cherrystone Aquafarms, to setting tanks in partnership with J&W Seafood – Gourmet Market. In the coming weeks, the larvae will attach to shells that will then be added to restored sanctuary reefs, designated areas […]
Where Craft Meets Culture
Eric Jackson is on a mission to uncap everything in RVA. A recent Atlanta transplant, Jackson is known in craft beer circles for his popular blog, Uncap Everything. Having landed in Richmond earlier this year, Jackson wasted no time getting to know all things beer, art, and culture in the river city. And he’s about […]