Sender Vans: Building the Ultimate Adventure Vehicle
A good adventure, the kind that is hard earned and results in tall tales best told around a campfire with a beer, often begins with a solid traveling companion. Sometimes that means connecting with just the right travel buddy and other times it’s hitting the road solo with just the right adventure mobile. For Peter […]
Empowering Others Through SPEAK
Siyona Singh, a senior at Douglas S. Freeman High School, doesn’t shy away from an opportunity to speak. And she’s on a mission to make sure others don’t either. Not long ago, Singh, who is a student at the Specialty Center for Leadership, Government, and Global Economics at Freeman High School, stepped onto the stage […]
19th Annual Happily Natural Day is This Weekend
Happily Natural Day, an annual festival that was founded in 2003, features music, workshops, guest speakers and a vendor marketplace. Most of all, this dynamic event promotes love and pride in being of African descent. Festival attendees can participate in workshops, lectures, and shop the marketplace for one of a kind art, jewelry, body and haircare […]
804 Day Richmond: Let’s Go
Happy 804 Day, Richmond! Let’s get out there and celebrate all things that make our little city by the river one of the best places to call home. Elaine Digges, a small biz hype woman always on the move, has managed to round up a list of ways local business owners are tipping their hats to […]
You’re Not Alone: Messages of Hope from the Dear Richmond Journal
Have you found our “Dear Richmond” mailbox hidden in the James River Park yet? Once you do, make sure to grab the journal inside, find a nearby rock to sit on while you flip through its pages, and share your thoughts with others who stumble upon this community journaling project too. Below are some of […]
Cheats Movement and Grid Launch Digital Magazine
We’ve partnered with The Cheats Movement, in collaboration with Bizhan Khodabandeh, to publish VOICES digital magazine, a community project reflecting a truly historic time. The digital magazine, featuring 26 essays and 40 photographers, is available for download on The Cheats Movement (https://thecheatsmovement.com/download-richmond-grid-x…) and Richmond Grid websites (https://richmondgrid.com/voices). VOICES is a community essay project created by […]
Dear Richmond: Words of Encouragement
Hidden deep in the James River Park System, tucked quietly under a moss-covered granite cliff, is the Grid Mailbox. Inside you’ll find the Dear Richmond journal, a collaborative writing experiment created with the James River Park System. For those who stumble upon it, the community journal serves as a special place to write a love […]
Dear Richmond: Journaling Together
Hidden deep in the James River Park System sits an old green mailbox nestled at the foot of a granite rock covered with moss. Inside you’ll find the Dear Richmond journal, a community journaling project created by Richmond Grid and the James River Park System. It’s our hope that the mailbox and the journal will […]
Cozy Ol’ Brewgrass Festival Announced
Keep Virginia Cozy, a Richmond based nonprofit on a mission to inspire all Virginians to care for wild places, announced today that it will host the Cozy Ol’ Brewgrass Festival at Riverside Outfitters on June 17. The event will benefit Keep Virginia Cozy’s efforts to clean and protect parks, forests, and trails in Virginia in […]
Finding Courage with Høly River
It’s only the second month of 2021 and I’m already looking for a balm, a tonic, a medicine — anything for these tumultuous times. My usual escapes just aren’t quite cutting it. The evening (afternoon) cocktail isn’t softening the edge like it used to. I can no longer sidestep my reality with spiritual bypassing, chronic […]