Sharing RVA
Sharing is RVA. It’s who we are. Over the past year Grid has covered the maker movement, collaborative consumption, social enterprise, and more. At their core, each of these movements have a common theme: sharing. It’s through sharing that we find a way forward. We talked to a handful of Richmonders who know that sharing […]
Man and Woman of the Year
When you’re jockeying for a title like Man and Woman of the Year, there’s no telling who might come to the table. This year’s candidates for the honor are a motley crew—including a New York artist, a Massey Cancer Center nurse, a VCU oncologist, two restaurateurs, a realtor, a marketing consultant, and a jeweler. This […]
Art 180’s Art Karma
For years, ART 180 has carved out a reputation for giving young people in RVA the chance to express themselves through art. By partnering with other nonprofit organizations, ART 180 has helped youth (ages 8 to 18) discover ways they can positively engage in and influence their surroundings. To help make the organization’s mission possible, […]
The Savory Grain
Joining the small but expanding ranks of Richmond’s farm-to-table dining establishments, The Savory Grain embraces the same ethos that guides Jami Bohdan, owner and operator, in her daily life as a consumer. To the 18-year restaurant industry veteran, indulging in the bounty of nearby farms, breweries, and wineries just makes sense. “I don’t see why […]
Good, Clean, and Fair Food
Slow Food RVA took root in 2009, bringing to Richmond an important national and international food movement. Waving the banner of “good, clean and fair food,” the mission of Slow Food RVA is three-fold—to celebrate, educate, and advocate. The organization celebrates the pleasures of food and breaking bread together through events such as their Graze series […]
Belle Isle Craft Spirits
Three men stand outside a Manchester warehouse at dusk in early December. One of them is clad in jeans and an open-collared shirt and a dark blazer. He’s holding a locked metal briefcase containing the men’s signature product: one 750-millileter bottle of Belle Isle Craft Spirits white whiskey. It is this suave and hard work […]
Pedal Power: Indoor Cycling in RVA
What happens when a ballet dancer, a runner, and a glass of wine collide? A cycling studio, of course. That’s what Shannon Greenwood and AnnMarie Grohs came up with over a glass of wine on Grohs’ front porch one evening. Greenwood, who is classically trained as a ballet dancer and performed with RVA Dance Collective, […]
RVA Look Book
The 2013 RVA Look Book is a 228-page, locally produced tribute to the entrepreneurs, artists, visionaries and doers that make the Richmond region a place for creative people and organizations to grow and thrive. Designed for both the RVA-initiated and the RVA-curious, the book cracks open the region’s personality, brainpower and lifestyle in vivid photography, […]
Moving Virginia Repertory Theatre Forward
Patience and faith. The patience to realize a vision and the faith that this vision will make a difference in the community. For more than 39 years, these two tenets have guided Bruce Miller and Phil Whiteway, leaders of Virginia Repertory Theatre. In 1975, the college friends pooled $700 and created Theatre IV, the first […]
Taking the Fuzziness out of Content Strategy
Rough estimates hold that a new website is created every single second. But effective websites that engage customers and produce a solid ROI? Those are a little harder to come by. That’s where Recurve comes in. “We all had this idea together, and from there, it seemed foolish not to pursue it,” Bradley Robb says […]