Governor Northam will Propose Juneteenth as State Holiday
Virginia Gov. Northam, joined by musician Pharrell Williams, shared in a press conference today that he will propose legislation to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Northam shared that Juneteenth will become a time for reflection, conversation, and action in the Commonwealth. A time to reassess the core components of […]
Lighthouse Labs and Health Innovation Consortium Extend Deadline
Lighthouse Labs, a nationally-recognized, top 25 seed-stage accelerator, and the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC), a collaborative alliance working to make the Commonwealth of Virginia a hub for health innovation, announced today that the deadline for their fall cohort has been extended to June 17. In May, Lighthouse Labs and HIC opened applications for Virginia’s only […]
Antiracism and Inclusion in Tech
“Antiracism and Inclusion in Tech” by Richmond Technology Council (RVATech) will take place this Tuesday, June 16, featuring Dr. Tiffany Jana, founder and CEO of Richmond-based TMI Consulting and one of the world’s leading experts on manifesting equity and creating inclusive workplaces. This virtual event will be moderated by Andrea Goulet, cofounder of Corgibytes and head of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force for […]
Double Image Studio Launches #HOPEHEROES
Double Image Studio has launched #HopeHeroes, a photography campaign by Susan Delgado and Nicholas Timmons, designed to showcase the passion, purpose, and determination of local healthcare workers in our most trying times. For two decades, photographers Delgado and Timmons have worked locally and nationally to offer an impressive portfolio of clients twice the creativity in a single […]
SPRINT! Lighthouse Labs Says It’s Time for Big Ideas
For those with big ideas, it’s time to Sprint! Founders in Richmond, and beyond, are inherently problem solvers. They look for ways to create solutions and are willing to push themselves to the limits to find a new and better way. Lighthouse Labs, a nationally recognized top 25 seed-stage accelerator based in Richmond, says that it’s this […]
Coloring Together, Healing Together
Richmond artists Hamilton Glass and Matt Lively are all in. And they want you to be too. Glass and Lively recently launched a socially-distant community art project, called All in Together, to inspire Richmonders to make art together while remaining physically apart. To begin, Glass and Lively are asking the RVA community to download a series […]
Dear Richmond: You’ve Got Mail
In early March, we introduced the Grid Mailbox, a journal writing experiment created with the James River Park System. Located in a hidden spot along the trail, the vintage farmhouse mailbox is home to the “Dear Richmond” journal—a special place to write a love letter to RVA or something you wish would change about it, […]
LIVELY AND TRASK VIRTUAL EXHIBIT TONIGHT
Tonight, the Glavé Kocen Gallery will host its first VIRTUAL GALLERY OPENING featuring Richmond based artists Ed Trask and Matt Lively. For weeks, Lively and Trask have been hard at work finishing up new pieces for the exhibit that will be introduced online at 4 PM on a special section of glave kocen gallery’s website found HERE. Tune […]
The Damsel: A Visual Album Collaboration
Thirteen Virginia-based artists have joined together to launch a digital exhibit inspired by a newly released album by Erin Lunsford as part of The Damsel: A Visual Album Collaboration. Starting April 22, new works inspired by a track from Lunford’s album, The Damsel, will be released on Instagram every Wednesday and Friday from the artists. […]
Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund Awards $1.1 Million to Nonprofits
Just weeks after the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond and the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia activated the Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund as a way to rapidly raise funds and align resources where they are needed most, the fund announces its first round of grants totaling $1.1 million to 25 organizations providing […]