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 […]
Body Arc: Creating a Welcoming Space for Art and Fitness
Body Arc, a queer owned private gym in Richmond, sits at the intersection of art and fitness. Here, movement is an art and every body is welcome to participate. Richmonders who frequent Body Arc focus on building strength, health, and wellness independent of traditional definitions of beauty. And they do it in a welcoming space […]
Memory Wars: A Podcast That Looks Outside of Our Borders to Learn Lessons
Mallory Noe-Payne, Virginia Public Radio IQ’s Richmond bureau chief, and Michael Paul Williams, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, have launched “Memory Wars,” a podcast examining race and prejudice. The new podcast was inspired by Mallory’s Fulbright grant funded residency in 2021 that provided an opportunity for her to listen deeply to people’s […]
Ash + Chess Partner with Skittles and GLAAD to Celebrate PRIDE MONTH
Richmond based stationary company Ash + Chess, run by queer and trans couple Ashley Molesso (she/her) and Chess Needham (he/him), is being celebrated by Skittles in celebration of Pride Month throughout June. Skittles selected the two to design one of five limited-edition, Skittles candy bags as part of its annual PRIDE Pack released during Pride […]
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 […]
Partners In Change Podcast Launches in Richmond
Partners in Change, a new podcast hosted by co-worker and friend duo Bree Dodd and Christian Dawson, launched this week with the goal of celebrating the change-makers shaping Richmond, Virginia. Dodd and Dawson are part of Open Eye, a fast-growing consultancy that helps small business and non-profit leaders thrive through the co-creation of customized, affordable […]
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 […]