SoundView Project Taps into Street Energy
On a lively stretch of E. Broad sits a brand experience shop that boasts a bold name and even bolder ideas. Release the Hounds, which offers advertising and graphic design led by John Mills, is known for its street-level window display that has featured everything from art to pop-up shops over the years. This fall […]
Changing Places, Changing Lives
By Duron Chavis Nature teaches us many lessons. From soil to microbes to trees and worms, what appears to be random is in reality a rhythmic harmony. Organizations that realize this can create a path toward a sustainable future. Groundwork RVA is one of those organizations. Led by Giles Harnsberger, Groundwork RVA is a […]
Building Just, Inclusive, and Nonviolent Communities
Peace: This word is as utilitarian as any word could ever be. There are so many meanings. It’s a greeting or farewell with roots extending deep into the early days of hip-hop culture, a silent contemplation in the early morning light by urban yogis saluting the sun, or an unexpected feeling, such as when one […]
Mapping RVA: Excluded Communities
Whether you live in the Upper Fan or in East Henrico, you likely have much more in common with your neighbors than a zip code. The racial and socioeconomic divides within Greater Richmond find bold visual expression in Excluded Communities, a spatial analysis and exhibit launched by Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) to illustrate the […]
It’s All Relative
What makes a family? Who can define your family? The Valentine shares in the dialogue with this new exhibition, It’s All Relative: Richmond Families (1616–2016), which opened on October 13 in the Stettinius Community Galleries. It’s All Relative explores the changing definition and composition of families in the Richmond community from the 17th century to […]
Waking Up to Creativity
Doug Nunn believes that everyone is creative. But to live a creative life, it takes bravery, honesty, and a lot of hard work. Last year Nunn set out to find a way to foster an inclusive and creative community, which led to the launch of CreativeMornings RVA. Initially launched in 2008 in New York by […]
King’s Queens
By John Murden Loretta Watson understands the value of a good coach. A dedicated friend. And a trusted mentor. Every year for the past 20 years, she’s opened up her heart to a new group of young ladies, hooking them into the sisterhood of her cheerleading program. “I grew up in Creighton from birth […]
The Richmond Transit Network Plan
By Ross Catrow Earlier this year, a team of nationally recognized transit experts came to town to help the city completely reimagine Richmond’s transit network. Our current bus network is built on the bones of America’s first electric streetcar system and has resisted major overhauls to its lines for at least 40 years. To […]
101 Pit Bulls: Changing the Perception
Kelley Blanchard is on a mission to restore the image of America’s most bullied breed, the pit bull. Determined to fight fear and bias, Blanchard launched The Richmond Pit Bull Project to bring attention to rescuing, rehabilitating, and loving the American pit bull terrier and dogs with bulldog lineage. As part of her initiative, Blanchard […]
At the Center of Change
Last year, 62.8 million Americans volunteered 7.9 billion hours. Based on the Independent Sector’s valuation of a volunteer hour ($23.56 in 2015), all that time is worth more than $186 billion. That sounds like a lot until you realize that the number of people who volunteered last year is only slightly more than 25 percent […]