Alliance for Building Better Medicine—a growing coalition of multi-jurisdictional public and private sector stakeholders in the Richmond-Petersburg region—today honored the 4th National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day (NEMSAD), a national observance day occurring each year on September 8, by reaffirming the alliance’s commitment to creating a reliable supply of safe, high-quality, and affordable medicines for […]

BLCK Street Conference, an annual event known for empowering aspiring and current entrepreneurs, will return to Richmond on August 4-5, 2024 with the goal of inspiring participants to learn, grow and operate their business alongside other Black business owners. The conference is hosted by the JWC Foundation (Jackson Ward Collective) as part of its mission […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jackson Ward has long served as a central hub for creativity, innovation, and collective action. Its residents and business owners define the best of Richmond, showcasing our community’s talent and tenacity. And at its core is a long tradition of Black owned entrepreneurship. Jackson Ward will witness the next phase of its history as The […]

Circle S studio, a Richmond-based consulting, branding and digital agency, has launched SPUR, an initiative that provides $20,000 of professional services to help a soon to-be-selected Central Virginia non-profit organization enhance their brand and marketing efforts. “When you look at the number of companies and organizations impacted by the coronavirus, we knew there was no […]

In response to the constantly evolving nature of COVID-19 legislation, Dominion Payroll has created a free resource to support the business community with twice daily webinars to help owners and operators understand this new environment. In these unprecedented and challenging times, Dominion Payroll recognizes that many business owners are struggling to keep their operations running […]

Kroger Mid-Atlantic, Communities in Schools, and Richmond Public Schools have joined forces to open a school food pantry at Chimborazo Elementary and stock sixteen other school pantries across the district. After seeing a call for food assistance in October 2019, Kroger connected with local non-profit, Communities In Schools of Richmond, to offer its support. Communities […]

Amazon surprised students and teachers at Walnut Hill Elementary School in Petersburg, Va. with a new STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) lab this week. Over the summer, Amazon collaborated with Petersburg City Public Schools to renovate four labs at Walnut Hill, Cool Spring, Lakemont and Pleasants Lane elementary schools to give students increased […]