A Better Way to Deliver
In 2014 Grid is moving forward by exploring better ways to deliver our publication. With a focus on sustainable transportation, we’ve partnered with a number of local businesses to help deliver a portion of our magazines in the coming months. BIORIDE Jeff and Joey Anderson, founders of bioRide, are known as the kind of Richmonders […]
A Conversation on Collaboration With Double Image Studio
In honor of our Mash-Up issue, we sat down with Susan Delgado and Nicholas Timmons, a pair of collaborators who just celebrated the 20th anniversary of their photography business, the aptly named Double Image Studio. As graduates of the Communications Arts program at VCU, the two crossed paths several times at commercial photography businesses in […]
CreateAthon: Collaborating For 24 Hours
“We should work around the clock once in a while,” said Cathy Monetti, during a late- summer night in the studio. “Then maybe we could get ahead.” “Yes, we should,” Teresa Coles agreed, with the look of a brainstorm on her face. “But we should do it for charity.” That exchange between Monetti and Coles […]
Fresh Prints: Is 3D Printing The Next Collaborative Medium For RVA?
On the second floor of The Martin Agency’s Shockoe Bottom headquarters, there’s a small, glass-encased room known as the “lab.” This is where you’ll find creative technologist Jeff MacDonald working on some of Martin’s more advanced projects. “We kind of work in this space of being advertisers as well as inventors,” says MacDonald. “We try […]
Localities Team Up For Economic Development: Partnership A Model for Regionalism
Greg Wingfield, the president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership, knows a thing or two about playing on teams. The 6-foot-5-inch former college basketball player has been forming bonds in economic development for around 35 years. “When you look down the bench and can trust every player on your team, it means a lot,” […]
A Botanical Makeover of the RVA Arts District
The RVA Arts District just got a makeover-a botanical makeover, that is. The RVA Arts District Beautification Plan has successfully revamped the Broad Street gateway and the 400 block of E. Grace Street thanks to the efforts of Capital One, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Venture Richmond, and the City of Richmond. “This project says ‘you […]
Feeling The Impact of TEDXRVA
The TEDxRVA forum earlier this year was a place for local, national, and international speakers to come together and create an experience for themselves, the audience, and the greater community. It was, in many ways, an experiment within itself. We assembled an incredible group of community leaders who share a love for TED and a […]
Mash Up: Defining RVA by The Way We Co-Create
Two things became clear when putting together our stories of collaboration among Richmond’s finest organizations. One, these mash-ups were so unplanned—natural, even—that people involved in them could barely recall how they started. At first glance, there’s not even that much to the story. “That’s pretty much it.” “It just happened.” “That’s basically the whole story.” […]
We Are Coffee Makers
As any Richmonder can tell, something is brewing in RVA. There’s collaboration around every corner, enthusiasm about the region, and an appreciation for local talent and creativity. Grid magazine scratched the surface of the many success stories in the last issue, featuring RVA Makers. At that time we reported on a number of our own […]
A Perfect Match: Need Supply Co. and Warby Parker
By the time you read this, they will be gone. The men behind the glasses, that is. Not the glasses themselves. Luckily for you and the rest of Richmond, the glasses are here to stay. On May 2, with an in-store event featuring food by Goatacado, custom-made cocktails by Saison, complimentary cones from Mister Softee, […]