RVA is for Sharing
Three old newspaper boxes, now coated in neon colors, sit unchained in front of 7 West Broad Street. Inside the recycled boxes are stacks upon stacks of books, some tattered and dog-eared and others barely touched. Painted above them, a sign reads: “Books Are Always Free.” Along Grove Avenue a blue water cooler is perched […]
Brewing Up A Vinyl Paradise
With Monument City Coffee opening its doors at 306 East Grace Street, vinyl lovers like me have a whole new way to shop. And eat. And drink. In fact, you may never see or hear from me again. About a year ago, Penny Lane bartenders Eric Truitt and Bobby Covert decided to take their dreams—opening […]
Sharing a New Medium
A collection of colorful Post-it Notes decorate the walls at 804RVA, a shared working space on Broad Street. Some of them are obviously written by entrepreneurs. Others by graphic designers. And some are penned by people just looking to build a robot that serves beer. The Post-it Note wall at 804RVA has always served as […]
Sharing the Space
Jacky Flav likes to use a straight razor. It’s meticulously precise. As a proprietor of High Point Barbershop and Shave Parlor, Jacky is a tonsorial artist and a purist. That isn’t the only tool he has in his locker, though. You’ll be sure to find the best clipper for buzz cut, super sharp scissors and […]
Lift Coffee Goes from Plant to Cup
About two hours east of Managua, Nicaragua, deep inside the rainforest, two Richmonders shared an experience that will forever change the way they serve a cup of coffee in RVA. Coffee beans can be turned into a beverage that is loved by millions at any time of the day. A lot of people take their […]
TEDxRVA 2014: Ideas Worth SPREADING
Look closely and you can find small tunnels carved inches beneath each aisle at Virginia Rep’s November Theatre. There was a time when large blocks of ice were placed under the stage at the mouth of these tunnels, and powerful electric fans blew across the ice. The year was 1911, and the chilled breeze coming […]
Sharing RVA
Sharing is RVA. It’s who we are. Over the past year Grid has covered the maker movement, collaborative consumption, social enterprise, and more. At their core, each of these movements have a common theme: sharing. It’s through sharing that we find a way forward. We talked to a handful of Richmonders who know that sharing […]
Man and Woman of the Year
When you’re jockeying for a title like Man and Woman of the Year, there’s no telling who might come to the table. This year’s candidates for the honor are a motley crew—including a New York artist, a Massey Cancer Center nurse, a VCU oncologist, two restaurateurs, a realtor, a marketing consultant, and a jeweler. This […]
Taking the Fuzziness out of Content Strategy
Rough estimates hold that a new website is created every single second. But effective websites that engage customers and produce a solid ROI? Those are a little harder to come by. That’s where Recurve comes in. “We all had this idea together, and from there, it seemed foolish not to pursue it,” Bradley Robb says […]
Inclusion for Innovation
TMI Consulting envisions a world in which our individual differences drive our collective success. Dedicated to “Inclusion for Innovation” as their core approach, the diversity consulting firm gives communities the tools to harness each members’ full potential, teaching them how to celebrate—rather than marginalize—the personal backgrounds that they contribute to the common goal. “The biggest […]