Easter egg-citement // The Cockrell siblings, Victoria, 2, front, Jermiah, 5, and Moriah, 4, rest in the grass with their Easter baskets Saturday at Maymont’s Dominion Family Easter. Hundreds of people of all ages enjoyed a variety of activities at the park in Richmond’s West End during the annual event.

Easter events in the city // Aaris Moore, 5, center, and other wide-eyed children reach up to try and touch a giant bubble last Saturday at Maymont’s Dominion Family Easter celebration. The family friendly event featured an Easter egg hunt, bonnet making and parade and storytelling.

Easter events in the city //Destini Spain shows off the colorful bonnet she crafted alongside scores of other youngsters.

jugglers, stilt walkers, magicians and musicians bring their skills and talents to entertain the crowds at Easter on Parade, the annual celebration of the season last Sunday along Monument Avenue. //

Easter Events In the City // dressed in colorful holiday outfits, from left, Heaven Johnson, 9, Precious Johnson, 6, Javien Tineo, 5, and Jaiden Taveras, 9, keep a close eye on what lands in Heaven’s hands as a magician performs a trick. People and pets alike donned bonnets and costumes to enjoy the day.

This new GRTC sign stands at Semmes Avenue and West 14th Street on South Side. It is one of 300 new signs the bus company is installing — giving riders information on the buses that will stop there, and including a partial schedule for the routes. The signs installed 20 years ago included a statement, “See Route Information On Back,” but no such information was ever posted. So far, these more visible and informative signs are going up on three routes: 32 Ginter Park that serves part of North Side, and 72 Ruffin Road and 73 Ampthill that serve part of South Side. Installation began March 18. GRTC calls it a pilot project and wants customer feedback on the signs. The company, which began work on the new signs eight years ago, is promising to replace the 1,700 other signs on its remaining bus routes by 2017.

Pitching in for Flint // Faith and civic groups, businesses and people across the Richmond region are pitching in to help the residents of Flint, Mich., whose public water has been poisoned with high levels of lead. Joining the effort, Fourth Baptist Church Pastor Emory Berry Jr., above left, and Hermon Jones load bottled water onto a truck Wednesday at the East End church to be trucked and distributed to Flint residents. Similar volunteer efforts are being conducted at several churches. Flint’s water crisis began when Michigan officials decided to temporarily switch Flint’s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014 as a cost-saving measure. Since then, children and adults have been sickened by the water, with reports of rashes, hair loss and other illnesses.

Giant tulips in Maymont

Sway makes his way to VCU // Radio personality Sway Calloway, a VH1 music channel executive producer and host of Sirius XM Shade 45 show “Sway in the Morning,” shares a laugh with Virginia Commonwealth University students, from left, Terrence Everett, Jonathan Brooks and Terry Everett of B the Movement. Mr. Calloway was in Richmond last Thursday for the local premiere of his short film, “The Cycle,” on the VCU campus. The film takes an in-depth look at the cycle of police violence in the African-American community. He and actress Kaili Turner answered audience questions afterward. The event was sponsored by the VCU Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Afrikana Film Festival and The Cheats Movement.

Shall we dance? // Richmond area youths danced elegantly and demonstrated their social graces at the 4th Annual Richmond Renaissance Junior Cotillion sponsored by the James River Chapter of Jack and Jill of America. “Honoring our Legends” was the theme of the gala event held Saturday, March 19, at the Claude G. Perkins Living and Learning Center at Virginia Union University. Twenty-six middle-schoolers ages 11 to 13 mastered several skills in programs leading up to the cotillion. The chapter is one of more than 200 affiliates of Jack and Jill of America, a community service group that focuses on developing youngsters into future leaders.