Easter on Parade: Six-month-old Maryiah Tims looks over the shoulder of her aunt, Zaire Tims, during Sunday’s Easter on Parade event along Monument Avenue. Like Maryiah, hundreds of people dressed in holiday finery and bonnets for the annual free event. The future of Easter on Parade is up in the air as sponsor Venture Richmond backs out. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
This sleek, 20-story glass tower rises 413 feet into the sky in the block bounded by Cary, Canal, 6th and 7th streets in Downtown. When completed, this latest addition to the city’s skyline, now dubbed Canal Place, will house employees of Dominion Energy. The building has been two years and more than $250 million in the making and is the first of two towers the company plans to construct. A similar, 17-story tower is proposed next door on the property that now houses Dominion Energy’s One James Center building. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
Thousands of people, including the Easter Bunny, stroll along Monument Avenue for what may be the final edition of Easter on Parade.
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, second from left, speaks during a civil rights panel discussion last Saturday honoring the legacy of Barbara Johns.
Buttercups in South Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
People from many different faiths and backgrounds participate in an interfaith Passover “Justice Seder” Monday evening, using the Exodus story and Passover rituals to shine a light on modern-day oppression of racism, sexism, militarism and materialism. The event was held at Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue and featured a combined choir, above, from Temple Beth-El, First African Baptist Church and Richmond Hill. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
People from many different faiths and backgrounds participate in an interfaith Passover “Justice Seder” Monday evening, using the Exodus story and Passover rituals to shine a light on modern-day oppression of racism, sexism, militarism and materialism. The event was held at Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue. Above, Miriam Aniel of Richmond Jews for Justice conducts the candle lighting as other faith leaders look on. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
People from many different faiths and backgrounds participate in an interfaith Passover “Justice Seder” Monday evening, using the Exodus story and Passover rituals to shine a light on modern-day oppression of racism, sexism, militarism and materialism. The event was held at Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
People from many different faiths and backgrounds participate in an interfaith Passover “Justice Seder” Monday evening, using the Exodus story and Passover rituals to shine a light on modern-day oppression of racism, sexism, militarism and materialism. The event was held at Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue. A ritual meal, displayed above, was shared at each table during the Passover celebration. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
People from many different faiths and backgrounds participate in an interfaith Passover “Justice Seder” Monday evening, using the Exodus story and Passover rituals to shine a light on modern-day oppression of racism, sexism, militarism and materialism. The event was held at Temple Beth-El on Grove Avenue. Above, Giselle Johnson and Tony Lamb break a piece of matzah during the Seder. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)
Joyful sounds: Members of the Linwood Holton Elementary School Band, led by Kendra Whindleton, perform for family, friends and supporters last Saturday at the 5th Annual Rosedale Cherry Blossom Festival at the Park at Christ Ascension Church on Laburnum Avenue in North Side. The event was a fundraiser for arts in Richmond Public Schools. Participants enjoyed food trucks, music, arts and crafts and a silent auction. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)