Fun at RPS Summer Fest/Gerald Brown, 5, outdistances his 4-year-old sister, Gabrielle, during a sack race last Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School during RPS Summer Fest. The event, sponsored by Richmond Public Schools, provided information for families on how to enroll students for the upcoming school year, while offering music, entertainment, art stations, books and refreshments.

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/With mask restrictions eased, small and large outdoor festivals are back in full swing in Richmond. A prime example: The More Than Art Community Day that took place July 24 in the East End. Left, Talaysha Lewis, 21, and Ta’Dreama McBride, 14, take their pick of free begonias offered by the nonprofit Garden Guerrilla at the event held at the busy corner of Fairmount Avenue and Mosby Street.

Cityscape: Slices of life and scenes in Richmond/The More Than Art Community Day that took place July 24 in the East End. Artist Nadd Harvin puts the art into the festival working on his new mural on a storefront. The festival, mingling painting, music and neighborhood outreach, was a production of Crenius, a Richmond-based creative agency led by founder Ra-Twoine “Rosetta” Fields. Her purpose for the event: “To use art and mutual aid as a vehicle for catalytic change in underserved and underrepresented communities.”

Hopewell pays homage to the Rev. Curtis Harris/Hopewell’s post office has a new name. It is now the Rev. Curtis W. Harris Post Office in honor of the late pastor and civil rights leader who became Hopewell’s first Black mayor in 1998. The renaming and dedication ceremony was hosted July 15 outside the post office at 117 W. Poythress St. by 4th District Congressman A. Donald McEachin, who spearheaded the renaming effort.

Hopewell pays homage to the Rev. Curtis Harris/Hopewell’s post office has a new name. It is now the Rev. Curtis W. Harris Post Office in honor of the late pastor and civil rights leader who became Hopewell’s first Black mayor in 1998. Daughter-in-law Renate Harris of Hopewell, and five of his children, R. Michelle Harris Pritchett of Waldorf, Md., Karen Harris Bradford of Hopewell, Curtis Harris Jr. of Fayetteville, Ga., Dr. Joanne Harris Lucas of Virginia Beach and Michael Harris of Hopewell.

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Welcoming the burgundy and gold/There’s no doubt that the Washington Football Team has real diehard fans in Richmond. After a year’s hiatus because of COVID-19, the NFL team received a big welcome back to its Richmond training camp on Wednesday by fans who turned out in droves. A long line formed early at the entry gate of the Bon Secours Training Facility on West Leigh Street as people waited eagerly to see their favorite players go through practice.

Welcoming the burgundy and gold/There’s no doubt that the Washington Football Team has real diehard fans in Richmond. After a year’s hiatus because of COVID-19, the NFL team received a big welcome back to its Richmond training camp on Wednesday by fans who turned out in droves. Many wore the team colors of burgundy and gold. Left, Theiss Wooten and his children, Aryanna, 6, left, and Jayden, 3, drove up from Williamsburg to catch a bit of the action before they had to return for Aryanna’s gymnastics class.

Welcoming the burgundy and gold/There’s no doubt that the Washington Football Team has real diehard fans in Richmond. After a year’s hiatus because of COVID-19, the NFL team received a big welcome back to its Richmond training camp on Wednesday by fans who turned out in droves. Many wore the team colors of burgundy and gold. Dorann Jones-Coleman of Glen Allen dressed in her WFT gear and matching sunglasses to support the team she has been cheering on for more than 20 years.

Welcoming the burgundy and gold/There’s no doubt that the Washington Football Team has real diehard fans in Richmond. After a year’s hiatus because of COVID-19, the NFL team received a big welcome back to its Richmond training camp on Wednesday by fans who turned out in droves. Many wore the team colors of burgundy and gold. A fan records the field action on his cell phone.

Welcoming the burgundy and gold/There’s no doubt that the Washington Football Team has real diehard fans in Richmond. After a year’s hiatus because of COVID-19, the NFL team received a big welcome back to its Richmond training camp on Wednesday by fans who turned out in droves. A long line formed early at the entry gate of the Bon Secours Training Facility on West Leigh Street as people waited eagerly to see their favorite players go through practice. Officials said that all the free tickets have been distributed for the camp that continues through Saturday, July 31.

Faith leaders and football/Virginia Union University football team chaplain, the Rev. Joe Ellison, right, gathers with honorees at the 4th Annual Washington Football Team/RVA Faith Leaders Luncheon on Monday at New Kingdom Christian Ministries on Dill Avenue in Highland Park. The luncheon was co-hosted by Rev. Ellison and the church’s senior pastor, Dr. Christopher Moore, left, to honor four Black College Football Hall of Famers. They are, beginning second from left, Virginia Union University Athletic Director Joe Taylor; former Washington Football Team quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams, who is now special adviser to the WFT president; Willie E. Lanier, former NFL Kansas City Chiefs player and Pro Football Hall of Famer whose stellar football career started at Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond; and Coach Willard Bailey, who coached four Virginia teams during an illustrious career at VUU, Norfolk State University, the former St. Paul’s College and Virginia University of Lynchburg. Coach Bailey is the newest inductee in the Black College Football Hall of Fame; he was inducted in June. Joining the group also is the WFT Senior Team Chaplain Bishop Brett Fuller, second from right.