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Published on January 6, 2022
Ms. Hannah-Jones

Ms. Hannah-Jones

Published on January 6, 2022
More than 1,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits were given out in less than three hours Sunday at Henderson Middle School on Old Brook Road in North Side, one of four distribution sites for Richmond Public Schools families. Cars were lined up throughout the neighborhood to pick up the tests. Many people were turned away when the supply ran out.

More than 1,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits were given out in less than three hours Sunday at Henderson Middle School on Old Brook Road in …

Published on January 6, 2022
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia on West Leigh Street in Jackson Ward.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia on West Leigh Street in Jackson Ward.

Published on January 6, 2022
Erected in 1894, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Libby Hill Park is taken down on July 8, 2020, along with other city-owned Confederate statues.

Erected in 1894, the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Libby Hill Park is taken down on July 8, 2020, along with other city-owned Confederate …

Published on January 6, 2022
Sunburst in Henrico

Sunburst in Henrico

Published on January 6, 2022
Milton Thompson, left, and Monique Mines-Talley, the parents of 17-year-old Eumiyah Thompson, attend a vigil celebrating the life of their daughter who was shot and killed Dec. 18 while on her front porch of the family’s apartment in Gilpin Court as she was talking with a friend. Her friend was wounded by the gunfire. Eumiyah was a senior at Spartan Academy on West Leigh Street and was expected to graduate in June, her mother said. “That was my baby,” Ms. Mines-Talley said at the vigil held Dec. 27 in Gilpin Court. It was organized by Charles D. Willis, executive director of United Communities Against Crime. Prayers and candles were part of the somber ceremony.

Milton Thompson, left, and Monique Mines-Talley, the parents of 17-year-old Eumiyah Thompson, attend a vigil celebrating the life of their daughter who was shot and …

Published on January 6, 2022
DPU has pledged to schedule the work to ensure the park remains open during the project. In preparing for construction, some trees were removed, DPU noted, but the department has stated that replacements would be planted after the work is done.

DPU has pledged to schedule the work to ensure the park remains open during the project. In preparing for construction, some trees were removed, DPU …

Published on January 6, 2022
The project is expected to take four years to complete, according to DPU, and is being done in two phases. The first phase, which already is underway, involves replacement of a main reservoir supply line and inlet valve to continue to ensure reliable water distribution, DPU has stated. Cost of first phase: About $6.6 million, including $4.77 million for construction and the rest going to other costs, such as overhead and construction management. The second phase involves installing new aluminum roofs to replace the 1970s concrete roofs that cover the reservoir’s two underground tanks. Total cost of second phase: $47.4 million, which DPU stated is to be shared with Hanover and Henrico counties, which also receive water from the reservoir.

The project is expected to take four years to complete, according to DPU, and is being done in two phases. The first phase, which already …

Published on January 6, 2022
Andre Ingram on the TV game show ‘Wheel of Fortune.’

Andre Ingram on the TV game show ‘Wheel of Fortune.’

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021
Sky at sunset on North Side

Sky at sunset on North Side

Published on December 30, 2021
This dramatic and decorative street mural now fills the intersection at Mar- shall Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward. The work, painted in the red, black and green colors of the Pan-African flag, stands in front of Gallery 5, an award-winning art space housed in a historic 1849 building that served as the city’s first firehouse and police station. Venture Richmond and the city’s Public Art Commission teamed with art spaces and businesses to develop the place-making project that was supported in part by a $25,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthro- pies’ Asphalt Art Initiative. The project, which cost a total of $40,000, produced a new brick plaza and bike rack in front of Gallery 5. Artist Chris Visions created the mural painted by youth participants at ART 180, a nonprofit center of youth creativity based at 114 W. Marshall St. The central figure is Sankofa, a symbol and word of the Akan people of Ghana meaning “to retrieve.” The symbol is being used as a salute to Jackson Ward’s history as the once proud center of Black business, entertainment and culture. The mural also is connected to a custom-designed parklet that fills two parking spaces in front of ART 180. The parklet, not pictured here, is one of five the city has sought to install to promote community and businesses. The initiative came together this year as part of marking the 150th anniversary of the city’s creation of Jackson Ward in 1871. At the time, it was a gerrymandered political district for Black voters. Venture Richmond credited the two art groups, Big Secret, Walter Parks Architects, CB Chandler Construction, Cite Design, Richmond Toolbank and Vanderbilt Properties with helping create the space.

This dramatic and decorative street mural now fills the intersection at Mar- shall Street and Brook Road in Jackson Ward. The work, painted in the …

Published on December 30, 2021
Young students in Linda Crafton’s class for 3- to 5-year-olds at FRIENDS Association for Children hold onto their new stuffed animals during a Christmas Vehicle Parade on Dec. 21 in Gilpin Court. The huggable toys were gifts given to the youngsters by the nonprofit organization that operates two child development centers. FRIENDS got its start in 1871 as an orphanage in Jackson Ward and has expanded its mission and services in the last 150 years.

Young students in Linda Crafton’s class for 3- to 5-year-olds at FRIENDS Association for Children hold onto their new stuffed animals during a Christmas Vehicle …

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021

Published on December 30, 2021