Alayla Kerr, 11 (left) and her sister, Makayla Robinson, 18, make part of a collaborative peony flower curtain at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts during ChinaFest: Year of the Wood Dragon on Saturday, Feb. 3. The peony, known as the “king of flowers” in China, symbolizes wealth, royalty and beauty.

Work continues on a VDOT project to improve safety and traffic flow by realigning the entrance ramp from Belvidere Street to I-95 south/I-64 east and removing an existing slip ramp from Brook Road. Also, crosswalk improvements near the start of the ramp (on Belvidere Street) will increase pedestrian safety and accessibility in the area. Benefits: The project will improve safety, traffic flow and the merge condition at the interchange. In addition, new sidewalks will be installed.

Under water in the West End