Jamaya Mills helps her daughter Amari-Elle Mills, 7, try on her handmade hat at the Science Museum booth Oct. 5 at the 2nd Street Festival.

Construction continues on Nine Mile Road in Richmond’s East End, where crews are preparing land for new townhouses and apartments. The development will replace 504 public housing units in Creighton Court with 626 apartments and 105 townhouses. The city provided $21.4 million for infrastructure, with Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority agreeing to cap the number of low-income residents in the new development.

Fall leaves on the James River

Community members gather around “Umama, and so she sows,” a community monument created by ART 180. The sculpture, honoring Black women’s contributions, was unveiled at its temporary location between Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Black History Museum in Jackson Ward. Led by artists Natassja Swift and Xolani Sivunda, the project involved local youths and symbolizes cultural connectivity and healing.