Named after a 21,000-foot inactive volcano in Ecuador, Chimborazo Hill has a dramatic, if not explosive, history of racial conflict that spans more than two centuries. In 1656, it was the…
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The Science Museum of Virginia continues its annual tradition of experimenting on everyone’s least favorite holiday treat – the fruitcake. Now through Friday, December 20, Museum educators will put the…
St. Catherine’s will open the Early Learners program in the Fall of 2017 for girls who will be three years old by Sept. 30, 2017. Early Learners is developmentally appropriate,…
In 1880, a lauded Confederate photographer, made famous for his images taken at Fort Sumter, moved his family and his photography studio to Richmond, Virginia. For the next two decades, George…
The Science Museum of Virginia hosts the 39th Annual Model Railroad Show featuring trackless train rides, exclusive tours of vintage train cars, and gigantic model train displays during Thanksgiving weekend. The family holiday tradition…
Two students from Chesterfield County, Virginia have won the Virginia War Memorial’s 2016 Veterans Day Essay Contest. The winner in the middle school category is Jordan Bowe, an eighth-grade student…
Richmond Young Writers is moving, but staying in Carytown, just three blocks away at 2707 West Cary Street. The creative writing workshops from RYW for ages nine to seventeen make space for kids to connect and…
To volunteer to help next week in preparation for the 2020 Thanksgiving feast, visit the Giving Heart now. Joy Elliott was talking with some volunteers at The Giving Heart’s…
With the establishment of Jamestown, a long and complicated relationship between Native Americans – the first Virginians – and English colonists began. As John Smith explored the surrounding territory in…
FETCH a Cure and The Oncology Service (TOS) opened the new veterinary Advanced Radiation Treatment Center. This radiation treatment center is operated by TOS and represents a collaboration between FETCH a…
The Science Museum of Virginia has joined Museums for All, a national initiative to make quality museum learning experiences available to everyone. Enabling low-income families to visit for a nominal fee,…
Students Participate to Raise $40,000 for Schools Nationwide and Demonstrate That Math Can Be Fun Mathnasium’s Annual TriMathlon is a community event designed to encourage kids in grades two through five to…