In 1929, a fantastic Richmond holiday tradition was born: the Christmas Toy Parade. Every year, just after Thanksgiving, crowds gathered on Broad Street to watch floats, bands, clowns, and drill teams…
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Robins Foundation Awards Second Annual Community Innovation Grant to ART180 Collaboration A visionary and collaborative project designed to help give voice to area youth through advocacy, art programs and leadership opportunities…
The Steward School, an independent coed JK-12 school in Henrico County, today announces a new merit-based grant program for its Upper School. The new program is made possible through a…
Bring your Holiday wish list to Breakfast with Santa in Richmond CenterStage’s Rhythm Hall Sunday, December 6, 9am-1pm. “Breakfast with Santa” includes a gourmet, buffet-style breakfast, meet and greet, and photo…
In 1871, lines were drawn around a new voting ward. Before the Emancipation, the area had been home to German, Italian, and Jewish immigrants, in addition to a large population…
In 1646, two now-Virginia tribes signed a peace treaty with the British powers, ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War. With this, the first reservations (the legal designation for an area of…
The Community Thanksgiving Feast draws guests from around Richmond from every background. Now, Attendees of the annual gathering hosted by The Giving Heart at The Greater Richmond Convention Center can ride…
The Richmond Christmas Mother Fund announced that it has awarded a $27,000 grant to FeedMore to provide meals to 2,000 Richmond families during the Christmas season. The meals will be distributed throughout…
Henrico Christmas Mother is a volunteer, county-wide, nonprofit organization with a mission to assist families during the Christmas season by providing a shopping experience characterized by choice and dignity. The…
Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of The Velveteen Rabbit on Friday, December 4 at the Children’s Theatre at Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. The show runs through January…
The New Kent branch of the Heritage Public Library is in need of a permanent site. When the previous building fell into disrepair in 2008, the library relocated to a strip mall…
In 1916, the famous New York architect, John Russell Pope, designed one of the largest private residences ever built in Richmond. On Monument Avenue, the 27,000 square foot Tudor-Revival house was…