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First city-funded ‘parklets’ installed to provide public eating spaces Jonathan Spiers photos) With demand for outdoor gathering areas increasing along with warmer temperatures, a few more options are becoming available in Richmond through a pilot program that’s replacing on-street parking with pop-up patios. The city started installing the first of five planned parklets in front of participating restaurants and businesses this week through its “Picnic in a Parklet” program. The prefa...

12-story apartment building planned for Jackson Ward parking lot Rendering courtesy of city documents) A Philadelphia-based firm is teaming with a Richmond developer to transform a longtime parking lot into one of the taller buildings in Jackson Ward. Parkway Corp. and locally-based SNP Properties last month filed plans with the city to build a 12-story mixed-use building with over 250 apartments at 200 E. Marshall St. The development would rise on the roughly 1-acre lot, which Parkway acquired...

Soul Taco owners launch JewFro, a Jewish-African fusion pop-up  March 16, 2021 6 JewFro is a pop-up concept that brings together Jewish and African cuisines. Pictured is the  Shakshuka, a Middle Eastern and North African dish that consists of poached eggs, Niter kibbeh (Ethiopian spiced butter), tomato sauce, olives, and labneh (strained yogurt) served with challah. ( Courtesy of JewFro) Two local taco shop owners — one Black and one Jewish — put their heads together to come up with a new...

Nonprofit hosts at-home vaccine event for Richmond senior living communities Non-profit hosts vaccine event for senior living communities By Hannah Eason | March 13, 2021 at 11:08 AM EST - Updated March 13 at 6:58 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Senior living community residents in Richmond received COVID-19 vaccines at their home on Saturday as part of an initiative to provide health and wellness to the community’s aging population. Nonprofit Enterprise Community Development partnered with...

Senior living community residents in Jackson Ward are set to receive COVID-19 vaccines at their home on Saturday as part of an initiative to provide health and wellness to the community’s aging population.

March 10, 2021 Deborah A. (Kane) Toner left this earth early Thursday, March 4, 2021, while surrounded by family at her home.  She was born Oct. 10, 1962 in Wilmington, daughter of the late Robert and Janet Kane. Deb and her husband Tom began married life living in New Castle, later moving to the Middletown area, and lastly moving to “their home for life” in Rehoboth Beach, some 25 years ago.  All immediate and other family members were always a welcome sight at their home.  It...

Jackson Ward market that specializes in exotic snacks draws East Coast customers By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Posted at 8:20 PM, Mar 06, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-07 12:50:51-05 RICHMOND, Va. -- A Jackson Ward shop has a unique following on social media and is drawing customers from across the Mid-Atlantic for its unique assortment of hard-to-find snacks from around the world. One Way Market on North 1st Street is a convenience store with its shelves stocked with more than 300...

During Black History Month, we celebrate Black voices and Black leaders in history, and we are also reminded that inclusion matters.

By COLLEEN CURRAN | Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond husband-wife team Dash Shaw and Jane Samborski’s “Cryptozoo,” a dreamy, artsy animated fantasy feature that’s entirely hand-drawn, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was quickly snapped up by Magnolia Pictures. The movie is about a cryptozoo: a zoo that houses mythical creatures, such as centaurs, griffins and unicorns. “I started drawing it four years ago, after our daughter was born,â�...

VCU alumni create a scholarship to honor Virginia trailblazer who helped so many VCU alumni create scholarship in honor of Virginia trailblazer: She helped so many people and last updated 2021-02-11 11:06:49-05 RICHMOND, Va. -- Community activist. Educator. A force in the community. From rural New Kent County to the busy streets of Richmond, those who knew Oraphine Watkins Crump said she spent much of her 96 years working tirelessly, leaving an indelible mark. “She was a well-loved pillar...