Arbor Day Festival in Byrd Park Saturday

Stay Co2ol With Trees, Richmond’s third annual Arbor Day festival, offers a big menu of fun and information for everyone in the family. Come out for a day of fun at the Carillon in Byrd Park on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Arbor Day celebration is free to attend and will be held rain or shine.

Richmond Earth Day Festival = Green fun for everyone

The Richmond Earth Day Festival is coming up Saturday, April 23, from noon to 7 p.m. It is a FREE, day long celebration that provides resources, education, and information in a fun-filled outdoor setting to help our community incorporate eco-friendly practices, products, and services in their homes and everyday routines; as we strive to make Richmond a “greener” city.

Downtown Richmond’s boat landing has fisherman hooked on weekends

As I visited Ancarrow’s Boat Landing on Sunday for the unveiling of the markers on the Richmond Slave Trail, I couldn’t help but notice that the ratio of attendees for the historic moment were outnumbered at least 15 to 1 by fisherman. At 3 p.m., there was a 20 minute wait at the boat slip and the parking lot was constantly full.

Lessons for Richmond & James from Montgomery’s Riverwalk

By Phil Riggan
James River News Hub

Downtown Montgomery, Ala., has an interesting and relatively new Riverwalk situated on the banks of the Alabama River in a location that in many ways resembles the curve the tidal James River makes as it heads south at the Intermediate Terminal and Rocketts Landing in downtown Richmond.

Richmond Slave Trail markers finally unveiled along historic path

After nearly 10 years of work and planning, the City of Richmond and the Slave Trail Commission has finally unveiled markers for the Richmond Slave Trail.  Seventeen markers along the path were unveiled Sunday and display information on the history of slavery in Richmond. 

Man rescued near at Belle Isle, found clinging to Lee Bridge

It is officially river-rescue season. Two women had to be pulled picked up by motor boat Friday morning after being stranded due to higher water levels and then a man needed to be rescued Sunday afternoon near Belle Isle. According to a report on TimesDispatch.com:

Departing Rachel Flynn: “Make the riverfront happen”

Melissa Scott Sinclair of Style Weekly caught with Flynn in a candid Q&A, where she talks about the Downtown Masterplan, the riverfront and the James, Echo Harbour, city traffic plans and more: