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How to celebrate baseball with Copa de la Diversión

A batter wears the bright green Ardillas Voladoras uniform for Copa de la Diversion

Check out the special Copa de la Diversión uniform. | Photo courtesy of the Flying Squirrels

Minor League Baseball fans know that baseball season means it’s time for Copa de la Diversión (or “Fun Cup”) — a season-long event series designed to “connect teams with their local US Hispanic communities.”

For special games and events, the Flying Squirrels transform into the Ardillas Voladoras, in which the team wears a logo featuring the flying squirrel in a luchador mask.

Copa de la Diversión began in 2017 with four teams in Charlotte, Durham, Visalia, and Las Vegas. The next year, it expanded to 33 teams and added a little competition. The 2018 winner? The attendance-record-breaking Mariachis de Nuevo México in Albuquerque.

This year, 90 MiLB teams will compete to be crowned campeón based on ballpark experience, community engagement, and philanthropic impact.

Help the Ardillas Voladoras win by attending events and cheering them on at one of these three upcoming games.

Altoona Curve | Friday, June 9 | 6:35 p.m. | $10-$25
Portland Sea Dogs | Friday, July 28 | 6:35 p.m. | $10-$25
Akron RubberDucks | Friday, Sept. 8 | 6:05 p.m. | $10-$25

Just be sure you’re representing your team in style.

Events

Monday, May 15

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror | Monday, May 15 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad St., Richmond | $10-$15 | Watch the classic silent film with live accompaniment by guitarist David DiDonato.

Tuesday, May 16

Flying Squirrels vs. Akron RubberDucks | Tuesday, May 16 | 6:35 p.m. | The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | $10-$25 | Celebrate Richmond’s favorite flamingo, Flingo, with a bobblehead giveaway.

Thursday, May 18

Isaac Julien Speaker Series: “As We See Ourselves” | Thursday, May 18 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | VMFA, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | $5-$8 | UVA professor and photographer Dr. John Mason will discuss African American portrait photography and the Holsinger Studio in the early 20th century.
Chase Rice | Thursday, May 18 | 7:30 p.m. | The National, 708 E. Broad St., Richmond | $30 | A night of country music with Josh Ross.

Friday, May 19

Lebanese Food Festival | Friday, May 19-Sunday, May 21 | Times vary | Saint Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, 4611 Sadler Rd., Glen Allen | Free | Bring the whole family for delicious food, dessert, and drinks + live music and dancing.
Dominion Energy Riverrock | Friday, May 19-Sunday, May 21 | Times vary | Brown’s Island, 5th and Tredegar, Richmond | Free | Experience Richmond’s outdoor scene with activities ranging from yoga classes to trail runs, music to mountain biking, fishing and paddling on the James River + more.*

Saturday, May 20

Kickers vs. Lexington Sporting Club | Saturday, May 20 | 7 p.m. | City Stadium, 3201 Maplewood Ave., Richmond | $16 | Cheer on the Roos at First Responders Night.

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News Notes

Transit

Be prepared for several changes to GRTC service starting Sunday, May 21. Routes will be impacted as construction on the new Downtown Transfer Station is completed. See the full list of schedule adjustments.

Health

A new $13 million women’s health center is now open at the Richmond VA Medical Center in south Richmond. The facility, funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, provides mammography, ultrasound, gynecology, and primary care to veterans. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Plan Ahead

Ashland Fourth Fridays begins Friday, May 26 with local artisans, extended hours at small businesses, live music, and dinner and drink specials. The celebration takes place each fourth Friday of the month through September.
The City of Richmond released its schedule for the Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell, a celebration featuring exhibits, concerts, and performances from June through August. Festivities kick off June 10 with “Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month.” (WRIC)

Outdoors

Henrico County approved $50,000 for the reforestation of 5,000 acres of local park land. County administrators, local schools, and the public landscape nonprofit Capital Trees are partnering to begin strengthening canopies at Deep Run Park, Cheswick Park, and two schools still yet to be chosen. (VPM)

Civic

The city wants your feedback on proposed bike lane designs on both sides of the Nickel Bridge. Look at the options and give feedback by taking this survey by Thursday, June 1.

Arts

Two new exhibits are coming to the VMFA, both opening Saturday, June 17. One ticket gets you into “Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village” as well as “Whitfield Lovell: Passages.”

Opening

Members of the Padilla family — owners of Amigos Family Restaurant and Kahlo’s Taqueria & Bar — plan to open two new restaurants in the former Mojo’s Philadeli building. Tito’s Taqueria & Bar will offer twists on classic tacos, while La Fe Cafe will serve breakfast and brunch. (Richmond BizSense)

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Real Estate

🏡 It’s getting real (estate)

Richmond ranks No. 5 among hottest housing markets

North Carolina, Colorado, and Texas are currently home to some of the hottest markets. | Graphic by 6AM City

The River City is on fire. No need to dial 9-1-1 — we mean the housing market. Richmond recently ranked No. 5 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of hottest housing markets in the US. Also on the list were Denver (No. 2), Phoenix (No. 4), Charlotte (No. 6), and Las Vegas (No. 12).

“What defines hot,” you ask? U.S. News & World Report describes a hot market as one “returning to the basics of healthy demand, supply and financing options.”

To determine which cities are hot (and which are not), U.S. News based its rankings on a scoring scale of 1-100 that examined metrics of housing supply, demand, and finance indicators.

The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Dayten Rose

From the editor

Nice to meet you. I’m Dayten Rose, your Kansas City-based National Content Editor, here filling in for City Editor Robin. I always like to introduce myself with a little degrees-of-separation game between my hometown and y’all’s, but it turns out Richmond and KC are pretty tight — you named our football team, after all.

Missed Friday’s newsletter? We dove into the history of Richmond street names.

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