What is composting?

How do you get started?

• For beginners | Try it out before you commit. This bin is easy to clean and is perfect for collecting scraps on your counter.
• For style icons | Composting, but make it cute. Just don’t mistake this odor-free bin for your cookie jar.
• For the serious gardener | This 43-gallon container rotates — no more mixing compost by hand — and has two chambers so you can add fresh waste while the older batch finishes up.
• For the landscaper | If you plan to compost mostly yard waste, this open-top bin is a good alternative to a pile.

Can you compost without a backyard?

• “200 Years, 200 Stories” | Monday, June 26-Wednesday, Sept. 13 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond | Free | Stop by the Can Can Café for lunch and check out the anniversary exhibition.

• Writing Show: Structuring Your Memoir | Tuesday, June 27 | 6-8 p.m. | Visual Arts Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St., Richmond | $5-$17 | Hear from a panel of three memoirists — be sure to register before midnight on June 26.
• Admiral Radio on Shockoe Sessions Live! | Tuesday, June 27 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | In Your Ear Studios, 1813 E. Broad St., Richmond | $0-$15 | Get tickets to see this Americana-inspired duo in person or tune in to the livestream.

• Tedeschi Trucks Band | Thursday, June 29 | 7 p.m. | Richmond Raceway, 600 E. Laburnum Ave., Richmond | $41-$61 | The rock band will play Virginia Credit Union Live with Ziggy Marley.
• “Mamma Mia” | Thursday, June 29 | 7 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St., Richmond | $8 | Bring your fellow dancing queens for this screening of the movie musical.

• Look out for delays on Main Street at the Adams, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Street intersections starting today through Friday, July 7. Public works crews will be conducting concrete repairs and some lanes may be closed.

• Richmond Animal Care and Control is still under quarantine after an outbreak of Canine Flu. The group will not be able to pick up stray dogs for at least another week. If you find a stray dog and cannot locate the owner, RACC can provide you with a crate and food. (RVAHub)

• Dominion Energy is doubling the size of an experimental program with approval from state regulators. The Time of Use Plan, also known as an Off-Peak Plan, incentivizes customers to use less electricity during peak hours by charging different rates throughout the day. It’ll now increase to 20,000 households. (VPM)

• Goochland has its first Chick-fil-A. The new location opened on Broad Street Road near the intersection of State Route 288 this past Thursday. It’s operated by the same local franchisee as the Short Pump Crossing location. (Richmond BizSense)

• The Metro Richmond Zoo announced that ET, the world’s oldest African penguin, has died. She was 43 years old. ET arrived in Richmond in 1995 after being born in Detroit and moving to Columbus in 1982, where she was named in honor of the Spielberg film that came out that year. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

• A reader came to us with a question about where to play ping pong around Richmond. We’re bouncing back and forth in our own research, so help us out — do you know any locations that have tables open to the public for a casual game? Let us know.

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