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Culture

City of Richmond announces Shockoe Project
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The Shockoe Project includes plans for a museum, a pedestrian bridge, green space, and more. | Images via city documents
On Tuesday, city leaders announced the Shockoe Project: a 10-acre development memorializing Richmond’s history with slavery, on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Plans for the project, set for the area next to the Main Street Station, have been in the works for 15 years.


The Shockoe Project Master Plan includes indoor and outdoor educational installments to create a “comprehensive, experiential destination ... recognizing the history of enslaved and free Africans and people of African descent.”



At the center of these designs is the future National Slavery Museum, a venture over a decade in the making. The proposed design is 62,100 sqft and will “tell the entirety of America’s slave trade story.” It would be located on the site of the African Burial Ground and Memorial at 1554 E. Broad St.


renderings of the proposed museum

The city plans for the National Slavery Museum to be over 61,000 sqft.

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Renderings from the Shockoe Project master plan

The museum will feature exhibitions, spaces for reflection and contemplation, resource libraries, and programs for research and oral history preservation. It will also house a theater and several conference and multi-purpose rooms. The master plan suggests the museum aims to be open sometime around 2030.

Plans for the area include a gateway pedestrian bridge, walking trails, and access to the site of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail. It also allocates part of Main Street Station for the Shockoe Institute. That 12,000-sqft space in the train station aims to open by next year, and will use an $11 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to create an educational experience focused on “the roots of America’s social and economic challenges.”

Other elements of the master plan include improvements to Lumpkin’s Slave Jail and Shockoe Creek Garden, a public memorial of 200 sculptures in front of the museum, and a “Hush Arbor” for contemplation at the African Burial Ground site.

For more details on timeline and estimated costs, check out the full master plan.
See the plan
Events
Thursday, Feb. 29
Friday, March 1
  • CultureFest Friday | Friday, March 1 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Children’s Museum of Richmond, 2626 West Broad St., Richmond | $0-9 | This month’s cultural celebration explores Ireland with snacks and crafts.
  • “Offering” Opening | Friday, March 1 | 5-11 p.m. | Gallery5, 200 W. Marshall St., Richmond | Free | The opening night of this group ceramics exhibit will include music by Pebbles Palace, Fado Nosso, and Ben Butterworth.
  • Palmyra | Friday, March 1 | The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St., Richmond | $15 | The Virginia folk trio will play with Dissimilar South and Jobi Riccio.
Saturday, March 2
  • UR Men’s Basketball vs. VCU | Saturday, March 2 | 6 p.m. | Robins Center, 365 College Rd., Richmond | Tickets to the hometown battle are sold out, but you can watch the game on CBS Sports Network.
  • Suggesting Rhythm’s 9 Innings | Saturday, March 2 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St., Richmond | $15 | Join the Grateful Dead tribute act for nine shows throughout 2024 at the Broadberry.
Tuesday, March 5
  • Sunrise Science | Tuesday, March 5 | 8-8:45 a.m. | Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 West Broad St., Richmond | Free | Discover how STEM fundamentals can be the ultimate catalyst for success regardless of your chosen career path.*
More March events
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News Notes
Coming Soon
  • Biscuit chain Rise Biscuits and Righteous Chicken is opening a location in Carytown. The breakfast spot, which also offers coffee and donuts, is looking to set up in the space between Torchy’s Tacos and AT&T. It plans to open in the fall. (Richmond BizSense)
Sports
  • VUU Men’s Basketball takes on Bluefield State in Baltimore tonight at 8 p.m. to kick off the CIAA quarterfinals. The predominantly freshman team is 13-17 this season. Cheer on the Panthers via livestream. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Watch
  • Richmond solar music group Butcher Brown’s NPR Tiny Desk concert premiered yesterday. The eclectic band blends elements of psychedelia, hip hop, funk, and jazz — watch their performance.
Outdoors
  • Sports Backers was declared a Gold Level Bike Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists. The certification is given to businesses with a strong bike culture and policies to encourage cycling.
Asked
  • Where can we find the very best pizza in Richmond? In case you missed it, we’re starting a bracket challenge in which the top eight pizza contenders — nominated by you — will go head-to-head here in our newsletter and on socials. Make sure your favorite spot is one of those eight.
Home
  • The secret to spotless furniture: ChomChom’s reusable lint roller, which picks up pet hair and lint like nobody’s business. Get it on sale for a few more hours.*
 
Community

🗑️ Cleaning up Richmond

See when DPW is stopping by your neighborhood for a clean-up
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The cleanup program begins in the Bellevue, Ginter Park, and Washington Park neighborhoods. | Map via Richmond Dept. of Public Works
The city starts the second round of its Neighborhood Clean-Up Program on Saturday, July 13 in the Bellevue, Ginter Park, and Washington Park zone.

The program visits 15 neighborhood zones across the city twice per year, offering free curbside bulk and brush pickups.

Crews head out at 8 a.m. and continue until 12 p.m. Acceptable items for curbside pickup include:
  • Furniture
  • Mattresses
  • Tires (max four per household)
  • Appliances
Brush will also be picked up, so long as it’s cut into four-foot lengths and bundled.

DPW will not collect electronics, construction debris, hazardous waste, or broken glass.

Here is the full schedule.
  • Bellevue/Ginter Park/Washington Park | July 13
  • Northside/Highland Park | July 20
  • Church Hill/Fulton | July 27
  • Newtowne/Carver/Jackson Ward | Aug. 3
  • The Fan/Shaffer | Aug. 10
  • Museum District | Aug. 17
  • Maymont/Byrd/Oregon Hill/Carillon | Aug. 24
  • Bellemeade | Sept. 7
  • Westover Hills/Forest Hill/Woodland Heights | Sept. 14
  • Broad Rock/Brookbury | Sept. 21
  • Worthington Farms | Sept. 28
  • Westover Gardens | Oct. 5
  • Stratford Hills/Willow Oaks | Oct. 19
  • Windsor Farms/University of Richmond/Far West End | Oct. 26
  • Stony Point | Nov. 2
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
David
From the editor
As RICtoday’s resident Deadhead, you can bet I’ll be making it out for several of Suggesting Rhythm’s “innings” this year. In the meantime, I’ll be spinning this classic Richmond show from 1977.
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