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Your personality type ➡️ your volunteer gig
Sign up to befriend pups and help out at FETCH Fest in April. | Photo via Brittany Rose Petography
Want to add some volunteer work to your spring calendar? With dozens of local causes making change in our city, you can seek out options that suit your interests and availability (or try something totally new).
To help you find your fit, we rounded up a few upcoming volunteer opportunities aligned with specific interests and personality traits.
Join the Fan District Association for an annual neighborhood parks cleanup, which includes Scuffletown, Federal, Meadow, Grace, Paradise, Lombardy, and Sydney parks.
Note: Some parks listed above may not have volunteer sign-up portals.
Keep FETCH a Cure’s annual pet wellness festival running smoothly while tabling, assisting with registration, setting up or breaking down the event space, and meeting plenty of pups, of course.
Virginia Living Magazine has invited the community to join a service of remembrance for Richmonder Hope Cartwright this Saturday, March 28, at Chimborazo Park. The service will begin at 11 a.m. Scroll up for more event details or read the community invitation.
Open
Peaberry Coffeehouse is now open in Chuch Hill North. During its soft launch, the shop will open at 6 a.m. throughout the week and at 7 a.m. on the weekends. Instagram commenter @emgem2025 recommends the blueberry chai.
Coming Soon
“Collected pieces, layered stories, and the kind of finds that make a house feel like home.” That’s what you can expect to find at Brass Monkey RVA, a new vintage collectible store opening soon at Gayton Crossing in the Tuckahoe.
Gallery
VCU Men’s Basketball fell to Illinois in their second March Madness game, but spirits are still running high from the Rams’ initial win against North Carolina — “the sixth-largest comeback in men’s NCAA Tournament history,” according to The Athletic. Relive the excitement with these game-day photos.
Small Biz
Local business Niche Pilates Studio has a few new developments in store — a studio expansion and the introduction of a community run club, Mat to Miles. Take a sneak peek at construction, and find more run club info leading up to its April launch.
Art
The Flying Squirrels unveiled a new Richmond 34 statue at CarMax Park stadium. The monument features the names of the Virginia Union students arrested following a peaceful protest in 1960. Learn more about the history.
Ranked
There’s one week left to vote for RICtoday as your favorite local newsletter in Style Weekly’s Best of Richmond Readers’ Poll. The poll closes Tuesday, March 31. You can vote for your faves once each day until then.
Blending hip-hop, soul, and funk, local music group Weekend Plans won the Newlin Music Prize for the album “After Hours.” The prize recognizes artistic merit in the Richmond-Petersburg metropolitan area. Former Newlin winners include Drook, Butcher Brown, and Deau Eyes.
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Looking for some friendly competition? Legend Brewing Co. is kicking off a new weekly trivia hang on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The first quiz bowl is tomorrow, March 25. If you’re already booked on Wednesdays, there are plenty more trivia nights to explore around the city.
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