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Save on top-rated items like this cute athletic dress you’ll wear everywhere. | Graphic by 6AM City
The season’s biggest sales event is live: Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, with thousands of best-selling products discounted for a short time. Here’s what The Buy team is shopping:
If you have $4.9 million lying around, you could buy an 1896 courthouse and jail in Shockoe Bottom (where the Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time). The historic Henrico County building, now on Richmond ground, traces back to a time of different county lines. Take a look inside.
Civic
Earlier this week, Richmond City Council voted to transfer ownership of the land Sankofa Community Orchard occupies in Southside Richmond. The bundle of city-owned acres would transfer to Sankofa’s land trust — a community-led initiative to promote food resilience within the region.
Open
Locally owned wellness space, Skin, has reopened on West Main Street with a tranquil new look. The business offers a variety of spa treatments, now expanded to include ceremonies inspired by public-bath culture and, later down the line, Community Bathing Days.
Transit
PlanRVA updated its regional Transportation Improvement Program to propose federal spending allocations across Richmond and Central Virginia. Take a look at the project overview, which includes 60 project ideas and an interactive map. You can submit feedback through Sunday, April 12.
Plan Ahead
The 41st Lebanese Food Festival, typically hosted in May, will return in mid-September this year. Organizers opted to reschedule the festival due to ongoing construction on Sadler Road in Glen Allen. (WTVR)
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Event Spotlight
A local professor shines a new light on the legacy of an iconic poet. | Photo by Molly Malone Cook, via Library of Congress
Coming up next week, VCU professor Sasha Waters will premiere a groundbreaking documentary about the life and legacy of American poet Mary Oliver, titled “Saved by the Beauty of the World.”
The film will feature poetry readings by famous figures like Oprah Winfrey, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi, Stephen Colbert, and native Richmonder Lucy Dacus.
“Saved by the Beauty of the World” will make its Richmond debut next week at the 32nd James River Film Festival. The film will also air on PBS American Masters this summer.
Attend the Richmond premiere:
Friday, April 3 | 8 p.m. | Grace Street Theater | $7 | Tickets
Note: Studio Two Three will host another screening later this spring — date to be announced.
Act fast. These lightning deals are live today only in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, featuring some of the lowest prices we’ve seen this year so far:
⚡ Get $40 off Stanley’s insulated cooler bag, rated 4.7 stars and perfect as a daily lunchbox or a cooler for hiking, beach, and camping trips.
⚡ Snag these dressy flat sandals for spring while they’re 20% off until early afternoon — we like metallic gold or summery clear.
⚡ Get 40% off a Tile two-pack today and locate your lost keys, bag, or wallet in minutes.
⚡ Hydrate this spring with the top-rated 40 oz. Hydro Flask Travel Tumbler, priced 54% off at $17.58 today.
⚡ Save 20% off a cute short-sleeve spring dress with a flattering waistline and soft, lightweight fabric.
As someone who studied poetry in college and grew up in the rural midwest, I’m a forever-and-ever fan of Mary Oliver. I may or may not have already teared up watching the trailer for Sasha Water’s upcoming documentary.
If you’ve yet to experience Oliver’s work, here’s a clip of her reading one of her most celebrated pieces, “Wild Geese.”
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