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50+ volunteering opportunities in Richmond
Explore organizations whose mission is to make Richmond a healthy place to live, work, and play.
July 16, 2025 11:15 AM
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Don’t miss this groundbreaking talk on menopause
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How does caffeine affect your heart health?
Coffee lovers and soda sippers, read on for helpful tips from the heart health experts at VCU Health Pauley Heart Center.
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The sun is low in the sky over the horizon. We are overlooking the James River, with wintry landscape and trees in covering the far bank toward the sun, and a bridge with rounded arches in the foreground. The sun shines orange and yellow, with a brief patch of sky mirroring those colors, before dark green and blue-looking clouds spot through the rest of the sky.
Wellness
A few ways to make good on New Year’s resolutions in Richmond
Here are some ideas to help get you on your way to some commons goals for the new year in our city.
January 8, 2025
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Patrick Sidwell
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New stretch of bike lanes coming to downtown Richmond near riverfront
Construction will soon begin on new bike lanes on 2nd, Byrd, and 3rd Street, to be complete by February
October 14, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf
Runners take off at the starting line of the Richmond Marathon.
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Richmond Marathon announces full docket of race weekend events
Plans for “America’s Friendliest Marathon” include live podcast tapings and group shakeout runs.
October 9, 2024
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David Lefkowitz
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Travel and Outdoors
Tree-t yourself at these 40+ events for Richmond Tree Week
The citywide celebration of all things urban forestry returns Oct. 11-20.
October 8, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf
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Q+A: What to know about self-breast exams, according to an OB/GYN
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month — meaning it’s a good time to see the how, the why, and the what to look for during a self-breast exam.
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Run Richmond: 1619
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Run Richmond 16.19 returns for third year of unity, reconciliation, and celebration
The cultural run-walk event takes participants through 400 years of Black history and is put on by the Djimon Hounsou Foundation.
September 20, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf
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Travel and Outdoors
City breaks ground on Fall Line Trail in Bryan Park
Richmond joins several localities in working towards 43-mile shared-use Fall Line Trail.
August 29, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf
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Travel and Outdoors
See how you can help during this region-wide James River cleanup
The James River Advisory Council will host events in Richmond and surrounding counties for the annual James River Regional Cleanup.
August 7, 2024
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Robin Schwartzkopf
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From sailor sandwiches and junkyard dogs to curry plates and taco trucks.
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Sports
How to have fun at NASCAR (without knowing anything about racing)
NASCAR isn’t just for racing fans, and we’ve cracked the code on how you and your friends can turn the racetrack into your favorite summer venture.
August 12, 2025
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When + where to expect traffic around university move-ins
VCU, UR, and VUU are getting ready to start classes again — here’s where to expect move-in traffic and when.
August 11, 2025
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A wooden postboard with decorative garland, a red vase of flowers, a green sign titled "Phone of the Wind," and a white wall-attached telephone.
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Anonymous neighbor builds ‘wind phone’ for Fonticello Food Forest
Fonticello Forest unveils a new installation, which invites people to connect with lost loved ones and process grief.
August 7, 2025
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Elise Steele
An up-close shot of a beer with "The Answer" written on it (that's the name of the brewery). The amber liquid is in a clear pint glass on a wooden bar surface, with more glassware visible in the background blurry behind the bar.
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Weekly trivia nights in Richmond
Assemble the dream team and test your trivia wits at these bars, breweries, and restaurants.
August 6, 2025
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Elise Steele
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Find the best matcha in Richmond
We rounded up six locally approved matcha picks so you can get your green fix.
August 4, 2025
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Elise Steele
A row of motorcycles in a hall of The Branch Museum of Design
Culture
Motorcycles at the museum: The Branch revs up for change
We visited The Branch Museum of Design to preview its new exhibits and talk to Executive Director Kristen Cavallo about her vision for change.
July 31, 2025
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Elise Steele
A green community garden sign in front of a wooden entrance at Jefferson Avenue garden; Leaves and fruit of a fig drape drape over the wooden structure at the top of the frame.
Culture
15+ community gardens in Richmond
See where Richmonders are cultivating friendship and fresh produce.
July 30, 2025
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Three people wearing Renaissance Faire costumers pose like they are in battle; Taken in the grass in front of Agecroft Hall and Gardens.
Events
Richmond Renaissance Faire returns Aug. 2
Sharpen thy swords for Warriors in Bloom, a one-day festival spotlighting the unapologetic vigor of “viragos.”
July 24, 2025
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Elise Steele