ANNOUNCEMENT: We made our second 2020 “New Legacy” donation this week. NERD SQUAD, led by Alexandra Hicks, is all about meeting young people where they are unlocking the joy of reading. We are honored to help support this amazing mission and organization. #WeSeeIt

Next up in our #MaskUpRVA series, featuring local makers who roll up their sleeves during a crisis and look for ways to use their unique talents to help, is Top Stitch RVA! Read more about the 600+ masks they’ve cranked out here: richmondgrid.com/mask-up-rva-to…

Little Free Library No.3 created by Richmond artist RAMSEY is now open for your reading pleasure on Hull Street! The library is located next to the Mending Walls mural by Chris Visions & Heide Trepanier, featuring the likeness of Cole Hicks & African Goddess Orisha Yemaya.

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🎨 Couldn’t be more excited to pick up Steve Hedberg’s latest work today featuring the hydroelectric power plant on Belle Isle! #rva

A new day. 🇺🇸 #inauguration2021

Our new Girl Action Team in partnership with the Jr.NBA provides young, female athletes the opportunity to learn about #socialjustice movements, discuss social change and gender inequalities in sports, and so much more! bit.ly/2NNkNcC #RVA Richmond Grid

.Richmond Public Schools will maintain its 100% mask mandate for students, staff, and visitors.

"Governors don’t have the authority to issue any order that would be in violation of state statue or other provision of higher law," a law professor at the University of Richmond said. wtvr.com/news/coronavir…

Don't just celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by quoting him. Take action to protect the sacred right to vote. #MLKDay action.aclu.org/send-message/v…

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Broad Street Tenant Recruitment Grants by Venture Richmond. Each new tenant will get a $10,000 grant for moving in and opening for business by May 15, 2022. venturerichmond.com/news/broad-str…

SB 157 to create a pathway for #Virginia to reach the nat'l avg for #TeacherPay & SB 156 to increase the number of #EnglishLearner teachers to meet SOQ standards have passed the Ed & Health: Subcommittee on Public Ed! Thank you Senator Hashmi for leading these critical bills. 👏

Excellent news. Proud that ⁦Richmond Public Schools⁩ is 1 of 7 Virginia school divisions leading this fight. washingtonpost.com/education/2022…

RVA, thank you for the incredible outpouring of love and support. If you’d like to make a donation to support Fox students and staff, please do so via our Education Foundation and select “Fox Elementary Fire Response” in the designation menu. Thank you! rpseducationfoundation.org

Just picked up Limited Edition Mending Walls Spray Cans Chop Suey!

Join us for Episode 1 of our brand new podcast A City For All! In this ep. we speak with Del. Sam Rasoul and recap the Apr. 11th city council and school board meetings. Listen here: richmondforall.com/podcast Find new episodes biweekly on our website or your podcast app of choice!

It is necessary to act now, all across the country, not only to demonstrate that people support abortion access, but to show that we won’t back down. Together we will send a strong message that abortion access must be protected and supported. RSVP: mobilize.us/ppaf/event/458…

RVA Community Makers Unveiling, presented by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and led by artist HAM?, will be hosted Feb 16 at 6 pm at the Cochrane Atrium. Myles Brown will interview, document, and visually showcase the impact made by the 2023 honorees! Check out this preview. #rva

Thanks Richmond Grid for covering the November Fest community events. richmondgrid.com/roll-up-your-s…