Waymakers Foundation has found a niche as a Latino-focused hunger relief organization, providing staples like beans, cornmeal and rice.
Food pantry spawned by pandemic moves into larger space
Nonprofits
Two groups vie for old BofA branch on Brookland Park Blvd.
One group wants to convert the former Highland Park bank building at Six Points into a restaurant and farmers market, while the other imagines a community health resource center and pharmacy.
Church buys Randolph rec center overlooking Riverview Cemetery for $1M
Boulevard United Methodist financed the acquisition with funds received through its 2018 sale of 321 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., its home for nearly 100 years.
Lawyerpalooza will be live show after COVID forced it to go virtual in 2020
This year’s show, featuring bands with attorney members in a benefit for the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation, is tonight at The Hof in Scott’s Addition.
St. Joseph’s Villa opens new $9.5M Sarah Dooley Center for Autism
“The model this school is based on is we can teach these kids to be successful in the public schools,” said the center’s senior director.
Housing nonprofit adds two East End homes, breaks ground on another
Urban Hope facilitates homeownership in the East End, where low-income residents moved into homes built by Eagle Construction of VA.
Conservation group buys riverfront land once slated for Echo Harbour project
The 5 acres the Conservation Fund purchased at 3011 and 3021 Dock St. for $4.9 million will become part of the James River Park System.
Duke’s Mayo launches event to drive traffic to Richmond restaurants
“Hot Tomato Summer” highlights menu items at local eateries that pair the hometown brand with tomatoes and a nonprofit will benefit.
Metropolitan Business League expands with new outpost in Petersburg
The City Point Innovation Resource Center at 325 Brown St. will serve as an incubator for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Curtain rising on Virginia Rep’s first show since COVID pandemic began
The nonprofit theater company is reopening with “Ella and Her Fella Frank,” an imaginary concert of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra in Heaven.