North of the James

Earth Day, a Short History of Saving the World

Jack R. Johnson 04.2024

“The Women”

Fran Withrow 04.2024

Get Your Kicks Way Off Route 66

Fayeruz Regan 04.2024

The Many Arts of Julie Elkins

They sat around the kitchen table as the house settled into slumber, its systems quietly shutting down for the night, until there was just the soft purr of the refrigerator, barely audible. This was Bryan Harvey’s house in Woodland Heights just blocks away from the house Mike Lucas called home. The two sat across the table from Coby Batty, and these three men, linked by a love of music, had been good friends most of their lives. Each one of them began singing a song.

By Charles McGuigan 04.2024

Never Again

Abbie Waters: The Habit of Being

Happening now in the community:

Kenya Gibson Launches Campaign

Kenya Gibson, who’s running against incumbent Ann-Frances Lambert for the Third District seat on City Council, launched her campaign on April 7, and she held no punches. She was direct, and seems to have concrete plans for making Richmond a better city with improved schools, affordable housing, and a truly transparent government.

First Sundays at The Richmond Community Hospital

04.2024

On the first Sunday of every month now, in the early afternoon, there’s a service held at a building on the city’s Northside that embodies a spirit unlike any other structure in Virginia. It is testament to perseverance and justice.

“The Richmond Community Hospital was actually started as an idea by Dr. Sarah Garland Jones,” Viola Baskerville told me on the first Sunday of April in the shadow of this hospital.

Monthly Music Lineup At Northside Grille

04.2024

Here’s a list of bands and events hosted by Northside’s leading music venue—Northside Grille.

4/12, First Animal Response Team; 4/13, Grain Hoppers with Unknown Pleasures; 4/14, The Sweet Potatoes; 4/17, Ramona Martinez; 4.18, Mike Norris and Derelicts of Grace; 4/19, Jonathan Meadows; 4/20, After Porchella Patio Party; 4/21, Caroline Vain; 4/24, Mackenzie Roark; 4/25, Armistead’s Army; 4/28, Willie Williams. Coming in May—Janet Martin, Ramona & The Holy Smokes, Carmen Ann and the Low Down Gamblers, and much more!

Bellevue Porchella

04.2024

Bellevue’s most popular annual event, which highlights community and musical talent, will be held later this month on the palindromic date of 4.20.24.

It all began back in 2020 during those grim days when a virus had changed the world for many of us. Brooke Ullman came up with the idea while she was out strolling one evening and chanced to hear The Bellevue Bon Temps fiddling up a Cajun storm from their backyard which faces on MacArthur Avenue.

May Faire Festival At Richmond Waldorf
04.2024

Mark your calendars for a family-fun day in celebration of spring at Richmond Waldorf School. The annual May Faire Festival will be held from 11 am till 2pm on Saturday, May 4, rain or shine. Maypole Dance begins at 10am. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

Tickets sold at the door, or pre-ordered, allow you to participate in activities such as flower crown making, jump rope making, tie-dyeing, a visit to the Pocket Fairy, and more. All proceeds benefit the students of RWS. Local vendors offer a wide range of refreshments.