“It’s About the Hustle” curated by Franchell Mack Brown, opened tonight at artspace and features 31 artist from around the country. Half of the artist in the show are from Virginia. The show explores the stories of African Americans and their labors in the United States. Work, in its vast iterations, is central to Black history and culture. From unfree labor based in agriculture that is the foundation of this country, through the second industrial revolution, and into the hustle of the 20th and 21st centuries, as explained in a description of the show by Brown. The first image in this video is a photograph by Sandra Chen Weinstein and last seen is titled “Personal Affects: Bloodroot Wedding Dance”, which won first place. The back of the gallery features an exhibition by the Black History Museum, “From Sunup to Sundown, but the Work Never Stops”. @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #richmag #rva #art @artspace_richmond #blackhistorymonth
Fireworks in Innsbrook after the Washington #Commanders advance to the NFC Championship for the first time in 33 years. #richmondmag #rva #nfl
The Richmond Parks and Rec Department is distributing free bottled water at 11 locations around the area now. Employee, Ja’Hihl Drayton (red coat) and John Dean, a volunteer from St. Edward Church, loading cases of water at Westoverhills Elementary School. Other locations listed in this link—
https://rva.gov/press-releases-and-announcements/news/public-water-distribution-sites
@jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #richmondmagazine #rva #water #watershortage #publicutility
The City of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, has issued a Boil Water Advisory immediately and until further notice for residents served by the City of Richmond’s water system. This includes all residents in the city of Richmond. It is urgent that impacted residents take conservation steps immediately and boil water before consuming it.
In regional cooperation, the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico, and Hanover have removed themselves from the City’s water supply and transferred to other supplies. Residents in those counties are not impacted by the boil water advisory.
Some customers may experience a total loss of water service, while others may experience varying degrees of loss in water pressure.
“Our top priority is the health and safety of our residents and neighbors. I am asking all Richmonders to limit their water usage as the team at the Department of Public Utilities works around the clock to get our water system back online,” said Mayor Danny Avula. “I’m also asking residents to consider their neighbors and only use as much water as they need – we’re all in this together, and our team is vigorously working to restore full function to our water system in the near term.”
Let it snow! @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #rva #snow
The Jefferson Hotel is always a must-see stop during the holidays. The Jefferson is a gorgeous Beaux-Arts style, hotel that opened in 1895. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Thirteen American Presidents have stayed there, as well as personalities such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Anthony Hopkins, The Rolling Stones and Prince, so pretend you’re famous and enjoy the holiday cheer! @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #rva #holidays #jeffersonhotel
John Moore taking photos of other members of the Fan District Association volunteers helping with the annual holiday house tour today until 5:00 p.m. @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #rva @fandistrict #holidayhome #rhome
Today, the LEGO Group partnered with the YMCA of Greater Richmond to host a hands-on holiday event in support of its Build to Give campaign at the Manchester YMCA. Former LEGO Masters contestant Ben Edlavitch helped event attendees to build and photograph their creations. Anyone can participate by building a heart shape using LEGO bricks and sharing a photo of it on social media before December 31. When you post and add the hashtag #BuildToGive, the LEGO Group will make a donation to a child in need of play. @jaypaulphoto # richmondmag #rva #BuildToGive @lego @lego_group
The Jewish community at VCU celebrating the Festival of Lights with the Chanukah Drop tonight in Monroe Park. @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #rva #chanukah #festivaloflights
Faith Walker, executive Director of Rva Rapid Transit, talking about the release of their new report Cooling the Commute, which looks at the impact of extreme heat on public transit riders and how the region can respond. @jaypaulphoto #richmondmag #rva @rvarapidtransit @ridegrtc #publictransit
Three million lights are synchronized over two miles to festive songs at the Illuminate Light Show at Meadow Event Park in Doswell. Catch the drive-thru performance now until the new year from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. each from night. Afterward, stop at Santa’s Village for photos, a mechanical reindeer, and more. #richmondmag #rva #doswell #christmaslights
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