This view toward the east shows the new bridge that now spans the Canal Walk in Downtown. The metal bridge was installed earlier this month near South 12th Street. The bridge is 87 feet long and 10 feet wide, making it ideal for pedestrians and bicyclists. The bridge is part of $1.7 million in improvements the city is investing in the area.

This is the season for hurricanes and tropical storms. To prepare, Dominion Virginia Power is deploying contractors to cut tree limbs that could knock down power lines. Here, workers from a Pennsylvania firm prune trees in the Gilpin Court community north of Downtown. Others are working their way through the alleys of the city and along tree-lined streets in the area.

Elephant ear plants in Downtown.

Children enjoy a splash in the city's Fairmount Pool in the East End. They're starting to take their final dips as the city will close all of its outdoor pools when schools reopen Tuesday.

Eight year-old Aniyah Dudley gets her face painted at a back-to-school rally in the West End.