Earth Day fun Brothers Jamon, 9, and Justin Jones, 2, enjoy a kayak ride as their grandfather, Wayne Samuels, provides paddle power. The family fun took place last Saturday on the James River at Great Shiplock Park in Shockoe Bottom during activities at the city’s annual Earth Day celebration. The actual worldwide Earth Day was April 22 and is designed to foster environmental protection.

Dogwood flowers branch out in Church Hill