Go team! Members of the Battery Park E2E Pee Wee 9-10 division football team huddle at the end of practice Tuesday with head Coach George Whitefield. The coach gave the youngsters a pep talk about his expectations for the next practices before the season starts on Saturday, Aug. 31. The youngsters were practicing at Beard Field, located behind the former Albert V. Norrell Elementary School on Fendall Avenue in North Side. It is named in honor of Gaither Beard, who coached youth baseball in the city for 50 years.

A sign posted in Richmond’s Byrd Park offers motorists a friendly reminder: “Love It? Then Lock It! Or Lose It!” Despite the reminder for drivers to lock their cars to keep themselves and their belongings safe, more than 1,390 thefts from motor vehicles have been reported to Richmond Police so far this year. And 561 cars have been reported stolen in the city through Aug. 11. Both figures are down from the same period last year, when 741 cars were reported stolen and there were 1,526 reports of theft from vehicles. The campaign is neither new nor unique to Richmond. Police departments across the nation use the same slogan to remind residents.

Crepe myrtles in North Side

Thousands of music lovers turned out last weekend for the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont. The weather cooperated for the festival’s final two days last Saturday and Sunday, when more than 30 acts performed on one of the three stages set up on the rolling lawn of the park.

A fan with a fan at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont

The musicians draw cheers and loud applause from an appreciative crowd that enjoyed the music over the two days at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

Jill Scott wowed an appreciative crowd Saturday night with her vocals at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival.

Ledisi performed on Sunday evening at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

Stephen Marley gets into a reggae growl on Sunday afternoon at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

Sherry Winston, who has played the flute since age 11, gets into a mellow groove on Sunday at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

A member of the Florida-based hip hop duo Black Violin shows the crowd what he’s got at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

The saxophonist from the Richmond- based brass ensemble Brunswick blows during a number on Saturday at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

New York’s Jose James celebrates the music of Bill Withers on Saturday with songs from “Lean On Me,” which he reprised on Sunday at the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont.

Frankie Beverly hits the high notes with Maze in Sunday’s finale the 10th Annual Richmond Jazz and Music Festival at Maymont. The event is produced by JMI.