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Published on August 7, 2015	Music, food and fun - Curvey Reid with Curv Appeal playsthe vibraphone. The event blends food and traditional and contemporary jazz with raffles, games and … Published on August 7, 2015	Music, food and fun - Festivalgoers perform a line dance Saturday at the 7th Annual Jazz & Food Festival at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in … Published on August 7, 2015
Zinnia in Church Hill Published on August 7, 2015	Food, fun and games for National Night Out- Children learn how to perform CPR as the song “Stayin’ Alive” from the motion picture “Saturday Night … Published on August 7, 2015	Food, fun and games for National Night Out- City Council President Michelle R. Mosby, 9th District, helps distribute backpacks filled with school supplies to audience … Published on August 7, 2015
Food, fun and games for National Night Out- Hundreds of people gathered for food, fun and games at the National Night Out event Tuesday night … Published on August 7, 2015	$Plaza deconstructed- Heavy equipment is being used to prepare Kanawha Plaza in Downtown for a $7.78 million facelift. Improvements are to include new landscaping and lighting, fountain improvements and other changes to make it more appealing. The city has set aside $1.78 million to revitalize the park, including removing a pedestrian bridge across Canal Street. The city is counting on promised donations from nearby corporations and businesses that are expected to funnel $6 million through the city’s charity arm, the Enrichmond Foundation. The foundation is then to provide materials, construction and other services to rebuild the park as a gift to the city. So far, only a fraction of the private money has been pledged or collected, according to city officials. The park has fallen on hard times. Once best known as the home of a summer concert series, the park next to the Downtown Expressway attracted few visitors and had become a defacto shelter for the homeless. Location: Byrd, Canal, 7th and 9th streets.$ Plaza deconstructed- Heavy equipment is being used to prepare Kanawha Plaza in Downtown for a $7.78 million facelift. Improvements are to include new landscaping and … Published on August 7, 2015	Comic Con in Richmond is out of this world- Colorfully attired Cheyenne Goodman of Chester. Published on August 7, 2015
Comic Con in Richmond is out of this world- Lynne Finley, also of Winchester, dressed as a female version of action hero “Thor” Published on August 7, 2015	Comic Con in Richmond is out of this world- Vincent Finley of Winchester, aka the ghoulish comic book character “Lobo,” Published on August 7, 2015	Comic Con in Richmond is out of this world- Star Trek icon William Shatner, aka Capt. James T. Kirk. Joining in the fun. Published on August 7, 2015
Comic Con in Richmond is out of this world - Fans donned creative costumes to attend Wizard World Comic Con Richmond last weekend at the … Published on August 7, 2015	Brandon Jones and his sister, shanea Mercer, of Newport News gaze at action figures saturday at Wizard World Comic Con Richmond. the multi-genre entertainment and … Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015
Rev. Harris Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015
Published on August 7, 2015	Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is all smiles at a training camp news conference last week following the announcement of successful negotiations extending Wilson’s contract with … Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015
By Joey Matthews Published on August 7, 2015	Longtime friends, left to right, TreVon Cannon, Keshaun Smoot, Marquis Richardson and Daryl Johnson were the first fans into the Washington professional football team’s training … Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015
Natalie Cole, New Edition, Lauryn Hill Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015	Mr. Tunstall Published on August 7, 2015
Horace G. Dodd shows off his newly restored driver’s license. Virginia DMV had suspended his license in June for failing to pay a North Carolina … Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015	Published on August 7, 2015
Published on August 7, 2015	Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. speaking at George Mason University School of Law’s 2014 convocation. Published on August 7, 2015	Whigham Funeral Home employees put the coffin of Bobbi Kristina Brown into a hearse Monday as they prepare to leave for the private burial in … Published on August 7, 2015
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Mary Davis, front, enjoys an Olympic hero’s welcome Monday night when she arrives home at Richmond International Airport. Among the bevy of family and friends … Published on August 7, 2015