Tamira, 10, gets her face painted at the COLOR Carnival at Bryan Park The event, held across Virginia, offers family activities and resources, including community baby showers. Created by Kenda Sutton-el in 2019 during Black Maternal Health Week, the carnival aims to entertain children while educating mothers about maternal mortality.

City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, Mad Tec, and Richmond Gas Works employees collaborate on gas line repairs at the intersection of Belvidere Street and Idlewood Avenue in Richmond last week.

Bricks and roses