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Published on June 7, 2019
‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. The event had a purpose: To promote creation of a public park on unused city property that sits at O and 18th streets behind the school and underneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. Two mounted police officers, Amanda Acuff on Scooter and Gene Carter on Toby, also took part in the festivities. (Regina H. Boone)

‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. …

Published on June 7, 2019
‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. The event had a purpose: To promote creation of a public park on unused city property that sits at O and 18th streets behind the school and underneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. Nutzy and his friend, Nutasha, of the Richmond Squirrels, VCU’s Rodney Ram and McGruff the Crime Dog chill with children at the event. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. …

Published on June 7, 2019
‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. The event had a purpose: To promote creation of a public park on unused city property that sits at O and 18th streets behind the school and underneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. Left, the rollicking No BS! Brass Band leads a Unity Parade beneath the bridge to showcase the potential park area. Marchers included Mayor Levar M. Stoney, Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras, 6th District City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson, 7th District School Board member Cheryl Burke and state Sen. Rosalyn R. Dance. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

‘I Have a Dream’ Festival Music and camaraderie were on display at the “I Have a Dream” Festival near Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School. …

Published on June 7, 2019
Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad Appétit, a food festival like no other. Beverly and Gary Claiborne of Glen Allen feast. Sunday’s event once again created a palate-tickling paradise in four blocks of Broad Street between Adams and Henry streets in Downtown. Participants ponied up $4 for each sample they taste-tested, with proceeds from the festive event benefiting FeedMore and the Central Virginia Food Bank. Along with mouth-watering treats, the event also featured live music and an art project for children. (Regina H. Boone)

Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad …

Published on June 7, 2019
Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun/ Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad Appétit, a food festival like no other. The Clarke family from Chester share a plate of “butterfly chips.” Sunday’s event once again created a palate-tickling paradise in four blocks of Broad Street between Adams and Henry streets in Downtown. Participants ponied up $4 for each sample they taste-tested, with proceeds from the festive event benefiting FeedMore and the Central Virginia Food Bank. Along with mouth-watering treats, the event also featured live music and an art project for children. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun/ Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad …

Published on June 7, 2019
Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun/ Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad Appétit, a food festival like no other. Sunday’s event once again created a palate-tickling paradise in four blocks of Broad Street between Adams and Henry streets in Downtown. Participants ponied up $4 for each sample they taste-tested, with proceeds from the festive event benefiting FeedMore and the Central Virginia Food Bank. Along with mouth-watering treats, the event also featured live music and an art project for children. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Broad Appétit dishes out food, fun/ Thousands turned out to sample the offerings of 60 plus Richmond area chefs at the 12th edition of Broad …

Published on June 7, 2019
Busy bee on South Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Busy bee on South Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Published on June 7, 2019
Cityscape/It took 16 months and $2.8 million to build. Now Richmond’s new training center for emergency dispatchers is ready for use at 3516 N. Hopkins Road. The new 4,300-square-foot addition was dedicated May 30, bringing the total square footage of the building to 19,300. Dispatchers work in the building's existing operations center during an open house where tours showed the similar equipment set up in the new training center. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape/It took 16 months and $2.8 million to build. Now Richmond’s new training center for emergency dispatchers is ready for use at 3516 N. Hopkins …

Published on June 7, 2019
Cityscape/It took 16 months and $2.8 million to build. Now Richmond’s new training center for emergency dispatchers is ready for use at 3516 N. Hopkins Road. The new 4,300-square-foot addition was dedicated May 30, bringing the total square footage of the building to 19,300. While primarily a center for training communications officers to field emergency calls, officials said the building will double as a command center during hurricanes and other disasters. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Cityscape/It took 16 months and $2.8 million to build. Now Richmond’s new training center for emergency dispatchers is ready for use at 3516 N. Hopkins …

Published on June 7, 2019
Standing up for the park Members of Fans of Monroe Park protest May 17 after credit card giant Capital One is allowed for the fourth year to set up a huge tent on the park’s west side for stockholder meetings. Under its deal with the city, the company secures the use of the property in exchange for a contribution supporting Altria Theater, which sits across the street. Holding signs showing their opposition are, from front left, Caroline Cox, Thomas Alleman and Maggie Johnston, and, in the background, Steve Carter-Lovejoy and Heather Price. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Standing up for the park Members of Fans of Monroe Park protest May 17 after credit card giant Capital One is allowed for the fourth …

Published on May 31, 2019

Published on May 31, 2019
Ilana Kaufman Director of the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative

Ilana Kaufman Director of the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative

Published on May 31, 2019

Published on May 31, 2019

Published on May 31, 2019
Gabrielle Maes, who will play Minerva in the opera, shows off her costume.

Gabrielle Maes, who will play Minerva in the opera, shows off her costume.

Published on May 31, 2019
Keydron Dunn, seated, shares a laugh with Ralph Seligmann, left, who wrote “Minerva Times Change” and his son, Niccolo Seligmann, who created the music.

Keydron Dunn, seated, shares a laugh with Ralph Seligmann, left, who wrote “Minerva Times Change” and his son, Niccolo Seligmann, who created the music.

Published on May 31, 2019
Celebrations of remembrance and fun on Memorial Weekend/ Hot dogs and hamburgers sizzle on the grill at the 3rd Annual Cookout for a Cause at Westover Hills Elementary School in School Side. Handling chef duties for the free event on Saturday is Nina Tucker of Nomad Deli in Highland Park. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Celebrations of remembrance and fun on Memorial Weekend/ Hot dogs and hamburgers sizzle on the grill at the 3rd Annual Cookout for a Cause at …

Published on May 31, 2019
Celebrations of remembrance and fun on Memorial Weekend/ Memorial Day and the holiday weekend was a time for remembrance and fun for people throughout the Richmond area. Families and friends enjoyed outdoor activities during the weekend. Andre Quarles, right, rides his 2-year-old daughter, Aniya, through Byrd Park on Saturday, accompanied by other family members, from left, Ki’najma Quarles, 8; Alaura Oliver, 9; Ce’ondre Bland, 5; and Elijah Bland, 7. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Celebrations of remembrance and fun on Memorial Weekend/ Memorial Day and the holiday weekend was a time for remembrance and fun for people throughout the …

Published on May 31, 2019
Celebrations of remembrance on Memorial Weekend/ Alan Delbridge, volunteer and outreach coordinator with Enrichmond Foundation, helps with cleanup efforts at the cemetery, the final resting place for many notable African-Americans including pioneering Richmond banker and businesswoman Maggie L. Walker. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Celebrations of remembrance on Memorial Weekend/ Alan Delbridge, volunteer and outreach coordinator with Enrichmond Foundation, helps with cleanup efforts at the cemetery, the final resting …

Published on May 31, 2019