Senior Connections Partners with the City of Richmond for its 22nd Holiday Gift Basket Project for Senior Citizens

The Annual Holiday Gift Basket Project is an important partnership of Senior Connections and the City of Richmond Office on Aging and Disabilities. A press release for Senior Connections states that this initiative promotes healthy aging and helps seniors remain independent in their homes and communities. The Project brings holiday cheer to isolated seniors [...]

Dick Gregory comes to Richmond

The Urban League of Greater Richmond is proud to announce “An Evening with Dick Gregory”. This unforgettable evening, produced by Freedom Marketing, will benefit the Urban League’s Professional Development Programs with a portion of the net proceeds. Dick Gregory, activist, philosopher, comedian, and author will perform at the Historic Byrd Theater on November 11, 2011 [...]

An Art Show about the Last Night in the Nursery

by M.L. Byrd
Petersburg, not Patagonia, is the site of an art show focusing on Peter Pan. The Haase Open Door Gallery, 246 N. Sycamore Street, hosts “Second Star to the Right” through September. The show was inspired by Bruce Hanson’s summer release, Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904 – 2010 and features regional artists’ [...]

September is Hunger Action Month

Everyone can lend a hand
by Camisha L. Jones

A volunteer sorts canned and boxed food items at the Food Bank, where more than 19 million pounds of food was distributed last year.

What are you willing to do to ensure that others are not hungry this month? What are we all willing do to make certain that [...]