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Salvation Army finds site for new local home base
The Salvation Army has the former Eternity Church building in Northside under contract for an undisclosed price. (Photos by Mike Platania) A local nonprofit is looking to jump from downtown to the...
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Local firms, projects honored at annual green-building awards
The Sustainable Design Consulting team won this year’s Visionary Award. (Photos courtesy Viridiant) Local examples of environmentally friendly and sustainable building practices were honored recently...
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To the highest bidder: face time with Richmond’s business elite
Richmond Legends is a new fundraiser in which the public can bid on the opportunity to meet and talk with prominent local businesspeople. (Photos courtesy Rock ‘N’ Heal) How much are Richmonders...
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Newly redeveloped apartments for homeless open in Carver
Mayor Stoney, members of the Stallings family, VSH dignitaries and residents cut the ribbon on the new facility. (Photos by Mike Platania) With a $19 million expansion and renovation now complete, a...
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Construction starting on $8M eastern Henrico aquatics center
Ten golden-shoveled scoops signaled the start of construction. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) Henrico County’s goal of making the community “drown-proof” is 10 golden shovels’ worth of dirt closer to...
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New developments add to Faison, St. Joseph’s Villa campuses
Students broke ground Wednesday for the upcoming redesign of the Sarah Dooley Center for Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa at 8000 Brook Road. (Photos by Josh Cozine) Two local nonprofits recently hit...
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An incubator for the nonprofit set
NPO Launchpad is currently accepting applicants. (Screenshot) The area’s latest startup incubator has arrived, with a focus on nurturing organizations for which turning a profit is not a mandate. Local...
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Nonprofits team up on three Barton Heights home rehabs
Cyane Crump (left) and Marion Cake (right). The two are working together through a partnership between Historic Richmond and project:HOMES to renovate three homes in Southern Barton Heights. (Josh...
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Better Housing cuts ribbon on Union Hill apartments
Dignitaries cut the ribbon in front of the citadel building. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) A Union Hill property named through the years as a place of happiness and hope now can add another description –...
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Nonprofit completes ‘Solar Row’ homes in Carver district
The solar-powered homes lining the 1200 block of West Leigh Street in Carver. (Photos courtesy Project:Homes) Seven solar-powered homes are now part of the Carver neighborhood’s housing stock, six...
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Bakery rising from HDL-spawned nonprofit
The nonprofit is set to open a bakery next fall at Westover Hills United Methodist Church. Spawned from the wreckage of Health Diagnostic Laboratory, a nonprofit helping students with developmental...
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Goodwill building momentum for construction training center
Supporters gathered inside the building that will house the training center. (Jonathan Spiers) An effort to increase the number of local workers entering the construction industry is attracting support...
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Sprout School to take root in shuttered Manchester church
The YWCA is moving its downtown Sprout School to Manchester to make room for more improvements to its North Fifth Street facility. (Photos courtesy YWCA) A downtown child-care program rooted in the...
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38,000-square-foot coworking space planned for Westwood area
Andrew Pegalis and Adrienne Wright (Photos by Mike Platania) A new coworking concept is set to kick off inside a local sportsplex. The Collaboratory of Virginia, a 38,000-square-foot venue that will...
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Daily Planet drops $1.7M for Commonwealth Catholic Charities building on Grace
Daily Planet now owns about half an acre near the corner of West Grace and North Belvidere streets. (Photos by Mike Platania) A nonprofit in the heart of VCU country has dropped seven figures for its...
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Kid-focused ride-hailing company expands into city
Warren Prescott’s ride-hailing service for kids, A to B Kid Shuttle, recently expanded from its western Henrico base of operations to Richmond and other areas of the state. (Jack Jacobs) After getting...
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YMCA embarks on $5M Manchester branch renovation
Officials broke ground on an upcoming improvement project at the Manchester YMCA in Chesterfield County Wednesday. (Courtesy YMCA) Months after completing similar upgrades to two of its branches, the...
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Urban agriculture nonprofit to end, transfer assets to local peer
Tricycle’s urban farm in Manchester. (Photos courtesy Tricycle) A Richmond nonprofit that promoted urban agriculture is ending operations due to lack of funding, though its gardens, orchards and other...
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$3M fund launched to help local nonprofits weather coronavirus downturn
The nonprofit’s location in Scott’s Addition. (BizSense file photo) A major Richmond-area foundation is leading an effort to help nonprofits stay afloat in the face of the economic downturn. The...
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens cuts 80 percent of staff due to coronavirus
Lewis Ginter has cut a majority of its staff to help keep the garden financially stable as it rides out the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy Lewis Ginter) Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens this week...
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