Listening sessions lead up to Shockoe slave memorial plans
The first drawings for a memorial honoring enslaved people who were trafficked through Shockoe Bottom could be revealed by September. Lumpkin’s Jail, also known as Devil’s Half Acre, was an infamous prison for enslaved African-Americans before the Civil War. The project has been a subject of debate since its proposal in 2016 by SmithGroup, an […]
VA’s First Buffalo Exchange is Coming to Carytown
Another competitor will enter the Richmond thrift scene when Buffalo Exchange opens its new location in Carytown Sept. 1. The southwestern-style thrift store was started in Tucson, Arizona by Kerstin and Spencer Block in 1974. Since then, it has grown to 50 stores in 21 states. Its new opening at 3140-B W Cary St. will […]