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August 2008
- Aug. 1, 2008: Carib Fest
July 2008
- July 25, 2008: Richmond Folk Festival
- July 24, 2008: 4th Annual Retail Marketing Expo
- July 23, 2008: Shockoe Chef Showdown
- July 22, 2008: Guys and Dolls
- July 18, 2008: Tunes for Trails
- July 17, 2008: Planning Commission Meeting
- July 16, 2008: Virginia Civil Rights Memorial Dedication
- July 9, 2008: Free W-Fi
- July 8, 2008: Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- July 1, 2008: WORKMAGAZINE and Creative Work Space
June 2008
- June 30, 2008: Downtown Master Plan
- June 26, 2008: Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce
- June 24, 2008: Friday Cheers
- June 19, 2008: Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration
- June 18, 2008: Friday Cheers
- June 17, 2008: Whet Your Whistle Stop Tour
- June 11, 2008: James River Adventure Games
- June 10, 2008: Friday Cheers
- June 9, 2008: Men’s Journal Magazine
- June 5, 2008: 9th Annual Animalia Pet Fete
- June 4, 2008: Dr. Dog with The Palominos
- June 3, 2008: Richmond History Makers
- June 2, 2008: Ronald Stallings receives real estate award
May 2008
- May 28, 2008: Arrested Development
- May 21, 2008: One Voice Chorus presents An’ All That Jazz
- May 20, 2008: Sam Bush
- May 15, 2008: Benedictine High School Brooks Berry Rememberance
- May 14, 2008: Join Julep’s New Southern Cuisine
- May 13, 2008: Friday Cheers 2008
- May 12, 2008: First Annual Broad Appétit
- May 9, 2008: Downtown Master Plan
- May 7, 2008: Friday Cheers 2008
- May 1, 2008: Take the Downtown Loft Tour online
April 2008
- April 16, 2008: 17th Street Farmers’ Market opens for 2008 season
- April 15, 2008: An afternoon of jazz: The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite
- April 14, 2008: Downtown Starbucks opened
- April 10, 2008: Rededication of the renovated Headman Statue on Brown’s Island
- April 8, 2008: Friday Cheers 2008
- April 3, 2008: Downtown Loft Tour
- April 1, 2008: River District Canal Cruises kicks off 2008 season
March 2008
- March 27, 2008: Downtown Loft tour
- March 20, 2008: The Great Richmond Region Adventure
- March 18, 2008: Dominion presents Easter on Parade
- March 17, 2008: Downtown Loft Tour
- March 12, 2008: St. Patrick’s Day events in the River District
- March 11, 2008: The Tap Project
February 2008
- Feb. 28, 2008: Form-based code
- Feb. 25, 2008: In Living Black and White
- Feb. 20, 2008: The National Theater opens to an impressive schedule
- Feb. 19, 2008: The Halligan Bar and Grill
- Feb. 14, 2008: Thanks to the participants in the 2008 Love Lights program
- Feb. 12, 2008: Virginia is for Wine Makers and Wine Lovers
- Feb. 11. 2008: Downtown Master Plan District Meetings
- Feb. 11, 2008: Celebrating the Expansion of the Carpenter Theatre
- Feb. 6, 2008: Commemorate Black History Month
- Feb. 5, 2008: The Federal Courthouse Countdown to Completion
- Feb. 1, 2008: VCU's Adcenter officially becomes VCU Brandcenter
January 2008
- Jan. 28, 2008: Downtown Master Plan District Meetings
- Jan. 25, 2008: LuLu's, Downtown's hottest new restaurant
- Jan. 23, 2008: Apply for the 3rd Annual Greater Richmond Challenge
- Jan. 17, 2008: Freestyle motorcross event at the Richmond Coliseum
- Jan. 15, 2008: 2008 Freedom Classic Festival
- Jan. 14, 2008: Richmond Downtown Master Plan Update reminder
- Jan. 10, 2008: Winter 2008 issue of Creative Work Space magazine
- Jan. 3, 2008: inVision Richmond
December 2007
- Dec. 13, 2007: Holiday Happenings at the American Civil War Center
- Dec. 12, 2007: Court End Christmas
- Dec. 4, 2007: Start a New Holiday Tradition at Propaganda Gallery
- Dec. 3, 2007: National Folk Festival
November 2007
- Nov. 29, 2007: 2007 Ukrop’s Christmas Parade
- Nov. 28, 2008: River District Holiday Events
- Nov. 26, 2007: Richmond Downtown Master Plan Update Reminder
- Nov. 21, 2007: Program has received national acclaim
- Nov. 20, 2007: Celebrate Illuminate in the River District
- Nov. 19, 2007: Richmond Downtown Master Plan Update
- Nov. 16, 2007: We want to hear from you
- Nov. 14, 2007: Vision 2010
October 2007
- Oct. 24, 2007: Richmond's Eerie canal
- Oct. 11, 2007: See you at the 69th National Folk Festival this weekend!
- Oct. 10, 2007: Bridging Boundaries
- Oct. 9, 2007: 2008 Richmond Folk Festival announced
- Oct. 4, 2007: Venture Richmond announces White Band and Darwin Hobbs
- Oct. 3, 2007: Larry Poncho Brown
September 2007
- Sept. 14, 2007: Light up your night
- Sept. 14, 2007: ¿Qué Pasa? Festival of Virginia
- Sept. 13, 2007: Candlelight Concert
- Sept. 12, 2007: Survivor Day Training
- Sept. 12, 2007: Downtown Master Plan 2007 Workshop
- Sept. 4, 2007: Annual Valor Awards XVII
August 2007
- Aug. 22, 2007: Third annual Shockoe Craft Beer Festival
- Aug. 14, 2007: Richmond groundbreaking for the Virginia Capital Trail
- Aug. 13, 2007: Save the date!
- Aug. 7, 2007: Do you want to relive the fun times of the 80s?
July 2007
- July 30, 2007: Are you planning a small wedding and haven’t found the perfect spot?
- July 25, 2007: Reminder of downtown master plan work-in-progress presentation
- July 20, 2007: Richmond in a day
- July 20, 2007: A reminder of the downtown master plan design sessions
- July 19, 2007: 10th Annual Shockoe Tomato Festival
- July 12, 2007: NACO 2007 annual conference and exposition
- July 6, 2007: Richmond downtown master plan
- July 5, 2007: Brown on Brown’s Block Party Fridays at Sunset
June 2007
- June 28, 2007: Slip for final Friday Cheers of the season
- June 26, 2007: Who is the Richmond history maker in your neighborhood?
- June 22, 2007: Elegba Folklore Society invites you to Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration 2007
- June 21, 2007: Party on the Piazza
- June 21, 2007: Drive-By Truckers on Brown’s Island with “Cheers after party” at Toad’s Place
- June 20, 2007: River District Canal Cruises
- June 15, 2007: AAE performs at Friday Cheers
- June 13, 2007: James River Adventure Games features something for everyone
- June 8, 2007: Join us for the best of Acoustic Funk Rock
- June 7, 2007: River City Beer and Seafood Festival
- June 6, 2007: A night of Glamour, Gambling and Giving
- June 6, 2007: BlackFinn’s Grand Opening is next week
- June 4, 2007: See what the New York Times has to say about downtown Richmond
May 2007
- May 29, 2007: Richmond really rocked the boat Memorial Day weekend
- May 25, 2007: The Roots in concert
- May 25, 2007: Join us as CenterStage breaks ground and stay for First Fridays
- May 23, 2007: "Rock the Boat," Godspeed's visit to Richmond
- May 18, 2007: Friday Cheers cancelled due to inclement weather
- May 17, 2007: Canalwalk
- May 15, 2007: Coming Soon – Toad‘s Place of Richmond
- May 10, 2007: Friday Cheers 2007 Kickoff and Parking Information
- May 2, 2007: Farmer’s Market opens for the season
- May 1, 2007: The Virginia Capitol restoration and expansion project
April 2007
- April 30, 2007: Virginia’s Royal Welcome
- April 17, 2007: The Great Richmond Region Adventure
- April 12, 2007: Democracy
- April 6, 2007: Easter on Parade
- April 5, 2007: U.S. Open Cycling coming to Richmond
- April 4, 2007: Interns
- April 2, 2007: New 8th and 9th St. State Office Complex
March 2007
- March 31, 2007: Easter on Parade
- March 27, 2007: African-American Trailblazers
- March 12, 2007: Relish
- March 6, 2007: Seeing is Believing … You’re Invited to the Downtown Forum
February 2007
- Feb. 16, 2007: Greater Richmond Challenge II
- Feb. 13, 2007: Nationally-known Photographers Donate Works for Local Show and Sale
January 2007
- Jan. 30, 2007: Come Hear Dynamic Speakers and Attend Business Opportunity Meetings
- Jan. 29, 2007: Experience the convenience of easy parking, dining, dancing and shopping! Go to Historic Shockoe Slip!
- Jan. 22, 2007: “A Conversation With the Mayor”
- Jan. 16, 2007: Have you updated your files?
December 2006
- Dec. 19, 2006: New Development on the Canal Walk
- Dec. 6, 2006: River District Schedule of Events 2006
- Dec. 5, 2006: Seeing is Believing Tour
- Dec. 4, 2006: Advertising Opportunities in January Issue of Creative Work Space Magazine, which will feature over 75 Downtown Development Projects
- Dec. 1, 2006: Venture Richmond presents Holiday Cards created by Richmond area school students!