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Holton 12th annual 5K Run & Walk and Family Festival

March 3rd is the 12th annual Holton Elementary 5K run/walk. In addition to the 5K, this year there will be a one mile “Holton Hustle” geared towards Pre-K–8th graders. You can register for the races over here and learn more about the day’s festivities here.

Holton 11th annual run/walk 5k

Linwood Holton is hosting its 11th annual all-ages run/walk 5k on March 5th. There’s a 250$ prize for male/female race winners as well as a 100$ prize for male/female RPS teacher winners. Registration starts at 17$ and can be done online. Also available for Pre-K — 8th graders is the Holton Hustle: a one mile [...]

Hilbert against Birth of a Nation showing

RVANews has a great recap up of last night’s City Council meeting during which Councilman Hilbert introduced a resolution discouraging the Civil War Center from sponsoring a showing D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation. “If they want to show it there as historical fact, then that’s one thing, but to show this in a sponsored [...]

Racial Dialogue at Boaz & Ruth

This Tuesday (October 2nd), and for the subsequent three Tuesdays (11/9, 11/16, 11/23) from 6:00 to 9:30 pm, Boaz & Ruth will host a racial dialogue called Beyond Dialogue. Beyond Dialogue is a spiritually-based dialogue program that uses film as a medium to promote conversation and sharing. The event is free and open to the [...]

Thoughts on Style Weekly’s Barton Heights article

Yesterday, Style Weekly ran an article spotlighting the changes in Barton Heights and some of the issues newer residents in the neighborhood are facing. Many young professionals are drawn to the beautiful houses in need of some renovations, but encounter “tensions” when they move in. When the weather warmed up, what they perceived as drug [...]