WHEN YOU LIVE in a place known as “The River City,” there is bound to be some connection between the flowing waters and the local businesses. In just a few short conversations, it is apparent how much the James supports Richmond, not only through leisure, but through economic stimulation. “Richmond is very, very unique,” Travis Read more about REPAYING THE RIVER[…]
By Hunter Ross SPEND A FEW HOURS walking the banks of the James River, as I recently have, and you will easily see the degradation humans have caused. Local college students nonchalantly throw their empties onto the banks, cigarette butts are strewn over rocks, and the water is noticeably polluted in many places. This pattern of disrespecting Read more about EXPLOITATION AND DESTRUCTION: A Brief History of the James[…]