Find Your TrailExploring and celebrating the place we all love to call home.
VOL. 308 / Find Your Trail
Meet this week’s guest editor, James Moffitt. He is the founder of TrailHead Creative and an avid outdoorsman whose work lives at the intersection of food, the outdoors, sustainability, stewardship, and storytelling. Working with brands ranging from startups to Fortune 200 companies has given him a unique perspective that he brings to every client and project.
James launched TrailHead Creative to merge his passion for storytelling with his love of outdoor adventure. Adding another creative layer to the agency’s Northside headquarters, James also co-founded HomeFire Gallery, an independent art and exhibition space dedicated to creativity and community.
He says the best part about his work is learning from so many different people and walks of life. James is an Eagle Scout, a published author, and a partner in The Fleming Preserve, an upland hunting preserve based in Amelia County, Virginia.
When he’s not working, he’s often spending time with his daughter, tying flies, pursuing wild game, or generally tinkerin’.
This week, James is here to share his tips for exploring and celebrating this place we all love to call home.
Take it away, James ...
Beyond Boundaries R.I.M.B.Y Festival
TrailHead had the honor of partnering with Beyond Boundaries for several years, and their mission resonates closely with our own. R.I.M.B.Y. Festival (Right In My BackYard) is one of their signature annual events. Free and open to the public, it celebrates many of the things that make Richmond special.
RVA RIMBY Festival, hosted on June 7, is a free outdoor festival highlighting the incredible and unique outdoor activities found right here in Richmond’s backyard. The festival features food, drinks, music, games, and prizes, with proceeds supporting outdoor adventure and environmental education opportunities for individuals with disabilities, underserved youth, veterans, and recovery programs.
We’ll be vending at this year’s Fledge Fest. I love that Triple Crossing Beer has doubled down on building community around the outdoors while actively supporting both the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and broader conservation efforts.
Triple Crossing is one of those Richmond brands that could easily have gotten “too big” to stay closely connected to the community, but instead, they’ve continued to invest in giving back and supporting the people and organizations around them. Fledge Fest will include a kids’ station with face painting and crafts, falcon cam footage on the big screen, a chance to meet a few feathered friends, exclusive event merch, and a brand-new collaboration beer.
Brent Stubblefield has been a longtime friend, mentor, and partner, and Join or Die Knives is one of those iconic Richmond brands that serves as a steadfast reminder of why I love it here and love working with local businesses.
They offer knifemaking classes year-round — a must-attend experience for just about anyone. It’s hard work, but there’s something deeply rewarding about creating something as timeless as a knife with your own hands. The classes are beginner-friendly, and Brent and his team bring an incredible depth of knowledge and craftsmanship to the experience.
Fun fact: Brent and I actually worked together to make the knife I used to cut my daughter’s umbilical cord. I carry one of his knives every day, and when she’s old enough, my daughter will receive the knife I made for her.
TrailHead was founded in 2020 to combine my passion for the outdoors with my career in content marketing. I wanted to step away from the corporate agency grind and build something rooted in fairness, meaningful work, and the places and communities I care about most.
A big part of TrailHead’s identity comes from wanting to tell outdoor stories differently. So much of the industry focuses on the West, while states like Virginia offer incredible hunting, fishing, mountains, rivers, and coastline right in our backyard. We try to bring that perspective into every campaign and piece of content we create.
Our agency is built around three values: craft, community, and conservation. We believe in creating thoughtful work that lasts, supporting the communities around us, and using our platform to encourage sustainability and stewardship wherever possible.
Most importantly, none of this would exist without the people who have supported us along the way. Thank you to everyone who has supported TrailHead over the years, and especially to Millie Whitmore, Summer Markham, Daisy Norman, and Madeline Guzzo for the work they put in every day.
In BloomExploring and celebrating the place we all love to call home.
VOL. 303 / In Bloom
Meet this week’s guest editor, Brit Trible, owner of Gilded Lily Designs, a Richmond-based container gardening and holiday arrangements business known for elevating homes and businesses across the region. Brit grew up on a horse farm just outside the city, and from an early age, she always had her hands (and feet) in the dirt. If you ask us, there’s just something about the beauty of the outdoors that stays with you and shapes how you see the world.
But Brit didn’t begin her career designing outdoor spaces. After earning a Master’s in Occupational Therapy from James Madison University, she spent 15 years working in geriatric rehabilitation across hospital systems, home health, and rehab centers.
During COVID, after having her third child, she felt a pull toward something more creative. The shift wasn’t just about artistry, it was about connection. She wanted to build relationships while creating something tangible and lasting. That’s when Gilded Lily Designs was born.
Today, her business has adorned nearly 200 homes and businesses from Richmond to Charlottesville with custom container gardens and seasonal plantings. Brit sources planters and designs each space to match the style and scale of the property. She’s drawn to both sides of the work, the creative process and the relationships that come with it.
When she’s not growing her business, Brit enjoys exploring Richmond and beyond with her husband, Paul, and their three children. This week, she’s taking a moment to join us at Here Weekly to share her favorite ways to celebrate the place we all love to call home.
Take it away, Brit ...
Richmond Symphony League Designer Show House
The Richmond Symphony League is hosting its 20th Designer Show House. Located at 3937 Old Gun Road West in the historic Bellona Arsenal neighborhood, designers work for months to transform each room into their signature space. The home is then opened to the public to showcase their style and talent. Now through May 10, tour this gorgeous property and walk through the home and grounds to see the transformation in person.
Vitals:
2026 Designer Show House is open to the public through May 10, 2026 / 2026 Designer Show House Tickets / Foundry Manor, 3937 Old Gun Road West
Inaugural Fan Flea Market
The first-ever “Official” Fan Flea Market is Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We know The Fan is im-fan-mous for having a good sale or two, but this one brings together 50+ participants from South Harrison Street to South Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Come find trash-to-treasure gems — this is about as organized as a yard sale can get. Fan residents and participants have also created an online map to track participating homes.
Vitals:
Fan Flea Market / April 25, 10 am to 3 pm / Houses across the Fan will be hosting yard sales at the same time / Up-to-date map of all the participating houses
Richmond Restaurant Week
For two weeks each year, diners can experience a three-course meal at some of Richmond’s best locally owned restaurants while giving back to the community. Whether you’re exploring new dishes at a favorite spot or trying somewhere new altogether, you’ll want to make more than one reservation. When you participate, a portion of every meal purchased goes to Feed More, a Richmond-based nonprofit that collects, prepares, and distributes food to neighbors in need.
Presented by the Garden Club of Virginia, this week’s statewide tour is the nation’s only house and garden tour of its kind, offering access to more than 120 private homes, public gardens, and historic sites across Virginia, each enhanced by over 1,000 floral arrangements created by Garden Club members. While Richmond’s Westhampton tour took place today, events will continue across the Commonwealth through the weekend. Highlights include the Executive Mansion on Friday, along with tours on the Eastern Shore and in Lake Gaston on Saturday. With downloadable maps and half-day ticket options, it’s an opportunity to explore some of Virginia’s most beautiful spaces at the peak of spring.
Gilded Lily Designs specializes in custom container gardening, helping homeowners and businesses bring their outdoor spaces to life. From one-time installations to seasonal container refreshes, Brit and her team handle everything from design and plant sourcing to installation. Each project begins with an on-site consultation to understand the space, style, and vision, followed by thoughtful planning and execution. The result is a tailored design that keeps properties looking polished, vibrant, and in bloom through every season.
BridéExploring and celebrating the place we all love to call home.
VOL. 300 / BRIDE´
Meet Bridé Baker, this week’s guest editor of Here Weekly. Bridé is the President of the Virginia Center for Public Press, a.k.a. WRIR 97.3 FM, Richmond’s independent radio station. She is a published writer, editor, and co-host of the podcast Novel/Film, a monthly conversation focused on the adaptation of published works to film or television.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016 with a B.A. in English and a minor in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. In 2020, she spent a year at Gladiator Publishing House in Copenhagen, Denmark, completing her professional editorial apprenticeship.
Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, Bridé speaks fluent Danish and is a literature enthusiast who believes both genre fiction and literary fiction have their place. This week, Bridé offers her tips for exploring and celebrating this place we all love to call home.
Take it away, Bridé ...
The Forecast for Public Arts and Media
Join The Valentine and guests for a conversation about the landscape of public, independent, and community-supported arts organizations in Richmond. Hear from CultureWorks about new data on the local economic impact of public art, and explore how our community can reimagine public art as a key component of the common good. Plus, hear from local arts and media leaders about the challenges their organizations are facing in this moment. I’m excited to join the panel tonight representing the Virginia Center for Public Press, alongside Tanesha Powell, Executive Director at ART 180, and Elizabeth Dolan Wright, Founder of the CommonWealth Public Art Fund.
Richmond Moon Market, Gallery5, and Art 180 are closing the street and lining the block with local artists and vendors for a spectacular outdoor, night market and block party in historic Jackson Ward and featuring local artists and vendors, food trucks, performers, and more.
WRIR-LP 97.3 FM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit community radio station. It is the largest low-power FM station of its kind in the country. Our volunteers run the station. That includes everyone from the President of the Board to the newest member to walk in the front door. WRIR airs underrepresented music, news, and views to provide a platform for cultural diversity in Richmond. In other words, we play what other stations won’t. We are also a true community radio station. This means we are locally owned and, by charter, can never be bought out by a non-local entity. WRIR also represents the community through its many volunteers. WRIR’s FCC license to operate is held by the nonprofit group Virginia Center for Public Press (VCPP).
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