In January, Supervisor Fewer’s office, in cooperation with the Richmond District Neighborhood Center, launched a survey to Richmond District residents to gather feedback on neighborhood character, landmarks and favorite spots.
The resulting data was used for a new marketing campaign called One Richmond, designed to strengthen a collective identity for the neighborhood that promotes the values of inclusiveness, compassion, community pride and shopping local.
Fewer and the RDNC completed a logo project for the campaign, and on Saturday, June 16, the campaign will officially kick off with a free community event at Argonne Elementary School (17th Avenue and Cabrillo).
Saturday’s event, which runs from 11am until 3pm, will include a merchant pop-up area (shop local!), other exhibitors from the neighborhood, as well as food, music and assorted resources.
The event is free so come out and show your support for this new initiative, and your neighborhood!
Sarah B.
P.S. – If you want to keep the RD party rolling, don’t miss the Richmond District YMCA’s free movie night in Rossi Park that evening – a screening of the original Jumanji film starring Robin Williams.
125 empty storefronts
what local shopping?
Never mind that the neighborhood does not need a rebranding or a marketing campaign. What we do need is to fill the empty store fronts and find solutions for the chronically homeless, ill people in our neighborhood.
Hmm, should I drive 30 miles each way to the ‘hood of my first twenty years to visit booths of local merchants (at the very school that done our family so much wrong) I can never shop at because there’s no parking? Naaaaah.
Oh darn! I’m a local shop (Yonder) and I completely missed this? If it’s meant to boost filling shops and engageing with our neighborhood, we are sorry we missed out.
Is this still going or was it a one time thing ?