Aaron

Aaron

A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City. Views my own.

stop the motion.

Last night, our create photography group created this video. The idea behind create is for the youth to be able to use their talents and gifts to “create” something that can be used in the church. That said, you might…

Top 5

Chicken salad. Fried chicken. Potato wedges.* White house rolls. All are great. But truth be told, the bakery takes hold of my appetite as soon as I walk through the door. With the final sale looming on Monday, I decided…

James R.

It was a long time before I met James R., but James R. sure knew a lot about me. In the summer of ’04, James R. heard about my experience in Zimbabwe, and when he asked about the story, he…

Rainbow Cookies

What are they? A sugar cookie? It’s a palette of red, yellow and green in a tasty treat. But it’s more than a cookie, they are a memory. For a long time, the Ukrop’s bakery kept a stash of these…

20 Stores

Ukrop’s is everywhere in Richmond: north, south, east, west. Even a few out-of-town locations through the years. While I don’t think I made it to all of them, here are a few, and some memories from them: Ashland/Hanover A few…

Left Behind.

Old friends were coming for dinner, and we had just returned from a New Year’s Eve trip. We needed a few things from the store to round out the menu, so I took the short drive to the Ukrop’s outside…