--- title: Five Years of Gather! description: Five Years of Gather! image: https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fiveyears.png --- [![Gather](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hubfs/Gather_May2019%20Theme/Images/logo.png)](https://workatgather.com/) - Locations - Richmond - [Arts District](https://workatgather.com/location/arts-district/) - [Midlothian](https://workatgather.com/location/midlothian/) - [Scott’s Addition](https://workatgather.com/location/scotts-addition/) - [Short Pump](https://workatgather.com/location/short-pump/) - Hampton Roads - [Newport News](https://workatgather.com/location/newport-news/) - [Norfolk](https://workatgather.com/location/norfolk/) - [Virginia Beach](https://workatgather.com/location/virginia-beach/) - [Mission](https://workatgather.com/mission/) - [Pricing](https://workatgather.com/pricing/) - [Blog](https://pages.workatgather.com/blog) - [Login](https://work-at-gather.officernd.com/) - [TAKE A TOUR](https://workatgather.com/tour) ## Gather Blog # Five Years of Gather! Posted by [The Great Big Everything](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/blog/author/the-great-big-everything) on May 2, 2019 9:58:31 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![fiveyears](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/fiveyears.png?width=960&name=fiveyears.png) We just celebrated five awesome years of coworking in Richmond, VA... So of course a party was in order! We threw down where it all started -- Gather Downtown! Check out this fun photo collection starting with our celebration last week, and from there we'll move on to some fun photos of our original location!   ![IMG_0481](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_0481.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=img_0481.jpeg) Y'all let's talk about a SPREAD! Not pictured is the waffle bar and the drinks room -- that's right, a whole room dedicated to you getting your libation.   ![IMG_0494](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_0494.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=img_0494.jpeg)   ![IMG_4965](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_4965.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=img_4965.jpg) Gather Scott's Addition Community Managers Caren Cowley and Edie Bethke!     ![IMG_4994](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_4994.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=img_4994.jpg) Erstwhile Scott's Addition Community Manager, Serena Fulton    ![IMG_4988](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_4988.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=img_4988.jpg) Prabir Mehta's striking a ferocious pose with Edie photobombing in the background!   ![IMG_4980](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_4980.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=img_4980.jpg) Tom and Mac partying hard!   ![IMG_4975](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/img_4975.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=img_4975.jpg) Thank you Kate Ayers for bringing ReEstablish Richmond to the Gather family, and thanks you ReEstablish Richmond for helping refugees build roots here in Richmond!   ![3 (1)](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3-1.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=3-1.jpg) ![2 (1)](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2-1.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=2-1.jpg) ![1](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=1.jpg) ![5](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5.jpg?width=4032&height=3024&name=5.jpg) ![4](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/4.jpg?width=3024&height=4032&name=4.jpg) Five years! The video below is a sweet sound byte of the rock n' roll stylings of Prabir and his friends, their performance made this party such a blast!   ![1186907_701758839852250_863777423_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1186907_701758839852250_863777423_n.jpg?width=717&height=960&name=1186907_701758839852250_863777423_n.jpg) Gather Downtown before it was Gather Downtown!    ![Image may contain: plant and outdoor](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/21430466_1785655931462530_8129103438688069578_n.jpg?width=960&height=720&name=21430466_1785655931462530_8129103438688069578_n.jpg) Fast forward to an official sign, and one of our favorite photos to-date!   ![10317611_840226509338815_1137866781825900571_o](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10317611_840226509338815_1137866781825900571_o.jpg?width=2048&height=1365&name=10317611_840226509338815_1137866781825900571_o.jpg) Front lobby of our Downtown location, the floor mat features a typography a little different than what we ultimately ran with!   ![12046944_1157516364276493_6841950881455060197_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12046944_1157516364276493_6841950881455060197_n.jpg?width=604&height=593&name=12046944_1157516364276493_6841950881455060197_n.jpg) Longtime (loooong time!) coworker Jay Sandusky!   ![1498823_960695000625298_2273187509928700580_o (1)](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1498823_960695000625298_2273187509928700580_o-1.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&name=1498823_960695000625298_2273187509928700580_o-1.jpg) A fun photo from our original Gather Spotlight series   ![1504296_1026020277426103_6952486858771361080_o](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1504296_1026020277426103_6952486858771361080_o.jpg?width=1983&height=1983&name=1504296_1026020277426103_6952486858771361080_o.jpg) Another OG coworker Beth Oristian, Gather was so happy to watch her get her Carytown cafe & bakery, Sugar & Twine, off the ground!   ![1529742_898274946867304_4137013617993869560_o](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1529742_898274946867304_4137013617993869560_o.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&name=1529742_898274946867304_4137013617993869560_o.jpg) Red Eye Cookies and King of Pops -- what a combo!   ![1618583_1185757538119042_4536812746544640253_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1618583_1185757538119042_4536812746544640253_n.jpg?width=960&height=686&name=1618583_1185757538119042_4536812746544640253_n.jpg) Holiday parties are always more fun with wacky accessories!   ![10262150_828749173819882_6364169233863835375_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10262150_828749173819882_6364169233863835375_n.jpg?width=640&height=640&name=10262150_828749173819882_6364169233863835375_n.jpg) Getting everything lined up and measured out for our first interior Gather sign!    ![10270439_830553933639406_4359285947151654537_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10270439_830553933639406_4359285947151654537_n.jpg?width=640&height=640&name=10270439_830553933639406_4359285947151654537_n.jpg) When the UCI Worlds bicycle race went right by our Downtown location on Main St. :)   ![10321696_840226752672124_2360153731338803323_o](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10321696_840226752672124_2360153731338803323_o.jpg?width=2048&height=1365&name=10321696_840226752672124_2360153731338803323_o.jpg) One of many fun photos from equally just as many fun parking lot parties we've thrown behind our Downtown location!   ![10322819_833360153358784_1206134240529593494_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10322819_833360153358784_1206134240529593494_n.jpg?width=640&height=640&name=10322819_833360153358784_1206134240529593494_n.jpg) Our first sign is almost ready!   ![10419536_868762449818554_6676513869480705180_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10419536_868762449818554_6676513869480705180_n.jpg?width=640&height=640&name=10419536_868762449818554_6676513869480705180_n.jpg) ![10426538_1077152752312855_1455777303978538018_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10426538_1077152752312855_1455777303978538018_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=10426538_1077152752312855_1455777303978538018_n.jpg)   ![10610938_941837625844369_4696964601689631716_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10610938_941837625844369_4696964601689631716_n.jpg?width=720&height=960&name=10610938_941837625844369_4696964601689631716_n.jpg) S'mores Fest!   ![10830439_980774645284000_2665203193208729482_o](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/10830439_980774645284000_2665203193208729482_o.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&name=10830439_980774645284000_2665203193208729482_o.jpg) 4 speakers from our erstwhile Makers Series   ![11033104_1077101505651313_2522239858415240205_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/11033104_1077101505651313_2522239858415240205_n.jpg?width=540&height=960&name=11033104_1077101505651313_2522239858415240205_n.jpg) Nothing out of the ordinary here, folks!   ![11079035_1043808562313941_2087230723576196671_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/11079035_1043808562313941_2087230723576196671_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=11079035_1043808562313941_2087230723576196671_n.jpg)   ![11892138_1121704237857706_738830122049077940_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/11892138_1121704237857706_738830122049077940_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=11892138_1121704237857706_738830122049077940_n.jpg) Gather Downtown's unofficial mascot -- and we don't mean James!   ![12037933_1160567390638057_418332970314338177_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12037933_1160567390638057_418332970314338177_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=12037933_1160567390638057_418332970314338177_n.jpg) ![12189692_1161226660572130_1151075451733582380_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12189692_1161226660572130_1151075451733582380_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=12189692_1161226660572130_1151075451733582380_n.jpg) ![12208647_1162870960407700_3806791724327353451_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12208647_1162870960407700_3806791724327353451_n.jpg?width=818&height=818&name=12208647_1162870960407700_3806791724327353451_n.jpg) ![12240082_1170595932968536_7482667553014546484_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12240082_1170595932968536_7482667553014546484_n.jpg?width=960&height=960&name=12240082_1170595932968536_7482667553014546484_n.jpg) ![12311249_1176698205691642_4841551607798827263_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12311249_1176698205691642_4841551607798827263_n.jpg?width=676&height=507&name=12311249_1176698205691642_4841551607798827263_n.jpg) ![12592282_1260463017315160_5284187515844698051_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/12592282_1260463017315160_5284187515844698051_n.jpg?width=575&height=575&name=12592282_1260463017315160_5284187515844698051_n.jpg)   ![14962601_1453384038023056_9218845536946357071_n](https://go.gatherworkspaces.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/14962601_1453384038023056_9218845536946357071_n.jpg?width=720&height=960&name=14962601_1453384038023056_9218845536946357071_n.jpg) A selfie from the first iteration of our Gather Coffee Break series, with host Kevin Hann and guest Maddie Shiff of Temperpack! 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