VCU students will help clean up Reedy Creek on Saturday, November 3rd from 9am-12pm. Help from the community at large will be needed and greatly appreciated! Meet at the corner of Roanoke St. and Dunston Ave. at 9am. Clean-up supplies will be provided. (Bring rubber gloves or light work gloves if you desire.) Parents are [...]
Channel 12 is reporting on the assault of 3 Governor’s School students at George Wythe HS this afternoon. The students, while awaiting rides home, were attacked by 6 as-yet unnamed individuals, resulting in a concussion and several broken bones. No arrests have yet been made. RPS officials have announced the interim moving of the Governor’s [...]
The Westover Hills Library Advisory Group will be painting the meeting room in the Westover Hills Library over the weekends of November 10th and November 17th- both Saturday and Sunday. The first weekend will be prep, and the second weekend painting. If you are interested in helping, please contact Laura Dysart at 231-7662 or littleb5@comcast.net [...]
Tomorrow morning, you can choose between the Spooky Pancake breakfast at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church or a River/Photography talk with Ralph White. No idea if weather will cancel or postpone either event, so you may want to call ahead. Full details can be found in the calendar.
Susanna from the Patrick Henry School Initiative passes along the following: The Patrick Henry School Initiative submitted its charter school application to the Richmond City School Board in the beginning of October (YEAH!!!) The proposed charter school would be open to any elementary school aged child in the city.
Stratford Hills’ own Positive Vibe Cafe is the recipient of a 2007 New Freedom Initiative Award. The award, handed out by the US Department of Labor, “recognizes non-profits, small businesses, corporations and individuals that have demonstrated exemplary and innovative efforts in furthering the employment and workplace environment for people with disabilities.”
The Westover Hills Elementary School is in the process of renovating their library and courtyard. The school has received grant funding for some of the projects, but is dependent on volunteer help to accomplish all the renovations. One of the projects is removing a large brick wall located in the middle of the courtyard. The [...]
Richmond City Council last night passed legislation making it illegal to chain up a dog outside for more than an hour. It’s hardly breaking news at this point, but I thought it warranted a mention in the context of our neighborhoods. I see on a regular basis a large number of dogs in my neighborhood [...]
Today’s New York Times profiles the recent fireworks surrounding Doug Wilder and his clashes with City Council and the School Board. 4th District Council Rep Kathy Graziano shares her feelings: “Mr. Wilder has the skills to do things no one else could do,” said Councilwoman Katherine C. Graziano, who voted for Mr. Wilder and contributed [...]
Forest Hill Park takes center stage in a T-D article on the state of Richmond’s major parks. Over the past few years, however, the park made a comeback. The city repaired granite picnic fireplaces built in the 1930s and a historic building, the Stone House. Hundreds of trees were planted. This winter, the city plans [...]
Following a 9PM crash at Forest Hill/Jahnke that left 2 cars in shambles (but no injuries as far as I could tell), a second Forest Hill crash, just east of the Powhite, has left one person dead.
The latest “Ask the Mayor” feature on Richmond.com features a question on crime from a Westover Hills resident and a sort-of answer from the Mayor.
Today’s T-D is reporting that the Huguenot Bridge replacement project will be moved up and could open a year sooner than originally announced. A public hearing willl be held Nov. 13, 4:30-7:30 PM at Bon Air Elementary School, just across the city-Chesterfield line.
Thompson MS science teacher Kimberly Colbert is the recipient of a $25,000 Milken National Educator Award. Recipients are recommended for the award without their knowledge by a blue-ribbon panel appointed by each state’s department of education. More than 80 outstanding educators from across the nation received 2007 Milken Educator Awards. Colbert, a graduate of the [...]
The Sunday T-D published an editorial by 4th District Council Rep Kathy Graziano. If you were unclear on her position re: Wilder v. School Board, this should clear things up completely.
Rough night for neighborhood high school teams, both losing to teams from Chesterfield. Huguenot High School lost a close game to Monacan, 27-20 (NBC12 has video highlights online), bringing their record to 1-5. George Wythe High fared far worse, losing 43-6 to Cosby HS. They remain winless at 0-6.
A press release today from the Mayor’s office alerts us to a town hall meeting, 6:00PM Tuesday, October 23, at Southside Community Service Center, 4100 Hull Street.
Style Weekly gives a quick shout to Nate’s Taco Truck. A VCU staple run by a Forest View resident, Nate offers “the best tacos in town — end of discussion.”
Westover Hills United Methodist Church is holding its annual Fall Festival this Saturday, October 13. From 10am-1pm, the church will have food, carnival games, a dunk tank and, naturally, pumpkins. Pumpkins can also be purchased at the church daily from Noon-6pm (Saturdays, 10am-6pm) through October 31.
From the “There’s something you don’t see everyday” department: Workers building the neo-sprawl Creek’s Edge apartments, over by Stony Point Fashion Park, discovered a brain in a bag. Police were unsure whether it was human or animal.
The latest in a long line of RPS school renovation/closure plans is making the rounds and, perhaps not unexpectedly, our local schools are completely missing from the first 5-year phase. The second phase (circa 2012) would see Swansboro Elementary renovated/expanded and Huguenot High replaced with a new building at its current location. 4th District Representative/Board [...]
On Friday Oct. 19 the city will hold a free one-day workshop designed to inform citizens, realtors, property owners, buyers, contractors, neighbors, architects, engineers and developers regarding the requirements of and issues relating to vacant building ownership. Topics including City concerns, rights and responsibilities, structural systems, building codes, violations, maintenance, demolition, spot blight abatement, historic [...]
John passes along more information following up on last months’ Problem Solving Session.
Details are sketchy so far, but apparently an ice cream truck driver was shot in the parking lot of a southside elementary school. This may or may not be in our immediate area- I think I can safely say it wasn’t Westover Hills or Redd Elementary. Hopefully some more details will be released soon. What [...]
The University of Richmond will be hosting an on-campus eWaste recycling event Oct. 11-13. The Thursday and Friday drop-off is reserved for K12, Colleges & Universities, Non-profits and small businesses. Saturday the 13th is open to the public. All the details (and there are lots of them) can be found on the event’s website.
