This was posted on Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:02 pm ((PST)) on the Woodland Heights neighborhood Yahoo Group “Several weeks ago me and neighbors were sitting on the front porch and a good looking middle aged black man, Claude Thompson, came by. He indicated he did lawn work, gave us a card and told us [...]
A local resident asks Why Richmond Why?!? at Richmond.com about enforcement of the leash laws at Pony Pasture. The short answer is it is illegal to have a dog unleashed in any Richmond public park and expect to see some Animal Control and Care officers in that area in the coming weeks to educate folks [...]
Richmond police have stated that two males reported they were robbed by three unknown males with a gun at 501 Westover Hills Blvd. at 11:05 last night 1/08/09. There was also a report of three unknown males reportedly robbing an individual earlier the same evening at 7:40 p.m. at 7 W. Marshall Street.
Interesting story from the blog This Young House about how the local Target on Forest Hill charges more for an item than the Target on Midlothian. For those that don’t know about the blog it is done by a young couple who purchased an older house here in Westover Hills the Richmond area and are [...]
Richmond Magazine has a review of Savor located in Manchester at 201 West 7th Street. Ellie Basch’s café on the first floor of the Corrugated Box Building in Manchester is aptly named. The surroundings at Savor are distinctive, and the food is flavorful and immensely enjoyable. Full Review here
The City Council agenda for Jan.12 includes Ord. No. 2008-300 (Patron: Ms. Graziano) – To designate Riverside Drive, from the intersection of Riverside Drive and Cowardin Avenue on the east to the intersection of Riverside Drive and Huguenot Road on the west, as a Richmond Scenic Byway ***.
Zippy the cat was taken into a local home in November after being found in the 5200 block of King William Road. Unfortanutely he is not getting along with the current house cats. Zippy is a neutered male and the vet puts his age at around 3 or 4.
From Matt on the Forest Hill Message Board I found a black, long haired cat in the 4400 block of Stonewall. It has a tiny white mark on it’s front left paw and what appears to be a permanently broken tail. It has a tag with the words “Toe the Cat” and a phone number [...]
The James River Outdoor Coalition (JROC) will be meeting Wednesday, January 7th at 6PM at the Reedy Creek Nature Center. The agenda for this meeting includes discussion of the creation and distribution of pamphlets for James River Park, hiking/biking trail maintenance and projects, and building/funding of the Pump House Park wheelchair ramp. JROC’s membership is [...]
Richmond Magazine blog reported awhile back that the expansion of O’Toole’s will be completed by March 1st. The delay has been due to zoning issues.
The RTD reported on Saturday that Legend Brewing will soon be offering 6 packs in addition to the 22 ounce bottles you currently find in your local stores. Legend has been brewing from the same location for 15 years and have just released a 15th year Anniversary Belgium Quadruple. In the interest of maintaining blog [...]
RTD is reporting that “The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road. Organizers include Rabbi Ben Romer of Congregation Or Ami, Imad Damaj of the Virginia Muslim Coalition for Public Affairs, and Rev. R. Charles Grant of Bon Air Presbyterian.”
According to the RTD the Fuelperks program will cut savings from 10 cents a gallon to 5 cents a gallon. The program up to this point has saved consumers $5.1 million. Ukrop’s also stated, “the chain would not commit to extending the fuel-savings program beyond March 28.”
Hello all. John posted on the 7th that he wouldn’t be able to continue and asked for some help. I decided to pitch in and thought it would be nice to tell you a little about myself. Name: Richard Age: 40 Occupation: Currently unemployed previously with The Martin Agency as an Account Executive Random Fact: [...]
The RTD is reporting that the “Richmond City Council unanimously elected 4th District Councilwoman Kathy C. Graziano as its president during today’s annual organizational meeting.” Councilwoman Graziano is very active in the community and was crucial in the establishment of the South of the James Farmer’s Market. For more information on Councilwoman Graziano please visit [...]
nbc12 is reporting that, beginning on Monday, Riverside Drive east of the Rockfalls Drive intersection will be closed until January 20th “for installation of a large pipe”.
Did you ever want to learn how to identify trees? Or how to properly prune a young tree to insure good development? Are you interested in taking care of the trees in our community? Richmond Tree Stewards training may be for you!
