From the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group we learn of a break in on 29th Street. At about 9:30 this evening (Friday), someone broke into my house through the outside basement door while no one was home. I guess the alarm scared them off, but the guy entered, went up the stairs, then took a small [...]
I don’t have evidence to support the idea that the most recent stray or lost dog is the same as the one in this post but it has been described as a pitbull. The added bonus is that he seems to have a buddy in the form of a small wiry black and white dog [...]
This morning an accident at the Jahnke Road exit ramp off northbound Chippenham Parkway resulted in the death of one driver and the other driver fled. Some details from RTD: The crash occurred early this morning when a white Toyota and a dark-colored Ford Explorer collided against a jersey barrier at the Jahnke Road exit [...]
If you were planning to take the family for a nice walk on Belle Island this weekend, you are out of luck. If you want to take the family for a nice walk anytime in the next 2-3 weeks you are out of luck. Access to the island is closed due to debris falling on [...]
The Westover Hills Library will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Monday, March 2nd at 3:00 p.m. The Fisher Library Club’s Readers Theatre for Preschoolers will present a performance of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” at the Westover Hills Library. The Group will also provide birthday cake and refreshments to help celebrate this special birthday. Dr. Seuss [...]
The blog House of Marinara has a write up of Joe’s Inn in Bon Air. An appetizer of the review is below. You will have to click on the previous link for the entire meal. Joe’s Inn is like that old pair of jeans that you can’t throw away because it they are so damn [...]
A Westover Hills resident has reported a missing cat. The animal is described as being white in color and is wearing an argyle sweater. The animal is named “Señor Franco”. The animal was last seen in the 5200/5300 block of Sylvan Road. Yes, you read that right the cat is wearing a sweater and goes [...]
A reminder that property tax assessment appeals for this year are due in tomorrow. If you miss this deadline you can still appeal, but the procedure gets more involved. Info on the process can be found here, and the relevant forms here. Note the inclusion of a sales search function on the assessor’s page (in [...]
It appears that Richmond Public Schools are doing a little PR and offering a bus tour of several schools in different districts across Richmond. It would be interesting to go to see if any brings up the recent City Auditor report that was extremely critical of the IT Department. From the RPS website: The Get [...]
City Press Release The Richmond City Charter Review Commission Subcommittee on City Staff Appointments and Removals will meet. This is the third subcommittee of the Commission to meet this month. The Commission created three subcommittees to assist members with their review of the Richmond City Charter. Consisting of three Commission members each, the subcommittee name [...]
This question is being asked by the folks of the Forest Hill Neighborhood Association and they want your input. Not only are they asking the question they actually plan to do something about it. To entertain suggestions regarding park improvement projects, to begin establishing the priority order of these projects, to build consensus, and to [...]
The office of Kathy Graziano passed the following statement on the conversation easement to Hills and Heights. Richmond City Council has passed and sent to Mayor Dwight Jones and Governor Tim Kaine a proposed conservation easement for James River Park. The easement is believed to be the first of its kind for an urban park [...]
From the Happy Lucky Communique: Come celebrate BIG FAT WEDNESDAY, February 25, @ O’Toole’s with The Happy Lucky Combo. Special guests this week include Jarene Fleming and trumpeter Jonathan Greenberg. As always we give Happy Lucky Combo two thumbs up and encourage all our readers to stop by O’Toole’s
According to the River District News Blog the City Council has voted unanimously to approve the conservation easement for the James River: Ord. No. 2009-10 (Patrons: President Graziano, Mr. Tyler, Mr. Samuels, Ms. Trammell and Mr. Conner) – To grant a conservation and open-space easement on the property generally known as the James River Park [...]
I don’t have an iPhone and this makes me very sad but I thought that our iPhone users might appreciate the information I found at Daniel’s Pilgrimage. If you use the app and like it please drop by his site and give him a thank you. If you want to buy me an iPhone that [...]
Hills and Heights welcomes a new kid to the internet. The Woodland Heights Website is now live. The formal announcement is below. The Woodland Heights Civic Association’s goal in creating this site was to be a source of information & important neighborhood news, as well as a place for neighbors to easily connect with the [...]
Looks like the posts about the death of Xterra in Richmond were premature. CyclingCentralVA has released a schedule of events. 6/14/09 XTERRA Richmond Xduro Trail Run – 21km The 21km Xduro and 10km trail run is classic XTERRA, with an urban flair. This course has stair climbs, railroad track crossings, rock jumps and a scenic [...]
RTD gives us some of the findings of the city audit of RPS IT Department. Forty-two percent of computer equipment identified in Richmond school records cannot be accounted for, according to an audit released today by the city auditor’s office. The operational audit of the Richmond Public Schools department of information technology said that 13,455 [...]
In today’s Style Weekly a reader sends some love out to Positive Vibe. I recently had the pleasure of dining at Positive Vibe. It had a great selection of hearty, yet healthy staples and splashier fare. (I went with the avocado salsa, crab cakes and Italian wedding cake. Mmm.)
The Westover Hills Neighborhood Association website has a summary of their monthly meeting that occurred last week. I was unable to attend the meeting so please go here for the full summary. Topics that were discussed include: alleys in rough shape, sidewalks in rough shape, Westover Hill blvd in rough shape, and solicitors bending people [...]
On Saturday, February 21st at 9am, volunteers are needed to join members of JROC, The Richmond/Charlottesville Adventurers Meetup, and Ralph White of the James River Park system at Pump House Park to work on the completion of the handicap access ramp along with various other landscaping and cleanup tasks. Please bring gloves, sturdy footwear, water, [...]
Two words that very often describe me are, lazy and hungry. With that in mind you can understand why I was excited to read on Richmond.com that “Ruchee Express (1201 W. Main. St., (804) 354-6011), is now delivering. The details are: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $20 minimum order (but free delivery) and within a [...]
Church Hill People’s News has a summary of the Church Hill Association meeting last night. In the meeting the vote was 62-44 against the Shockoe Center Development. There are some interesting comments some of which address the “hint of scandal” below. While the discussion was more civilized than much of the recent online dialogue, the [...]
Paying for college is something that keeps me up at night and my daughter is only 5. It is nice to see a hefty $10,000 scholarship is available by Capital One to students of Richmond Public Schools. From the Richmond Public School site: Capital One will award $10,000 towards college tuition to one graduating senior [...]
