Some of you may have noticed the vegetation along the fence line at Wayside Springs on New Kent Road is dying. Does anybody know what the city uses to kill vegetation? Although you aren’t suppose to I do know some people use the spring for drinking water. It would be nice to know a bit [...]
A residential break-in that occurred Monday 6/29 in the 1900 block of Westover Hills Boulevard. The 1900 block of Westover Hills Boulevard has as it’s cross streets New Kent Road and Evelyn Byrd Road. Sometime between 7:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. the residence’s back door was kicked in and jewelry was removed. At this time [...]
Richmond police are reporting a robbery on 6/29/09 at 11:15 p.m. at 6824 Forest Hill Ave. Although not listed in the report that address according to Google Maps is the 7-11 on the corner of Forest Hill and Hathaway.
Two bits of goods news in relation to the James River both reported by the RTD here The City Council has given the park system $100,000 to hire six seasonal workers to help with park maintenance through the end of the summer season and early fall, with the option of returning next spring when the [...]
This weekend I was presented with the great opportunity to tour Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. The event was hosted by Jonah Holland and myself and some other blogger were invited for a behind the scenes look at the garden. Our first stop was the Community Kitchen Garden.[singlepic id=10 w=420 h=340 float=center] The garden hopes to [...]
The blog River City Food and Wine has been showing our market some love as of late, including some great pictures of produce and other food treats. More Fun And Produce South of the James South of the James Market What have you folks been enjoying this year?
The next regular meeting of the Friends of Forest Hill Park will be held Tuesday, June 30, at 7 p.m., in the Stone House. Come find out more about what’s going on and how you can participate. Here’s a little about what’s going on in the park: The old Stone House is getting improvements, including [...]
Do you have a way with envelopes and the stuffing therein? Interested in helping out the new charter school but a little strapped for time? Patrick Henry could use your help. Looking for a short-term assignment to help Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts? Come to the Patrick Henry Building located at 3411 Semmes [...]
Once a week resident Thomas Scott sends us a photo taken in the neighborhood. More of his stunning photographs are on the blog Punch Photo and he has an online portfolio Thomas Scott Photography. Click on the image to see full size. Previous Photos of the Week.
According to RTD the Maymont Nature Center (you know the place with the otters) will start charging admission on July 7th. The fees will be $2 for children ages 4 to 12 and seniors ages 60 and older; $3 for those aged 13 to 59 little one under 4 are free as are Maymont Members. [...]
From the good folks at Scoot: Tomorrow (June 26) is 4th Friday, which means that it is time for the SCOOT-IN MOVIE at Scoot Richmond! SPINAL TAP will start at dark, which should be around 9pm. It’s FREE, and contrary to the name, we welcome scooters, mopeds, bikes, and even (omg!) cars. Front parking lot [...]
This weeks pictures don’t seem to show much progress but progress in happening. The large amounts of rain are not helping efforts but work continues. Older pictures are here. Thanks to David Hathcock for providing the pictures. Pictures were taken on the 23rd.
This is from the owner of Scoot Richmond. She also discusses some of the steps that Scoot takes to make sure they are not helping a criminal get a stolen scooter back up and running. It is nice to hear about a local business taking these actions. Theft of 2 wheeled vehicles is extremely intense [...]
Saw this on the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group and thought some others might want to know about the meeting as well. Kickoff Meeting Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:00 am – 11:30 am Sacred Heart Center 1400 Perry Street To begin the implementation of the Richmond Downtown Plan, the City of Richmond is pleased to announce [...]
The Happy Lucky Combo plays this week, Wednesday, June 24 at O’Toole’s. Also featuring fellow Southsider John Winn and Emily Avesian.
Thank goodness the market WILL be open Fourth of July. I was starting to worry about where I was gonna load up on produce and neighborlyness!
Richmond magazine reports that Brian Munford, owner and chef of Patina Grill in western Henrico County, is working toward opening a new restaurant in South Richmond with a partner, former Bottega chef Travis Milton. If things go as planned, the Parkside Cafe will be open in November at the corner of Forest Hill and Semmes [...]
NBC 12 is reporting a carjacking that occurred early this morning. It happened around 12:30 this morning at an apartment complex in Westover Hills. She says she had just parked her car and was getting out when a man pointed a gun in her face and told her to get back in and drive. She [...]
The official word is posted at RTD. Congrats to all those that put in the hard work. The official application is here and worth checking out. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has added the Woodland Heights neighborhood of South Richmond to the Virginia Landmarks Register. Woodland Heights was among 29 new sites approved by [...]
In four short years, the Richmond Folk Festival has become an October tradition for many. With 6 stages covering a wide range of music from Cajun to Blues to Go-Go to Inuit throat singing, it’s also one of Virginia’s largest festivals attracting up to 185,000 people! And did you know that it takes 1,200 volunteers to [...]
RTD has an article about the latest audit to hit the Richmond Public schools. The Richmond school system’s payroll department is overstaffed but has been unable to detect overpayments, accurately track time off or collect money it is owed by employees, according to a report released yesterday by the schools’ internal auditor. In addition, an [...]
If you have been trying to watch tv lately you will notice that we have hit the dead season, reruns galore. Fear not because Maymont has the answer. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m on Friday 6/26 there will be experiments, games and a hike of the grounds to learn about the creatures of the [...]
Jonah over at Near West End News presents some compelling arguments for attending the Slave Trail Walk which is part of James River Day. Below are the events that will be going on: 9 a.m. – Man & Nature Tour of Belle Isle (Meet at Tredegar Parking Lot.) 10 a.m. – River Exploration for Kids [...]
It is really hot out there today. I know you come to this site for that kind of amazing insight. We looked into joining one of the neighborhood community pools but the cost is keeping us in guest status for at least one more summer. The good news is that the Richmond Public pools opened [...]
Pictures were taken on 6/16. Thanks to David Hatchcock for providing them. Previous posts with pictures are here.
