A large amount of “kid friendly” playground mulch has been delivered to the playground located at the intersection of New Kent Road and Westover Hills Boulevard. The Westover Hills United Methodist Church arranged for the delivery as part of the on-going effort to fix up the playground. The church is seeking assistance from the community [...]
From the local Crime Watch: A purse snatching occurred last night (Thursday 7/30) in the 1600 block of Westover Hills Boulevard. The incident occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. A 60 year old female advised that as she was walking home a black male snatched her wallet and fled on a bicycle. The black male is [...]
From RTD: A Richmond police officer shot a pit bull that escaped a South Side yard and attacked him this morning, but the dog will survive. An officer on foot patrol reported being attacked about 10 a.m. by a pit bull that escaped a fenced yard on West 34th Street near Moody Avenue in Swansboro. [...]
Once a week resident Thomas Scott sends us a photo taken in the neighborhood. More of his stunning photographs at the blog Punch Photo and an online portfolio Thomas Scott Photography. Click on the image to see full size. [singlepic id=184 w=420 h=340 float=] Patrick Henry School Slideshow of all Photos of the Week
The “26th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The purpose of NNO is to let criminals know that the neighborhood is active and unified in preventing crime. Below is the list of events that [...]
Did you see the funky school bus full of fresh veggies last Saturday at the SOJ Market? The bus and its owner has an interesting story and plan to take fresh produce to those who can’t make it to the farmer’s markets that have been springing up around town: “It was very emotional,” says Lilly, [...]
If you enjoyed movie night at Forest Hill Park you should head over to Fonticello Park (also known as Carter Jones Park) tomorrow night (Friday) to see “Open Season 2″. The heart warming tale of a one horned deer and his best buddy a bear. Mr. Weenie is kidnapped and a the one horned deer [...]
Last night I attended the first Town Hall meeting held by Mayor Dwight C. Jones at the Southside Community Center located in the Southside Plaza. It was standing room only as over 200 crowded the meeting room. The room was flanked by tables of what appeared to be every city department each with a representative [...]
Richmond Magazine’s latest issue has the Best and Worst of Richmond. Our local farmer’s market came in 2nd to the 17th Street Farmer’s Market in the readers poll of The Best Farmer’s Market of Richmond. I don’t want to come across as a sore loser but I think we have a better Farmer’s Market. Yeah [...]
Delegate Hall was appointed by Governor Kaine to the ABC Board. Currently there are 3 people that would like to take his place in the House of Delegates District 69th seat. The Democrats are going with Betsy Carr, the Republicans are putting their money on Ernesto Sampson and L. Shirley Harvey is the Independent. As [...]
Via twitter we’ve learned that Police Chief Norwood and recruits will be getting their jog on in the hills and heights area. A lemonade stand might be in order and popular with the runners on such a warm day. RichmondPolice: Live along Riverside Drive, Forest Hill or in the Woodland Heights? Look for Chief Norwood [...]
Style Weekly published their list of the 75 most powerful people in Richmond in their 2009 Power List. Kathy Graziano came in at 25 and was not on the list last year. Commanding the allegiance of a majority voting block of fellow City Council members, Council President Kathy Graziano stands ready to play yin to [...]
Plans are underway for the 2009 Woodland Heights Holiday House Tour on December 6th. The event is now well established in Richmond and draws hundreds of visitors from all over the area who are impressed with our eclectic mixture of historic homes. This year, we will celebrate our newly awarded designation as a state and [...]
[singlepic id=183 w=320 h=240 float=] From last week’s Style Weekly we have the tale of a sculpture by Ray King with no home.
[singlepic id=182 w=320 h=240 float=] This description is from Community Chest RVA: Grupo Fantasma – is a GRAMMY nominated band hailing from Austin TX. This is truly the type of band you’d never expect to see in a bowling alley. They are a 10 piece symphony of a band that we are all very excited [...]
Summer is quickly ending and so are Chocolates by Kelly candy making classes. Don’t worry though there are still three left and you can get your little one enrolled. July 29th – Molded Chocolates – Fun Shapes and Colors August 5th – Carmel Apples August 12th - Mix Your Own Ice Cream Day!!!! Ages 12 [...]
Next Tuesday 8/4 and Wednesday 8/5 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is offering the unique chance to attend workshops with experts discussing urban gardening as part of an ongoing series on urban planning and green spaces for Richmond. Experts from Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and locally will be taking part in two days of workshops and [...]
Tyron Bey, chair of community outreach, is asking for help for a very important community outreach project. Richmond Public Schools will be in the 4th district this Saturday, August 1 promoting the school system door to door. They are calling it the Choice Campaign. We want to make sure Patrick Henry School of Science and [...]
[singlepic id=181 w=320 h=240 float=]Click to see full size. The map above is from a RTD article about a proposed urban trail here on the southside.
Last week we had some details on the ride and the application to ride now let’s take a look at the Block Party. If you have already forgotten what the Ride for Jim is all about go here or here. Pictures for last year’s block party here. Block Party is Saturday, August 22nd, 2:00 PM [...]
Today’s article in the RTD focuses on the lack of success of George Wythe High School‘s football on the field. An amazing record of 1 win and 48 losses. The article then points out the familiar issues facing our school system. Ever-dropping enrollment in the Richmond school system — it’s about half what it was [...]
A chance to participate in your city’s government this Wednesday without having to cross the river. Specific topics covered by the Mayor include crime, federal economic stimulus funding, and the 2010 census. Official Press Release: Mayor to Hold Initial Town Hall Meeting at Southside Plaza “Bringing City Hall to the Community” WHO: Mayor Dwight C. [...]
[singlepic id=180 w=420 h=340 float=] Skippy From Craig’s List Our cat, Skippy, has been missing since July 12th. He is a gray tabby with a SHORT TAIL and white boots. He was wearing a blue collar with a bell when we last saw him. We had a tip that a similar cat was seen in [...]
News of a garage break-in comes to us through the Woodland Heights Yahoo group. At 4:20 this afternoon in the 3000 block of Semmes Avenue. A dark blue or green double cab pickup with chrome rails around the cab was seen near the scene of the crime. Police were contacted and a report was filed.
I am a big fan of history so I was pleased to read that the Richmond Public Schools were one of six Virginia schools to receive a $1 million dollar grant to be used for a Teaching American History Academy II for K-12 teachers as well some additional programs including partnerships with American Civil War [...]
