City Press Release: The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is offering four bus trips for senior citizens this fall and winter. These include day trips to Drumheller’s Orchard in Lovington, VA, for the Apple Harvest and Apple Butter Festival on Oct. 17 ($25 per person), to Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Baltimore, MD, [...]
Applications will be available Oct. 15 for rising ninth-graders who would like to attend the Richmond Public Schools International Baccalaureate program for the 2010-2011 school year.
It was a beautiful, cool evening Sunday night when a large crowd headed to the park to watch Payback, a James Brown tribute band. The kids started dancing early but by the end there was a rare crowd of adults dancing with abandon.It’s hard NOT to shake your groove thang with such great music.
Woodland Heights resident Sara is raising money for Special Olympics in a rather unique way and can use your help. If she raises $1,500 she will get to rappel down the Suntrust building in downtown Richmond on Saturday. I just checked and her donations stand at $565 so she has a way to go before [...]
[singlepic id=412 w=420 h=340 float=] We touched on this in passing here but I wanted to bring your attention to a special event that Ring Dog Rescue is sponsoring on October 25th. If you have a pit bull or pit bull mix, live in Woodland Heights or one of the adjacent neighborhoods and need any [...]
Amazing what a few decades will do! The trees that are on this lot now cast the library in almost constant shadow but they weren’t even planted when this pic was taken August 19, 1959 by the Adolph B. Rice Studio. I found this image on Flickr in the collection of The Library of Virginia. [...]
From CBS6 News we hear: Forest Hill Park which is undergoing revitalization was targeted and defiled by vandals overnight. Hateful Racial Slurs were spray painted in white around several areas of the Park. The messages were aimed at The Jewish and African American Communities. City Crews were on the scene this morning attempting to erase [...]
Having a five year old means we end up spending a great deal of time at what is locally known as “Triangle Park” but is more formally known as the Westover Hills United Methodist Church playground. Yesterday there were the requisite childish shrieks and motherly admonishments and there, tucked up under the roof of the [...]
Sorry for the late notice but I just saw this: The 7 Hills Scooter Club is having their monthly ride tomorrow today, October 4th. We’re meeting up at Crossroads in the Fan (26 N. Morris St), and we’re leaving around 11 am. The last two rides have had turnouts of over 30 people, and the [...]
Is it too late to tell you that tonight, Sat Oct 03 at 08:00 PM, these bands are playing at Plaza Bowl. • HEX MACHINE • Dysrhythmia • The Wayward You can now follow them on twitter!
On October 17th, HandsOn Greater Richmond will rally and organize 1,000 volunteers to tackle community issues through service. 40 projects will take place at local nonprofits, schools, and city parks. Together, we’ll beautify schools, build trails, repair homes, feed the hungry, build birdhouses, plant trees, care for animals – you name it. Come on out [...]
Ron Fischer from B United will be there tasting Pausa Cafe Chicca and Tosta, Hofstetten Granit Bock and Kuebelbier, and Hitachino Ginger and White Ale. All beers I have never tried so no opinion offered. Jason from Barboursville Vineyards will be there with a selection of wine.
A flyer was left at homes in Forest Hill Terrace today to notify residents of upcoming slurry application to some of the streets. Both 45th and 46th Streets are patched, so the slurry is a-comin’.DPW flyer 10.02.09
You know summer is over when the music dies. This Sunday is the last in the Music in the Park series at Forest Hill Park. The series wraps up with The Big Payback a James Brown tribute band. Hit the previous link to sample their music, sounds like a party waiting to happen. The music [...]
Kit includes switch and outlet sealers, fluorescent light bulb, toilet water tank insert for conserving water (“toilet tummy”), door and window weather stripping. Other services onsite for this event: Pleasants Hardware staff to explain what the items in the kit do and how to install them Department of Social Services to accept fuel assistance applications [...]
From the RTD: A man who robbed a South Richmond coffee shop, nearly shot an employee and led police on a foot chase, will spend 13 years in prison. Richmond Circuit Judge Theodore J. Markow sentenced Eddie James Edwards III today to 20 years for the robbery charge and suspended half of the sentence, plus [...]
Official Press Release: GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES ENERGY EFFICIENCY REBATES AND THIRD ANNUAL ENERGY SALES TAX HOLIDAY ~ Consumers can purchase energy-efficient products tax free October 9-12; claim state rebates and federal credits on qualifying products ~ STAUNTON – Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced the launch of the Virginia Energy Efficiency Appliance Rebate program, a [...]
According to Richmond Biz Sense the long awaited 6-Packs of Legend beer were released into the wild today. I haven’t made the journey to either 48 Hours or Once Upon A Vine to verify, so if somebody is reading this and about to head out why don’t you be a dear and pick me up [...]
[singlepic id=411 w=320 h=240 float=] The dog pictured above was found wondering around on W 21st st. He was seen on 29 Sep and again on 30 Sep. He is not a particularly young looking dog and appears to have some arthritis in his hind legs. He appears physically like a dog not long without a [...]
With two high profile dog fighting cases pending in our local area, the time could never be better for an event which educates the public and honors these unjustly maligned animals. National Pit Bull Awareness Day is a concept created by a Tennessee pit bull rescue in 2007 with the intent of creating a national [...]
Join us at the PHSSA building on Thursday, October 1, at 8 p.m. for an overview of our recent assessment of the building and information about scheduled renovations. Take a tour of the building and check out the classrooms that our students will use starting in July 2010.
