From Utilibuddy; Water main break at 29th and Springhill. Stay away until we fix That was posted around 3:00 but I was at Pony Pasture. Nothing on UtilityBuddy tells me it has been fixed so there could still be issues.
Just when the comment thread on our previous post on this subject quieted down, new fodder for the fire. Word on the street is that Richmond Animal Care and Control has been conducting informational patrols in several city parks over the last few weeks and giving warnings about leash and licensing laws. April 1st, the [...]
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts held their first fundraiser last night at the school. Volunteers and board members worked hard to make the over-warm auditorium appealing. Governor Robert McDonnell and Delegate Joe Morrissey both attended and spoke to the diverse crowd of philanthropists, politicians and citizens that attended. City Councilman, Marty Jewel, formerly [...]
RTD: Parkway Plaza Shopping Center and Lucille Brown Middle School at the 6300 block of Janke Road were both evacuated for about 30 minutes due to leaking a gas line shortly before 9am this morning. Utility crews repaired the line that had been damaged by a private contractor and everything seems to be hunky dory.
Styleweekly is reporting that some on the south side believe that the new storm-water fee is being applied unfairly: Ralph Hodge, the pastor of Second Baptist Church on Broad Rock Boulevard, says the city formula translated into an $8,500 bill for his church. “The city came up with the numbers pretty much arbitrarily,” Hodge says. [...]
Only one electronic recycling day in Richmond for April, which I bolded. From the press release; ELECTRONICS RECYCLING COLLECTION DAYS PLANNED FOR APRIL Citizens can recycle unwanted electronic items at several events in April. The events will be held: * Saturday, April 10 9 am -2 pm Ukrop’s Crossridge, 10250 Staples Mill Road, Henrico * [...]
We are an equal opportunity supporter of local schools so happy to post about this event. Especially since I am sure we have some families that attend Swansboro. The race is Saturday, April 17, 2010 8:30 AM and is sponsored by Reveille United Methodist Church with all proceeds to be used to promote health and [...]
It appears that Mr. E. Bunny likes a good breakfast. The following photos were sent to us by Stu who lives in the Reedy Creek neighborhood. Two more photos from his visit to Crossroads after the break.
It wasn’t very surprising that during last night’s school board meeting they voted to reject changes to the admission’s policy. The denial of siblings will make it very hard for families that only had one child get in to the school. As reported in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: The board denied requests to allow pre-lottery status [...]
Anybody seen a friendly golden retriever? This email came to me this evening. Derby, our golden retriever, has gone missing tonight. I let him out to do his favorite hobby, sit and enjoy sticks on the front porch. I checked about 30 minutes later and he’s gone. We have been walking around looking for him [...]
From RTD; In addition to lending his political weight to Richmond’s Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to give the fledgling charter school $25,000 from his surplus inaugural funds. Will be very curious to see how the school board meeting goes down tonight. If anyone can make it please let [...]
Was the bunny himself in town to scope out his route? In these desperate economic times, has he chosen to freelance as neighborhood ambassador to supplement his poorly paid yearly gig? We’ll never know but it was a pleasant surprise to see Mr. E. Bunny stopping by Crossroads Coffee.
Affordable Housing Awareness Week is April 18 – 24, 2010 Volunteer during Affordable Housing Awareness Week and open a door for a local Richmond family. Login, pick your project, and sign-up online. Your involvement will open doors and make our community more affordable for everyone. Please note that you will be taken to the HandsOn [...]
You faithful readers of Hills and Heights probably already know about the Forest Hill Yacht Club and its planned regatta to rededicate the newly renovated lake, but the Richmond Times-Dispatch is covering it too! and they include a few more details. The regatta will set sail after the [Rededication] ceremony, culminating in a friendly neighborhood [...]
From RTD; The Richmond School Board will meet tomorrow afternoon and evening, and many of the agenda items for both meetings involve Patrick Henry. Specifically, the board is scheduled to talk about provisions in the charter agreement pertaining to the school’s income report, diversity and outreach plans, accountability plans and more. But the board also [...]
[slideshow id=48] Hundreds of children and their families turned out today for the Forest Hill Park Eggstravaganza. While the weather was a little on the chilly side, most folks seemed to have a great time – there were funnel cakes, painted faces, weird balloon hats, and balloon-sword fights in every direction. There were also a [...]
So much delicious food at the market today: honey, bread, turkey, eggs, cheese, carrots, spring onions, bok choy, oysters and these crabs from Virginia Fresh Oysters. From The Market Umbrella Facebook page.
The RPL board met last week and authorized Saturday, April 10th as the last day of operations for the Westover Branch before renovation work begins. When we have more information about the reopen date I’ll let you know.
From Friends of Forest Hill Park Facebook page; Update on park improvements: Nathan has opened the eastern bike trails and is working feverishly to complete the western side for opening in mid-April (volunteer crews will be out again this weekend to work on the trails and new bike bridge); all the new lights have gone [...]
The full press release is after the break (has to be a record for biggest press release ever) but here is a summary. Citizens are encouraged to speak at Monday’s City Council Public Hearing on the 2011 budget. WHEN: Monday, April 5, 2010 6:00-9:00 p.m. WHERE: Richmond City Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall , 2nd [...]
An unremarkable photograph about a remarkable event. The gazebo, at Forest Hill Lake, last night. The lights are back on, for the first time in many years. Thanks to David Hathcock for the image and news.
Friends and family are organizing a search Saturday March 27 for Jill Edmonds from 11am until 2pm starting at Belle Isle. Ms. Edmonds disappeared January 25th and her car was found on the powhite parkway just where it crosses the Janes River. Edmonds is described as a black female, 40 years old, 5’4” tall, 1 [...]
I don’t know why I didn’t think to post this but thankfully Amanda sent me a reminder. Here is the quick rundown on what Google Fiber is from the website: Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. We plan to test ultra-high speed [...]
We all knew this day was coming but now we know exactly when our local Ukrops will be no more. On April 17th at 6 p.m. the doors will close and not re-open until April 27th. Four other stores will be closed at the same time as part of the staggered renovations/renaming/rebranding efforts. Head over [...]
