Friends of Forest Hill Park Meeting 3/23
The next regular meeting of the Friends of Forest Hill Park will be held on Tuesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Stone House. Anyone interested in what’s going on in Forest Hill Park is welcome to attend.
Archive for March 2010
Tree Down Blocking WH Blvd & Evelyn Byrd
A tree is down blocking the road on the East side of Westover Hills Blvd on Evelyn Byrd. Pictures sent in by Martin who lives on Evelyn Byrd. Thanks Martin.
Patrick Henry to Speak at School Board Meeting on Sibling Issue
From Patrick Henry email; Dear Families, Thank you to those of you that attended our lottery event on Thursday. We are diligently working to reconcile the data based on the rank given to students on the lottery night. But, we still have one outstanding issue that needs to be resolved regarding pre-lottery status with siblings. [...]
Fire at George Wythe High School
RTD; Fire officials are reporting a fire in a girls’ bathroom at George Wythe High School in South Richmond. “Some of the staff there have been overcome by smoke,” said Richmond fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones. The building has been evacuated. Jones did not have additional information about the incident at the school on Crutchfield [...]
Do You Live in a Hyland House?
Reposting from Historic Forest Hill; Frederick “Bud” Hyland, a protege of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a number of houses in the Forest Hill neighborhood. We’ve identified 2 of them; if you know of additional Hyland homes in the community, please let us know so we can include that information in our historic district nomination. Mimi [...]
Reedy Creek Watershed Protection Audit Part I
In the interest of improving the environment and our yard we are working with the folks of the Reedy Creek Coalition to do an audit of our yard. In the simplest of terms this is a two part process. Part I, which is what this post is about consists of trained volunteers taking measurements, asking [...]
Forest Hill Park Jump
Jump. Because. is a website that shows people jumping. Why? Just because or as the website says; We have found that jumping leads to laughter… It is our hope that with this project, the jumping will be passed on and that others will feel the joy of the jump. We want to share your jumping [...]
Storm Water Utility Opponents Meet Monday
The following was forwarded to me and wanted to share with the community. Southside Richmond has the full text of the letter including their demands, which include an apology form the mayor, city council and “city hall”. A group of homeowners, business people and church members along Broad Rock Blvd are addressing an unfunded mandate [...]
Beer Lessons at Once Upon a Vine
Almost forgot to post this but saw a reminder on Anne Soffee’s Facebook page. Chris from Loveland will be at Once Upon a Vine, showing everyone how to pour some Guinness mixers for St. Patty’s Day. Black and Tan-Smithwicks and Guinness, Half and Half-Harp and Guinness, Snakebite-Guinness and Cider. I heard unconfirmed rumors that they [...]
Shots Heard Near Ashton Square Apartment
From an email I received; Early this morning at 3:45am (3/12/10) I heard three gun shots outside of my apartment near the Ashton Square apartments and called 911 immediately. They sent cops out to investigate. The gun sounded like a small handgun – a revolver perhaps – there was a slight two second pause between [...]
Patrick Henry Held Lottery for Student Spots
Many anxious parents and curious bystanders attended last night’s lottery held at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The school received 255 applications for 150 spots and the lottery was held to establish a ranking for the applications filed. Starting with 5th grade and working down, City Council President Kathy Graziano spun the bingo [...]
Fisher Elementary Looking for Crafters and Sponsors
JB Fisher Elementary PTA is deep into planning for it’s its annual Flamingo Fest. You may remember it as the Flamingo 5K,; they’ve just tweaked the name to more accurately portray all the events of the day. This year the event will be held May 22nd and will include the 5kK race,; a carnival,; silent [...]
RTD On Greenways & Southside Rails To Trails
RTD takes a look at the efforts to improve our already great system of trails that criss-cross the city. The bit I found extremely interesting and a bit depressing was on the attempt to turn some abandoned rails into a trail that will connect with Forest Hill Park. The 3.5-mile path would run from Cofer [...]
Changes To City Animal Control Meeting Resistance
Two blogs are speaking up about proposed changes to reassign Richmond Animal Care and Control from the Department of General Services to be under Public Works. The local SPCA has some compelling arguments on why the Richmond Animal Care and Control should be placed under the Richmond Police Department. I believe it is crucially important [...]
Possible Lost Cat Spotted
This was emailed to me this evening; All winter a wooly white cat with a black-tipped tail has wandered in the general area of the 1500 blocks of Cedar Lane and West 45th St. It doesn’t appear to have a home, seems well-fed, is skittish around people, doesn’t seem to have a collar, and has [...]
South Of The James Farmer’s Market Update
Okay, it’s 51 days until the opening of the South of the James Market, so it’s time to work on our shopping list. Victory Farms expects to have Kale, salad greens, beets and carrots, and whatever else a warm spring might give us. Cavanna’s pasta a will be ready with their usual line of pastas [...]
WHNA Meets Tonight
On Thursday, March 11, (tonight) the Westover Hills Neighborhood Association board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Westover Hills United Methodist Church on the Boulevard. Anyone in Westover Hills is welcome to attend these regular monthly meetings.
Promote Your Business At Spring Bada-Bing
From Modern Atelier; Spring Bada-Bing is back, 5 years and going strong! Thanks to all who contributed, your samples and promos are a big hit. There is always a line at the door before the show because people want to make sure they get a swag bag! :-) We are giving out 250 promotional bags [...]
Robbery on Janhke 3/9
From the RPD Daily Crime Report; 3rd Precinct ROBBERY (COMMERICAL) 3/9/10 7:33 p.m. 6401 Jahnke Road Family Dollar The manager reported an unknown male robbed the business at gunpoint.
Nominate Your Favorite Richmond Teacher
It always seems that posts come in bunches and lately it has been schools. Two local websites are holding a contest with a bunch of cool prizes for the favorite teacher. Nominations start today and run through the 18th and voting is from the 20th to 31st. Hit the links below for more info. Richmondmom.com [...]
City Offers Park Walks In March
From the Press Release; Richmond ’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will continue offering its guided walks on the Slave Trail throughout March and has added a new walk to see the growing nesting colony of Great Blue Herons in the James River Park . The guided walks along the Slave Trail will [...]
Another Success Story From Southampton Elem.
[slideshow id=39] Southampton Elementary School’s Learning Garden got another boost this week when the Richmond Chapter of Women in Construction held a work day at the school. The project this week was the construction of a school rain barrel project, and included hands-on learning as the adult volunteers from the construction industry helped students create [...]
Dog Found In Forest Hill
Via Craigslist; Sweet dog found Forest Hill (49th st) Date: 2010-03-09, 1:00PM EST A sweet dog ran into my backyard and is really scared. She has calmed down and is getting along fine now. If you are missing a dog call me at 804-366-0291. Let me know some more details so I will know it [...]
FHNA Meeting Tomorrow & Agenda
The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association is meeting tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church. Agenda – March 10, 2010 7:00 pm – Call to order – Grace LeRose 7:05 – 7:10 – Approval of Feb. minutes – Vicky Hamrick 7:10 – 7:20 – Financial Report – Roger Clark 7:20 – 7:25 [...]
Gunshots Last Night In Forest Hill
Anybody know anything more than this email I received? I thought I read about another set of gunshots over the weekend in a different location but can’t find the info. Have you heard anything about the gunshots in Forest Hill last night? Near W 46th and Dunston? We heard about 6 REALLY loud pops around [...]
