The best craft show of the year is this Sunday from 11 to 4 at Plant Zero in Manchester. You can check out the vendors at the Bada Bing website or head over to RVAnews and Modern June which are taking a look at some of their favorites.
Just a friendly reminder that folks will be cleaning up Forest Hill Park this Saturday from 11 until 2. They are meeting at the first picnic shelter, which is the one closest to W. 42nd Street. Bags and beverages will be provided, and all volunteers are welcome. And for those of you who want to [...]
Harvey Family Marker.pdf is a rough sketch of the bronze plaque *with image* that Friends of Forest Hill Park would like to put on the granite stone marker to dedicate the new bridge in Forest Hill Park to the family of Bryan and Kathryn Harvey. This plaque, with the image, would cost $2500. If FFHP [...]
From the RPD; We are in need of the community’s help to locate and identify a suspect in some recent thefts and attempted thefts from alleys in Forest Hill. We are looking for a black male, 50-55 years old, 5’6″-5’8″, and about 170-180lbs. He has been seen driving a maroon 1996 Mazda pick-up with a [...]
From the Patrick Henry School of Arts and Science; We need some able-bodied volunteers to lifts and move some tables, magazine racks and chairs this Saturday, 4/17 at 9 am at Westover Hills Library and help transport them to PHSSA and move them inside. We rented a small moving van to make this effort easier. [...]
Press Release; Regarding Councilman Marty Jewell (Richmond , Virginia ) – Yesterday evening, Richmond City Councilman E. Martin “Marty” Jewell, Central 5th District was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital. Upon experiencing some chest discomfort and with his physician’s office being closed, Councilman Jewell decided to go to the hospital where he was admitted and is [...]
Just got word that the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority no longer has tickets for the baseball game for their 20th Anniversary Kick-off & Earth Day celebration that is taking place Wednesday, April 21st. Apparently there is some confusion and people are getting upset. If you want to see the Flying Squirrels contact the baseball [...]
On Saturday, July 17, 2010 we will be holding the firstannual Edible R-evolution Garden Tour. The plan is to have a city-wide tour featuring twenty distinctive private kitchen gardens, several of Tricycle’s gardens as well as some other examples of urban agriculture in Richmond. The tour will end with a reception at our Jefferson Avenue [...]
This Saturday is the last day to walk the hallowed halls of our local Ukrop’s. It will be closed for a few weeks while Martin’s puts it stamp on the store. If you are interested in what you will see when the doors reopen head to Karri Peifer’s article at Richmond.com. I was told by [...]
From the Valentine website; May 2 (2-4pm) Manchster; Located south of the James River, Manchester was once a major port city and for three years was the county seat of Chesterfield. Incorporated into the city of Richmond in 1910, Manchester enjoyed a mid-century heyday and is now undergoing efforts to recapture its roots. Meet at [...]
Wednesday, April 14th, 7pm at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church Some exciting stuff happening at tomorrow’s Forest Hill Neighborhood Association meeting . Find out about the new firehouse on Semmes, get an update on the trails in Forest Hill Park from our very own Trails Manager, Nathan Burrell, get the latest on Spring and Summer events [...]
The Census website has a map showing participation in the current census. Some spots in the H&H are doing alright but all have plenty of room for improvement. In some spots of Manchester there is less than a 40% completion rate. If you need some motivation there is this tidbit from the website. “Take 10 [...]
Posted on the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group page; Hi Neighbors, On Sunday, April 18 Woodland Heights Baptist Church will celebrate 100 years. It is amazing that we have been a part of this community that long. As the neighborhood has changed, we have tried to change with it and we are looking to the future [...]
From RTD: The Richmond City Council voted 8-1 tonight to keep the real estate tax rate at $1.20, meaning property owners will see their tax bills rise or fall with their assessments. After adopting the rate recommended by Mayor Dwight C. Jones for his proposed $637.3 million budget for next year, the council struck proposals [...]
Once again Karri Peifer of Richmond.com answering the questions that we didn’t even know needed asking in Why Richmond, Why? I heard a rumor that the city is finally going to put a reflecting pool in front of the carillon where people play Frisbee. Is this true? If so when is the construction expected to [...]
Spotting during a walk around the lake, just uphill from the picnic table shelter.
The following event took place on Sunday April 4th and was reported on by Lee Shewmake. A terrible accident occured on Semmes about 10:30 this evening. A close friend of Quinton’s (highschool violinist spoken of on this group before who lives at 3216 Semmes) left from visiting Quinton and walked across Semmes, presumably to the [...]
We are approaching the 100 year anniversary of Manchester becoming part of the city of Richmond. This morning’s paper has a nice article giving you some of the details of how it all went down including a timeline. Did you know that Manchester used to be called Rocky Ridge? There are several events going on [...]
At 10:19 p.m. Sunday, Richmond Police were called to investigate a shooting at 5005 Pine Crest Avenue. When officers arrived, they found Christopher J. Mackin, 30 of that address, shot to death inside the residence. Detectives are investigating several leads at this time, but ask anyone with any information on this crime to call the [...]
Joy Simpson and her family who live on Hillcrest (2700) are missing their beloved tabby “Teddy”. He has been missing since Wednesday evening – he is not an outdoor kitty and very large – 25 lbs! – sweet but shy – he had no collar on and has a bright orange coat and eyes. If [...]
From RTD; Armed men in the carjacking and robbery in South Richmond of a Chinese food-delivery driver remained at large last night. Richmond police said they are looking for several men, including one with a handgun and another with a rifle, who approached the driver after he pulled up to what proved to be a [...]
1 Day – 15 Sites – Priceless ! Civil War and Emancipation Day:the 150th Anniversaries April 17, 2010 * 9:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
From the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group; Happened tonight (Friday -ed.) 8ish. White male trying to enter through my front door. fyi.. my home faces forest hill avenue. Be on the look out…dont know what his goal was BUT… WHITE MALE, DEMIN JEANS, JORDAN SNEAKERS, DARK NY CAP. HE RAN UP BROAD ROCK TOWARDS MIDLOTHIAN AFTER [...]
You can get the report here but I noticed that Lt. John A. O’Kleasky, Jr. did not include the full breakdown on all the crime stats. The full breakdown is much more detailed and allows you to compare to last year. Some tidbits from the newsletter include;
It’s the “The tour with a view.” Come out on Sunday, April 25, from noon to 5 p.m. for the 2010 Westover Hills Home Tour. The tour is all in one block of Riverside Drive, and the seven homes featured are diverse in architectural style and interior design but all have a fabulous view of [...]
