Friends of James River Park Launch New Website
The new site looks to be a great resource for all your river needs. There are maps, event calendar, links to river level and much more.
Archive for October 2010
Fourth District Meeting 10/13
The quarterly Fourth District meeting held by City Council President Kathy Graziano will be Wednesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. at St. Luke Lutheran Church at 7757 Chippenham Parkway. Because of the recent rash of break-ins and robberies, the meeting will focus on crime prevention. Richmond Police Lt. Tim Morley will talk techniques to make [...]
Stormwater Utility Bills Arriving Soon
The Department of Public Utilities mailed the stormwater utility bills to Fourth District residents October 6th. You should be getting your letter of joy today or tomorrow.
Trail Care Day This Saturday
From the Richmond MORE Facebook page; Greetings Fellow Trail Enthusiasts, Please join us & the Richmond ASR crew for their team trail day this Saturday as we continue work in Forest Hill Park. This week we will all meet up in the parking lot behind the Patrick Henry Elementary School and head down to the [...]
City Leaf Pickup Schedule
You know fall is here when the city announces the schedule for leaf pickup. Below are the major H&H area and the whole list is available for your enjoyment. (Leaf Collection 2010-11 PDF) Stony Point – 11/15 to 11/26 Stratford Hills/Willow Oaks – 11/29 to 12/10 Westover Hills/Forest Hill/Woodland Heights – 12/13 to 12/24 Westover [...]
Lost Dog #2 of the Day
From Westover Hills Stray Watch; I am Sally Ribeiro and we reside at 2315 N. Riverside Drive. Today, 10/6, I came back from an errand and there is a stray dog in my backyard. He’s/She’s very skittish and won’t let me close to him/her, but my welsh terrier has befriended him. He’s tall, short haired, [...]
Stray Dog Spotted on Irby & Yeardley
Stray dog spotted on Irby Drive near Yeardley Drive. He has tags and looks to be a pit mix the spotter was not able to capture the escapee.
Saturday’s Basket-Maker’s Mark Apple Tart
Comfort, comfort, comfort. Is there anyone that doesn’t like to hunker down, throw a few logs on the fire and smell apples and cinnamon in the air? If so, I’ll challenge them to try this combination and defy the odds of a smile making its way to the corners of their mouth. I’ve mentioned a [...]
Marlene Paul and Art 180 Wins Arts Innovator Award
Woodland Heights neighbor Marlene Paul and Art 180 were selected as an Arts Innovator by the 13th Annual Theresa Pollak Prizes for Excellence in the Arts. Marlene works with Art 180 to help at risk youth turn their lives around through art. You have probably seen their art around the city. The first work was [...]
Woodland Heights Baptist Church Fall Festival
Woodland Heights Baptist Church will hold their annual Fall Festival and Picnic this Sunday, October 10, from 3 until 6 p.m. in the church parking lot in the 600 block of 31st Street. The entire community is invited for the festivities, which will include music, hayrides around Woodland Heights, scarecrow creation, face painting, apple bobbing, [...]
Delilah the Cat is Missing
Missing since Wednesday, September 29th, Delilah is a short-haired gray & cream colored tortoise shell cat. Her eyes are greenish gold. She is very slender and weighs around 9 lbs. She is spayed. She was last seen in the New Kent Road/Woodbine Road area wearing a red collar that was starting to fray, so it [...]
Laptop Stolen on New Kent
A expensive reminder to lock your car and not keep valuable items visible from the daily crime report; 3rd Precinct THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 10/1/10– 10/4/10 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. 5016 New Kent Road An unknown person entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a laptop.
A Few Words of Inspiration from RPS Students and Staff
I can’t say for sure that any of those in the video are from a H&H school but the message applies to all students and adults.
Sneak Peek of the Taza Coffeeshop
We mentioned earlier about the changes going down at the alley spot formerly known as Blanchard’s Coffee shop on Forest Hill Ave. Today we got a look at the newly remodeled space. The shop is currently having a soft opening so a few pictures aren’t on the wall and no sign yet on the alley [...]
Halloween Howl Canine Costume Parade
This Halloween from 1 – 3 p.m. the Friends of Forest Hill Park are holding a Canine Costume Parade with prizes for the best costume. Bring your costumed pooch to the circular drive in front of the Stone House on October 31st to take part in the fun. No fee for entry, but donations will [...]
Reedy Creek Watershed Tours
On October 24th, The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Friends of Forest Hill Park, and the Reedy Creek Coalition will sponsor a tour of the Reedy Creek watershed. The tour will provide the public with an overview of the Reedy Creek watershed and an introduction to the community conservation efforts promoted by these organizations to [...]
Dog Found in Woodland Heights
Email received this afternoon; We found a female dog without tags, but has a collar around 11:00am today (10/3/2010), and we’ve been walking her around the area looking for the owner but nobody recognized the dog. She’s a mix with some interesting markings, and two collars, one flea collar and another large collar. If anyone [...]
Add Your Listing to the Hills and Heights Directory
You can now directly add your business/organization information to the Hills and Heights Directory. Add your business, church, civic association, etc. You can also help by checking out the directory and reporting any expired/offensive/miscategorized links.
Chow Missing
Email received from John this afternoon; Another missing dog; very old, partially blind, nearly deaf black chow. Gone from porch 47 hundred block of riverside. If you see him don’t try to handle him even if tail wags. More info: Beano is black senior male chow missing from his home on Riverside near Southcliff. His [...]
Four Rescued From Belle Isle
One by one, the group of young adults who went about 50 feet from the shoreline onto the rocks to do some homework ended up getting hauled back onto shore. “When they got there they were able to get on the rock and do their homework but they noticed when it was time for them [...]
Two Pets Missing in Westover Hills
From Westover Hills Stray Watch; Bailey, a 17-year-old male brown mixed breed dog, has been missing since Friday at 2:00 p.m. He is brown and white, with white feet and chest, and a curled tail with a white tip, and weighs 35 pounds. He is nearly deaf, but very friendly. At last notice he was [...]
Fire on 26th Last Night
Bagpipe Fever (great blog name) captured this house fire last night. I cropped the picture a little bit to fit better on H&H. Head to the BF blog for another picture and a few more details. Thanks for sharing the photo Bagpipe Fever.
Burglary on Semmes
From the daily crime report, no other details at this time; 2nd Precinct BURGLARY 10/1/10 12:01 a.m. — 2:40 a.m. 3000 Semmes Ave. An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole electronic equipment.
Why Did Obama Speak in Stratford Hills?
Style Weekly has some insight on why our local neighborhood was chosen. The aging city suburb isn’t exactly Short Pump or Woodlake, the populous middle-class suburban havens in Henrico and Chesterfield counties, respectively. The average household income in the area that includes the Stratford Hills neighborhood is $55,422, according to 2000 U.S. Census tallies. And [...]
13% Jump in On Time Graduation at George Wythe
A total of 72.96% of RPS students graduated on time according to the latest report from Virginia Department of Education. The state as a whole had more than 85% graduate on time. Local high school George Wythe hand a very impressive increase according to the RPS press release; The on-time graduation rate for Richmond City [...]
