Today, Richmond General District Chief Judge Robert A. Pustilnik declared the city’s noise ordinance unconstitutional. The city has until the 14th of December to appeal the decision. The City Council unanimously approved the ordinance Feb. 22. During daytime hours, the ordinance prohibits sound such as a television or the playing of a musical instrument if [...]
RDN clued me into the Walk Score which ranks a cities walkablity. My neighborhood of Westover Hills scored a 50 (Somewhat Walkable — Some amenities within walking) distance and ranked #47 in the city. Forest View has the best score in our immediate neighborhood with a 60 (Somewhat Walkable) and #25 city rank.
In the togo cup… is a new local blogger (I think he or she is Southbank) who spends a fair amount of time at coffee shops and is now writing about his/her experience. Categories that are used to describe each place include but are not limited to; parking – parking lot or “fan” like?, coffee- [...]
From RTD; Twenty-one Richmond-area properties owned by landlord Oliver C. Lawrence and his Bayou Properties are being sold in a foreclosure auction next month. Lawrence has been convicted of multiple property-maintenance violations and once was ordered by a judge to live for 40 days in one of his dilapidated houses. He also was fined $177,000 [...]
I learned through Twitter from The Marinara (@themarinara) that local sausage maker Sausage Craft will be selling their hand crafted artisanal meats at Once Upon a Vine. Details were posted on their Facebook page; Want our sausage?! Once Upon a Vine South is now selling our sausage to order. Just call them at 804.864.9463 and [...]
From the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group; Woodland Heights Civic Association meeting is Tuesday, Nov 30 at 7pm at Woodland Heights Baptist Church. We will be electing a vice president and a treasurer. Also, Councilman Jewell is supposed to be there to discuss the change in trash pick up as well as zoning concerns.
A great chance for families to check out some local schools is coming up. Check this out before you start pricing houses in the county. From the office of Kathy Graziano; Richmond City Council President Kathy Graziano and Fourth District School Board Member Adria Graham Scott have scheduled an unprecedented opportunity for Fourth District parents [...]
The 2nd Annual Patrick Henry Holiday Auction is ending soon and there are still some great items to be had including this painting by Steve Hedberg; and this one by Ed Trask; All proceeds going to the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts in order to help renovate the 90 year old school building.
We always watch this event from the deck of Legend and then check it out in detail later in the season when it isn’t so crowded. Venture Richmond has the details; The 26th Annual Grand Illumination of James Center kicks off the evening at 6PM when Santa and Lite 98 give the countdown to light [...]
From Westover Hills Straywatch; We just received a report that one of neighbors returned from the holiday to find that her cat, Lucy Lu, is missing from her home in the 5200 block of Dorchester Rd. Lucy Lu is described as a long-haired yellow cat, approximately one year old. Her left ear is tipped. She is [...]
A few days ago, this appeared on my back deck. I’d never seen it before, and as my deck is enclosed by a privacy fence, I had no idea how it had gotten there. Tonight, the neighbors we were pet-sitting for returned home. I took their key up, and as I was talking to the [...]
From the Westover Hills Neighborhood Association; Westover Hills loves to put on its finest as the winter holidays arrive. This year, WHNA will again sponsor a competition to recognize residents for their holiday décor. Awards will be given in the following categories: Day decorations. Judging will be done during the day, with one prize for [...]
Instead of braving the crushing crowds of the big box stores for the latest electronic doo-dad why not purchase an item from a local H&H merchant? I’ve started a list, in no particular order, of what I think would make good H&H presents. I know I’m missing some good ones, submit your ideas in the [...]
From the Huguenot Bridge construction site; The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is hosting a pre-construction information meeting to provide citizens with an overview of the construction phases, traffic impacts and the projected timeline for the Huguenot Memorial Bridge reconstruction project. Contractor, Tidewater Skanska, began preliminary construction activities in October and expects to begin major [...]
Hopefully you are all hanging out with family and/or friends eating too much food. Drive careful and all that jazz.
Since we’ve been saturated by all-things-traditional Thanksgiving, I thought I would write my last summer post about a recipe far from any holiday dish I ever knew growing up. This one is a market favorite because so many vendors have multiple varieties of Eggplant throughout the season and, since it is breaded and pan fried, [...]
If you didn’t get your shopping done at the last Farmers’ Market and don’t want to brave the chaos of Martin’s today, have the food come to you. The Farm Bus is making house calls/office calls today 10am-7pm, I’ll have 3 frozen Polyface turkeys and 3 fresh southernmost maple turkeys - first come first serve, 12-16 [...]
Found Dog on 32nd Street Yorkshire terrier mix, older neutered male, very sweet Call Erin- 239-6453
After a seemingly Sisyphean struggle, the Richmond Public School signed the lease last night and Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts can begin renovations on the school building located at 3411 Semmes. The Patrick Henry board hopes to begin the process of hiring contractors, with work slated to start in late winter or early [...]
From Style Weekly; Benny’s BBQ is inches away from a new lease and an announcement “that will be huge — huge,” owner Richard Cacciotti says about the still-secret location. He’s leaving the long-running corner spot in Stratford Hills next month and launching a wider menu in a place “that will be a big deal for [...]
You have probably noticed the run down shed near the corner of Semmes and Cowardin and secretly hoped for some improvements. It used to be a car dealership but now it is just a graffiti collector. The folks of K1-D2 worked their magic over the weekend and brought some much needed improvements. K1-D2 have been [...]
Melanie who lives on 29th Street posted the following to the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group on Sunday, the incident in question took place on Saturday; While we were eating dinner at 6:30, we heard a loud boom. Our next door neighbor came running over to tell us that someone had just run into my sister’s [...]
Recently there was a formal luncheon held at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. Lunch Date With the Future is a program brought from Chesterfield by 4th & 5th grade teacher Kelly Elias to help students with manners and other life skills not addressed in your typical classroom. Chris Dovi and Richmond Magazine.com took [...]
From the Richmond MORE Press Release; Wayne Goodman, local trail builder and friend to the James River Park, was recently injured riding his mountain bike on his beloved JRP trails. He is recovering at the VCU Medical Center’s spinal cord rehabilitation unit. Wayne, who has donated literally thousands of hours of his time as well [...]
