I tried to find a great picture to sum up 2010 or a clever little graphic. I failed. Instead I’m falling back on my favorite video of Richmond. Yes the video is old but I think it’s a great celebration and sometimes we all need to remember what a great city we live in.
Has anyone seen our dog? He is a husky/corgi mix with short legs and a fishhook tail. His coloring is tan on the back with a white belly, and his coat is thick. He answers to Tevye. Tevye lives in Forest Hill close to the 43rd St gallery and may have wandered to Forest Hill [...]
James River News covers a wide variety of subjects and if you are into horse racing is a must visit. Although James River News scooped me on the photo (my News Year Resolution is more photos) I can scoop him on the source. Wonton Power is responsible for the latest bit of creativity to hit [...]
From RA-More; The 4th Annual dip in the James – AKA Pony Pasture Polar Plunge or P4 as Piper calls it – is a go for this year.
Richmond Magazine.com has the details on local BBQ favorite Benny’s move to a new location. The former Belle & Kitchen Kuisine location in Stony Point Shopping Center (3044 Stony Point Road) at Huguenot Road and Forest Hill Avenue will be the new spot. The new spot which is scheduled to open in the spring will [...]
Due to the New Years holiday the Winter Farmers’ Market will be tomorrow instead of Saturday. The market will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 4910 Forest Hill Ave. If I see a list of vendors I’ll post it later.
From the city; Curbside Recycling and Trash Collections on Regular Schedule No Delay for New Year’s Eve Holiday CVWMA curbside recycling and trash collections will continue as regularly scheduled for the observance of New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) holiday. There will be no holiday delay for curbside recycling on Friday, December 31. Residents should place [...]
The hot button issues in H&H for 2010, based on # of comments. Why the Leash Law Needs to be Enforced (54) Robbery on 41st Last Night (53) Clear Your Walks, Cars & Other Snow Tidbits (50) A Discussion on Richmond Neighborhoods (44) Possible Issue with Scales at Martin’s (40)
Email received tonight on apparently far roaming dog; Thank you for the overwhelming amount of support from the folks in the Fan. Clyde is still missing but we have had positive sightings in both the Northside and by Byrd park. I didn’t know dogs could travel so far. Thank you for continuing to keep an [...]
City Council President Kathy Graziano was quoted and Patrick Henry was mentioned in a recent RTD article Race in Richmond: Schools aim for social diversity On a chilly weeknight at Southampton Elementary School, about three dozen parents attended a meet and greet featuring City Council President Kathy Graziano, School Board member Adria Graham Scott, and [...]
From City press release: RICHMOND, VA – On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the city of Richmond is sponsoring a Christmas tree recycling program called “Bring One for the Chipper 2011.” City residents are invited to recycle their Christmas trees by having the city chip them into mulch for use in landscaping.
Are there any active book clubs in the area? I saw that question on the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group and since I had no idea even were to look I thought I would throw it out to you my loyal readers. Anybody know of any book clubs that are looking for new members?
This was posted in the comments of another post but I thought it was worthy of it’s own post. We live in Forest Hill Heights in the 1000 block of Boroughbridge rd. Yesterday (Sunday) 1 young man was going door to door knocking,in one instance that my boyfriend could actually see when no one answered [...]
Adrien who is half the team of Looks Good From The Back (a fashion blog that is based in reality), sent this in last night. Thanks for the contribution and as always if you have something to share send it in.
Richmond.com picked 10 and one of our local schools was 1 of them. Richmond’s Charter School Opens Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, the first charter school in Richmond, opened this year after a three-and-a-half-year effort to open. School organizers and city school officials were often at odds and it was doubtful the school would [...]
Did you get one of those new fangled smart phones or a nice new camera? Well since you are stuck indoors you might as well set up Twitter and Flickr so you can follow H&H and share your pictures. Our Twitter acct is @hillsheights and I check it through out the day and often post [...]
Looks like most churches are closed so call before you head out. NBC12 list of closures CBS6 list of closures ABC8 list of closures This is the place to let your neighbors know what is open or closed. Thanks and drive safe if you head out.
A white and brown pit mix has been found at 25th & Semmes. If you think this dog might be yours email rdhsara@gmail.com with a detailed description.
Big thank you to all our readers. Hope you have a great Holiday. Unless something dramatic happens you won’t be seeing me online until tomorrow.
Gathered from the Market Umbrella Facebook page which will run today between 3 p.m – 7 p.m in the lot (4910 Forest Hill Avenue) next to Blockbuster on Forest Hill avenue; Food and Drink Vendors at the Holiday Market will be Phal’s Eggrolls, Tater Dave’s, TaZa Coffee & Creme, Faith Farm, Empress Farm,Pizza Tonight, Bonnyclabber Cheese (Sullivan’s [...]
Second video after the break. From the RPD; McDonald’s Robbery Suspects Wanted Richmond Police needs the public’s help identifying and locating the two men responsible for last week’s armed robbery of the McDonald’s at 6801 Forest Hill Ave.
James River News Hub continues to do a great job of covering all the happenings on the James. The picture above is from a post about a walk along the bank and Phil also headed out last night to the solstice on Belle Isle. Great stuff all around.
RVAmag takes an in depth look at the city’s football football program. Included in the analysis is a closer look at George Wythe High School. Wythe has the dubious distinction of the longest losing streak in the state and has managed 1 win in the last 7 years. Despite the team’s record the story of Coach [...]
Did you get that special loved one a new high efficiency tankless natural gas water heater? If so, good news you can get a rebate on your utility bill. Snarkiness aside the rebates are worth checking out. Now is the perfect time to make your home more energy efficient, and trim your energy bills in [...]
