Archive for March 2011
Dunston Ave. Tree Planting on Sunday
The rain prevented this event from happening last weekend. The weather forecast is looking good for Sunday so the tree planting is on for Sunday.
Southside Plaza Sued Over Accessibility
Southside Plaza along with Mom’s Siam, Bonvenu restaurants (Carytown), and Sticky Rice (Fan) are being sued by Nicole Swann, 2010 Ms. Wheelchair Virginia. The reason for the suit is non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of the particulars in the suit include; a lack of accessible parking spaces, bathrooms, ramps and seating areas. [...]
James River Raging
James River News Hub captured the picture above of the James, which reached 12 feet yesterday. With more rain on the way we could see even more dramatic rumblings from the river on Friday. This picture and more can be found on the JRNH Facebook Page.
Pizza Tonight Brings Gluten Free Pizza Dough to Market
Good news for all that need tasty gluten free products. Local pizza favorite Pizza Tonight of mobile wood fire pizza fame has a new offering for Saturday’s Souther of the James Famers’ Market – Gluten Free Pizza Dough. The Pizza Tonight blog has the details on her partnership with local artisan Anna B to provide this new [...]
Patrick Henry Students to Receive Proclamation
From the PHSSA Press Release; Richmond City Council will honor students at Virginia’s first charter school for their recent selection to represent the entire Commonwealth in a national traveling forestry exhibit, on Monday, March 14th at 6 pm. The students from Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA) will receive a proclamation recognizing the [...]
Suspicious Solicitors Hitting the Hood
This evening a crew of young, guessing college aged, people were knocking on doors with vague offers of books or magazines. One neighbor had this experience; The fast-talking one of the two, tried to convince me that if they achieved “3500″ NCA points” they’d win a trip to Australia. When first asked whom they represented, [...]
Drainage Work Taking Place Near Landria Drive
A reader had a question about the sudden appearance of a bulldozer in his neighborhood. We found out what was going down. Does anyone know about the construction on Sequoyah Road? Yesterday a crew came in and started working on the side of the road, taking down trees and digging. This morning there is a [...]
NO B.S. Brass Band Plays Tonight
Since I was slow in getting the word out about the Mardi Gras party tonight and it’s Fat Tuesday I figured you deserve a dose of NO B.S. Brass Band. I doubt they’ll play this song but one can dream. Party starts at 5:30 with a Pancake Supper at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church followed by [...]
Seminar for First Time Homebuyers
Participants can learn about the process of purchasing a home and obtaining a mortgage at a free seminar offered by Virginia Credit Union on Monday, March 14, from 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The seminar will be held at the Westover Hills branch of the Richmond Public Library, 1408 Westover Hills Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23225. [...]
Chicken Mania for Dinner
I received word today via Twitter that the new Peruvian chicken place, Chicken Mania had opened up this weekend, so we headed there for dinner tonight.
Mardi Gras Hills and Heights Style Tomorrow Night
The churches in the Hills and Heights area are hosting the 2nd Annual Hills and Heights Mardi Gras Supper, Parade and Party tomorrow night, Tuesday March 8th. 5:30 Pancake Supper at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 6:30 Street Parade to Forest Hill Presbyterian Church 6:45 Concert by the No BS Brass Band at Forest Hill Presbyterian [...]
Patrick Henry Gets a Clean Bill of Financial Health
Chris Dovi and Richmond Magazine.com have all the details but PHSSA received kudos for it’s finances for the period of time between the summer 2009 and July 2010. Not only was the school given a clean bill of financial health but Susan Martin the former treasurer was cited for her competence. Susan Martin is currently suing Reggie [...]
Candle Art? Near Belle Isle
Submitted by Tara and posted without comment. Spotted on the rocks near Belle Isle on Friday.
Brown Middle Schooler Wins Spelling Bee
Ian Fraser a seventh-grader in the International Baccalaureate program at Lucille M. Brown Middle School spelled better than all the rest in the 2011 Richmond Times-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee. It took nearly two hours and over 150 words, to determine the best of the best. Ian will be hitting the road in June to Washington [...]
Wild Life in the Hills and Heights
Image by Buz Bireline What’s the Wild Life in the Hills and Heights? For a person like me, that means observing the amazing and interesting stories of wild animals in our neighborhood.
Dunston Ave Tree Planting Postponed
The Reedy Creek Coalition and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay regret to announce that the tree planting along Dunston Avenue scheduled for Sunday, March 6, has been postponed due to weather. The tree planting will now take place on Sunday, March 13, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm.
Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr Reminder
I know you are all sitting and reveling in the new H&H look but don’t forget we still have our Facebook Page, Twitter feed and Flickr Group all going strong. If you go to the Facebook Page and “like”, it will send you a notice to your feed as soon as I post something. Twitter does the [...]
Hills and Heights’ New Look
Hills and Heights and the other sites of the RVA News Network are all sporting a new design. Each of our sister sites have been updated to a similar, more cohesive, look while still maintaining their individuality.
Forces Gathering to Oppose Forest Hill Ave. Construction Project
We have covered the proposed changes to Forest Hill Avenue quite a few times and most recent sketches are here. The next official meeting for public input is Thursday March 17th, 5-8 p.m. at the Southampton Elementary School. I’ll be posting an official reminder next week. A group of concerned citizens will meeting this Monday, [...]
Protomen to Rock Plaza Bowl Tonight
Since we posted a picture of Southside Plaza in it’s glory days it is only fair that we give a shout to a business that is still there and trying revive the area with live music. After a short break Plaza Bowl is back strong with live shows. Tonight they will have Parlour Shakedown and [...]
