Archive for June 2011
River, Trails, Greenway, Belle Isle Post
Apparently spending the weekend watching soccer, partying in Powhatan, Broad Apetit and lounging poolside made me miss a whole bunch of outdoor stories. Thankfully there are more diligent Outdoor Stewards keeping an eye on things. Keep reading for a round up and you can check out the ones that are most intriguing to you.
4th District Meeting on Wednesday
Council President Kathy Graziano has scheduled the city’s first Sustainability Manager as the primary speaker at the June Fourth District Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, at 7 p.m., at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway.
Ramp to Manchester Bridge Closed
From NBC12; The ramp from Semmes Avenue to the Manchester Bridge will be closed Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crews have it closed to survey the bridge.
New York Times Looks at the James
Ten years ago, bathers in the James River, which wends through this old Southern city, wore ear and nose plugs to stave off infections from sewage runoff. Now, the river is stalked by blue herons and shad — symbols as potent as the belching riverbank ironworks and factories of the unfiltered, blue-collar past. More on [...]
Richmond.com Review of Parkside
I think nearly everyone in the H&H area as already chimed in on Parkside in this post but now Richmond.com has an official review. Overall, we see great things in Parkside Café’s future. The staff was friendly and the chef has a lot of ambition and a flair for unique treats. The dining room was laid-back, [...]
Who Shot Liberty Valance?
The following is reposted with permission from Bert Berlin’s blog James River Maven: I was a bit saddened to read in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch that Liberty Valence Restaurant, on Forest Hill Avenue, had closed. This maven has fond memories of the nights that the maveness and I frequented Liberty Valence and came away with our [...]
Are You Missing a Cat?
Andrea lives near Forest Hill Park by Crossroads and she has a very friendly long-haired gray tabby cat that has been hanging around her front yard this morning looking lost. She doesn’t recognize him/her from the neighborhood but this kitty is very friendly, chatty and has extra digits on the front paws. She will try to [...]
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Answer to Police Activity on Belle Isle Memorial Day
I read several Tweets and received a couple questions about a bunch (as many as 10 from one report) police cars heading to Belle Isle. Since it happened on the River I knew Phil of James River News Hub would eventually find out the details. The abbreviated version of Phil’s post, is that during or after a river rescue [...]
Ask a Hills and Heighter
Eighth entry in my simple mission to find out more about my neighbors and neighborhood. I plan to ask the same questions to artists, craftspeople, musicians and local business owners. This week we ask questions of Mary Andrews.
Free Fishing Weekend
When I was a kid I would spend hours climbing over rocks and trees, crossing the river 4 or 5 times to find the perfect fishing hole. I don’t think I ever came back with a fish but I do remember having a blast. If you are interested in casting your line, you can do [...]
Pick of the Crop – One Rare Lily
What a blistering hot weekend this was!! As true to Virginia, we had 3 days of spring and now we will have 5 months of summer. Oh well. Maybe 5 more months of Farmers Market revelry will keep us all happy. This vendor profile features Betty Larrimore (formerly Betty Kelley, prior to recent nuptials). Betty [...]
Forest Hill Neighborhood Garage Sale Map
Larger version of the map with street addresses.Also a bit of shameless self promotion. The Hayes house and several other Westover Hills homes are having sales this Saturday 8-12 as well; 5208 Devonshire, 5105 & 5201 King William, 4915 New Kent, 5210 Sylvan. As a random question, why doesn’t Westover Hills and Forest Hill throw [...]
Water Those Trees
Reposted from the Richmond Tree Stewards; Did you know that 2,000 new street trees have been planted in Richmond this year? One of them may be in front of your house. If so, please consider joining the Richmond Tree Stewards in our “ How to Water 2,000 Trees” project. Newly planted trees will need water [...]
