In a 5-4 vote, the school board for RPS approved the charter school’s use of a temporary location at Woodland Heights Baptist Church. It is unclear what would have happened if it hadn’t been approved but it would have been a huge stumbling block to the school’s opening this summer. There are several stories online [...]
Today is a big day for the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. Tonight the school board will vote on whether classes can be temporarily held at nearby Woodland Heights Baptist Church. If approved, classes would start August 11 with a staff that Principal Pamela Boyd has been interviewing. The school has the funds [...]
Henrico’s whoops is our woohoo! This just in from Lewis Ginter’s Facebook: The first 4 Groovin’ In The Garden concerts will be held at Maymont instead of Lewis Ginter. Due to an oversight by the producer, Haymaker Productions, Henrico Co. was unable to approve the permit for the May concerts.The June concerts will be held [...]
A St. Bernard was seen wondering at Bliley and Forest Hill Avenue this morning around 8:30. He doesn’t seem to have a collar but does look like he has been a pet recently. If you know someone who is missing a St. Bernard, please let them know where he was seen.
Not everyone supports the school, but if you are a supporter, Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts urgently needs your help. Since this school is open city-wide, regardless of what district you live in, tell your school board representative what positive effect you expect the school to have on our community and our children. [...]
With a July opening date looming, where does Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts stand? The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on the school’s funding and development status and sums up many families’ situation. But some Richmond parents are in limbo as they look ahead to next school year. They have taken a leap of faith [...]
A small crowd of 40 or so gathered with folks from Parks and Rec to release fish into Forest Hill Lake Saturday, April 24. J.R. Pope, head of P&R, said a few words and then turned the presentation to Carl (whose last name I didn’t catch). Eager young children learned about cool sciency stuff like [...]
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts received 90 applications for 9 teaching positions and are now looking for applicants interested in the following positions; Administrative Assistant, Art Teacher, Media Center Specialist, Music Teacher and PE/Health Teacher. You can view the job descriptions on their website and then apply online.
I had heard rumors that someone in our neighborhood had a backyard pizza oven. I thought for sure that I had caught a delicious whiff and finally verification! Richmond Magazine recently had a profile on Peter Gilbert, the rumored baker: “The oven itself is essentially an earthen dome overtop a floor of firebricks,” he says. [...]
In “Why Richmond, why?” Richmond.com answers a recent question in our household; if the circus is coming to town, when will the elephant walk be? We’ve made a tradition of heading down to Legend Brewing, having a little dinner and then hitting the deck to see the animals being unloaded from trains before they cross [...]
RVA News’ Chris Dovi has a new article up about Patrick Henry and its recent fund raiser. There is also an update on the school’s proposed temporary alternate site. [ Fund raising is] Critical, but perhaps less pressing if the School Board approves a charter amendment to allow the school to start its first year [...]
Just when the comment thread on our previous post on this subject quieted down, new fodder for the fire. Word on the street is that Richmond Animal Care and Control has been conducting informational patrols in several city parks over the last few weeks and giving warnings about leash and licensing laws. April 1st, the [...]
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts held their first fundraiser last night at the school. Volunteers and board members worked hard to make the over-warm auditorium appealing. Governor Robert McDonnell and Delegate Joe Morrissey both attended and spoke to the diverse crowd of philanthropists, politicians and citizens that attended. City Councilman, Marty Jewel, formerly [...]
RTD: Parkway Plaza Shopping Center and Lucille Brown Middle School at the 6300 block of Janke Road were both evacuated for about 30 minutes due to leaking a gas line shortly before 9am this morning. Utility crews repaired the line that had been damaged by a private contractor and everything seems to be hunky dory.
Styleweekly is reporting that some on the south side believe that the new storm-water fee is being applied unfairly: Ralph Hodge, the pastor of Second Baptist Church on Broad Rock Boulevard, says the city formula translated into an $8,500 bill for his church. “The city came up with the numbers pretty much arbitrarily,” Hodge says. [...]
Was the bunny himself in town to scope out his route? In these desperate economic times, has he chosen to freelance as neighborhood ambassador to supplement his poorly paid yearly gig? We’ll never know but it was a pleasant surprise to see Mr. E. Bunny stopping by Crossroads Coffee.
You faithful readers of Hills and Heights probably already know about the Forest Hill Yacht Club and its planned regatta to rededicate the newly renovated lake, but the Richmond Times-Dispatch is covering it too! and they include a few more details. The regatta will set sail after the [Rededication] ceremony, culminating in a friendly neighborhood [...]
Friends and family are organizing a search Saturday March 27 for Jill Edmonds from 11am until 2pm starting at Belle Isle. Ms. Edmonds disappeared January 25th and her car was found on the powhite parkway just where it crosses the Janes River. Edmonds is described as a black female, 40 years old, 5’4” tall, 1 [...]
Two PHSSA headlines in one day? It appears our neighborhood charter school is working hard to keep the ball rolling. Today, in addition to announcing the hiring of their first principal, PH has announced that they are in talks to temporarily move into nearby Woodland Heights Baptist Church. With a July opening date looming large, [...]
Richmond.com is also wondering if Richmond’s School Board is being unresponsive in an attempt to stall Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts opening. In characterizing the delays the founders of Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts have been experiencing in their dealings with the School Board, [former SB member Carol. O.] Wolf said, [...]
Stop by O’Toole’s which hosts one of the biggest brawls on St. Pat’s. Richard is the one wearing the straw hat, green soccer jersey and the auburn muttonchops. Stop by, say hi, he’ll be there until 4pm at least.
In open enrollment for other schools in the city, if a child is admitted, their sibling is granted admission without having to go through the lottery process. The school board is not allowing siblings to have automatic admission for this first year at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The founders are resigned to [...]
Many anxious parents and curious bystanders attended last night’s lottery held at Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts. The school received 255 applications for 150 spots and the lottery was held to establish a ranking for the applications filed. Starting with 5th grade and working down, City Council President Kathy Graziano spun the bingo [...]
JB Fisher Elementary PTA is deep into planning for it’s its annual Flamingo Fest. You may remember it as the Flamingo 5K,; they’ve just tweaked the name to more accurately portray all the events of the day. This year the event will be held May 22nd and will include the 5kK race,; a carnival,; silent [...]
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts will be holding it’s first lottery March 11, at 7pm as they received more than 250 applications for roughly 150 spots. The lottery is open to the public. The school also announced the breakdown of grades: K – 3 classes 1st – 2 classes 2nd – 2 classes [...]
