The James River Green Building Council which is all about creating “create a positive impact on the region’s built environment by accelerating the adoption of green building practices, technologies, policies, and standards. Is holding a contest in Manchester.
Yes my timing could have been a bit better for any of you that got up early to use this route to get to work. From the VDOT Huguenot Bridge Construction Site; Jan. 3, 2011 through early 2012 – Westham Station Road will be closed to through traffic between Huguenot Road and Old Bridge Lane [...]
RTD Street Beat; Q: I have a question about the Huguenot Road closings. The map with Street Beat says that the on and off ramps are closed. I guess that means when you are coming onto the Huguenot Bridge from Riverside Drive, but I’m not sure. — Barbara B. A: Yes, when you are coming [...]
Jeremy from the blog SpringhillRVA is getting the word out about some work that is going on Springhill. It is great to see someone take an active role in working with neighborhood and keeping everyone informed. I have copied with permission most of the post but head to blog to check out the update that [...]
The Department of City Finance sent out this Real Estate Tax Summary that can provide some answers to question regarding the half-year real estate tax billings going out this month. If you haven’t received it yet you (or your mortgage company) should soon. There is also information concerning Tax Relief for the Elderly and Disabled.
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 [...]
The City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday voted to forward Ordinance #2010-229 on the Richmond Community Garden Program to City Council for the Public Hearing scheduled for Mon. Nov. 22 at 6PM in City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall. The ordinance would establish a permit process that would allow city owned [...]
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods is sponsoring another workshop to give you the financial know-how for a successful renovation. Topics will include:
Last night The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods held their 11th Annual Golden Hammer Awards ceremony. The Hammer honors “individuals or groups for their persistence in working to improve our neighborhoods”. The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods selected the Friends of Forest Hill Park as the winner of the Best Neighborhood Design Project [...]
We had a story about the proposed Go Ape rope course awhile back. Today there was a post up on Byrd Park quoting Beth Bradford on some reasons why the Kanawa Trace community is opposed to the development. The comments last I checked were in favor of the development. Fan District Hub is a little [...]
Many people at last night’s Forest Hill Avenue improvement meeting expressed shock and surprise that these changes were planned. Next month is a chance to participate in changes happening to another local street. This time it is Jahnke and the meeting is happening 12/8/2010 from 6PM to 8PM at Crestwood Presbyterian Church, Boyd Hall. I’ll [...]
A public meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Forest Hill Avenue Widening project, that H&H reported as stalled last week. It will be very interesting to see if the Traffic Planners can give some insight as to why, one of the plans cost 2 million more and didn’t address some primary concerns. Two of [...]
The traffic circle above might be built at New Kent and Prince Arthur. The traffic circle would attempt to calm traffic in the area and is a result of nearby residents expressing their concerns to the city. The Westover Hills Neighborhood Association has more details. Tom Flynn, an engineer with the city’s Transportation Engineering Division [...]
The Richmond Regional Planning District Commission has a survey that relates to the draft priorities of the Capital Region Collaborative. They are hoping you’ll take a few minutes to visit the site, view the presentation (if you’ve not already seen it), and complete the survey. Took me a about 5 minutes, very general questions but [...]
A reader’s email alerted me to an office building proposed by Dr. Richard L. Byrd DDS for a set of forested lots across from Huguenot High School. The lots located at 7908, 7918 and 7928 Forest Hill Avenue are currently zoned R-2 which is Single-Family Residential. In order to have the office built, the builder [...]
Yesterday Richmond BizSense had a slide show with 10 properties that are oozing with potential. Two of those locations are at the edge of H&H coverage. Mayo island and Cloverleaf Mall.
Developer Sam McDonald of Property Results has acquired the one-story warehouse at 310 Stockton St. for $1.5 million, and interior demolition work is already underway. McDonald said he hopes to have the apartment complex, called Stella 360, finished by the end of the year. “We’ve been working with the seller for a while and got [...]
Straight from the Forest Hill Neighborhood Association. There are plans to convert the Mercedes repair shop at 46th and Forest Hill to a fast food restaurant that will serve pizza and ice cream. The FHNA is seeking your input on this development so that we may more effectively communicate with both the business owner and [...]
File this under unsubstantiated rumor but I have been told that the Mercedes Repair shop located at 46th and Forest Hill is being converted to a fast food place (not eat in) that will serve pizza and ice cream. Anybody else know anything? Would that be a good fit for the hood?
We noticed the closing back on March 9th but had no details. Fortunately Richmond.com has some more information on the closing of Private Stock but no real surprises. Wine coordinator Joe Michael attributes the store’s demise to “the changing economic climate and empty retail spots adjacent to the business. Nobody went back there [the center [...]
From the RTD; After 34 years in business, The Great Big Greenhouse & Nursery has been sold to a Northern Virginia-based chain of nurseries. The Winsor family, which opened the nursery and garden center on Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond in 1976, said they decided to retire and have sold the business to Chantilly-based [...]
This Thursday the Partnership for Smarter Growth is hosting a guided walk around Manchester, that will include a talk about the challenges of the surge in growth that is hitting Manchester. Some details from the event page where you can also register. Enjoy presentations from the following speakers about the process, challenges, opportunities, and context [...]
This thread is spurred by the discussion from this thread on the last day of the Stratford Hills Ukrop’s. Martin’s should be commended for keeping the Ukrops bakery/deli but are they doing a good job with some of the other local products and is it something we as consumers can or should change? Two quick [...]
Richmond Biz.Sense has an article, complete with slideshow on business properties that may be cursed. Among those unfortunates is the Bamboo Cafe on Cowardin near Semmes. You know where they are. You’ve probably even predicted that the next tenant will not last more than eight months. A year, max. But like clockwork, every year or [...]
