Cloudy skies and a few sprinkles didn’t keep the crowd away from Bio Ritmo in Forest Hill park last night. If you took some photos to share please let us know in the comments. The next music in the park is Skydog -(Allman Bros.Tribute) on June 17th.
A round-up of events that are going on in our hood over the next week or so. Add yours here. The official must do event of the weekend is: Music in the Park with Bio Ritmo. Forest Hill Neighborhood Association Meeting; Patrick Henry School Board Meeting; Southampton Citizens Association meeting; Kings & Wings; Antiques in Manchester; [...]
I couldn’t figure out how to embed the slideshow so you’ll have to click on the image above or here to check out some great images from the first day of the 5th season of the South of the James Farmers’ Market. The images were captured by the Richmond Photography Meetup Group which has 626 [...]
Well it’s that time of year again. In our neighborhood and throughout the city our Saturdays will mean getting up, dressed a tad earlier and heading to Forest Hill Park.
The mission of the Richmond Cycling Corps is “to change the lives of youth who live in Richmond’s public housing projects.” The race above was part of the Virginia High School Mountain Bike Race Series. More footage of the race below.
I took over 60 pictures yesterday and was going to sit and edit them today to post. Then these were posted to the H&H Facebook and are much better than anything in my pile. Thanks Sandy’s Dad for sharing. RTD also has a gallery but it wasn’t working for me on my computer.
I hear that there is a little music festival on Brown’s Island this weekend called Shadrock but we on the Southbank give away our music for free throughout the summer. Music in the Park takes place at Forest Hill Park and the schedule has been released so get out the calendar and mark the dates.
Weather forecast is for High 84°F, Precip chance 30%. Full details of Sunday in the Park, not the weather, below.
Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and other volunteer in cleaning the Forest Hill Park section of Reedy Creek to help make our wonderful creek cleaner and safer. This will also help keep our restored Forest Hill Lake in better shape. Meet at the Stone House. Bring waders if you have them. Glove, bags, etc. will be [...]
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I realize the poster is hard to read so here are some details.
The checkpoint at Forest Hill Park gets a few seconds of airtime. Richmond.com has a little coverage. That fact that RVA was 1 of 10 cities in all of the country to get this race speaks volumes about our biking community. In a brief conversation with the organizers they said that for an urban area [...]
Registration ends on Friday but inquiring minds want to know exactly what is an Urban Assault Ride and does it involve assault rifles. First off, no assault rifles are used during any part of this ride, only bikes, brawn and brains are required.
From the Parks and Recreation blog, The Department of Parks and Recreation has partnered with Radio One to hold a free spring “Eggstravaganza” for children age 12 and younger on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Forest Hill Park, 4021 Forest Hill Ave. The event will feature two egg hunts at 12:30 [...]
Register Now for the Forest Hill 5k Time (and your preferred shirt size) is running out for you to register for the Forest Hill 5k. You won’t want to miss this always fun event. Advance registration closes tomorrow, March 11th. We’d hate to have you running the 5k in a shirt that doesn’t fit! This year registration [...]
An opportunity to sell at an upcoming local event, Sunday in the Park. The event is held in historic Forest Hill Park in Richmond and projected attendance is 3000 – 4000 people. The date is April 29th, 2012 from noon – 5 PM. This is a bring your own tent, table and chair event and [...]
The Friends of Forest Hill Park asked that I pass this along. We will be spreading mulch and removing ivy in the Old Azalea Garden area. Those who know where the pyramid in the Old Azalea Garden is can come directly there. Others meet at the Stone House on Sunday, 2/26 at 2 p.m. Bring [...]
Registration is now open! Be sure to register before Sunday March 11th to guarantee a T-shirt in your correct size.
On Saturday, February 18th folks will be meeting up at the Stone House at Forest Hill Park (Forest Hill Ave and W. 41st) to register voters! They plan to cover the park and head into the local neighborhoods to register some voters. Stop by the Stone House to pick up your packet. Shift 1 is [...]
Join Friends of Forest Hill Park for the Great Backyard Bird Count in Forest Hill Park on Friday, February 17. During this annual event we will identify and count species seen in the park and report our results to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
From the Reedy Creek Coalition we learn of some tree planting happening on 2/11; Help restore Forest Hill Park’s old Azalea Gardens with Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Reedy Creek Coalition, and Friends of Forest Hill Park. Volunteers will be planting and mulching bare root seedling trees. Don’t worry, instruction for proper planting will be [...]
HandsOn Greater Richmond is working with Richmond Parks and Rec to take on the never ending battle against invasive English Ivy. This is just one event in the RVA area as part of MLK, Jr. Days of Service. The work day is on 1/14 and starts at 10 a.m. You can enlist in the war against the [...]
HandsOn Greater Richmond is working with Richmond Parks and Rec to take on the never ending battle against invasive English Ivy. This is just one event in the RVA area as part of MLK, Jr. Days of Service. The work day is on 1/14 and starts at 10 a.m. You can enlist in the war [...]
The image was taken in Forest Hill Park showing the local police that patrolled the area. Image credit goes to City of Richmond, Dept. Of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities via Larry Miller and was posted to the James River Parks Facebook page. Thanks for sharing. PS – Kudos to the badasses on their motorcycles in that snow.
