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.
There is not much new for any resident that has lived here a bit doesn’t already know in the Richmond.com coverage of Forest Hill. Richmond.com gave Westover Hills the same treatment back in October. Today, the neighborhood is home to a diverse population. “We still have the World War II generation, and at the other [...]
Halloween Howl, our very own doggie Halloween costume extravaganza is happening on Sunday, October 30th, from 1 to 2p.m. on the lawn beside the Stone House in Forest Hill Park. You’ll find laughs, easy mingling with great neighbors and the most incredible dogs.
This Sunday from 5-7 p.m. will be the final Music in the Park of the Season. By popular demand we have the Faculty Lounge Lizards – the pride and joy of Maggie Walker Governor’s School.
Severe storms forced the cancellation of Sunday in the Park with Friends in August. Organizers had hoped to be able to host the event in October but it looks like that isn’t going to happen. Sunday in the Park with Friends has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 29th. Hopefully Mother Nature will be out of [...]
This Sunday, September 18th, is the make up show for Southern Blues, whose gig on 8/21 was rained out. Music kicks off at 5 and wraps up at 7 right outside the old stone house in Forest Hill Park. Music in the Park’s last show is on October 9th with The Faculty Lounge Lizards (old-school [...]
This Sunday, September 11th, Music in the Park features The Circuit Riders.Next Sunday, September 18th, is the make up show for Southern Blues (whose gig on 8/21 was rained out.) Both bands will be rocking the Stone House (well the outside anyway) from 5-7 p.m. Please note that this is an earlier start time than [...]
AUGUST 21st – Southern Blues blues 6-8pm The Old Dominion Model A Car Club will be displaying automobiles built between 1928 – 1931. I can’t find any info on the band if you know anything please enlighten in the comments.
This Friday, August 19 at 8 p.m. “Tangled” will be showing in Forest Hill Park. This event is sponsored by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and 106.5 the Beat.
From Vanessa (aka Sweet Cheeks) more details on being a vendor for Sunday in the Park. The key point, is you need to act ASAP so they can get the permit from the city. Friends of Forest Hill Park is doing, again this year, “Sunday in the Park.” All proceeds go to help the Friends [...]
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will kick off its third year of free movies in the park on Friday, July 15, at 8 p.m. with the showing of “Megamind” in Byrd Park beside Fountain Lake. The series wraps up with “Tangled” on August 19th in Forest Hill Park. We should consider ourselves [...]
June’s edition of Music In the Park. Just in time for Father’s Day we have one of Virginia’s premier Reggae outfits – The Session Rockers. Hailing from Va. Beach, they play a very rootsy style of reggae deeply indebted to the Roots Rockers style of the 1970s. Very organic and very good. They are playing [...]
Sounds of the Farmer’s Market from Richard MacDonald on Vimeo. Market runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Forest Hill Park.
From CBS6: The shooting happened on the 4100 block of Dunston Avenue around midnight. Richmond Police say they received calls about gunfire in the area and that a witness reportedly saw a man in a white SUV wearing a mask. Officials say that about an hour later a man driving a white SUV showed up [...]
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I’ve gotten word that the Forest Hill Regatta planned for May 14th has been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is a lack of entries and volunteers. The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association determined that rather than proceed with an event with low turnout in attendance and competitors it would be better to cancel. The are [...]
On Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. the RVA HoOp HOuse, a community driven non-profit dedicated to the movement arts, will be at Forest Hill Park to “provide community hoops, music and OoOosdles and OoOodles of positive energy and FUN” as well as a FREE-raffle 3 hoops at each park. RTD had a great [...]
I wish I wrote this but Sally Kannemeyer gets all the credit: Saturday, May 7th, is the official Virginia Invasive Plant Removal Day! All park and garden weekend warriors, your orders are to come to Forest Hill Park on Saturday, May 7th to fight against the encroaching invaders that are taking our trees hostage and [...]
The Friends of Forest Hill Park is having a spring meeting this Wednesday, April 27th at 7pm in the Stone House in Forest Hill Park. Lots to discuss on the agenda: upcoming signature events; the Wright master plan for the park; removal of invasive plants & vines in the park; and education opportunities by getting [...]
On Saturday, April 30th at 9:30am you have the opportunity to participate in the HOMBRE 5K Run/Walk in Forest Hill Park. All 5K events are a ton of fun, but this one will give you the chance to help those in need.
From Craig’s List: Min pin found running in Forest Hill Park today (4/11) around 6:00 pm. Had a collar but no tags. Please respond if you know who it belongs to!
