Above is heading for Belle Isle (right under Lee Bridge) this spring. Looks like it will soon be time for me to dust off the mt. bike sitting in my basement. From the Belle Isle Skills Area website; Located on Belle Island, this skills facility will be an addition to the 18 miles of urban single [...]
I did a write up of last year’s competition which was focused on Manchester. This year the focus is on Mayo. From the James River Green Building Council. The kickoff was last week. For more information including registering for the competition head here. (Previously I had a bunch of info. about the kickoff which I thought was [...]
A couple days ago Andy Thompson at Richmond Outside.com posted a story about how the new Reedy Creek put-in was nearing completion. One of the great aspects of this new put in is, it will be handicap accessible. According to the post it will be ready sometime next week. (Update from Phil in the comments [...]
JR “Polar Bear Plunge” from Brandon Montijo on Vimeo. Thanks to Brandon for sharing his footage of the plunge. Below is Richmond.com video
For the 5th year in a row folks will splash around in the James on New Year’s Day on purpose. It is time for the annual Polar Bear Plunge. The event is going down at noon on 1/1/2012 at Pony Pasture. Phil Riggin of Richmond.com has some insight on the roots of this, in my [...]
Recently the third part of a three part presentation of the Richmond Riverfront Plan was released. Public meetings were held to share this info. but not all of us could make the meeting. Fortunately we have folks like Phil Riggan who do attend the meeting and give us nice summaries on Richmond.com and we have folks [...]
Phill Riggan of Richmond.com has posted an excellent summary of the third and final public forum on the Richmond Riverfront Plan. There are some very interesting proposals that are being batted about. I think the one that would have the most direct affect on the majority of H&H readers would be the changes to Belle [...]
From the Friends of the James River ParksFacebook page; If you’re looking for something to do next weekend, stop by Pony Pasture Park on Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:30 to 1pm, to rip out some invasive vines and plant some native Virginia bluebells.
The Department of Planning and Development Review invites members of the public to attend the third Public Forum on the Richmond Riverfront Plan: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 6:00 pm, Virginia War Memorial. Go to RVANews for a good summary and maps, lots of maps.
Ralph White, the head of James River Park System for over 31 years, has decided to call it quits. The news hit the public yesterday via Style Weekly. Ralph does plan to stick around until Jan. 2013 to wrap some projects up. Everyone I know that is active in the park system has nothing but positive to [...]
One of the many advantages of living here is the river and local watershed. What you might not realize is that there are volunteers educating and working to improve the areas water assets. One organization is the Reedy Creek Coalition. The RCC has stared a semi-regular educational series and are nice enough to let me share [...]
From the Friends of James River Park Facebook we get a bit of good news. Congratulations Anne. Excited to announce that FOJRP board member and Assistant Professor of Biology and Coordinator of Life Sciences Outreach Education at VCU has received a $61,000 2 year grant from Altria to bring science education to the park! The 4 [...]
The City of Richmond invites the public to the second Public Forum on the Richmond Riverfront Plan on Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. at the Virginia War Memorial, located at 621 South Belvidere Street near the Robert E. Lee Bridge. You can check out the slide portion of the study online. James River News Hub has been [...]
Thanks to JRNH we get the reminder of two meetings this week of some of our local river advocates.
The city commissioned a study by Hargreaves Associates to develop a plan for the RVA waterfront. Two weeks ago there was the first of 3 meetings to discuss the Richmond waterfront and the initial findings were presented. You can check out the slide portion of the study online. James River News Hub has been paying better attention than me so [...]
On Wednesday, September 14th you have a chance to find out what Richmond plans for the riverfront and give your input. It will be interesting to see if the plan is entirely focused on the north bank of the river or if Manchester and other areas on this side of the river get any attention. [...]
Vintage Richmond posted this reminder that we got lucky that we didn’t have severe flooding. I realize that is little solace to those of you without power or with an oak in your living room.
I saw this event on Friends of the James River Park website earlier and then promptly forgot about it. Thank goodness for James River News Hub that posted a reminder today. If you’re looking to do a good deed this weekend, the Friends will be picking up trash this Saturday, 9-11AM, at Pony Pasture. Be sure to [...]
Friends of James River Park board meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 2 at TaZa Coffee & Cream on Forest Hill Avenue in Westover Hills. This is a great way to get involved and improve an already great resource.
On Friday, July 29, children and their families are invited to come to the park’s headquarters at Reedy Creek, 4001 Riverside Drive, for a program called “Insects at Night.” This program offers a hands-on investigation of insects caught in light traps and is co-sponsored by the James River Park System and VCU. No fee or [...]
The advice about rabies applies year round but after a couple of incidents in James River Park it is worth reminding everyone to be wary of animals acting strangely when enjoying the natural wonders of our area. From an email I received; A rabid fox attacked two people walking along the James River on Sunday. While [...]
People that litter are lazy, inconsiderate, scumbags. If you had the energy and means to transport 12 full beers, some chicken, a bag of chips, watermelon or whatever down to your favorite spot on the river you should have the energy and the common courtesy of cleaning up after yourself.
