Update from Richmond.com: Reps from the circus just email and said that while an exact schedule hasn’t been announced, the train arrival might be closer to midnight on Monday, Feb. 13, with the walk happening immediately after arrival. Video by H&H resident Pedro. From Legend Facebook we get word of when the circus arrives and [...]
I’m not going to spoil the ending but I’m told that one of our lovely neighborhoods will be featured in the week’s episode of House Hunters. If you aren’t familiar with House Hunters, it’s a show on HGTV where a home buyer lists what they are looking for in a home and then are shown [...]
As part of the new Huguenot High the old water tower had to come down. This picture was taken on Friday. Some more pictures and memories at Richmond Views. For those of us who went to Huguenot High School, the water tower is a significant piece of our high school memories. Every year book included [...]
Above is a portion of a Food Desert map that was developed by the USDA Department of Economic Research Service. There does seem to be a bit of a glitch in the map. When I first did a map for our area I simply typed area code 23225 and that is where the image above [...]
Below is some edited information about an accident that a Woodland Heights resident experienced this morning. This morning (around 7:40 am) while on my way to work. When driving east on Bainbridge, just past Clopton by the Boys and Girls Club, a young, African American man in a maroon 4-door Sedan drove a considerable distance [...]
Hills and Heights confirmed a comment left on this thread that Lee Shewmake, resident of Woodland Heights is tossing her hat into the ring. Some of Lee’s most current accomplishments include being the current president of the Woodland Heights Civic Association, active in establishing Patrick Henry School, and worked with the committee to have the Woodland [...]
Notice anything interesting in the picture above? It is a FourSquare list of great places to visit in RVA. For those not up to speed on FourSquare it is an smartphone app that allows you to check it to various locations and receive point and virtual badges. Upon checking in often you will see recommendations, [...]
Westover Hills Library has a new Library Associate in Children’s Services. Kim Smith came on board this past Monday. Bringing over ten years of library experience in children’s programming she will be a tremendous asset to our neighborhood library. Story times will resume this Thursday, February 2nd (today), and continue on the following regular schedule:
Filed under stories that won’t go away, Richmond Magazine.com and Chris Dovi have the news that Jennifer Walle has filed a $5,350,000 suit claiming that “Ms. Graziano, Mr. Rogers and others not named as defendants combined to discredit and harm Ms. Walle… and force her from her job and from public service in general.” Walle, the suit alleges, [...]
From the RTD this morning we have two bits of City Council Member news on Marty Jewell of the 5th District.
Did you misplace a friend at SOTJ this morning? He’s looking for you. Contact info on the Market Umbrella FB page.
I’ve mentioned RichmondOutside in passing before but now there is another reason to put the blog on your daily radar. As you can guess from the name RichmondOutside covers all that happens outside your four walls. The brains behind this endeavour are Phil Riggan formerly of James River News Hub fame and currently at Richmond.com [...]
From RTD; A two-vehicle crash that left two people dead and one seriously injured shut down Chippenham Parkway near Stony Point Fashion Park for hours Saturday.
You may or may not have caught my tease over on E.A.T. way back on December 28th when I made my country ham salad. In that post I made a hidden reference to making a split pea or bean soup right here on the H&H Saturday Soups and Stews. Well today in RVA it couldn’t [...]
From @richmondmarkets: The market is open rain or shine. 10 to Noon. The Patrick Henry Winter Market will go on despite the rain. List of vendors can be found here. There are some notables that won’t be there today so check it out before braving the rain.
Every few years, Richmond Public Schools start talking about rezoning. This process can obviously change which school your child is zoned for, and might result in schools being closed if they are under-attended. 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m on February 15, RPS is holding a Community Meeting at Thompson Middle School. Some of the proposals floating [...]
From Richmond Magazine.com; Warm up your Saturday evening with some live music at Max’s Positive Vibe Café, which is celebrating its seventh anniversary with the annual VibeFrost event on Jan. 14 from 5 to 10 p.m. Groups scheduled to perform at the restaurant include The Taters, The Hullabaloos, Cy Taggart and Offering. There’s no cover charge, [...]
In the category of good things happening to good people we find out (credit to Richmond.com for cluing me in) that neighborhood favorite Patience Salgado aka Kindness Girl is now spreading her message through the Huffington Post. Once a week she’ll be posting at Good News and her first column is up entitled Stranger Danger Dispelled [...]
According to CBS6 the First Lady Michelle Obama will be stopping by McGuire VA Medical Center to meet with wounded vets. From RTD; Mrs. Obama is to announce the commitment from more than 100 medical schools during an appearance this afternoon at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The schools are agreeing to step up training for [...]
Not that long ago I posted what I thought would be a benign post trying to get a grip on where my reader were from but in the comments it turned into a discussion on neighborhoods not listed. People had a lot of opinions and now I am going to reopen that can of worms. [...]
A friend of Megan’s found a wedding ring at Pony Pasture this weekend. Inscribed with 2007 and initials. If it’s yours, contact Megan at 232-0223 with your initials and she’ll get you in touch with the person who found it.
This medium, tan, terrier mix was found on Forest Hill near Powhite Parkway. He is sporting a red collar but no tags. Contact Sarah (smmjcm@yahoo.com) if you know this guy’s family.
From 12 12 Gallery email an opportunity for all you inspiring photogs out there. 12 12 GALLERY announces an open call to all artists working with any photographic process to submit entries for its Richmond Photography Exhibition. Photographs taken in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area are eligible for entry; reference to the specific location may [...]
Scott over in Woodland Heights has set up a cool weather station if you want to check out exactly how cold it got (18.7) or check out a bunch of other weather stuff that I don’t know anything about go here. Nice job Scott. If you want to see a couple more pictures of frozen [...]
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We’ve had lots going on in our area throughout the year, Patrick Henry drama, Forest Hill Ave. widening debate to name a few, but for the citizens of H&H the most comment worthy are weather, food, and skateboards. H&H Status Update and Power Back On Contest – 8/30 – 52 Comments Crust and Cream on [...]