Archive for “Westover Hills”
Westover Hills Library Winterfest 2012
This Saturday (1/21) morning from 10-12, join the folks at the Westover Hills Library for entertainment, crafts, refreshments, and prizes. Jonathan the Juggler and Shirley and her Exotic Birds will be there. Check it out and while you’re there check out some books.
Blanchard’s Coffee profiled by Relay
Relay Living the blog arm of Relay (an online food market and delivery service in Charlottesville and RVA) has a nice profile of our friends David Blanchard and Stephen Robertson at Blanchard’s Coffee. Definitely worth a read to find out more about our extremely local roaster.
Building a different type of house
Eric Fulks has been a carpenter, RVA parks worker and now wants to become a local sustainable house builder using material that most of us would toss. Eric is building a model home somewhere in the area but unfortunately the Style Weekly article references Forest Hill in the photo and Westover Hills in the body [...]
Westover Hills Holiday Décor winners announced and my Décor Code
Westover Hills Neighborhood Association have picked the winners of this year’s Holiday Décor contest. Congratulations to all the winners. Had I actually know the judges I would have bribed my way from Runner-up into first place. Continue reading for my Christmas Decor Code.
Coffee For A Cause
Local coffee roaster Blanchard’s is continuing their philanthropic efforts by donating a portion of their sales of their Holiday blend to the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence. So buy some beans and help out some local charities including HandsOn Greater Richmond, ConnectRichmond, Nonprofit Learning Point, and Consulting Solutions. You can buy Holiday Blend at Ellwood Thompson Market, Taza Coffee & Creames, [...]
Leaf Collection Help And City Leaf Pickup Schedule
The Westover Baptist Church and their Bhutanese-Nepali refugee neighbors are going to be coming out on Saturday in teams of 4 to offer raking leaves for $25. They have the support of the the church and a couple of friends from FBC Richmond will accompany them to show them how to do yard work. These [...]
Yard Sale For Tot Lot
Westover Hills Tot Lot Yard Sale Saturday, November 19, from 8 a.m. to noon By MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) of Westover Hills United Methodist Church All proceeds will benefit the Westover Hills Tot Lot Renovation Fund The church is counting on support from Westover Hills neighbors to help raise the $45,000 needed to replace the [...]
Richmond.com Profiles Westover Hills
It’s perhaps a sign that either I’ve lived here too long or been doing H&H too long but I read this article and learned nothing new. Not saying it’s a bad article at all but I wish there had been some tidbit that I hadn’t heard. You can give the article a read yourself or [...]
WHUMC Fall Festival and Bake Sale Saturday
Westover Hills United Methodist Church is holding their 7th Annual Fall Festival and Bake Sale Saturday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. They’ll be Games for Children – Kids Crafts – Free Popcorn -Face Painting – Hotdogs, soda, and chips for sale – Bake Sale and of course Pumpkins Galore (all shapes and [...]
Westover Hills Neighborhood Association Meets Thursday
From the WHNA website; Plans for improving the children’s playground at the corner of the Boulevard and New Kent will be a focus of the next regular meeting of the WHNA board. The meeting is set for Thursday, October 13, at 7 p.m. at the Westover Hills United Methodist Church on Westover Hills Boulevard. All [...]
Help taZa Celebrate 1 Year
TaZa the little coffee shop that could turned 1 this week and it’s a party all week. So head down the alley at 5047 Forest Hill Ave and join in the fun. $1 Small Drip Coffee Ice Cream 50% off (it is by La Michoacana and it rocks) Free 5 min chair massages Friday and Saturday morning [...]
Waldorf Chalk Walk-a-thon on Saturday
I realize the graphic is hard to read. The walk-a-thon event is this Saturday at 9 a.m. It is part of the Waldorf Fest of Fall which runs from 10-2. Lots of activities going on at 1000 Westover Hills Blvd.
Who Doesn’t Have Cable/Phone/Internet?
We were lucky when the power returned our Verizon Fios turned on with no issues but there was an article this morning on RTD that mentions a neighbor that is still out. Who else is doing with out cable/phone/internet?
Traffic Circle Rolling Into New Kent and Riverside
Work on the traffic calming measure at the junction of New Kent, Riverside and Bruton is scheduled to take place in the next 30 days. Nearby residents should have received notification of the impending construction yesterday or today. Let the anti-circle rhetoric begin. Detailed plans of the circle and the letter of notification.
Win Coffee and Chocolate from RealRVA
RealRVA has a great overview of Westover Hills and even better a contest were you can win either free coffee from taZa or chocolate from Chocolates by Kelly. One long weekend we took a whirlwind tour, found a house (it happened to be in Westover Hills) and decided to lay down some roots. We didn’t [...]
Two Incidents to Report in Westover Hills
Two incidents that were reported to the Westover Hills Crime Watch Captain, Elizabeth Roderick. 4918 New Kent Road I wanted to tell you about a frightening incident this morning. Between 10:05 and 10:15 this morning Monday June 27, 2011, I went out and opened my house side garage door, I left the key in the [...]
A Love Letter to TaZa
Jason Guard of Caramelized OpiNIONS and Byrd Park has an extensive post on the wonders of TaZa. He hits all the things I love about the place, the coffee, the pastry, the chocolate and the ice cream. Give it a read and more importantly check out the shop and support local business. Not on the [...]
One Lost Cat and One Happy Ending
From the Westover Hills Straywatch we have news of one cat gone astray and dog who has found his way home. Some of you may have noticed signs around the neighborhood about a lost cat named “Rhett Butler.” He is a black male cat with white feet, white chest, and distinctive mustache. If you see [...]
Proposed Traffic Circle at Riverside & New Kent on WHNA Agenda
This Thursday, June 9th at the Westover Hills Methodist Church is the regularly scheduled Westover Hills Neighborhood Association meeting. One of the items to be discussed is a proposed traffic circle at Riverside & New Kent. The circle is the solution designed by city engineers to address traffic speed and safety concerns. The circle would [...]
Missing Cat and Possible Stray Dog
Couple items from Westover Hills Stray Watch; “Cocoa” the cat went missing from her home on the 4600 block of King William Rd. on Memorial Day morning. She is a large (not fat, just large) 14-year-old tortoise shell (primarily brown, but also black and white) cat. She was not wearing her collar when she disappeared [...]
Westover Hills Neighborhood Yard Sale Part II
Since the official Westover Hills Neighborhood Yard Sale was nearly rained out, some neighbors are joining together to stage a second sale to coincide with the Forest Hill Neighborhood Yard Sale on June 4, 8a.m. – to 12p.m.. We encourage all neighbors to join in! If you’re interested in participating, drop me an email at [...]
Westover Hills Neighborhood Association Picnic on Saturday
From the WHNA site; You’re invited to attend the annual Westover Hills Neighborhood Picnic on Saturday, May 21, from 4:30 p.m. to dark. The picnic will be on the 1900 block of Prince Arthur Road, between Evelyn Byrd and New Kent.
