The latest issue of Richmond Magazine (sorry not online), has an article on the Hot Neighborhoods of the Richmond area. Hot being defined as “homes sell quickly and have had a healthy increase in value over the past decade”. Coming in at #3 (behind Raintree & Brandermill) is our very own Woodland Heights
When: Sunday, May 20th, from 3-5pm Where: Woodland Heights Baptist Church parking lot ( 611 West 31st Street) What: Fun and games for the kids including a bouncy house, face painting, cupcake walks, sidewalk chalk, watermelon, lemonade, and more! All are invited to come out and enjoy.
I posted an article yesterday about the finances of the 5th District race so it’s nice timing that Jason of Byrd Park is running an interview with Woodland Heights resident and candidate Lee Shewmake. I’m just pulling one question and answer you’ll have to head to Byrd Park read the rest of the interview. What [...]
From RTD: Contractor and developer David Gammino, who is challenging incumbent E. Martin Jewell for the 5th District seat, raised $16,510 between Jan. 1 and March 31, according to first-quarter campaign finance reports compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.
From RTD we get the details of a shooting and a carjacking that took place in our area early Sunday morning. Police have not confirmed any connection but are examining the possibility. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry said the shooting was reported at 4 a.m. in the 3400 block of Semmes Avenue, where a 22-year-old [...]
Since it was a fairly hot topic on H&H I thought I’d let you know about a much more thorough article on RVAnews, entitled “A game of chicken: will Richmond finally allow backyard hens?” When the city’s Food Policy Task Force announced last Wednesday that it would formally recommend that residents be allowed to raise chickens [...]
A Buddy scooter that lives in Woodland Heights is for sell. The advantage of being local is it’ll know the neighborhood roads for $1,600. From the Craigslist ad: 2009 Blue Buddy 50cc ready for spring time!! Don’t settle for other scooters. Great condition, scratches on one side but otherwise perfect. Only giving it up because [...]
From the Parkside Facebook page;
The much anticipated opening of Coqui Cyclery is open us. A more formal grand opening will take place later but next Saturday, April 14th you’ll be able to check out the new shop.(Orignially scheduled for this Monday it has been pushed back due to shipping delays.) Kudos to Richmond Outside for getting the scoop and [...]
A black dog weighing about 25 pounds was found in the baseball field behind Patrick Henry School this afternoon. She is very friendly, and appears to be perhaps a little older since she has some grey in her muzzle. Her collar has flip-flops. She has no name tag, but the finder called the phone number [...]
Lee Shewmake, candidate for 5th Council, and local community leader is helping organize an effort to the keeping of chickens in the city of Richmond. The topic is getting quite a bit of traction on the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group.
Bethany Christian Church will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday March 31st at 10 a.m. There will be music, refreshments and thousands of eggs hidden, rain or shine. Younger children will get a head start before the older children can join in the search for eggs. They will also be selling smoked pork, [...]
Style Weekly has the longer version. I have the admittedly bias Cliff Notes® version of the issue. As part of the school charter the Richmond School Board is requiring that PHSSA renovate the top floors of the school to make them ADA compliant and to allow more students to enroll. The Patrick Henry board can’t [...]
This Tweet captured my attention last night for several reasons. First off I know Karri, know she lives in the H&H area and the content of the Tweet was a bit alarming.
Richmond.com stopped by our soon to be opened Coqui Cyclery and chatted with the owners Spike Toler and Clint Kronenberger. It looks like their hopes of a late February opening were a bit optimistic and instead will be opening the doors in March.
The following story is by Nathan Cushing at RVANews; The Richmond Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities department has decided to allow a makeshift skateboarding spot in Fonticello Park to remain open. The city will also further look into plans to pave and fence in a concrete slab in a more remote area of the park for skaters [...]
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 [...]
Our resident ambassador of Guerilla Goodness Patience Salgado aka Kindness Girl is at it again. This time she will be gathering with friends and family at the corner of 28th street and Perry next to Carter Jones/Fonticello Park and be passing out free cotton candy on Valentine’s Day. Yeah, you read that right, free cotton [...]
Great day for the Patrick Henry Winter Market (10-12) and I’ve heard that Mrs. Yoder’s Donuts and Pizza Tonight will be there in full operation. Sunshine, donuts and pizza sounds pretty good to me.
From the Press Release; Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA), a Richmond Public School, has begun accepting elementary student applications for the upcoming 2012-13 school year. Interested families are welcome to pick up an application at any Richmond Public Library location or at PHSSA, located at 3411 Semmes Avenue. Families can also download [...]
The siding is starting to go up on Coqui Cyclery on Semmes and later this month they will be open for business. We’ve already given a preview of the inside and now Richmond BizSense.com has some more details.
Woodland Heights and Forest Hill are often referred to as “trolley car or streetcar suburbs” by historians as it was hoped that extending the trolley lines out here would also encourage folks to buy land and houses. Thanks to this post by Church Hill People News we saw this map of all the Richmond trolley [...]
Coqui Cyclery plans to open next month right across from the Patrick Henry School and are looking for some community input. Head over to their contact page and tell them in the comments what you want to see in your local bike shop. I was able to get a sneak peek during the tear out [...]
In November we linked to a story on Realrva.com about a Woodland Heights house that was about to go through some renovations. Well RealRVA.com is back with an update on the renovation progress. The new floor plan looks great and I’m looking forward to more updates.
