Patrick Henry Winter Market Today
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.
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Patrick Henry accepting applications for 2012-13
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 [...]
Richmond BizSense talks to our new bike shop owners
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.
Local Trolley Lines Circa 1930
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 [...]
Sneak Peek Inside Coqui Cyclery
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 [...]
Woodland Heights House Story Update
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.
Woodland Heights Holiday House Tour
The Woodland Heights House Tour is on Sunday, December 4th from 1 p.m. to 5:00 pm.
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 [...]
Rumors Of A Bike Shop On The Way
In classic rumor fashion, I heard it from a guy who heard it from a guy, I have this bit of news. The unique triangle building where Forest Hill and Semmes merge is slated to become a bike shop. The time line for opening is not definite due to renovations that are needed but it [...]
A Woodland Heights House Story
An interesting story about a local house. Jay at RealRVA sells houses but does much more than simply hand the keys over. There is work being done on the house to bring it into the current century. What makes this not just a simple transfer of money is that it is having an affect on [...]
Local Buildings Up For Golden Hammer
The Better Housing Coalition has announced the nominees for the 2011 Golden Hammer Awards and our area is well represented. The winners will be announced Thursday, November 3, at the Hippodrome in Jackson Ward. Check out all the nominees at Church Hill People News and continue on to check out our local building all-stars. Thanks to John Murden and [...]
Richmond.com Crowns Crossroads A Beer Mecca
Next time you go to Crossroads and can’t get a beer due to the crowd, you can blame Stephen Robertson (aka Blanchard’s Guy), Richmond.com, and this article. The cat or in this case the tasty micro-brew is out of the bag. Our little community gem has now been unveiled to the masses, or at least [...]
Skateboarding on Thin Ice with Neighbors in Fonticello
It was quiet and relatively clean when I stopped by Carter Jones/Fonticello Park this morning. The is not always the case and nearby neighbors are growing weary of the problem.
Manor at Woodland Heights Causing Neighborhood Problems
The Manor at Woodland Heights located at 310 West 31st Street was recently emptied of residents and marked condemned by the city. The problem is that when the owners left the building they didn’t bother to secure the building. For the second time someone entered the building late on Sunday and set off the fire [...]
Fonticello Park Issues
Fonticello Park Issues is a thread that is currently coursing through the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group. Apparently drug dealers are carrying out their business in public and many residents of the area are feeling like the issue is not getting the proper attention from the RPD.
Robberies in Woodland Heights & Reedy Creek
Lt. Michael J. Bender, Jr. of Sector 211, 2nd Precinct wanted to get word out about some robberies that have recently occurred. If anyone has any information about these events and can assist us with identifying them please contact Lt. Bender at 646-8146. With this sudden increase in robberies you will see more officers in [...]
House Fire at Semmes & Forest Hill Ave.
No injuries were reported in the early morning fire in the old brick building directly across from Patrick Henry School. Traffic was a mess including a small fender bender pictured in the slideshow. The building looks to be heavily damaged. Some local news coverage after the break.
Woodland Heights Civic Association Meets Tuesday
Woodland Heights Civic Association meets tomorrow at 7pm at Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 31st and Springhill in the lunch room. If anyone that attends wants to share some of the big topics that would be great. Thanks.
Crime Alert from Woodland Heights
The Woodland Heights Yahoo Group has this reminder to all of us to be alert and keep an eye out on behalf of our neighbors; A neighbor on W 26th St. had a UPS package taken from their front porch on Monday. A few days later, another neighbor called the police (to the residence next [...]
In the togo cup….At Local Java Joints
In the togo cup… is a new local blogger (I think he or she is Southbank) who spends a fair amount of time at coffee shops and is now writing about his/her experience. Categories that are used to describe each place include but are not limited to; parking – parking lot or “fan” like?, coffee- [...]
Woodland Heights Civic Association Meeting Tuesday
From the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group; Woodland Heights Civic Association meeting is Tuesday, Nov 30 at 7pm at Woodland Heights Baptist Church. We will be electing a vice president and a treasurer. Also, Councilman Jewell is supposed to be there to discuss the change in trash pick up as well as zoning concerns.
Marlene Paul and Art 180 Wins Arts Innovator Award
Woodland Heights neighbor Marlene Paul and Art 180 were selected as an Arts Innovator by the 13th Annual Theresa Pollak Prizes for Excellence in the Arts. Marlene works with Art 180 to help at risk youth turn their lives around through art. You have probably seen their art around the city. The first work was [...]
Woodland Heights Baptist Church Fall Festival
Woodland Heights Baptist Church will hold their annual Fall Festival and Picnic this Sunday, October 10, from 3 until 6 p.m. in the church parking lot in the 600 block of 31st Street. The entire community is invited for the festivities, which will include music, hayrides around Woodland Heights, scarecrow creation, face painting, apple bobbing, [...]
Dog Found in Woodland Heights
Email received this afternoon; We found a female dog without tags, but has a collar around 11:00am today (10/3/2010), and we’ve been walking her around the area looking for the owner but nobody recognized the dog. She’s a mix with some interesting markings, and two collars, one flea collar and another large collar. If anyone [...]
