The information below was passed to me by David Hathcock and has some interesting information about who is coming out to our farmers market. There was also a recent article on RTD about farmers markets in general. Post your Farmers Market pictures here & here)

In just three years, the South of the James Market at Forest Hill Park has become a major regional attraction, and an important economic resource, according to a survey performed Saturday at the market.

The survey indicated than more than 1,500 customers visited the market, representing more than 30 zip codes. Visitors reported zip codes from as far away as Newport News. The bulk of the market-goers (37%) came from the 23225 zip code, representing the immediate neighborhood, but 20% of the customers surveyed came from outside the City of Richmond zip code list. Every zip code in the city was represented.

Read more >

More than 60 vendors, and more than a thousand shoppers, kicked off opening day at the South of the James Market at Forest Hill Park. A great neighborhood and community event, and many thanks to the Parks Department, which does so much to make this market successful. (Post your Farmers Market pictures here & here)

Thanks to David Hathcock for the pictures and info.

River City Food & Wine has the good idea of a Flickr group that will host all the Richmond Farmers Market’s photos. Submit your photos here. If you happen to take some snapshots of The South of the James Farmers Market which starts Saturday you can post them here as well and they will randomly show up in the photos in the right column on this blog.

You should never need a reason to visit Artspace but I will give you two. The first reason is the show is by local artist Dan Mouer, resident of Woodland Heights and it is important to support your local artist. The second reason is the photos include local haunts Crossroads and the now shuttered Ms. Hathaway’s Cafe.

Coffee at the Crossroads

The show opened on March 27th and will be running through April 19th. The official Opening Reception is Friday the 4th and will feature music by Gypsy Roots.

Dan speaks to why he chose coffee shops in this excerpt from his Artist’s Statement.

As an anthropologist—a student of human culture—I’m fascinated by both the continuity and innovation in contemporary café life. In comfy shared quarters today we can find young radicals plotting the next big thing in art or politics and, at an adjacent table or sofa, salesmen hover over their glowing laptops or work deals on their cell phones. In another corner, young parents gather for mid-afternoon chat while their children play nearby. As a visual artist, I’m excited by the huge variety of colors, textures, and spatial designs today’s café owners are creating. And, as a dyed-in-the-wool coffee fanatic, I feel duty-bound to taste every shot of espresso I can get my lips around. As a result, my camera and I have spent a good bit of time (and probably too much money) in the coffee houses and cafe’s of my home town.

Mother Nature is apparently a petty and vengeful lady. If you are enjoying this snow you can thank me for my sarcastic snow post. If you are not enjoying the snow, all I can do is offer my apologies.

In partnership with some other neighborhood blogs including Oregon Hill and Church Hill People News (the originator of this idea) we are asking our readers to share their snow photos. CHPN has already started. Upload your photos to Flickr and tag’em with “RVAsnow”.

Eventually the Donner Gnomes turned on each other and had a gnomewich.

Read more >

I have seen Lee’s Beauty Salon nearly everyday for the past 5 years but it wasn’t until today that I realized that the Lee’s are done differently, specifically the L. No great insight, just thought it was odd and wonder if there is a story behind the dueling Ls.

This L is the alley L

This L is the front L.

Read more >

Read more >

Read more >