A park visitor reported seeing a raccoon wandering around in the daylight last Tuesday near the Children’s Farm. Maymont staffers caught the animal, and it tested positive for rabies last Wednesday, the story says. A neighborhood resident on a morning walk this week spotted another one hanging out near the base of a tree on the edge of the park [...]
Surely you’ve seen this by now. If not, take a look.
Lt. Capriglione’s crime report for Sector 313 is out. Not great news. There was what police call a drug-related robbery in the 2000 block of Lakeview Ave. and an arrest was made. Otherwise, Byrd Park was quiet in June according to the report. The Fan, not so. Violent Crime: 27% decrease 6/2009 vs. 6/2008 – eight (8) [...]
We had what looks like a purebred Scottish Terrier wander into our backyard tonight. Still here. No collar, very friendly. Is he yours?
We spent the better part of the afternoon today glued to this, the Library of Congress’ searchable database of newspapers. The Richmond Times, Richmond Dispatch and Times-Dispatch (they merged) are represented. In a 1902 issue of the Dispatch, we found a boosterish account of a day spent at Reservoir Park, later to be named Idlewood Amusement Park [...]
We have the odd boarded-up house here and there, but nothing like this. Detroit photographer Kevin Bauman has documented the decline and fall of some of the Motor City’s magnificent neighborhoods, and boy, is it a sad sight. Some dwellings are modest, but others quite obviously were castles for the wealthy on the order of what we [...]
With the Richmond Braves kaput, we’re it for fireworks in the city this year, so expect a lot of people. WRIC.com has the scoop on the city’s plans to keep traffic and people moving on Saturday: To deal with the expected crowd, parking will be restricted Saturday in and around Dogwood Dell, the Carillon and Byrd Park. Richmond Police [...]
