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Archive for December 2009

If you Love the Carillon, Step up and Serve

Here is an opportunity to serve your community, as reported on Silver Persinger’s City Council Telegraph and Reporter blog: “There was a presentation on the Carillon Advisory Committee by Barbara Brock and veteran member Ryland Yancey Bailey. Ms. Brock explained to the committee that several members do not attend the meetings regularly and the Advisory [...]

Coffee Delivery to Byrd Park?

Lamplighter Roasting Company, a cafe opening at Parkwood and Addison, just over the 195 interstate footbridge, is selling coffee subscriptions for $10 per week for a pound of fresh roasted coffee delivered by bicycle.  The story is featured at Richmond Bizsense, and focuses on the new business’s coffee roasting.  However, Lamplighter also has outdoor seating [...]

Stroller Stolen from Porch

You see baby strollers parked on people’s porches all the time.  Bringing the bulky things inside isn’t always an option.  After a year and a half of good luck, our stroller was stolen from our porch on Rosewood Ave sometime after Thanksgiving. I understand that we were taking a risk by leaving it outside, but [...]

A Complaint About UR Stadium

A news submission came in from Catherine who lives near John B. Cary Elementary. Hello! I was just wondering if anyone else noticed that the sound from UR Stadium seemed unusually loud last night, and continued later than normal. I could hear every lyric of every rap song in my living room, and it continued [...]