Here”s a progress report from Leslie Hartman, a Byrd Park neighbor who’s been working with the community to establish a public garden. This is NOT the same effort as the one that is getting off the ground at the Virginia Home with the help of the Byrd Park Civic League. Leslie does a great job [...]
At just before noon today, two Byrd Park residents happened upon a strange sight as they pushed their baby stroller along the sidewalk to the West of Swan Lake. Next to an open bag of pet food sat two brown and white hamsters, stuffing their cheeks full of seeds. One didn’t flinch as the couple [...]
35-40 people attended the most recent Byrd Park Civic League meeting, but only 15 people signed in. For future notice, membership is not required for attendance and attendees who sign in get added to the BPCL email list (very very low traffic – not an email burden at all). Here are some highlights of the [...]
Intrepid ByrdPark.net reporter, John Bourgeois, suggested in a recent comment thread that we ask that the Farm to Family bus make a regular stop in the neighborhood. The Farm to Family bus brings locally grown produce and other edible items to various parts of the city for retail purchase. Their inventory of natural foods is [...]
The internet wants your Byrd Park pictures. Are you familiar with Flickr.com? It’s a free image hosting site. When you upload pictures taken in the park or the surrounding neighborhoods, please tag them “byrd park” or “byrdpark” and they will appear in the photo widget on the right side of ByrdPark.net’s screen. Also, we may [...]
An online article in the Richmond Examiner paid high praise to Byrd Park recently, calling the public green spaces “Richmond’s answer to Central Park.” The Valentine’s installment of their regular feature, “the Richmond Marriage Examiner,” prescribed regular trips to Byrd Park in order to maintain a happy marriage. Here is an excerpt: Byrd Park has [...]
The upcoming meeting of the Byrd Park Civic League (BPCL) will feature two guests. Sherry Williams from The Virginia Home will talk about community garden possibilities and there will also be someone on hand to talk about graffiti removal. In addition to these topics, there will be updates from those who attended Marty Jewell’s 5th [...]
Look out! This website now has a Twitter account, @ByrdParkdotnet. Hopefully, with this tool at our disposal, we can increase traffic to the site and build new channels of communication with other neighborhood resources, community blogs, and constituents. If you are on Twitter, please follow us for news about updates to the site. If you [...]
The murder of Tyler Binstead in March of 2008 took place on the outskirts of Byrd Park, but most residents of the surrounding neighborhoods felt personally affected and haven’t forgotten. Linda O’Brian, whose daughter survived the attack, is hoping that people from the community will help her produce a series of community dialogues. She has [...]
The West End Market at Idlewood and Shields has undergone some renovations. The bars have come off the windows and large and modern tinted glass has been installed.
Our brothers and sisters across the river are having a 5k run on February 13th (that’s 3.1 miles). They only charge $15 to participate and a long-sleeved shirt is included in the price of registration. If the route takes runners through the beautiful Forest Hill Park, then it’ll be a lovely stroll. I plan to [...]
