An announcement from the First Unitarian Church by the Carillon: Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of an America with racial equality First Unitarian Universalist Church invites you to reflect on Virginia’s journey toward racial equality and to learn strategies for making racial equality a reality. On Saturday, Oct. 9th Join us for a FREE public [...]
Free dirt and pavers on Maplewood. A Jeep CJ5, 1973 – who doesn’t like these? Trampoline – the price on this has been reducing for a while now.
From Byrd Park neighbor, Leslie Hartman: Here’s the latest on the garden, based on a conversation with Victoria Campbell, the city’s go-to-person for the Mayor’s new community gardening initiative: The Mayor’s proposal (to allow local groups to rent city property for use as community gardens) will be submitted to the city council for approval at [...]
A tour led by Tyler Potterfield, author of Nonesuch a History of Richmond, Virginia Landscape to 1942, (via the Valentine Richmond History Center twitter feed): Tyler Potterfield leads a walk of #RVA’s Byrd Park, this Sunday, 2-4pm. Meet at the Chris Columbus statue with $10! (members pay only $5)
This kayak is just short enough to be allowed in Swan and Sheilds lakes, and it’s for sale on Craigslist (ignore the typo. it’s 12′ and not 12″). Speaking of boating on the lakes, has anyone tried it? Or, has anyone seen anyone try it? Better yet, has anyone seen anyone totally fall outta their [...]
Announcement from City Hall: Councilman Marty Jewell to hold meeting in Richmond’s Central 5th District All Central 5th District citizens invited and encouraged to attend WHAT: The Honorable E. Martin Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District, will hold a meeting in the Central 5th District. Councilman Jewell personally holds individual monthly meetings that [...]
The Maymont X-Country Festival is happening September 24-25. Registration ends tonight. From SportsBackers: The 8th annual Maymont X-Country Festival is quickly approaching. We have nearly 2,300 high school runners signed up to participate in the events this weekend, and many come from some of the top ranked high schools in the nation. In addition to [...]
The Richmond Police Department reports: From: “Waugh, Dionne – Police” Date: September 22, 2010 9:15:52 AM EDT Subject: 09-22-10 Daily Crime Report RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT DAILY CRIME REPORT Sept. 21 – 22, 2010 Today’s Good News Third Precinct Officers James Hale and Elmer Fernandez recently stopped a vehicle in the 1300 block of Idlewood Avenue [...]
From an announcement from the Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) Date(s): Tue, Sep 21st, 2010 Time: 07:00 pm Public Forum on Racial Justice to feature John Moeser and Anne Holton On Tuesday, September 21 the Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) will sponsor a public forum entitled Overcoming Richmond’s Racial Divide, featuring presentations by Dr. John [...]
See our previous post with MUCH more info and discussion.
From Lt. Edward M. Capriglione, Richmond Police Dept. Note the increase in burglaries, after the jump.: Community Noteworthy Report August 2010 Sector 313 Sector 313: August 2010: Violent Crime: 45% decrease 08/2010 vs. 08/2009 – eleven (11) crimes vs. twenty (20) crimes. Property Crime: 0% decrease 08/2010 vs. 08/2009 – eighty-six (86) crimes vs. eighty-six [...]
A quiet walk down a Randolph neighborhood alley sometimes reveals surprising details. Sometimes they’re big and bright… and cowardly.
From Nick on Lakeview: a stray dog followed us home and is now in our back yard. I called animal control but just got a voicemail. The dog has a collar but no tags. He is black, young (1-2 years), and very friendly. He looks like some kind of chow/lab mix? The owners can email [...]
The Virginia Department of Education has released it’s Standards of Learning (SOL) report and all Richmond schools have been accredited. Nonetheless, considering the low percentage of parents sending their children to their zoned public school, Richmond Public Schools still need community input and support. There are plenty of families in this area are affected by [...]
On Saturday, a neighbor is selling EVERYTHING. “It’s a moving sale (and I’m sad to leave the neighborhood!), so everything remaining in the house will be up for grabs.” From Craigslist: HUGE Moving Sale this Saturday!!! 9/18 (Byrd Park/Fan Area – 2001 Gilbert St, just off S. Meadow) I’m having a HUGE Moving Sale this [...]
From Richmond Craigslist: There are four heavily laden crabapple trees in the median of Blanton Rd. as you approach the Carillon. So if you want to make crabapple jelly or spiced crabapples, they are ripe for the picking.
The baseball field at Maymont School has these stadium light poles. However, they don’t have any lights on them. Instead, they just tower over the schoolyard, looking ominous. The attempted interview was a little awkward.
The Virginia Capital Trail has word on how you can support cycling and walking in Richmond: Richmonders: We’d love to see everyone at the Carillon at Byrd Park TOMORROW (9/13) Monday the 20th @ 630pm to speak out on how Richmond can become more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. The Mayor’s Commission will be there, and [...]
A Special Use Permit was applied for under the name Winthrop Manor on 8/2/2010 to “authorize adult care residential facility with up to 66 dwelling units” for 2100 Idlewood Avenue, formerly the old John B. Cary Elementary School and then an assisted-living facility.
