From Craigslist: Found in Byrd Park on Wednesday: a small female cocker spaniel. She is black with a white blaze on her chest and weighs about 17 pounds. A neighbor is holding the dog for safety and is ready to arrange a re-union if this pup is yours. The vet was unable to determine the [...]
Last night, burglars broke out a window of the West End Market, but that was the extent of the damage, and police have suspects in custody. According to neighbors, four young men were seen breaking the window, jumping inside the building, and leaving arms full of white t-shirts. One of the store’s proprietors added Newport [...]
At around 1am, police, fire and rescue squads showed up at the West End Market at Idlewood and Shields. One of the front windows appears to be broken. More details when they are available…
On the 2100 block of Lakeview.
who the heck broke into Ms. Lucy’s garage? Look. She’s lived here over 50 years. You don’t take her parking space and you don’t steal stuff from her garage. Can we follow those simple rules, please? Merry Christmas.
Who the heck broke into Ms. Lucy’s garage? Look. She’s lived here over 50 years. You don’t take her parking space, and you don’t steal stuff from her garage. Can we follow those simple rules, please? Merry Christmas.
FREE ADMISSION: 80th annual Richmond Nativity Pageant Performed at The Carillon in Byrd Park Friday, December 23rd, at 7pm. Rain or shine, the event begins with a Carillon Bell concert at 6:30.
Idlewood at night.
From the daily police report: BURGLARY 12/10/11 – 12/13/11 1:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 900 block of Blanton Avenue An unknown person(s) stole a bike rack from an outbuilding. BURGLARY 12/7/11 – 12/13/11 5:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. 500 block of South Lombardy Street An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.
A helpful tip from a neighbor: If anyone wishes to opt out of the weekly delivery of the Richmond Times Dispatch’s Sunday Direct junk flyer, which invariably goes straight from the sidewalk to your trash or recycling bin, you can call the RTD at the number below. They send this out to folks that don’t [...]
BURGLARY 12/9/11 – 12/10/11 6:00 p.m. – 1:47 a.m. 1800 block of Idlewood Avenue An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole a laptop and guitar.
Rather than relying on fussy raindeer, Santa has chosen a tow truck to cart his sleigh full of presents this year… or so it would seem based on Mr. Johnson’s display on Maplewood. The displays that can be seen from outter space are sure to get on this blog. Rosewood is a natural first stop. [...]
From a concerned neighbor: tiress sliced/flattened last night 12/7/11 on N Stafford 400 block , 2400 block Rosewood and 2300 block Maplewood and 500 Block S Davis Police reports were filed with Third Precinct (646-1211) Officer Davis
The BPCL will host it’s holiday party December 10th at 10:00 am in the Roundhouse at Byrd Park. Please bring a covered dish and join your neighbors for the celebration. We are looking forward to Dennis Danvers reading one of his great, creative stories for us. I have searched to add more entertainment but so [...]
The community garden planned for the Winthrop Hall courtyard has made several strides recently. Organizer, Leslie Hartman is meeting with property managers to solidify their arrangements, with Tricycle Gardens to discuss their potential involvement, and she intends to submit a proposal for financial support from the Byrd Park Civic League. All the while, a cadre [...]
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Street Sweep (Richmond, VA) Sun, 4 Dec, 2011 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Come out and help clean up the Fan district in Richmond! The Chesapeake Bay Foundation will be hosting a street sweep at the Lamplighter Café. We will be cleaning up the area surrounding the café by picking [...]
This guy is a regular on Rosewood. But, what’s he looking for?
The latest comic strip from RichmondMonuments.com focuses on our own Christopher Columbus statue at the Boulevard’s southern end. Instead of throwing blood on him for his legacy of genocide, Mr. C is presented in a situation that we can all sympathize with. Enjoy.
Last week, Byrd Parkers found signs like the one above outside their homes. So, we moved our cars and took to the streets with rakes and brooms. Wednesday came and went without Richmond City crews coming through to collect our leaves. Friday, many of us were off work and put in extra effort doing our [...]
When we got a kayak at a yard sale, the inside joke (between me and this blog’s 12 readers) was that we’d use it to expand the blog’s beat to include two of Byrd Park’s lakes. This weekend, like Sherlock Holmes looking for mysteries to solve, we conquered Shields lake… but not until after Watson [...]
