The comments feature at North Richmond News might be the most underlooked area of our site, but it is proving to be where the most interesting tidbits of information and news about our community can be found. Recent comments include some feedback for the folks at Lewis Ginter; a rave for North Side Grille; some [...]
While the neighborhoods in the northwest corner of North Richmond don’t have a huge problem with vacant or abandoned property, it is an issue in the City of Richmond. The website Vacant Richmond was launched a few months ago, and combines the power of Google Maps with the city’s own database of vacant housing to [...]
Sunday’s Times-Dispatch has coverage of the 5th annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival, which was held yesterday at Bryan Park. The fifth annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival, held at Bryan Park, was the biggest so far with more than 100 vendors and nonprofit organizations, said festival coordinator Brenda Morris. In addition to food, thousands of attendees also enjoyed [...]
You’ve probably noticed Kitchen 64, the new restaurant in the former Zippy’s across from the Holiday Inn on North Boulevard. While there haven’t been any printed reviews in the local media, there has been a lot of weblog praise and critique of the neighborhood’s new joint. Here’s a sampling: Buttermilk & Molasses: A review of [...]
The North Side Grille opened this past Monday, and then closed to do some AC repairs on the hottest days of the year. The restaurant reopened last night with working AC, but no ABC license. Tonight, we strolled past and discovered good news: The North Side Grille was packed. The North Side Grille has working [...]
Brick Weekly has a nice feature/profile of Sam Marques, the baker behind and owner of one of Bellevue’s favorite new additions, Sammy’s Bakery. “We’re still working on our bakery’s persona,” says Sam Marques, between helping customers on a recent morning. “I have things I’d like to add to our repertoire. It’s a matter of customer [...]
After a series of fits and starts, it looks like work is underway again on the renovation of the old Richmond Memorial Hospital building on the eastern portion of the property on Westbrook Avenue, according to North of the James magazine (not available on the Internet). According to Norma Murdock-Kitt, of the Ginter Park Residents’ [...]
Bellevue attorney Joan Davis will offer a monthly legal clinic geared toward artists, according to North of the James magazine (not available on the Internet). Davis’ clinics will be held one Monday each month at Stir Crazy coffee shop on MacArthur Avenue — interested artists should contact Davis at 264-8832. Her free legal advice will [...]
The Rev. Brian K. Blount of Princeton Theological Seminary has been named president of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, according to North of the James magazine (not available on the Internet, but widely distributed in front yards and stores across North Richmond). Blount takes on his new role on July 1 [...]
Neighborhood School of the Arts is a ten-year-old secret, providing singing and choir camps, on-site after-school art and performance classes, private music lessons and other arts-oriented instruction at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church on Seminary Avenue. Check out the Neighborhood School of the Arts website for details on its programs, staff and registration.
