The North Richmond YMCA will be offering a variety of summer camps for school-age children this year. The camps run in one-week sessions and run through September. There are three different camp offerings. From the North Richmond YMCA’s website: Camp Iwana — School-age camp Camp Iwana is an alternative to traditional outdoor summer camp. We [...]
Longtime North Richmonders might remember when The Ranch on Brook Road (just past the Main Post Office) was the place to go for a workingman’s lunch. Style Weekly’s Deveron Timberlake recently reported on the revitalization of The Ranch: The Ranch, long a staple for daytime eating on the North Side, is getting modernized while retaining [...]
Click away to get details (and discounted tickets) for this Thursday’s Groovin’ in the Gardens concert at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens featuring alt.country stars, the Cowboy Junkies. Gates open at 5:30, the opening band starts at 6 and the Cowboy Junkies take the stage at 8 pm. Next Thursday, tribute band 1964 closes the [...]
Lewis Ginter will have extended hours (open until 9 pm) and special activities on Thursday evenings from July 5 to September 27. A sample of some Flowers After Five events include: - Sample wines from around the world (additional ticket required); 6 – 8 p.m.; indoor location in case of bad weather - Listen to [...]
If you aren’t on the email list for Tastebuds catering/diner on MacArthur Avenue, you might want to drop an email to taste-buds@msn.com and start receiving a weekly update on their take-out (and eat-in) menu. Tastebuds is open Tuesday through Friday. Some items on this week’s menu include a Pan Roasted Chicken Breast, Lemon Butter, Rice [...]
Don’t forget that one of North Richmond’s favorite summer destinations is tucked away on Hawthorne Avenue! The Lewis Ginter Recreation Association pool is now accepting applications for new members.
There will be more than gently used items available at the Rosedale Yard Sale this Saturday at the corner of Boulevard and Westwood Avenue (in the DeTech parking lot). The annual fundraiser for the Rosedale Civic Association will include plenty of yard sale items, a collection for the Central Virginia Food Bank, donations for area [...]
Help clean the streets and alleys of Ginter Park this Saturday, June 23, during the Ginter Park neighborhood cleanup. Volunteers will meet at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church 7:30 am; call Chris Saneda (355-9554) to volunteer. Trash should be placed at your normal Supercan pickup location BEFORE 8:00 am Saturday morning, and all trash must be [...]
The organizers of the 5th annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival are banking on sunny skies and big crowds this Saturday, June 23, from noon until 6 pm at Bryan Park’s Azalea Gardens. There will be live music, speakers and dozens of vendors and exhibitors. For details on all of the activities, visit the Richmond Vegetarian Festival [...]
Keep your calendar free the evening of Tuesday, July 17, when Friends of Bryan Park cut the ribbon for the opening of the Bryan Park Disc Golf Course. There will be free ice cream, cookies and drinks — and plenty of disc golf — at Shelter 1 at 7 pm. For details, visit the Friends [...]
