In Vino Veritas, one of Richmond’s better food weblogs, has kind words for one of North Richmond’s restaurants: shenanigans is a wonderful place to hear some great music. recently, we’ve had the pleasure of seeing some really good country (and i mean good country) bands – Brad Spivey and the Honky Tonk Experience, James Hand, [...]
The Richmond police department recently put out a survey to better focus their efforts. Unfortunately for the 21st century, it is a paper survey. Jon Baliles at River City Rapids wrote about it and posted a PDF link to the paper version. Ross Catrow at Pharrout and West of the Boulevard went a step further [...]
Keep your eye open for “No Parking” signs. The city is preparing the clean the streets: Fulton Hill, Church Hill from Darbytown Road to 29th St., between I-64 and Franklin St. – Aug. 27-31. Church Hill from 28th St. to 17th St. between I-64 and Franklin – Sept. 4-7. Bellevue, Sherwood Park, Washington Park from [...]
If you live in the 23222 (Ginter Park, Highland Park), 23223 (East Highland Park) or 23227 (Ginter Park, Rosedale, Bellevue, Chamberlayne) zip codes, it’s time to dump your bulk trash next to your Supercan. The pick-up date for these zip codes is Monday, August 27. Items like furniture or large quantities of yard waste should [...]
If you went to VCU in the late 1980s or early 1990s, you might remember Mrru N. DePillars, the nattily dressed, pipe-smoking dean of the School of the Arts. He’ll be showcasing some of his art this fall at North Richmond’s Pine Camp Arts and Community Center: The Spotlight Gallery at Pine Camp hosts a [...]
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is in the midst of a master planning process, and a press release recently went out from the city asking for feedback: About 3,000 households in the city are receiving a survey from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities as part of the master plan [...]
Diane Walker at WWBT (aka NBC-12) recently spotlighted the plight of a 59-year-old homeless woman who has “been part of the urban landscape at Azalea Avenue and Brook Road for months.” We visited the GRTC bus stop and, just like the caller said, found the woman, who has been part of the urban landscape at [...]
Two local weblogs, Urban Richmond and Buttermilk & Molasses, have come out with strong views on news that the city will be hiring a consultant and developer to determine the best use for the city-owned land along the Boulevard and Hermitage corridors. [Disclosure: One of the North Richmond News editors is an editor for Buttermilk [...]
The Richmond Times-Dispatch covers two birds with one stone today — the short-term lease agreement recently reached with the Richmond Braves and the longer-term plans for the city-owned land along the Boulevard and Hermitage: Richmond’s search for a developer for the Boulevard has put any decision on a new ballpark on hold — even though [...]
Another month, another edition of North of the James hits the doorstop. The monthly news magazine doesn’t have a website, but it is delivered to many homes in North Richmond and can be found at retailers throughout Ginter Park, Bellevue and Lakeside. Of interest to our neighbors in the August issue of North of the [...]
