Enjoy a Thursday evening stroll through Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens — along with music, dining and wine — through the end of October. While the wine tasting, music and food will move inside the Garden conservatory in October, the grounds will remain open until 9 p.m. On the second Thursday of October, Fidos After 5 ...
Water customers in the city of Richmond and counties of Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and Goochland are being asked to limit their use in light of low flows in the James River. The voluntary practices, announced this afternoon, are expected to remain until the region receives significant rain. For established gardens and landscaping, residential customers are asked ...
River City Food and Wine, one of our favorite local foodblogs, chimes in with support for their “neighborhood watering hole,” the newly opened Northside Grille. Here are some reasons why: * Non-smoking – since most bars allow patrons to light up, we avoid them. Being able to get a drink at a non-smoking ...
On Wednesday, September 26, Councilman Chris Hilbert will hold his monthly Northside 3rd District meeting; the focus of the meeting will be the recent police sector report, and homelessness and panhandling. The meeting will take place at 6:00 pm at the Richmond Police Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road. (1 Block west of Brook Road – ...
Christ Ascension Episcopal Church would like to invite all of our neighbors in the RCA and their companion animals to its annual Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, Oct 7th, at 2pm. This brief service will celebrate the blessings that these companion animals have brought and continue to bring to our lives. ...
Residents of the Rosedale neighborhoods (the often-forgotten blocks between Hermitage and I-95/I-64) recently gave back to the community, raising 302 pounds of food for the Central Virgini Food Bank. The neighborhood association also gathered 783 school supply items for Holton Elementary School, including 18 glue sticks, 28 pks. crayons, 592(?) pencils, 18 packs of loose ...
A second round of public discussion on the new Downtown Plan is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 27, at 6:30 p.m. at The Renaissance Conference Center, 107 W. Broad Street (corner of Broad and Adams Streets). There is free parking at the rear of the conference center. For more information contact Brooke Hardin, City of ...
This Friday, head to MacArthur Avenue for Northside’s first art walk. “Art, Mac & Cheese” is an evening of art, wine and cheese on MacArthur Avenue with 4025 Yoga and Wellness, Stir Crazy, Sammy’s Bakery and Tastebuds. It takes place this Friday, September 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. 4025 Yoga and Wellness will unveil its new ...
We were having a bit of an issue with our automatic “contact” page form — emails went somewhere; we’re just not sure where! The problem has been corrected. You can get in touch with North Richmond News by clicking “contact” up by the masthead, or by dropping us a note a north.richmond.news@gmail.com. ...
Modern June, a Richmond-based, craft-oriented weblog, professes love for Lakeside’s Feathernester’s and posts plenty of images of the store. It is getting spooky at Feathernesters!!! I love this store so much! It is very Modern June. The guys are putting up Halloween and I could not be happier. I love decorating the house for these little ...
Don Baker at Style Weekly has turned his tastebuds on the newly opened Northside Grille, and he comes up mixed — good environment, uneven food and service: Northside Grille’s co-owners, sisters Shanan Chambers and Teresa Delmendo, with help from their father, converted space formerly occupied by a hardware store to a something-for-everyone, smoke-free eatery. Chef Debbie ...
September 18 will be one special night for those with reservations for the River City Cellars/Zed Cafe wine dinner. It starts at 6:30 on Tuesday, September 18, and features Chef Bill Foster’s menu paired with special selections chosen by the staff of Carytown’s River City Cellars. Contact RCC to reserve at 804.355.1375. $75 per person ...
Local weblog Urban Richmond has details on some new revitalization efforts in Highland Park: Two 2nd-hand clothing stores, a copy shop, bakery and more will soon join Boaz and Ruth’s 2nd-hand furniture store and cafe in the heart of Highland Park’s commercial district- the intersection of Meadowbridge Rd. and Brookland Park Blvd. Boaz and Ruth, a ...
Our friends at the Near West End News recently reported on Governor Kaine’s pardon of former Henrico resident and slave Gabriel Prosser for leading a rebellion more than 200 years ago. That rebellion started at Spring Park Historic Site (off of Lakeside Avenue behind the Bank of America). In restoring Prosser’s “good ...
Dana Craig with the Richmond Times-Dispatch weighed in on North Richmond’s new dining hot-spot: Sisters Shanan Chambers, a former Sidewalk Café server, and Teresa Delmendo, a former bartender, along with cook Bill Fritts converted a former Bellevue Avenue hardware store into what the e-mail describes as “a neighborhood place — a la Cheers — that families ...
Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for “No Parking” signs in the neighborhood over the next several weeks. The City of Richmond’s street cleaning schedule is: September 10-14 – Bellevue, Sherwood Park, Washington Park from Westbrook Ave. to Overbrook Road between Chamberlayne and I-95. September 17-21 – Northside, Ginter Park from Richmond-Henrico Turnpike to Brook Road ...
Get out your work gloves and join the Friends of Bryan Park Work Party on Saturday, September 15, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. Meet at Shelter 1 or drop by the work site and help FoBP meet its goal of rehabbing the garden beds and the riparian buffer on the south side of the ...
Stay current with gardening tips, behind-the-scene views and discussions on everything plant-related at Gardening Gab, a new weblog presented by Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden and the Richmond Times-Dispatch. ...
The always popular Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens’ Fall Plant Sale returns next week, and everyone knows that fall is the perfect time for planting in Richmond. Check out plants and gardening accessories from more than 40 vendors at the free plant sale. It all starts next Thursday, September 13, from 1:00 until 6:00 pm. The ...
Check out the popular ‘Flowers After 5′ event on Thursday evenings through the months of September and October at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Every Thursday evening, the gardens will be open to the strolling public with wine-tastings, live jazz, shopping and dining in the cafe and Tea House. Admission is regular garden admission (free admission ...