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 [...]
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, [...]
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 name,” Kaine said [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
