From today’s Times-Dispatch: A man was found fatally shot about 7:30 this morning in front of an apartment building on Richmond’s North Side. Police responding to calls reporting shots fired found a man, believed to be in his 20s, lying in front of apartments at 3019 Chamberlayne Ave. in the Ginter Park neighborhood. The victim [...]
Strategic consultant Jim Crupi came to Richmond yesterday, and he issued a call to action for the greater Richmond region. Among his list of action items — all of which are recommendations for the region to consider — was an idea of specific interest to North Richmond residents. (Get complete details on Crupi’s report at [...]
Artist Duane Keiser posts a painting every day on his website. Yesterday’s painting is an evening streetscape in Bellevue. A few other recent North Richmond-themed paintings by Keiser include “Falling Leaf (Bellevue Number 5)” and “Fall on Pope Avenue (Bellevue Number 4).”
Richmond native R. David Ross has penned a new book, “Memory Lane: Richmond, VA.” Growing up, the Mechanicsville native had lots of family living in North Side, so the book is filled with famous North Richmond icons and landmarks. Style Weekly has a lengthy article on the new book in the latest issue: “After school [...]
Style Weekly’s Chris Dovi has few kind words for Richmond’s traffic circles, including the one surrounding the A.P. Hill monument on Laburnum Avenue: Traffic circles are something Richmonders have dealt with for years — ever since our forefathers began plopping down idol-worship statues of the Civil War’s losing top brass. Take, for instance, Gen. A.P. [...]
Ginter Park Baptist Church will celebrate child-centered worship this Sunday, November 18, at 10:30 am in the church sanctuary. Children will lead the worship along with master storyteller Denise Bennett. Rev. Bennett will tell the story of “Stone Soup” as a reminder of God’s provision for us and our ability to share with one another [...]
Stop by Virginia Union University this Saturday and cheer on the young athletes competing in Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities annual Youth Football Championship Games. All games are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. – Junior Varsity Midget Championship Game (11-year-olds) 10 a.m. – Junior [...]
Don’t forget to make plans to visit the Artisan Gift Sale at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, starting next Saturday, November 17. Click here for more details on the sale, which benefits an arts scholarship fund for city students.
The City of Richmond is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Recycling Event. The event will be held this Saturday at the Diamond from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm. You do not need to be a resident of the City of Richmond to recycle your electronic items at a single-day [...]
The next meeting of the Rosedale Civic Association will be held on Wednesday, December 5, at 7:00 pm in the parlor of the Hermitage. In addition to new business, there will be a nomination/vote for a new vice president for the association. Following the meeting, there will be a holiday party with li We have [...]
