North Richmond’s hidden Rosedale neighborhood sits north and south of Laburnum, and west of Hermitage Avenue. The Rosedale Civic Association will be honored by the Richmond City Council with the Community Service Award for a recent food drive for the Central Virginia Food Bank and a school supply drive for Holton Elementary School. The citation [...]
Jennifer Young, an artist living in North Side, may be best known for her landscapes of southern France and Italy. This week, she has posted an autumnal streetscape of her Bellevue neighborhood. Check out “Autumn in Bellevue” at her website.
In Vino Veritas headed to Zed’s Cafe on Lakeside Avenue as part of Richmond Restaurant Week in late October. They gave North Side’s hidden gem a thumb’s up: our second experience in restaurant week eating was at zed’s. a modern but comfortable little restaurant on lakeside. we got there later than expected but were welcomed [...]
One of the first retail celebrations of Christmas happened this past weekend in Lakeside, and the Times-Dispatch has details: Christmas came early to Lakeside Avenue this year, and it’s sticking around. The first ever “Holly Jolly Christmas” weekend united shops along the 1½-mile avenue, which stretches from Bryan Park to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. On [...]
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.
Last night, the Henrico Planning Commission overwhelmingly endorsed a proposed Farmer’s Market in Lakeside; the proposal goes to the Board of Supervisors on December 11. The Times-Dispatch reports: Peter Francisco is proposing the farmers market on nearly 3 acres in the parking lot of Lakeside Towne Center. He hopes to open next spring with 11 [...]
Don’t forget to come out tonight (Friday, November 9) and help celebrate Lakeside’s Christmas Open House with music, a trolley, refreshments, door prizes and plenty of holiday shopping with the many Lakeside merchants along the Lakeside corridor from Bryan Park to Lewis Ginter. Discover more details at North Richmond News or at Discover Lakeside.
The city will hold a free drive-through flu shot clinic at the Arthur Ashe Center (3017 N. Boulevard) from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 17. Passenger vehicles only. Adults 18 and older. Requires pre-registration. Call 646-3137 or visit http://vdhweb/LHD/richmondcity for a registration form.
There will be a Veterans Day Commemoration held this Saturday, November 10, at 2:00 pm at the Carillon, Byrd Park. The Program begins with a concert on the Carillon bells, followed by the Franklin Military Academy Color Guard posting the colors, and a salute by the American Legion Memorial Rifles, and keynote speaker Lt. Col. [...]
Our neighboring community weblog — Carver and Jackson Ward News — has a comprehensive overview of the October report on police section 413, which runs from Broad Street to Bryan Park to the west and Broad Street to Pine Camp to the east. The key message from Lieutenant Lisa Drew: “Violent Crime was down 50% [...]
