Details on replacing a dead tree on city property
The Bellevue Civic Association’s website has details on the somewhat complicated process of replacing a dead tree on city property, such as the buffers between city sidewalks and streets.
Archive for November 2007
Minutes from October Bellevue Association meeting
The complete minutes from the October 16 meeting of the Bellevue Civic Association can be found at Bellevue Web. Highlights: There are 111 paying household members of the association. Annual dues are $15 per year. Association officers were elected: Roy Reynolds, president; Joellen Davis, vice-president; Janet Brown, treasurer. The association still needs a secretary for [...]
School board rep makes pitch for North Side school
As the Richmond Council of PTAs launches its Build Schools Now campaign, North Richmond School Board member Carol Wolf asked for new North Side school be added to the South Richmond-weighted plan. The Times-Dispatch reports: The draft plan suggests phased-in new construction, renovation and closings that would ultimately touch every school in the district. Updating [...]
Imperial Plaza’s chicken and dumplings dinner benefits Salvation Army
Imperial Plaza, one of North Richmond’s retirement communities, invites the public to a chicken and dumplings dinner on November 19 from 4:00 until 6:00 pm. Admission for the dinner is four canned goods for the Salvation Army. Reservations are required at 264-1380. Imperial Plaza is located at 1717 Bellevue Avenue.
Professor Cliff Edwards to speak on Van Gogh this Friday at Union-PSCE
One of Virginia Commonwealth University’s most popular professors, Dr. Cliff Edwards, will speak at Union Theological Seminary (Union-PSCE) this Friday, November 9, at 7:15 pm. Edwards, professor of religion and arts at VCU and author of three books on Vincent Van Gogh, will discuss his latest book, “The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Night Café,” at [...]
Canine Cafe Happy Hour is this Thursday at SPCA
The popular Canine Cafe Happy Hour — with its Western theme of “Git Along Little Doggie” — returns to the Richmond SPCA’s Robins-Starr Humane Center this Thursday, November 8, from 6:00 until 9:00 pm. Bring your dog(s) for an evening of fun with music, food and more! Human tickets are $10; canines get a free [...]
Leaf collection hits North Richmond next week
Don’t forget to rake your leaves next weekend. The City of Richmond’s fall leaf collection sweeps through Northside during the week of November 12. Please remember that leaves should be raked to the property line before the date listed on the schedule and delays may occur due to inclement weather and equipment failure. The following [...]
Art Sale at Pine Camp benefits youth art scholarships
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will be holding an Artisan Gift Sale from November 17 through December 22 at the Pine Camp Arts and Community Center. Proceeds from the sale will go toward youth art scholarships provided by the city for youth participating in Parks and Recreation art programs. Artists and craftspeople [...]
A.P. Hill monument restoration underway
A website dedicated to Confederate general A.P. Hill has details on the ongoing restoration project of the statue (and the general’s gravesite) located at the intersection of Laburnum Avenue and Hermitage Road: A.P. Hill was buried for the third and final time underneath a memorial in Richmond, Virginia that features a bronze likeness of the [...]
“A Holly Jolly Christmas on Lakeside Avenue” is this weekend
More than 20 merchants along historic Lakeside Avenue will host a two-day Christmas Open House this weekend, November 9 and 10. “It’s A Holly Jolly Christmas On Lakeside Avenue” will feature refreshments in the stores, door prizes, roaming carolers and other performers, and a reproduction trolley car that shoppers can ride up and down the [...]
