The Brookland Park Boulevard community is continuing to see a commercial boom. Last week, V&S Unique Wireless Communications held the grand opening of its store at 11½ West Brookland Park Boulevard. Co-owners Veronica and Sherrilyn Hicks received assistance from the City’s Department of Economic Development’s ‘Neighborhoods in Bloom’ and Commercial Area Revitalization Effort (CARE) programs [...]
North Richmond’s newest flower shop — Nicola Flora on Bellevue Avenue — is looking for some part-time help. Stop by the shop and see Nicole for an application.
There was an informational meeting held last week to discuss proposed improvements to the intersection of Hermitage Road and West Laburnum Avenue — at the A.P. Hill statue. The City of Richmond is proposing to change the intersection from signals to a modern two-lane roundabout (similar to the one at the Lee statue on Monument [...]
Style Weekly broke the news last week, and the Times-Dispatch added to the mix — Richmond’s former city manager, Robert C. Bobb, is taking the lead on one of six proposals submitted to the city for the development of 63 acres of land surrounding the Diamond between the Boulevard and Hermitage Road. Style reports: The [...]
In the latest issue of the Mayor’s Vision Newsletter (April 28, 2008), Mayor Wilder clarifies his policies and views on city water rates and a proposed Stormwater Utility Program. On the issue of water rates, the Mayor outlines his proposed rates and contrasts them to those being considered by City Council: I am proposing a [...]
Jennifer McClellan represents the 71st District for the Virginia House of Delegates, which includes much of North Richmond (including Lakeside in Henrico County). She recently asked North Richmond News to let her constituents know how she can help represent area residents: As your representative in the Virginia House of Delegates, I am committed to providing [...]
The Richmond Vegetarian Festival returns to Bryan Park on Saturday, June 21, from 12 noon until 6:00 pm in the park’s Azalea Gardens. As always, there will be food, music, speakers, local businesses and nonprofits, and fun for the entire family. Admission is free. (The rain date will be July 12.) Visit the Vegetarian Festival [...]
In a recent Richmond.com look at “Richmond by the Numbers,” it was reported that North Richmond’s Chamberlayne Avenue bus is among the most productive in the GRTC system: 37: Route number of Chamberlayne Avenue, which has the highest farebox recovery of its costs to operate at 48 percent. It’s also the most productive route.
The Lewis Ginter Recreation Association has started taking applications for new members for the season, and new applicants can save 20% on initiation fees through April 30. Located at 3421 Hawthorne Avenue, the recreation association exists primarily to serve the Ginter Park community, but extends membership to non-neighborhood residents on the same basis as to [...]
