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 to ...
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 ...
A new National Park Service website spotlights Richmond as a historic destination, and includes detailed profiles of a number of North Richmond neighborhoods — including the Barton Heights community. Here’s a snippet; visit the site for more: Barton Heights Cemeteries are six contiguous burial grounds that African American churches and fraternal organizations established beginning in 1815. ...
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 Robert Bobb ...
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 reduction in ...
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 you ...
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 website for ...
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 Ginter ...
Details are emerging on the Memorial Day parade planned for Lakeside Avenue. Sunday’s Times-Dispatch has more from the man behind the parade, which will travel up Lakeside from Dumbarton Road north to Lakeside Elementary School. “I know it’s going to be a good parade,” said organizer Dick McClure. “The people of Lakeside and of Henrico County ...
Ginter Park will host one of many campouts nationwide as part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Backyard Campout, according to Ginter Park Baptist Church (which will host the local event on June 28): Go camping with your friends in Richmond’s GinterPark neighborhood. On Saturday night, June 28, 2008, the National Wildlife Federation presents ...
The 2nd annual Casino Night at St. Thomas’ Day School will be held on May 3 beginning at 6:30 pm. The schedule of events: 6:30-7:00 Happy Hour 7:00-9:45 Casino Gaming 10:00 Live Auction and Prizes Awarded The $25 per person cost includes funny money, heavy hors’ d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Live Auction Items include a Carlysle Vicenti Mono ...
The City of Richmond will hold another “Survivor Day” event on Saturday, April 26, to help city residents better understand how to be prepared for and deal with disasters. The four-hour training session will be held at the Landmark Theatre from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm and participants will receive a survival kit for completing ...
The Times-Dispatch reported this morning that an arrest was made in a shooting death that happened last night in the 3900 block of Old Brook Road. The brief article suggested that there are additional suspects in the shooting, which occurred around 8:30 pm Tuesday night. ...
The Mid-Atlantic Wide Open Disc Golf Tournament will be held at Bryan Park on Saturday, April 26. The event, which will be limited to 72 players, kicks-off with a 9:30 am tee-time. (Pre-registration closes at 9:00 am sharp.) Contact Randy Fristoe at 804-350-1608 or rcfristoe23030@aol.com for more information or to register. ...
In March, we reported that six proposals have been submitted to the City of Richmond for the revitalization of 60 acres of city-owned land between North Boulevard and Hermitage Road. The city’s website reports that a presentation on the proposals is expected to be made this month: The City of Richmond is seeking a development partner ...
If you missed the Food Network’s Guy Fieri during his visit to Dot’s Back Inn on MacArthur Avenue (airing on the Food Network even as I write this Monday night at 10:00 pm), you have a few more opportunities to check it out. The Dot’s episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” will re-air on the ...
Learn about sustainability and green construction — and top it off with a green drink at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this week! The James River Green Building Council will highlight the 2008 winning projects in the Virginia Go Green competition this Thursday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden; the event is ...
Richmond’s Better Housing Coalition has transformed dilapidated communities in Church Hill, northeastern Chesterfield and other parts of the Richmond region. The organization now plans to transform a section of North Avenue — the 1960s apartment complex known as Lincoln Manor, described as “a 300 unit apartment complex built barracks-style on about 5 acres of land.” The ...