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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.” [...]
