I’ve been waiting to hear back from the powers-that-be about a possible additional market in Northside — this one across the Henrico-Richmond line from the Lakeside Farmer’s Market. But there was a hint of the future in a recent Richmond.com article quoting Karen Atkinson, manager of the incredibly popular South of the James market: “What we’re ...
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will celebrate the Fourth of July with an All-American Celebration on Friday July 4, from 1:00 until 4:00pm. In addition to an informal parade — bring your wagons and strollers — the garden will feature a DJ spinning summertime favorites in the Children’s Garden. There will be activities for the kids, and ...
The calendar is stacked with plenty of new events and activities for the entire month of JulyCatch the Richmond Braves Monday night, or for their special fireworks-capped games this Friday and Saturday nights. Drop by Lewis Ginter for an evening stroll Tuesday night during Families After Five or Thursday night for Flowers After Five. The garden ...
From the folks at Union Theological Seminary on Brook Road: Singer-songwriter David LaMotte will present a community concert on Saturday, July 5 at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. outside on the quad at 3401 Brook Rd. LaMotte, a folk-pop artist, has released ten recordings ...
The Partnership for Families Northside had such success with their second Family Fun Day in June — attracting more than 400 families — that they’ve already scheduled a third event on August 21st. The third Family Fun Day will be held from 5:00 until 7:30pm on the grounds of Ginter Park Elementary School on Chamberlayne ...
The CarMax Foundation has awarded up to $60,000 to the Richmond Recreation and Parks Foundation for the second season of the CarMax Summer Basketball League. The league kicked-off this past week on the basketball courts at the Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, located at 4901 Old Brook Road: The grant was given for a continuing ...
Join the Rosedale Civic Association in the DeTech parking lot (NW corner of Hermitage and Westwood) on Saturday, July 5, for Rosedale’s annual Fireworks Picnic: Come watch the fireworks over the Diamond, for what could be the last time! Don’t cook this time…Just put $2 in your pocket and come enjoy the food, fun & fellowship ...
The North Avenue branch of the Richmond Public Library invites children in grades 1 through 5 to explore the world of poetry Wednesdays from 4:00 until 5:00pm. Young writers will read, write, share and enjoy food for thought (refreshments). The library is at 2901 North Avenue. Call 646-6675 for details. ...
The Ginter Park branch of the Richmond Public Library has started a new young adult book discussion group, which meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The focus of the group will be urban fiction. The next sessions will be Wednesday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 23, from 6:00 until 7:00pm. For details, ...
Richmond real estate developer Shor Real Estate has plans to develop a corner parcel at the intersections of North Avenue and Graham Street near Battery Park. Plans call for retail with outdoor dining, and upstairs residential. ...
Longtime Richmond writer Lisa Antonelli Bacon reviews Northside’s Kitchen 64 in the latest issue of Brock Weekly. Her positive review is more focused on the story of Kitchen 64 and its owners, the Giavos family: Kitchen 64 is a departure in a way, spreading the Giavos empire beyond the Fan. “Years ago, when Johnny and ...
We posted some information about one of North Richmond’s best kept secrets, the Military Retiree Club on Chamberlayne Avenue, several months ago. The club held one of some 4,000 “Unite for Change” meetings organized at the neighborhood level by the Barack Obama campaign, reports the Times-Dispatch: About 15 people turned out at the Military Retiree’s Club ...
From the Times-Dispatch online: A man who died in a motorcycle wreck last night on the 4300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond had been seen doing “wheelies” before he lost control, went into a median and crashed into a tree, police said. Ronald Donnell Love, Jr., 38, of the 700 block of Akron Street was pronounced ...
Down on the right side of every page, we’ve hooked up a display of photos from the Northside Richmond flickr group. This is an open group which anyone can join (for free!) and share the their photos of “people, places, and landscapes in the North Side of the city of Richmond [including] photos from Highland ...
While Northside has easy access to the Lakeside Farmer’s Market in Henrico County and there are close to a dozen weekly markets in the region, Richmond’s 3rd District City Council representative will be discussing the possibility of a new farmer’s market tonight. At tonight’s monthly meeting, Chris Hilbert welcomes Karen Atkinson of the new Forest Hill ...
The Times-Dispatch Gardening Blog, which is written by staff at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, recently posted information about a new environmentally conscious pest control approach being taken by the popular North Richmond destination: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has implemented Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in our ongoing effort to be environmentally conscious. IPM is an effective, environmentally friendly ...
Local weblog Karmic-Dragonfly visited the Vegetarian Festival held in Bryan Park this past weekend nd posted thoughts and photos on the annual event. ...
In a comment on North Richmond News, 3rd District school board representative Carol A. O. Wolf writes that she will decide by Wednesday whether to launch a write-in bid to represent the North Richmond community; Wolf failed to submit enough qualified signatures to get on the ballot, and Norma Murdoch-Kitt is currently the only candidate ...
There is a lengthy article in Sunday’s Real Estate section of the Times-Dispatch that provides a comprehensive look at the condominiums at Ginter Place, the former Richmond Memorial Hospital complex on Westwood Avenue in Ginter Park. Ginter Place expects to welcome residents to its 69 condominium units in September. Nothing was torn down to make way ...
From a press release from Henrico County comes news of a new community garden at the intersection of Vale Street and Michael Avenue, near Lakeside Avenue. (Several blocks behind the Bank of America on Lakeside Avenue.) The community garden is open to Henrico residents only: Henrico families who have wanted to grow their own fresh vegetables ...