Archive for June, 2008
June 1, 2008
Lewis Ginter’s expanded rose garden opens
With 1,800 roses representing more than 80 varieties, the expanded Rose Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden gives visitors plenty to stop and smell. The garden recently reopened after eight months of construction, replanting and renovation:
The Rose Garden is designed to bring its visitors in intimate contact with plants and blooms – encouraging that almost instinctive bending forward to smell a rose flower for its perfume! One unique aspect of the design is the color scheme – the central area will be planted in whites and creams, with pinks, purples and reds graduating in intensity to the southwest side, and yellows, apricots and oranges graduating in intensity to the northwest.
The paved area of the Belvedere has been enlarged to accommodate a wider range of performing arts programs, to be enjoyed by our visitors sitting on the terraced lawn between the Belvedere and the Conservatory.
June 2, 2008
Summer in the garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has special summer hours and plenty of summer events for individuals and families. The garden is open from 9:00 until 5:00 daily with extended evening hours (until 9:00 pm) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Among some of the summer highlights at the Garden:
Visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s website for a complete rundown on summer events.
June 3, 2008
Northside partnership hosts Family Fun Day on June 14
The Partnership for Families Northside is hosting its first annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 14, from 11:00 until 3:00 pm at Linwood Holton Elementary School.
The free event will feature entertainment and activities presented by the partnership, the Richmond Fire Department, the Richmond Braves, Richmond Habitat for Humanity and other local businesses and non-profit groups. There will be free hot dogs and drinks, and lots of great information for families!
The Family Fun Day is sponsored by B-103.7
For more information, call the Partnership for Families Northside at 353-4265.
June 4, 2008
Kitchen 64 launches new website
Kitchen 64 has launched a new expanded website complete with menus, photos and reviews. Visit the Kitchen 64 site here.
June 4, 2008
Check out the roundabout
The City of Richmond has made draft renditions of the proposed roundabout at Laburnum and Hermitage, and they can be found at our friendly neighborhood Bellevue Web. Posted here is a partial view of the draft renditions; the versions at Bellevue Web include detailed planting information.
June 4, 2008
The Bellevue Garden Walk is this Sunday
Don’t forget the Bellevue Garden Walk this Sunday from 2:00 until 6:00 pm.
June 4, 2008
Send a kid to camp
As summer arrives, kids throughout the city are preparing for vacation — and summer camp. But many families in Richmond can’t afford to send their kids to camp, even the relatively low-cost camps operated by Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.
You can help by sending a kid to camp this summer.
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, in partnership with Radio One and Miss Community Clovia, is inviting citizens to help Richmond’s children by sending a child to camp this summer.
“Even though the fees for our summer camps are nominal, there are still many families in the City of Richmond that can’t afford them, especially if they have more than one child,” said Roz Johnson, the department’s deputy director. “This is an opportunity for citizens to have a real impact on our children’s lives by making sure they have something positive to do this summer.”
The department’s summer day camp program begins on June 23 and runs Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Aug. 22 at 21 locations throughout the city. These camps offer children between the ages of six-years-old and 12-years-old a fun and enriching summer experience for nine weeks that will stimulate their curiosity, develop their talents and encourage their personal growth. In addition to supervised activities and field trips, the camps also include a free breakfast and lunch for each child each day.
Just $180 will send one child to camp; however citizens may contribute any amount they wish, and all donations are tax deductible.
Donations can be made online by visiting www.rrpfoundation.org and clicking on Send a Kid to Camp, or checks made payable to RRPF/Send a Kid to Camp can be mailed to the Richmond Recreation and Parks Foundation, Richmond Landmark Theater, Rm. 304, 6 North Laurel St., Richmond, VA 23220.
June 5, 2008
New Community School offers summer sessions
The New Community School on Hermitage Avenue will be offering seven short courses for rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders focusing on improving skills in reading, writing, mathematics, keyboarding, organization and physical fitness. The sessions run from June 16 through July 11. For course descriptions and dates, e-mail summerprograms@tncs or call 266-2494.
June 5, 2008
Brookland Park Area Association meets first Tuesdays
With apologies for being two days late for the June meeting, here’s a piece of news for North Richmond residents and business owners interested in the continued turnaround of Brookland Park Boulevard.
The Brookland Park Area Association (BPAA) meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm at 2910 North Avenue (across from the North Avenue Library). The association strives to help in the revitalization of Brookland Park Boulevard. All residents of the surrounding area are welcome to attend.
June 5, 2008
North Richmond crafter touts North Richmond florist
Modern June, a North Richmond resident and member of the Richmond Craft Mafia, recently touted Bellevue’s Nicola Flora which recently started selling Modern June hand-crafted aprons and baby items. Here’s a bit of the rave:
Last month I was thrilled to see this sign out side Nicola Floral. This is one of the shops that carries my aprons and baby items. It is only 3 blocks from our house, we saw it one day when my family was out for a walk…
…I love this bit of Bellevue it reminds me of the neighborhood that my Grr would often drive by on our way to the Country Club Plaza, it was full of gingerbread houses (1920’s tudor style homes). I remember thinking how cool that you could have a place to shop right in the middle of the neighborhood. I also used to say I would grow up and live there. Well I live along way away from Kansas City but I do live in neighborhood just like that one! LOVE IT!
June 6, 2008
Dead animals cropping up in North Richmond
WRIC-TV8 News reports that an unusual number of dead squirrels, chipmunks and birds are showing up in grassy areas — yards and medians — throughout North Richmond.
Resident Cathy Cooper says she’s found five dead animals on her property alone. But the strange thing is, none of them had trauma to their bodies and all appeared to be healthy.
Cooper tells us, “I’m a physician, so I thought these animals aren’t traumatized. They look perfectly fine. It really looked like maybe they were poisoned.”
Cooper decided to get online with neighborhood news groups to see if anyone else noticed a problem and that’s when a pattern emerged. She tells us residents reported a total of six dead squirrels, five chipmunks, and 10 to 15 birds in the last two weeks.
We are told all of the animals were found in Laburnum Park, Ginter Park and Bellevue along roads with large grassy medians…
…The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries issued a request to residents to bag and ice any freshly dead animals so that they can determine what’s killing them.
June 6, 2008
Satire site ribs Kitchen 64
Tobacco Avenue, a Richmond-based satire website, took a gentle jab at one of North Richmond’s newer eating destinations, Kitchen 64:
…two Richmond-area stoners pondered how funny it would be if popular restaurant Kitchen 64 were called Kitchen 64 Plus 5.
“Dude, like, ’cause just think about what 64 plus five equals,” giggled pothead Zach Frye to fellow half-baked stoner buddy Jerome Walker, who just squinted his eyes and laughed. “Or like, if one of their creatively-named sandwiches was called The Mary Jane, and it had all this crazy-good meat on it.”
June 6, 2008
Keeping up with the race for Richmond’s next mayor
If you want to stay current with the ever-changing race to replace Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder at City Hall, you might want to check out the “Richmond Good Life | The Race for Richmond Mayor 2008” site with its links to candidate websites, news articles on the race and other information relevant to the mayoral race.
June 7, 2008
Last day of school for Richmond students is June 12
If your children haven’t already let you know time and time again, the last school day of the year for Richmond Public Schools is June 12. Have a fun, safe summer.
June 7, 2008
Celebrating Father’s Day at Lewis Ginter
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden has a packed schedule of activities for dads and their kids on Sunday, June 15. From 1:00 until 4:00pm, Lewis Ginter will feature music by the Jangling Reinharts and a display of classic cars and motorcycles. In addition to the Garden Cafe and Tea House, picnic food will be available under the tent at Bloemendaal House (grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, baked beans, potato salad, marinated tomatoes and cucumbers, watermelon, cookies/brownies, iced tea, lemonade, water, beer and wine).
June 7, 2008
Feathernesters hosts two seatings for Father’s Day Brunch
Lakeside’s eclectic Feathernesters will have two special Father’s Day Brunch seatings — one from 10:00am until 12 noon, and the second from 12 noon until 2:00pm. Reservations are required; call Feathernesters at 804-262-7305 to reserve a table. The brunch is $12.95 for adults and $8.95 for children 12 and under.
June 7, 2008
Zed Cafe features wide array of special events in June
If you haven’t visited Zed Cafe’s website lately, you may have missed the Lakeside restaurant’s schedule of food-related events in June:
June 7, 2008
Ginter Park newsletter provides comprehensive look at roundabout proposal
The June issue of the Ginter Park newsletter (available online at the Ginter Park Residents’ Association website) takes a comprehensive look at the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Laburnum and Hermitage avenues.
June 8, 2008
North Avenue library launches new culture program
Richmond Public Library’s North Avenue Branch Library has launched a new monthly program focused on understanding world cultures. The first program, which was held May 12, featured guest presenters along with native dress and food of Ghana. For more information, call the library at 646-6675.
June 8, 2008
New vendors join Lakeside Farmer’s Market
The Lakeside Farmer’s Market continues to flourish as early summer harvests and a bumper crop of vendors fill the lot across from the Lakeside Fire Department every Wednesday and Saturday. Click the image above for a larger version of the latest list of vendors. The Lakeside Farmer’s Market is open every Wednesday from 8:00am until 12 noon and from 3:00 until 7:00 pm, and every Saturday from 8:00am until 12 noon.
