From our good friends at Carver & Jackson Ward News: Are you interested in starting a community garden in your neighborhood? Tricycle Gardens is hosting 4 identical workshops on how to jump start a community garden. Covered will be the nuts and bolts of what it takes to get a garden off the ground, and [...]
The recently renovated First Tee of Richmond golf course is now open. Features of the new facility include: A driving range with multiple grass tees, 18 heated covered tees, a practice putting green and chipping green with sand trap; a three-hole adult course; a clubhouse with a pro-shop, snack shop and an indoor instructional tee. [...]
Richmond Public Library’s “Catch the Reading Bug” Summer Reading Program kicks off at the Ginter Park branch tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, from 12 noon until 2:00pm. Join First Lady Anne Holton Kaine and her daughter Annella for the official kickoff of the summer fun reading program. The branch will have a a picnic with games, [...]
Check out our calendar to the left for details on these and other events happening around North Richmond in the week ahead: Catch the Reading Bug Family Picnic at Ginter Park Library on Saturday June 21 Richmond Vegetarian Festival at Bryan Park on Saturday, June 21 Amy Henderson performs at Shenanigans on Wednesday, June 25 [...]
During Monday’s meeting of the Richmond Planning Commission, members heard details on the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Laburnum and Hermitage avenues; the roundabout would replace the current system of traffic signals at the intersection. According to Brooke Hardin with the city’s Department of Community Development, the commission chose to continue the roundabout item [...]
As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Meals for Kids Program, the City of Richmond serves free meals to children ages one to 18 at more than 120 locations throughout the city from June 16 through August 29. No registration is required for the meals. To find a location where free meals are [...]
As news circulates that three-term School Board representative Carol A.O. Wolf failed to qualify for the November ballot, Style Weekly has details on her consistent advocacy for children with disabilities and for government accountability. Norma Murdoch-Kitt will be the only candidate on the ballot for the 3rd District School Board race; Murdoch-Kitt failed to qualify [...]
As reported this evening on the Times-Dispatch website: Three-term Richmond School Board incumbent Carol A.O. Wolf won’t be on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election. She was one of nine of 27 potential candidates, and the only incumbent, to be disqualified today by the city voter registrar’s office. “I knew I was racing the [...]
Against the Grain, which recently opened for business at 5522 Lakeside Avenue, received some attention in the June issue of North of the James magazine. This is the real stuff. Two of the co-owners, Scott Hamel and Joe Nuckols, are both master furniture makers who have been plying their trade for years. Joe is a [...]
Come out to Bryan Park’s Azalea Gardens this Saturday from 12:00 noon until 6:00pm and take part in the 6th Richmond Vegetarian Festival. The free event will focus on a healthy and humane lifestyle with food, information and entertainment. Thousands will gather to spend the day sampling a diverse mix of foods while listening to [...]
