Third District City Councilman Chris Hilbert has issued a statement to North Richmond News about the proposed traffic roundabout at Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue: There has been a lot of discussion over the past months regarding a proposed traffic roundabout at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Ave., when the A.P.. Hill Monument [...]
A number of Northside neighborhoods will mark National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5: Battery Park: Books on Wheels will bring their bus, their books and their bikes to Battery Park as part of National Night Out on August 5. The event — hosted by the Battery Park Civic Association — will take place at [...]
The August issue of Richmond Magazine (on newstands now) is chockful of Northside references in their annual climb through the Worst & Best of the Richmond region. We’ll spotlight a few key references: Bill Martin of the Valentine Richmond History Center picks Highland Park as one of Richmond’s best (and lesser-known) historic sites: “A streetcar [...]
Make plans now to celebrate the new Cannon Creek Greenway Project on National Night Out, Tuesday, August 5: The Green Park Civic Association, the Highland View Civic Association, Councilpersons Robertson and Hilbert, the Sierra Club, Richmond Parks and Recreation, SMBW Architects, Grayland Baptist Church, RRHA and the RPD are all partnering on the new Cannon [...]
School Board Representative Carol Wolf has written a letter to Richmond residents about proposed changes to the current open enrollment policies in Richmond Public Schools: Dear Neighbors and Friends, The Richmond Public School Board is considering changes to the current open enrollment policies. I would appreciate it if you would review this proposed draft document [...]
It’s bring-your-own chair night at the Bellevue Civic Association’s summer meeting, slated for August 19 at Once Upon A Vine on MacArthur Avenue. Bring your chair, money for prize tickets and a sense of neighborhood spirit. It starts at 6:30pm.
Bellevue joins a number of other Northside neighborhoods for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5. Join the Bellevue Merchants Association and the Bellevue Civic Association from 6:30 until 8:30pm along MacArthur Avenue for a night of music, lemonade, cookies, ice cream floats and activities for kids. Fire Station 16 will bring their fire truck [...]
The North Richmond News and several area print publications have apparently published incorrect information about the prix fixe dinner specials featured on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Lakeside’s ZED Cafe. The three course meals are only $23.99 per person plus a 1/2-price bottle of wine. We incorrectly reported in an earlier post that the $23.99 [...]
The July issue of the Bellevue Times newsletter — available from various shops on MacArthur and Bellevue avenues — includes details on the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue. (The details, provided by Thomas Flynn, city transportation engineer, apparently went to press before Councilmember Chris Hilbert put the brakes on [...]
A tentative date of October 14 has been set for a “Pasta and Politics” night at Tastebuds American Bistro. Coordinated by the Bellevue Civic Association, the event will feature candidates for City Council, School Board and the General Assembly — all of whom have been invited to speak to residents. Tickets will need to be [...]
