Thursday Night at the Movies — See “King Corn” on July 16 at Once Upon A Vine
The Richmond Food Collective will host a free showing of KING CORN at Once Upon A Vine on Thursday, July 17 at 8:30 pm. Bring your own chair!
Archive for July 2008
Meeting hopes to build grassroots community strategies
The Center for Neighborhood Empowerment and Enterprise Development (C-NEED) is sponsoring a “Yes, We Can” Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, July 22, to develop strategies to create jobs, build affordable housing and create more vibrant neighborhoods: The “Yes We Can” Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday July 22, at Ebenezer Baptist Church , 216 [...]
Summer learning opportunities from Richmond Public Schools
From the latest issue of Richmond Public Schools’ In Focus newsletter: As part of Richmond Public Schools commitment to increasing rigor and opportunities for extended learning, below are a few programs the district will be offering this summer. Creating ‘Virtual Worlds’ The district’s middle school students will have an opportunity to use an interactive computer-based [...]
Boulevard cinema set for Spring opening
Richmond BizSense has a few details on the new Movieland Cinema currently under construction in the old Richmond Steel building on North Boulevard: A new movie theater on North Boulevard in Richmond will be showing flicks in early 2009, according to a mondo banner that went up this week. Bow Tie Partners, the NY-based developer, [...]
Flocks of Martins soar in Lakeside
Everyone is in a tizzy about the spectacular performance happening nightly in Shockoe Bottom as thousands of Purple Martins engage in aerial acrobatics. Driving down Lakeside Avenue just north of Dumbarton around 8:00pm tonight, we saw a slightly less fantastical swarm of the bird swooping and diving along the treeline. If you can’t make it [...]
Gumbo hits North Richmond
You’ve seen the big white truck in the parking lot of Once Upon A Vine, but have you discovered Jazzbo’s Rollin’ Gumbo for yourself? Stop by the Once Upon A Vine parking lot on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 11:00am and 7:00pm for gumbo, jambalaya, chili, chilled summer soups — as well as catfish po [...]
Two North Richmond libraries eligible for Gates’ funds
The Times-Dispatch reported today that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will give $8.1 million to libraries in 11 states, including Virginia. The Ginter Park and North Avenue branches of Richmond Public Libraries were listed as being eligible to apply for the grants: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that they’re giving $8.1 [...]
Two men stabbed near Battery Park
From the Times-Dispatch: Two men were stabbed early today near the south end of Richmond’s Battery Park neighborhood. Richmond police said the stabbings occurred shortly after midnight along Hickory Street. One of the victims was taken to VCU Medical Center with what authorities said were life-threatening injuries; the other was treated for a hand injury, [...]
Lakeside Farmer’s Markets reports on numbers
Peter Francisco, one of the key forces behind the new Lakeside Farmer’s Market, sent an email out over the weekend providing an update on the number of customers. In his email, Francisco reported that the vendors had more than 500 customers during last Wednesday’s morning and evening sessions, and more than 850 customers on Saturday. [...]
What’s happening in North Richmond: Week of July 13
The calendar is stacked with plenty of new events and activities for the entire month of July! Email us with your calendar submissions at north.richmond.news@gmail.com or use the contact link at the top of the page to submit news and information to North Richmond News. In the meantime, here are a few choice events taking [...]
