The highly successful Lakeside Farmers’ Market wrapped up its first year of business last week. Word is that Northside residents will have several options for their local produce in 2009 with rumors of a farmers’ market planned for Bryan Park.
City of Richmond offices will be closed this Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The City’s Solid Waste Management Division will not operate on Thursday, November 27, but will resume collection for residents on Friday, November 28. The holiday schedule is as follows: Refuse collection routes operating on their regularly scheduled Monday, [...]
A reader reports that a Laburnum Avenue resident fell victim to their fourth shed break-in. The thieves cut the lock and stole a leaf blower. Several other shed break-ins have been reported recently. Keep your outdoor lights on and your eyes open.
North Richmond News is working with the Richmond Police Department to keep the community informed of crimes in our area; there have been several crimes reported in Northside in recent days. We will report crimes by block numbers, not specific addresses: A man reported he was robbed by two unknown males on the 4300 block [...]
As the Highland Park roundabout project moves forward, some roads will be closed from November 24 through December 24: Beginning November 24, crews will shut down all roads that feed into the roundabout to perform extensive work to the roundabout. Trigg Street, Rowen Street, 1st Avenue, 3rd Avenue and Matthews Street will be affected by [...]
It’s the start of Tastebuds American Bistro’s fourth year of feeding hungry Northsiders at its MacArthur Avenue home! Drop by and wish them a happy birthday/anniversary.
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has a dedicated web page focused on their plans to replace the Dove Court and Gilpin Court housing projects. Dove Court’s 60 units were recently tore down, and plans are underway for a new development. RRHA has two public meetings scheduled to discuss both projects. On Tuesday, December 9, [...]
Melissa Savenko’s Richmond Real Estate Review has a series of extensive posts with some facts and some opinions on the proposed development of 60+ acres of land surrounding the Diamond baseball stadium — Redevelopment on the Boulevard, Redevelopment on the Boulevard – Part II, and Redeveloping the Boulevard – Is Demolition “Green?” AND Baseball in [...]
Ring in the holiday season with some positive economic development news. River District News reports that the City of Richmond and Venture Richmond are hosting two downtown development forums at The National on December 4 with 20 developers providing updates on more than 60 projects currently underway in downtown Richmond. Due to demand, the forum [...]
Budget considerations have led the city’s Department of Public Works to combine its traditional two collection cycle for leaves: The City’s Department of Public Works is implementing a new leaf collection program that will save the City an estimated $291,000 annually in human and equipment resources. The new leaf collection program will begin December 1 [...]
