Make a reservation for a Valentine’s Day dinner (February 13 and 14) at the Tea House at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and get free admission to the garden. You can make reservations for dinner in the Tea House on Friday and Saturday nights (5:00 until 9:00 p.m.) or brunch on Saturday (11:30 a.m. until 2:30 [...]
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden celebrates its 25th year with a series of events, including a three-day symposium in early February focused on the impact of global warming on gardening practices. “Gardening in an Era of Climate Change” takes place on February 4, 5 and 6, and is targeted toward green business owners and their staffs, [...]
From the City of Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities: All the scheduled stormwater assessment meetings for churches and non-profit organizations have been canceled. The remaining canceled dates were Jan. 27 and Feb. 2. No additional details were provided.
North Richmond News is working with the Richmond Police Department to keep the community informed of crimes in our area. We will report crimes by block numbers, not specific addresses (except for businesses). A female reported she was assaulted by an unknown female who tried to rob her at 1:00 p.m. on January 22 on [...]
Two hundred or more volunteers turned out yesterday to help clean up the Cannon Creek Greenway along the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike.
Richmond BizSense reports that James Limousine has renovated and is preparing to relocate to a 27,000-square-foot facility at 1207 North Boulevard (just north of the Car Pool). Consumers and businesses might be cutting expenses, but that doesn’t seem to stop them from riding in style. James Limousine increased sales 40 percent over the previous year. [...]
Representatives from Highwoods Properties will deliver a presentation on their plans for 60+ acres of land surrounding the Diamond ball field at a public meeting on Tuesday, February 10, from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Holton Elementary School. The meeting is open to the public.
For several years, residents of the Rosedale neighborhood have been working on a bird habitat on vacant property at the intersection of Westwood and Lanvale avenues. Liz with the Rosedale Civic Association recently sent out the following update: Rode around with “Noel The VDOT Contractor” who handles maintenance issues behind the fences of VDOT’s interstate [...]
The 4th Annual Northside Mardi Gras Parade is set for Saturday, February 21. The parade takes place at 4:00 p.m. at Confederate and Gloucester avenues. Northside residents are invited to “decorate your car, your bike, your wagon, your pet and, yes, even your riding lawn mower” as part of this community event. Parade participants are [...]
Join Dr. James Hall for a four-part program, “Making Sense of Prayer,” at Westminster-Canterbury Richmond, 1600 Westbrook Avenue. The program is scheduled for Mondays in February (2, 9, 16 and 23) at 10:30 a.m. in the Montague Chapel: Most religions urge us to pray and say that the proper target of prayer is God. The [...]
