Ginter Park United Methodist, located at 1010 West Laburnum, is offering low-cost meals to the public on Wednesday evenings. First Wednesdays are $1 Spaghetti nights — spaghetti with your choice of a meat or meatless sauce, bread, salad, dessert and beverage for $1. The rest of the Wednesdays during the month have a variety of [...]
Harry Kollatz, senior writer with Richmond Magazine, recently posted an online piece built around an interview with Ben Moss, one of the owners of Bow Tie Cinemas. Bow Tie is opening the 17 theater Movieland Cinema on North Boulevard at the end of February; North Richmond News also recently posted an article on Bow Tie [...]
Media General’s Washington Bureau recently profiled Melody Barnes, a Northside native who is gearing up to join the Obama administration as director of the Domestic Policy Council. That sense of fairness and Barnes’ passion for civil rights comes from a warm family and diverse community upbringing in Richmond’s North Side, she said. Barnes, who is [...]
Ben Moss, half of Bow Tie Cinemas, said that when he and his father (the other half of the business) first passed through Richmond – a random detour on a motorcycle trip through Charlottesville in the mid-1990s – they were simultaneously struck by the city’s hospitality and its cultural scene. “We were so welcomed even [...]
City Council President Kathy Graziano, who represents the city’s Fourth District south of the James River, has organized a community meeting to discuss plans for a major development (including a new baseball stadium) in Shockoe Bottom. The meeting with be held Tuesday, February 3, from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m. at 6:00 p.m. at St. Luke [...]
On Sunday, a drive will be held in support of the Central Virginia Food Bank to honor a national Day of Service. Bring nutritious canned goods or monetary donations in support of the Food Bank to the Lewis Ginter Recreation Association at 3421 Hawthorne Avenue from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 18. From [...]
The Church Hill People’s News has more details on the new Richmond Tree Stewards training program set to begin in February: Class topics include: Tree Identification, Tree Biology, Selecting Planting Sites, Selecting Trees, Planting and Care, Health and Maintenance, and Proper Pruning Methods. Classes will be taught by area professionals in the tree care industry. [...]
The Times-Dispatch has been reporting on the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s two-week intensive urban-training exercises, which started earlier this week. The 1,900-person unit has been conducting training around Richmond and points west, and appears to be the source of the loud helicopter noises in the area: Lt. Col. Paul Ryan, who is in charge of [...]
The Times-Dispatch reports the Valero station on Lakeside Avenue was robbed Thursday evening. Suspects made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia Governor Tim Kaine plans to return with his family to their Northside home after he completes his term as governor expires: So, after first turning down Obama, Kaine agreed to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He first had pushed someone else for the job, he said, but did [...]
