Congratulations to Virginia Barbeque for three great years — serving great food — to the Northside community from their location at 6920 Lakeside Avenue. The Lakeside location opened in March of 2006.
The home of Clark and Melanie Lambert in the Sherwood Park neighborhood of Northside has been selected as one of three finalists in the NBC12/James River Exteriors’ “Best on the Block” contest. The winner will be based on the number of internet votes received. Internet voting begins on Saturday, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. and [...]
Stuff, a new nonprofit organization focused on sustainability and creative reuse, will be participating in several Northside events this spring, including: STUFF at the Lewis Ginter Children’s Garden Spring Fling on Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. In collaboration with the Children’s Garden, STUFF will lead “Growing Recycled Sculpture” project for visitors to [...]
From the Richmond Police Department: The Richmond Police Department is asking again for the public’s help in finding a missing person. Clarence Wise Harris Jr., 59, was last seen March 2 at his residence in the 4900 block of Old Brook Road. Harris has dementia and a history of wandering away, according to his family. [...]
The Rosedale neighborhood (west of Hermitage, north and south of Laburnum) will hold its annual Garden Tour on Saturday, April 25th, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. To have your house listed on the tour, email Liz at gwava4h@verizon.net who notes: We look for all kinds of gardens! Gardens by nature are works in progress, so [...]
It’s time to clean up the Rosedale neighborhood (just west of Hermitage, north and south of Laburnum). The Alley Rally is set for Saturday, April 4, at 8:00 a.m. Volunteers should meet at the corner of Laburnum and Lanvale. Arrive at 7:30, and grab a doughnut and bottle of water to keep you going. Volunteers [...]
Mark your calendar for North Richmond’s largest yard sale, the popular Thirteen Acres sale. It’s scheduled to be held Saturday, April 18, in the field adjacent to Holton Elementary School. Vendor spaces are available. For details, visit the Thirteen Acres School website.
Toastmasters, an organization focused on helping individuals develop their leadership and communication skills, has a local Northside chapter — Opportunity Toastmasters. The group meets the first and third Mondays of each month at the River City Diner location at Parham Road and I-95. You can join us for dinner at 6PM (all members are responsible [...]
Feathernesters, the Lakeside home, garden and gift shop will be offering their popular painted furniture workshop on Tuesday, April 7, from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. Learn tips, techniques and true “trade secrets” of painting your old furniture in the popular decorating style! You’ll see every detailed step from surface preparation, priming, painting, distressing and final [...]
Join Feathernesters, the Lakeside home, garden and gift shop, this Thursday for a spring workshop focused on vintage Easter decorations: We will be working with antique paper “scrap” graphics and vintage ephemera as we craft ornaments, home decor and gifts using the centuries-old art of decoupage. We will also demonstrate how vintage paper can be [...]
