Tomorrow! Food! Jazz! Saint Elizabeth’s Church will host its First Annual Jazz and Food Festival, Sunday, August 1, 2009, from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. This will be the first community festival in Highland Park and will include a fun-filled afternoon for both the young and young at heart. ...
Eastbound traffic on Westwood Avenue where it forks into Saunders Avenue east of the Acca Bridge is being diverted to Seddon Road to Lanvale Avenue while a water main break is being repaired. The repair is expected to take 24 hours. ...
With the current state of the economy, the word “free” has never been so appealing! The purpose of a FREE MARKET is to bring people together to SHARE with others. ANYONE is invited to take advantage of this great neighborhood exchange! Saturday August 1, 2009 8am – 1pm. Items for giveaway: household, clothing, back to school, ...
Not sure exactly who is putting this on, but the first annual Ginter Park triathlon debuts on August 16th! With short distances, no bibs, and no official times, this triathlon would be great for people trying out the sport for the first time. Details Sunday morning, August 16, 7:30am, Participants gather at Ginter Park. 8:00am ...
August 4th – 5th Lewis Ginter hosts the Green Tonic: Urban Gardening for Health & Wholeness symposium: An event for neighborhood organizers and community leaders, urban planners, architects and designers, public officials, health advocates, local food activists, students, master gardeners, and more. Learn about exemplary community gardening and urban greening initiatives in Philadelphia, New ...
Not necessarily the same two men. From the RPD’s daily “Noteworthy Incidents” email: View Weekend robberies in a larger map ...
First, get excited for the first ever Richmond Public Library street party. Second, the Ginter Park branch is looking for volunteers to help out: Summer reading is almost over and the big Finale event is almost here! On August 1st, Richmond Public Library is holding its first ever STREET PARTY! We will have games, crafts, food, ...
From the RTD: With this in mind, we are opening the Greater Richmond ARCenter next spring at 3600 Saunders Ave. on Richmond’s Northside. Our new facility will increase our capacity to serve by 20 percent, allowing us to provide therapeutic care and other critical services to more individuals with developmental disabilities who need it most. These ...
RTD is reporting that the Indoor Football League (oddly, based in Richmond) is bringing a team to the Ashe Center for the 2010 season. They will later relocate to the SportsQuest facility in 2011. This on the heels of the AIFA announcing a Richmond team at the Coliseum (tryouts in September!, and they have a team ...
Picture from littleleague.org Tim Pearrell has a wonderful article about the North Richmond Little League and the husband and wife who run it (the Beards): This is the 74-year-old man for whom they wait — even if the field is too wet — and the man who after practice and games and rainouts piles some of them ...
Chicken Box located on 3000 3rd Avenue was recently reviewed by Jocelyn Testes-Harder: The bread was soft and tasty, and the lettuce was light and crisp. The “Big Chick” sauce is some kind of secret recipe, and it compliments the meal wonderfully. If I had to guess I’d say that it was mayonnaise and hot sauce ...
As noted in the comments of another post Richmond is installing a Gang Reduction and Intervention Program on the Northside; the program has had some success on Richmond’s Southside and in Petersburg. The Office of the Attorney General’s site has some information on the current program: Primary Prevention: Targets the entire population in high-crime, high-risk communities. ...
I am very pleased to say that major crime is down 3% in Sector 411 as we head into the 2nd half of the year. At the split, Sector 411 has achieved the second largest overall crime reduction in the city out of the twelve sectors. Download the report (PDF) Highlights Crime is down 3% in Sector 411 Sector ...
After delaying the trial for more than an hour Oliver Lawrence was convicted of 16 charges. Lawrence had previously been convicted of over 150 charges — all suspended. Concerned citizens from Battery Park and Highland Park were in attendance. RTD has more: Before yesterday, Lawrence already had been convicted of at least 152 misdemeanor property violations, ...
Saturday, July 18, 8am to 2pm, on the grounds at Christ Ascension Episcopal Church, 1704 W. Laburnum Ave. Neighborhood fundraiser, with everything from household goods to home-made foods, craft items, and even your favorite candidate! Concession on site. Also, ice cold cups of luscious lemonade will be sold at $1 each to raise funds ...
Update Once more it appears the fair organizers have either pushed back the Richmond Fair or cancelled it entirely. The whole thing seems rather unorganized at this point. An interesting quote from the organizer: “I’m not an economics major, but I know if you give somebody a good value, everybody will be happy. That’s all we’re trying ...
Found on the Richmond Food Collective: Now called The Fat Goat the restaurant is still serving up local ingredients and a selection of wines from ’boutique’ wineries, but now they also offer a new menu highlighting Virginia produce, hand-pulled mozzarella, and house-made sourdough pizzas! They have also added what the owner describes as “creative cocktails” to ...
From the RTD A parked Richmond police cruiser was found early today on fire and with its rear windshield smashed out by a brick. No injuries were reported in the vandalism, which was discovered about 12:50 a.m. in the 2900 block of Barton Avenue, Capt. Dave Martin said. The cruiser was part of the RPD’s take home car ...
After an extensive investigation into Jefferson’s death and consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, a determination has been made that Jefferson’s death was the result of an accidental shooting. Initially, Rodney Leon Wright Jr. was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Jefferson’s death. The charge against Wright has been nolle prossed. As a result ...
The Better Housing Coalition, best known for its affordable housing neighborhood Winchester Green has a new venture in the Northside: Lincoln Mews. RTD has a spotlight: Lincoln Mews represents the Better Housing Coalition’s first major venture in North Side, and it’s comparable in size to the group’s Winchester Greens apartment community along Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield ...