Tricycle Gardens is hosting a class at Bryan Park on seeds and soil: bq. Learn how to grown your own vegetables and flowers by starting them from seed. We’ll discuss everything you need to know to successfully start seeds for your garden, how to prepare your garden soil & how to care for your young [...]
The City of Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is closing the main entrance to Bryan Park off of Hermitage Road tomorrow morning, Feb. 26, at 7 a.m. while it makes repairs to a broken water main. The department estimates that the main entrance to the park will be closed to vehicular traffic [...]
From the Mayor’s newsletter: Another of Richmond’s historic parks is also getting a remake. On the city’s north side, one project in Bryan Park is already complete and another is underway. The dredging of the park’s Azalea Garden pond (shown at right), which was choked with cattails, has been completed, and the pond’s fountain has [...]
Councilman Hilbert will be hosting one of his regular 3rd District meetings tonight at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Richmond Police Department Training Academy auditorium at 1202 W. Graham Road h2. Agenda * 2010 Richmond Real Estate Tax Assessments * James Hester, Richmond City Assessor * Richmond City Council Office of the [...]
The University of Richmond is partnering with Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity (again) to build an affordable house in spring 2010 at 621 E. Brookland Park Blvd in Northside Richmond’s Highland Park neighborhood. The student-run University of Richmond Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter and the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) are working with RMHFH [...]
bq. “Union-PSCE”:http://www.union-psce.edu/ students, faculty and staff will join the staff of the “Presbytery of the James”:http://presbyteryofthejames.org/ to form a human chain from the Presbytery office to a waiting truck to load more than 2,000 hygiene kits that will be sent to Haiti. The rest of the press release is after the jump.
Two homes on Chamberlayne avenue are scheduled for demolition as soon as the permits are approved. The two properties in question are “4200″:http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/PropertySearch/Detail.aspx?pin=N0002350016 and “4202″:http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/PropertySearch/Detail.aspx?pin=N0002350015 Chamberlanye Ave. The Ginter Park Residents Association is lobbying to save these historical properties: We’ve learned that the owner of the properties at 4200 and 4202 Chamberlayne Avenue (intersection of [...]
Richmond Magazine has a couple more details on the opening of Enoteca Sogno on Bellevue Avenue. They confirm the new location is at the Bella Arte spot. I caught up with Gary York this afternoon. He confirms he will reopen Enoteca in the former Bella Arte space at 1223 Bellevue Ave. in late April or [...]
March 6th is the annual Holton 10k run/walk. The event raises money for a variety of Linwood Holton programs. “*Register for the 5k here*”:http://www.raceit.com/search/event.aspx?event=32\2b\5c6b-b54a-4736-b4bb-ccd5d72cb8ee.aspx. bq. In years past, this event has helped raise as much as $4,000. This year, the 5K committee hopes to raise a solid $5,000 … a goal they feel is well [...]
