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Rosedale Alley Rally clean-up set for April 4

03.20.2009 · Posted in Etc

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 ...

Thirteen Acres Yard Sale set for April 18

03.17.2009 · Posted in Etc

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. ...

Northside Toastmaster’s organization invites potential new members

03.17.2009 · Posted in Etc

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 ...

Furniture painting workshop offered in April

03.17.2009 · Posted in Etc

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 ...

Feathernesters offers Easter workshop this Thursday

03.17.2009 · Posted in Etc

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 ...

Man arrested in North Highland Park burglaries

03.12.2009 · Posted in Etc

From the Times-Dispatch: Richmond police have arrested a man suspected of committing burglaries in the North Highland Park area. Marcellus A. McQuinn, 34, of the 2600 block of Third Avenue, was arrested yesterday and charged with burglary and grand larceny. Police said McQuinn is also wanted in Halifax County, N.C., on burglary and larceny charges. ...

Man missing near Old Brook Road

03.12.2009 · Posted in Etc

From the Times-Dispatch this evening: Richmond police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who has been missing since March 2. Clarence Wise Harris Jr., 59, was last seen at his home in the 4900 block of Old Brook Road. Harris has dementia and a history of wandering away, according to his ...

Permanent market structure proposed for Lakeside

03.11.2009 · Posted in Etc

Lakeside Farmers’ Market has submitted concept drawings for a permanent structure to the Henrico County Planning Department; the drawings were developed in conjunction with the Henrico County Enterprise Zone. If everything moves forward, construction would start this year. The planning staff is interested in comments from the Northside Henrico and City of Richmond community. You ...

Five consignment stores featured in North of the James

03.11.2009 · Posted in Etc

Discover the Lakeside/Bellevue consignment world in the March issue of North of the James Magazine, the free monthly circulated throughout town. Anne Jones takes a look at ReFinery, the new women’s apparel consignment shop on Bellevue near Brook, as well as four consignment shops at the intersection of Dumbarton Road and Lakeside Avenue — Full ...

North of the James profiles 3rd District School Board rep

03.11.2009 · Posted in Etc

The March issue of North of the James magazine, which is distributed free to many Northside residences and businesses, features a profile of Norma Murdoch-Kitt — the 3rd District’s representative on the Richmond School Board. She talks about her family history, raising four kids, and a litany of improvements and changes she’d like to see ...

Northside residents plan committee to address Boulevard development

03.11.2009 · Posted in Etc

During a February meeting between Highwoods Properties — the developer behind both the planned Shockoe Bottom stadium project and the North Boulevard Gateway development — and residents of various North Richmond communities, the developers suggested Northsiders come together to provide input on the type of development desired along North Boulevard. Liz Turner (gwava4h [at] verizon.net) ...

Rosedale quarterly meeting is Wednesday

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

Don’t forget that the Rosedale Civic Associaton’s quarterly meeting happens this Wednesday, March 4, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Hermitage at 1600 Westwood Avenue. Guest speakers will be Richmond councilmembers Chris Hilbert and Charles Samuels, along with school board representative Kim Gray. ...

Support the Holton 5K and Family Festival

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

This weekend, Holton Elementary School kicks off the return of warmer weather with their annual 5K run and Family Festival. It takes place on Saturday, March 7, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the school grounds — with the 5K extending into the surrounding neighborhoods. The festival will include food, fun, games, prizes and ...

2nd District’s Samuels cosponsors joint meeting on Shockoe, Boulevard projects

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

Richmond City Councilmen Charles Samuels of the 2nd District; Bruce Tyler f the 1st District; and Marty Jewell of the 5th District are holding a joint open public meeting with the Museum District Association regarding the proposed Shockoe Center Development and Boulevard Gateway projects. The meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, March 4, from 7:00 ...

Date set for St. Thomas’ “Kid’s Yard Sale”

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

The dates — for dropping off and for buying gently used children’s items — have been set for the 3rd annual St. Thomas Day School Kid’s Yard Sale. The big event will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 3602 Hawthorne Avenue. All sorts of children’s items will be ...

Monthly informational sessions set for Richmond’s first charter school

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

The folks behind the establishment of Richmond’s first charter school at the old Patrick Henry school near Forest Hill Park are holding monthly informational meetings on the first Thursday of each month. The next Patrick Henry Elementary School of Science and Arts Community Update Meeting will be held this Thursday, March 5, at 8:00 p.m. ...

Crusade hosts quarterly City Council Forum

03.02.2009 · Posted in Etc

Antoine Green of the Richmond Crusade for Voters has sent a letter out inviting area residents to consider joining the Crusade, and attending its next meeting. That meeting — at 7:00 p.m. on March 17 — will feature the Crusade’s quarterly City Council Forum: The next Richmond Crusade for Voters meeting will be held on ...