Northminster Baptist Church — on Moss Side Avenue in Ginter Park — continues to see crowds turn out for its Saturday Free Market, an opportunity for the community to come together and “shop” for a wide variety of household goods. Here are details and photos from Northminster’s website. Every Saturday, visitors to the church’s food [...]
Richmond City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert’s regular monthly meeting will spend time getting feedback from 3rd District residents on a strategic look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) facing North Richmond. The meeting will be facilitated, and district residents are encouraged to participate and provide their input. The meeting will be held [...]
ACORN, the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, will be holding a tax credit workshop featuring experts from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and its own specialists this Saturday, March 28, from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon. The workshop will teach homeowners how to take advantage of rehabilitation tax credits on the renovation of [...]
Enjoy fried fish, hushpuppies, cole slaw, bake beans and refreshments as part of the ACCA Provost Guard’s annual Fish Fry on Friday, April 10, from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the ACCA Shrine Activity Center on Bellevue Avenue (just west of Hermitage, one block from Bryan Park’s back entrance). Tickets are $10 per person; children [...]
A group of Northside parents have organized the 3rd annual “Kid’s Stuff Sale” to raise funds for Holton Elementary School’s PTA; St. Thomas’ Church; the Ginter Park Library; and Childsavers. The sale will be held Friday, April 17, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at St. [...]
The latest Focus on Bryan Park newsletter (You are a member of Friends of Bryan Park, aren’t you?) has the scoop on those saucy new street signs that point the way to travelers on the winding roadways in Bryan Park. We posted a picture of one of them a week or so back. Here’s the [...]
The March issue of the Ginter Park newsletter (available as a PDF here) indicates that the Ginter Park Residents’ Association board is keeping an eye on the status of property owned by Union Theological Seminary bounced by Westwood, Loxley, Rennie and Brook roads. The president of the seminary recently appeared before the board and indicated [...]
The March issue of Richmond Magazine is loaded with food and restaurant coverage, including two Northside restaurants offering “sure thing sandwiches.” The grilled cheese at Zed Cafe at 5109 Lakeside Avenue is described as: Sometimes it’s hard to top your childhood faves, but processed American cheese ain’t got nothin’ on the grilled cheese at Zed [...]
A workshop focused on securing your financial future is being offered at The Hermitage, 1600 Westwood Avenue, this Thursday, March 26, at 6:00 p.m. A light dinner will be served. Speakers for the workshop will be Chris McCarthy, an elder law attorney; Steve Jenkins of New York Life; and Maria Patsis, a long term care [...]
City Councilman Charles R. Samuels, who represents portions of Northside as part of the 2nd District, will hold a public meeting to discuss updates in city issues and Samuels’ goals on Thursday, March 26, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m. at the new 4th Police Precinct building at 2219 Chamberlayne Avenue.
