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 [...]
If you are a certified public accountant interested in serving on the board of the city’s Economic Development Authority, please contact City Council liaison Lisa F. Townes at 804.646.6055 or lisa.townes@richmondgov.com
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.
We took a few snaps of the new street signs that mark the way in Bryan Park. Another nice addition in Northside’s increasingly spruced-up park.
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 [...]
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 [...]
