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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
City of Richmond Department of Public Works has closed the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Hermitage Road to perform work at the CSX railroad crossing until Sunday, March 8. Traffic signs, barrels or barricades will mark detours.
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
