This Saturday (February 11th) Councilwoman Robertson will hold one of her regularly scheduled 6th District meetings. The meeting will take place at 10am in the Richmond Public Works Building (400 Jeff Davis Highway). Agenda includes: Workforce Preparation: Training Program Overview with workplace readiness, job opportunities, and application process Gateway 6th District Highlights
From the Storefront for Community Design comes a possible future for the old St. Elizabeth’s School site.
Hey! This is a pretty cool idea. If you’re a gardener planning your spring garden, consider planting a bit more and donating the extras to a local food pantry. AmpleHarvest.org makes it pretty simple to connect gardeners to pantries–we’ve even got a couple in the Northside.
Every once in a while Chick-fil-a will donate a portion of their proceeds, on a specific night, to a charity/cause. Tomorrow (February 6th), 5pm–8pm, proceeds from the Mechanicsville Chick-fil-a will be going towards the Richmond Chapter of the Guardian Angels. Make sure you tell your cashier that you want your receipt totals donated to the [...]
From Monday’s (February 6th) Planning Commission meeting agenda: Special Use Permit for Signage for Virginia Union University. I think that they previously had to get a similar permit to hang some banners. Planning Commission meetings are open to the public, but are, unfortunately, at 1:30pm on Monday (5th Floor Conference Room).
From the RPD incident report: Fourth Precinct Officer Prabhat McDonnough-Contreras recently responded to 2nd Avenue for a report of an assault and attempted robbery. After gathering information from the victim, Officer McDonnough-Contreras searched the area and spotted the offender. Though the robber ran, Officer McDonnough-Contreras and Officer Thomas Croce caught and arrested him. Officer McDonnough-Contreras [...]
Last week we asked if any one would run against Hilbert or Robertson, because no one wants an uncontested race. Two people commented that they were interested in running against Hilbert in the 3rd District, and one of them even offered to help other candidates get on the ballot! How nice is that? From Erin [...]
The RTD reports: New York-based Bow Tie Partners has acquired about 4 acres just east of the theater’s parking lot to build two restaurants or retail shops. The land is on the north side of West Leigh Street, just east of the railroad tracks.
