Northside Family Learning Center will be holding a yard sale to benefit their daycare’s scholarship fund on Saturday, October 1st from 8am to 1pm. They will also be accepting donations of gently used kids items and other good to be sold. If you have items to donate, please drop them off by Friday, September 30th [...]
A recent article from the Associated Baptist Press indicates that Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond is considering a merger with Chowan University, a four-year, private Baptist university in Murfreesboro, North Carolina — an arrangement that could address BTSR’s reported $7 million debt.
Due to “a number of illnesses” Councilman Samuels has cancelled tonight’s meeting. The meeting will be rescheduled.
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church was mentioned in the Times-Dispatch’s recent story on Lisa Larges, an open lesbian who has been a candidate for ministry in the Presbyterian Church since the 80s. A 1989 graduate of the San Francisco Theological Seminary, Larges shared her story at Ginter Park Presbyterian this past Sunday.
A reader left a comment about serious gun fire in an alley on the 3000 block Montrose Avenue. The police quickly found the firearms and developed a suspect.
Northside residents are encouraged to attend the 4th precinct Mayor’s Participation and Communication Team (MPACT) meeting this Thursday evening at 6:30pm in the Community Room at the 4th Precinct Police Headquarters (2219 Chamberlayne Avenue). The monthly MPACT meetings give residents an opportunity to hear from Richmond City leadership about plans to address citizen issues and [...]
A proposal for a bicycle and pedestrian trail along the Richmond-Henrico Turnpike (dubbed Cannon Creek Greenway) is coming up in front of the City Planning Commission on Tuesday, February 22 at 1:30pm at City Hall. According to tipster Jeanne, the Virginia National Guard has agreed to donate the equipment and manpower needed to get the [...]
The Times-Dispatch recently ran a nice story on Virginia Union University’s new(ish) police chief Carlton G. Edwards highlighting his commitment to campus safety and his ability to rally the troops in less-than-desirable situations. Edwards took charge of VUU’s police on December 1 of last year after retiring from the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department as [...]
“Phil? Phil CONNORS?” Just in time for us to celebrate good ol’ Punxsutawney Phil’s decree that Spring will be here sooner than later, Movieland will be showing Groundhog Day for Movies and Mimosas. The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be in the Insomnia Theater slot. Again. You can see the full list of movie show [...]
