Neighbor Charles Pool’s letter got printed in the Times Dispatch today: Proposed water and sewer hikes are outrageous Editor, Times-Dispatch: While commuters are protesting the proposed $1 mont...
Click here for a PDF of the City’s comments on the proposed plans for 349 S. Laurel Street.
Storm damage from afternoon storms- photos courtesy of neighbor Steve Barnes (by the way, you can hit him up on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SleevieB) Might be a rough night with more storms on their w...
Neighbors received a copy of revised Victory Rug plans from the City. Click here for link.
C. Wayne Taylor has more City government news to share: Ordinance 2012-74 is scheduled to go before Richmond City Council on June 11th. The ordinance would give the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) addi...
These photos were taken this past weekend by neighbor Steve Barnes (much appreciation to him for sharing).
What is the City doing? I suspect they are just creating a service alley before they figure out what they will do with 816 Riverside Park, but could this be part of a larger plan to reconnect Cherry ...
Neighbor Joe Pyrek wrote in about his Shoebaru project, which adds background to this previously posted picture: Over the past few months, I’ve been building up two Subaru Foresters to look lik...
From Richmond Police Department: 4th Precinct THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 5/24/12 – 5/25/12 8:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. 600 block of China Street An unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and stole a purse. 4t...
Mario Accordino recently published an article on Hollywood Cemetery for the website ArchitectureRichmond.com. Click here to go to the article. Here is an excerpt: Hollywood Cemetery sits dramatically...
As the new Sweet Frog emerges on Cary Street, please join me in a voyage back in time… Courtesy of neighbor Charles Pool: The historic district report lists the construction date for 815 W. Car...
From Craigslist ad: THE FANCY FLEA Sunday April 29 – 11am-4pm Corner of Idlewood Ave. & S. Pine St. in Oregon Hill (VCU/Fan area – Richmond) Lots of really cool artifacts from six di...
From headquarters: Standings at the end of Sat. so far… remainder of schedule for Sunday’s tournament: 12:30 Choclate Leg vs. Select FC 1:30 Richmond 1742 vs. Oregonhill Ball Kickers 2:30...
The previous canal bridge made from utility poles is now gone. It is great to see people using the new canal bridge. (Though some jerk did dump a bucket of silver paint on it that had to be pressure ...
Of course there will be somber ceremonies to remember our fallen at the Virginia War Memorial, culminating with this: The public is invited to celebrate and remember our nation’s heroes at the annual...
I thought the message had already been sent, but I guess not. Hello Anti-Poverty Commission. Excerpt from today’s Times Dispatch: On an annual basis, Richmond’s minimum charge for water r...
Community Movie Night Friday, May 25 at 8:30 pm Pleasants Park (behind Pine Street Baptist Church) Refreshments served: grilled hot dogs, chips, and beverage
Congratulations to Mamma ‘Zu and Pescados China Street for their recognitions in the latest Style magazine for Best Italian Restaurant and Best Fresh Seafood Restaurant, respectively. Combined ...
The Victory Rug saga continues (more background here, here, here, and here), and several folks have requested that this City comment on the proposed Special Use Permit be made available on this site....
From announcement: Here is the work that Northern Virginia MTA has done: Resolutions on overturning Citizens United v. FEC and combating the undue influence of money in politics passed Saturday at th...
The Times Dispatch published a ‘Decision Maker’ profile of Pine Street neighbor Ryan Corrigan last month. Excerpt: Best career move: “Without a doubt, best career move has been taki...
I already mentioned the water pollution meeting on Wednesday, but there are a few other important meetings this week. Tonight the City’s anti-poverty commission seeks public feedback. While the...
From announcement: Byrd House Market: Tuesday May 22 Tour the Byrd House Farmlet with Matthew our Farmlet Project Coordinator, and learn more about the Allegheny Mountain School. Come by and enjoy th...
From the Richmond Public Schools FaceBook page: Richmond Public Schools honored the district’s 2012 valedictorians with a special luncheon held today (this past Friday) at the Science Museum of Virgi...
From Virginia Conservation Network announcement: You may be aware that over 10,000 miles of Virginia’s rivers and streams are considered unhealthy. Virginia is required to ensure its streams and rive...
From the Valentine Richmond History Center: May 28 Historic Cemeteries Tour (10am-1pm) Free for all veterans! BUS TOUR Commemorate Memorial Day with a tour of Richmond’s historic cemeteries, in...
From Facebook event page: Please come out for dinner from 5:00 until closing, on Monday, May 21 and Pescados-China Street will donate a portion of the entire day’s take to St. Andrew’s Sc...
Today is the last day to submit name suggestions for the otter mascots! Say what? Click here for previous post and info. Also, don’t forget the Pine Street Baptist Yard Sale tomorrow. Click her...
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