Either a suspicious scam or an orphanage is in need, YOU DECIDE!? From tipster Aaron: There are people going door-to-door, asking residents to purchase children’s books to donate to an orphanage. They are selling them to earn a trip to Europe. They claim they live around the corner and give a name and address…probably someone [...]
The First District meets Tuesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m., at the Mary Munford Elementary School. First District town hall meetings are always the 4th Wednesday of every other month. For more information, call 357-6007. Upcoming meetings are May 22, July 24, Sept. 25, and Nov. 27, same time and location. Thanks Jon!
I’ve been in Bandito’s twice in the last month, and both times I have seen bouncers literally throw people out the door and onto the asphalt. I’m sure they had a good reason to kick people out of the bar, but is physically throwing someone out onto the floor too much?? One guy smacked his [...]
Menu Foods has issued a recall on a bunch of big name pet food brands. From what I could tell the recall only effects wet dog/cat foods in cans or “foil pouches.” Apparently the food causes kidney failure. Make sure you check the website, if you can get it to load, to be sure.
From tipster Clay: Velocity Motorcycles just reopened after big renovations plus they have a new website! Also sometime soon they’re gonna start renting bikes. Jeez this is starting to sound like an ad for them, isn’t it?
Temple Beth-El 3330 Grove Ave 75th Anniversary celebration by Richmond Symphony Info please call 796-1106
Preview the spring stars and constellations For info call 864-1400
Feature films screened at The Byrd More info at http://www.frenchfilm.vcu.edu/
The 15th Annual VCU french film festival will be screened at The Byrd. March 30th thru April 1st 2007 More info at http://www.frenchfilm.vcu.edu/
Did you ever want a massive spreadsheet listing all of the vacant properties in your neighborhood? Well, hey, Richmond’s got one for you. It’d be great if someone put together some sort of “google map” of this information. Someone with more time than this guy.
Virginia Tech, UVa, VCU, or ODU.
I imagine the salmonella scare has made peanut butter scarce and expensive, plus people don’t want to donate it. The thing is, I feel like peanut butter is a super nutritional food that goes a long way if you’re struggling to make ends meet. Plus, kids love it. So, if you want to help out [...]
More here. The award is given annually to an individual or organization exemplifying the essence of collecting, patronage of the fine arts, and leadership in the world of art museums.
From Lisa Fusco over at St. Gertrude’s: Saint Gertrude High School annual Song Contest: Friday March 16 at the Landmark at 7:30 pm and free! A competition between the four grade levels involving the entire student population in songs about the school and its traditions and travails (like finding a parking space and a prom date!). [...]
A competition between the four grade levels involving the entire student population. 7pm and free at the Landmark Theater.
Free screening of HBO’s Addiction @ 6pm. Doors open @ 5pm.
Tuesday the Byrd will show a special screening of Addiction — a new HBO series which premiers on Thursday. The screening will be FREE to the public. Doors open at 5pm. A “town-hall meeting” dealing with addiction will follow.
Richmond is so awesome. Richmond is amazing! And it’s all because of people like you who see that we are a community small enough for individuals to exert positive change and large enough for the sum of our cohabitants to rally around that change. Let me give you an example: yesterday, Hamooda, one of the [...]
