Get your Greek on
It’s that time of year again for the Greek Festival. As reported earlier by WOTBN, it’s drive-thru only, but that means you can still pick up some great food. Meals are $13, wraps are $6.50, and you can get enough baklava to feed 4 people for $8. You can print [...]
Buz from Buz & Ned’s to BBQ with Iron Chef on Food Network
Buz from BBQ heaven Buz & Ned’s Real BBQ will be on the Food Network tomorrow @ 10pm cooking up some spare ribs with Iron Chef Bobby Flay. The show was taped back in March according to the RTD, and has a funny premise according to Food Network…
“Buz thinks he has been picked to teach the [...]
Mayor Wilder goes on offense
In an email to the city today, Mayor L. Douglas Wilder continued fighting back against his critics, including those on City Council and the School Board. He pointed to the successful city audits that have cleaned up corruption and tax dollars saved.
The next few months will be critical to how the balance of power in Richmond [...]
Light at Ellwood Thompson’s to be fixed soon
The Richmond Times Dispatch reported today in the “Street Beat” section that the stoplight @ Ellwood Thompson’s Natural Market will be worked on by the city’s traffic engineer and should be operating properly soon. This is a brand new stoplight that was much needed, but still has a few kinks to work out. [...]
I-64 lane closures coming
Next week marks the last phase of construction on I-64 between the Bryan Park Interchange and Staples Mill exit. VDOT announced a series of lane closures that will wrap-up the project…
May 29th, 30th, and 31st @ 8 p.m. - lane closures on I-64 East
June 1st, 2nd, and 3rd @ 8 p.m. – lane closures on I-64 West
June 2nd [...]
Carytown 10k, who knew?
Work::Play::Family has a little write up of the Carytown 10k that happened this past weekend. Check it out.
Also if you are participating in something west of the Boulevard and don’t see it mentioned here please please let us know: info@wotbn.net.
Memorial Day plans?
John B. Cary needs an accessible play ground.
John B. Cary is one of the schools in the City where preschoolers with disabilities are sent yet the school’s playground is not ADA compliant. Join the PTA in raising money for a new accessible playground.
Details after the jump.
Fleets horribly mismanaged says Richmond City Auditor
The City of Richmond had its fleet-management department audited – basically the purchase and maintenance of every city vehicle. The results are not too surprising – it’s completely mismanaged.
The auditors made 54 recommendations, some were as simple as “Prohibit departments from using premium and plus grades of fuel except where required.” ~70,000 gallons of premium were [...]
Saint Gertrude High School Choral Concert
The Spring Choral Concert and Art Show is Tuesday May 22 at 7 pm. Featuring the musical and artistic talents of most of the school, with a special tribute to the Seniors, and previews of the “True Colors” art show at Sun Trust Bank, this is an evening not to be missed! Come encourage your [...]
Reporting a pothole – let’s see if this works
Have you driven on the on-ramp from N. Thompson Street to I-195 North between Park and Franklin recently? There’s a large pothole that’s getting bigger by the day on the seam where the road turns to highway. And, it’s conveniently located along my morning commute. I’ve never reported a pothole before, but [...]
Weekend options abound
This weekend is jam-packed full of interesting events in Carytown. Third Thursdays, Patsy Cline @ the Byrd, Richmond Kickers, and the Carytown 10K are all slated this weekend. I hope you weren’t planning on heading out of town, because there’s plenty of things to do W. o’ the Blvd.
Third Thursdays – Virginia Museum [...]
Out of the fifteen Thai restaurants which do you frequent?
Best sellers await at Belmont Library
In honor of The Banned Books Reading Marathon @ Carytown Books going on today, I thought it’d be interesting to see what best sellers are sitting at Belmont Library in Carytown simply collecting dust. Surprisingly, there are some fascinating books awaiting your perusal…
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. [...]
Toad’s Place is finally here
I know it’s not exactly “West of the Boulevard,” but Toad’s Place, a 1,500-person music and entertainment venue, is finally opening on the Riverfront. This is great for Richmond, which has had a dearth of musical acts due to the lack of facilities to handle mid-sized crowds. There are only so many acts that fit [...]
Saint Gertrude High School
Choral Concert and Art Show @ 7 pm, free.
Byrd Theatre
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. Fri, Sat, Sun. More info.
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Owner of Carytown Jewelers Inc. going to jail
Hasan Hamdi Abdeen, the owner of Carytown Jewelers, was sentenced to twelve months in jail for corporate-tax evasion. He had been stashing the money from cash jewelery sales in an account his account didn’t know about.
Carytown Jewelers is located at 3029 Cary St.
Read more at InRich.com.
Ukrops ground beef recalled
Yesterday Ukrops recalled several of it’s ground beef products for potential contamination of E. Coli. These items are labeled with ”sell-by” dates of April 14-May 12 and include…
Fresh Ground Beef (All-Natural and Steakhouse Premium Angus brands)
Ukrops Ground Beef Patties
Frozen Ukrops All-Natural Beef Patties
You don’t need a receipt to return any recalled product – just bring it to [...]
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