In the July 10th piece “Mayor Wilder signals possible takeover of city schools,” it was erroneously reported that Mayor L. Douglas Wilder “already sued the school board.” In fact, the Mayor did not sue the school board but appealed their lawsuit against the city. The article has been updated to correct this error. If you believe you [...]
Last Thursday, hundreds of upset parents and students packed the school, mad that Phillips was being transferred from Cary to Bellevue Elementary. They say she is one of the reasons why the school has such a good academic standing. Read more here.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts recently acquired some new pieces for its collection, including a $1.75 MM masterpiece by Florentine artist Il Bachiacca. Other works purchased include a monumental urn, pieces by American artists West and Pearce, and a piece of modern art that uses neon lights. The RTD reported that Il Bachiacca’s “The Virgin [...]
Halfoffrichmond.com is featuring half price gift certificates to Cookies By Design, the locally-owned CaryTown cookie franchise. Cookies By Design has a wide array of gift baskets and arrangements, but specializes in custom cookies. You can have anything put on a cookie, as long as it can be represented with icing. The store is located at [...]
Richmond’s representative to the US House of Representatives Bobby Scott introduced legislation yesterday that would incent high schools to graduate at least 90% of its students. The bill is being called the “Every Student Counts Act” and would have interim benchmarks and requirements, including graduation minimums for sub-populations of students. To get schools there, the bill calls [...]
Jason Isbell of Drive By Truckers will be promoting his solo album debut “Sirens of the Dutch” on Friday, July 13th. The show is free and begins at Plan9 at 6pm. Plan9 is predicting that the store will fill up fast, so get there early. After the show, Isbell heads to Canal Club to [...]
Mayor Wilder continued mercilessly bashing the school board in his bi-weekly email to the city. But this time, things got interesting, as Wilder talked about the successes in DC from their Mayor taking over the school system… “I do not want a ‘mayoral takeover of the Schools,’ as was the case in the nation’s capital, [...]
From tipster Tess: The Richmond History Center hosts several walking tours around historic areas of our fine city. July 15th they’ll be walking around West of the Boulevard: The founding of the Confederate soldiers home initiated the residential development of the area known today as the Museum District. Home to the Virginia Historical Society, VFMA [...]
