Aptly summarized for us by John: What: The children’s book writer will speak and sign copies of his new book, “Cowboy and Octopus.” Sponsored by Richmond’s Narnia Children’s Books. When: 4-6 p.m. Friday Where: The Pauley Center at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Take a trip over to Narnia!
St. Benedict church is hosting it’s annual Oktoberfest in the parking lot of Benedictine High School at Belmont and Hanover. German music, dancing, and, of course, beer and wine, will be featured. Admission is free. Festivities kick off on Friday September 21st from 5 – 10 pm, and resume on Saturday, September 22nd, from 11 [...]
Monument Avenue: gorgeous mansions line the street, and the statues that dot the medians make the historic road a hallmark of Richmond. The purely residential feel of Monument Ave is one aspect that sets the street apart from all others. But now, are developers descending upon it looking to cash-in on history? Pictured above is [...]
Byrd Theater is hosting a special event on Tuesday, September 18th @ 6 pm. “Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit, and the Era of the Predatory Lenders” is a documentary film about debt in America. Americans, more and more, have been falling into the trap of making minimum payments and cashing-in on the equity of [...]
City Council President Bill Pantele is hosting a constituents meeting on Tuesday, September 25th at 6pm @ the Science Museum of Virginia (2500 W. Broad). For more information, call 646-6532.
“InRich” has a short piece on the slow food movement in Richmond that is spearheaded by a couple of the folks over at Belmont Butchery. From the wikipedia: The Slow Food movement was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy as a resistance movement to combat fast food and claims to preserve the cultural cuisine and [...]
The Belmont Branch of Richmond Public Libraries has many events scheduled during September. Belmont Library Advisory Board Meeting: Monday, September 17th @ 6 p.m. Basic Computer Classes for Seniors: September 12th and 21st from 10-11 a.m. Parent Education Program (with free spa product sampling): September 25th @ 11 and 11:45 a.m. Coffee Break Book Club: [...]
The Que Pasa? Festival is taking place this Saturday at the Science Museum from noon to 8 p.m. The event will feature music, dancing, and of course, lots of food. The festival features all aspects of Hispanic culture, from Spain to the Americas and the Caribbean. Lots of arts and crafts for the kids are [...]
Southern Stove Lofts is the latest development in the thriving area known as Scott’s Addition, just north of the Fan and Museum District (It’s across the street from Scott’s Addition, but close enough). It’s also the latest in a series of old industrial buildings to be renovated into apartments. This one happens to be an [...]
Some restaurants just don’t put salt and pepper shakers on the table. Acacia in Carytown is one example. Their stance: “The food is seasoned in the kitchen. Period.” Should a restaurant restrict your spice preferences? Source: Style
Taking a page out of one of my favorite blogs, 10 S Boulevard, I captured more police drama on the streets of Patterson Ave. Apparently, a woman driving from Roanoke ended up in The Museum District, almost hit a motorcycle doing a U-Turn, then passed out parked in front of Patterson Express (the finest convenience [...]
You really should. It’s right here and will only take a couple of minutes.
The Museum District Association is hosting a Candidate Forum for the 3 candidates on the ballot for the 68th District House Of Delegates Election. The Forum will take place on Monday, September 24th from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Albert Hill Middle School (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). The format sounds intriguing… Questions will be gathered [...]
River City Cellars has two wine dinners scheduled in the next month. The first is at Northside hot spot Zed’s Cafe on September 18th, and the second is at the Fan’s Six Burner on October 2nd. Additionally, River City Cellars is hosting its weekly free wine tasting this Friday, which also happens to be its [...]
The RTD lined up a panel of judges and a smorgasboard of buffalo wings to decide who’s the best: local or national chains. They paired a national chain with a local restaurant and compared sauce-to-sauce, who’s the boss (winners in bold). Two WOTB restaurants were in contention… Honey Barbeque: Planet Wings versus Out of Bounds [...]
This year the sector workshops will bring all the sectors of each precinct together at one time to develop action plans and solutions to impact neighborhood concerns. This will be a great opportunity to discuss panhandling, the recent breaking and enterings, or any other issue facing our neighborhood. The deets: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. [...]
New Carytown eateries?
Poesis, the purse store that has outfitted everyone from Phoebe on “Friends” to Sarah Jessica Parker on “Sex in the City” is set to close in late September. Remaining inventory is 75% off. The owner also plans on shutting down her entire line, which had been distributed to over 200 stores across the country. The [...]
