Election Day in the Museum District/West of the Boulevard area is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Our neighborhood is represented in the House of Delegates 68th District. The three way race is being run by incumbent Katherine Waddell (Ind.), former City Council President Manoli Loupassi (R), and William “Bill” Grogan (Ind.). The Museum District Association hosted a [...]
The nasty pothole that I’ve been blogging about for 5 months is finally filled. The I-195N entry ramp near Park has had an enormous pothole claiming many a front-end alignment. I reported it to both VDOT and the city in May, with no result. I first noticed the repair job Friday, but wanted to drive over it a [...]
By Grant Fanning WotBN has a cool relationship with Jeff South over at the VCU School of Mass Comm. Every once in a while he will send us a story written by one of his students. Basically it is pretty awesome. Anyway on to this piece by Grant Fanning — Ed When looking for a [...]
Kim Bridges, the School Board Representative for the 1st District, emailed her constituents yesterday with a detailed update. First, on the city hall fiasco… I want to dispel the notion that RPS has been doing nothing about–or has fought a relocation from–city hall. . . RPS researched and presented at least four different relocation proposals [...]
The Mayor will host several town hall-style meetings in the coming weeks. The Mayor, along with his Cabinet, will be on hand to answer questions from the community. All meetings will be at 6pm. Tuesday, October 16th – Main Street Station (1500 E. Main St.) Tuesday, October 23rd – Southside Community Service Center (4100 Hull [...]
From tipster Andrew: I live behind the Peach building on Idlewood Ave between Colonial and Sheppard. The place was a dump for a while but now there is major construction going on. I learned from a couple of the workers that it is being converted into a 5 story building on top. From what I [...]
From the office of the mayor: First Annual Richmond Vacant Building Workshop, Friday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hickory Hill Community Center, 3000 E. Belt Blvd. A free one-day workshop designed to inform citizens, realtors, property owners, buyers, contractors, neighbors, architects, engineers and developers regarding the requirements of and issues relating to vacant [...]
For the second time in about a month, the Richmond Times-Dispatch sent out an email to its readership with the following headline: “BREAKING NEWS UPDATE – 3 Arrested in JFK Airport Terror Plot.” A bit chilling, huh. However, three people weren’t arrested in a JFK plot this week (nor earlier this month). That was this [...]
photo credit: Jake Lyell Remember when Pixar was so insecure about the way their newfangled technology represented humans that they only sporadically showed them – always in a rush and always only bit by bit? Now, as my moviegoing friend reminded me, they are able to digitally portray humans so realistically that they have to [...]
Mayor Wilder is proposing the first water utility bill decrease in some time, reducing the average household charge from $48.66 to $41.00. Still included – a fee to address numerous flooding issues throughout the city. But is this enough? Water bills in Henrico are $26.50 for a typical household. Why are bills 55% higher in [...]
The city moved traffic censors to allow people in the ET parking lot to actually get out of the lot. The whole intersection is a dangerous mess if you ask me. The city needs to take the time to redesign the entire thing.
15 bucks for an appetizer? Whoa nelly. I never thought Zeus’s was that good anyway. But I’m not a food critic.
SPROUT & Victory Farms are seeking out properties within the Richmond Metro Area to establish more farms for the increasing demand of community supported agriculture. Properties should be able to accommodate an area from 1/8 acre (~75′ x 75′) up to a 1/2 acre (~150′ x 150′) for intensive, manual farming activities. Access to domestic [...]
A pretty good list of Richmond Restaurants are participating in this year’s Richmond Restaurant Week. Head to any of the places on the list and get a three course meal for 25 bones — 2 of which go to The Central Virginia Food Bank. Participating WotB restaurants: Acacia Amici Ristorante The Track Zeus Gallery Cafe
The American Planning Association placed Richmond’s own Monument Avenue among the top 10 streets in the nation. Monument Ave joins thoroughfares like Miami’s Ocean Drive and Michigan Ave in Chicago. Read the APA’s writeup on Monument Ave here.
From the CT: The problem the Byrd is experiencing is a matter of patronage, said Tony Pelling, president of the Byrd Theatre Foundation. Patrons who once came to the features are no longer present. Those former patrons have either left town or lost interest in the midnight movie, he said. “Our patronage kept us going. [...]
The 3rd Annual Carytown Wine Festival takes place this Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm in Cary Court. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of. Wine lovers will have a chance to sample wines from 11 different vineyards that include local and national brands. Tickets are available @ River City Cellars – 2931 [...]
