As you may know, the Richmond Christmas parade is tomorrow, treking from the Science Museum to the Coliseum along Broad Street. Here’s what you need to know… The parade starts at 10am. Broad Street will begin closing at 5am in various locations, so steer clear. The temperatures will still be in the 30s at 10am, so [...]
The Wachovia branch at 3508 W. Cary St. was held up yesterday in a lunchtime burglary. The 5-3 goateed black man handed a note to the teller and did not brandish a weapon. This is the 2nd burglary West of the Boulevard in 3 months. In August the SunTrust on Broad was robbed by a [...]
Style Weekly is chalk-full of restaurant updates in Carytown and Scott’s Addition. Opening Infuzion (ice bar) expects a December opening on Roseneath north of Broad. And, it will be non-smoking. Stronghill Dining Company (across from River City tattoo) expects to open in early 2008. Permits have caused the delay from the targeted Fall 2007 opening. [...]
Representative Bobby Scott of the 3rd Congressional District will hold open office hours several times during December for meetings with constituents. Just give his office a call at (757) 380-1000. I just wish he was holding office hours in our area. He made his rounds through Richmond earlier in the year, holding a round-table at [...]
RVA Foodie has a detailed review of Carytown’s Cajun Bangkok, which he gave mixed reviews (but thumbs up on the crab soup). After dinner, he and his wife stopped by Ben & Jerry’s to try out their “Hot Float,” which is ice cream in steamed milk, with a bit of whipped cream on top. That’s a [...]
Today construction kicked off for Movieland at Boulevard Square, set to open in 2009 complete with restaurant, retail, and entertainment space. Oh yeah, and 17 giant screens. The same development company has also purchased a block of land between 3rd and 4th, Cary and Main. No word yet on what’s in the works there.
Tall tales and tall ales, from Chop Suey Books: Thursday, November 29th, 7 pm, @ The New York Deli: Harry’s History Happening. Join us across the street from Chop Suey Tuey for a great reading by Harry Kollatz, editor of Richmond Magazine and author of our newest bestseller, True Richmond Stories. This book is filled [...]
Richmond.com has a story on creating holiday centerpieces, with the help of The Museum District’s Flora Culture. If crafts are your thing, Flora Culture offers video and live instruction. If crafts aren’t, you can call or stop by to place your order. Flora Culture has a wide variety of holiday arrangements, and also does pieces for weddings and [...]
NBC12 broke the story of a carjacking at the Kangaroo gas station on Boulevard just north of Broad Street. A man was filling up his tank on Sunday afternoon when three men on bicycles demanded his money. One of the men had a gun. They made off with his jeep. Watch the news report here.
The Richmond Spiders football team has qualified for the Division I-AA (FCS) Tournament. 16 teams will face off for the title in a 4-week tournament. BCS – watch and learn. Richmond will host 9-2 Eastern Kentucky this Saturday at 6pm at U of R Stadium. Should Richmond win, they may face #3 seed Montana, who [...]
From tipster Jay: Heard that a bunch of businesses in Carytown were hit with spray paint last night. Not sure if it’s worth a mention, but if anyone saw anything suspicious I’m sure there’s a lot of people who would like to know about it. Anyone heard / seen anything? I’m sure the cops would [...]
Richmond is in a leadership crisis. The mayor is fighting with (and evicting) everyone. The school board is in shambles. So what does City Council do? They are set to pass a law to fine residents $50 per day for leaving their trash cans out. Under the terms of the bill, leaving your cans out [...]
Today’s the last day that Y101 will be staking out the Carytown Kroger collecting canned food items for the Central Virginia Foodbank. Radio personalities Sludge and Abe have been living there in an RV all week as part of a radio promotion, including having live musical acts, contests, and watching football on an HD screen. [...]
I’ve only heard of Drag Queen shows, but Babes of Carytown is hosting a Drag King show (male impersonators) the 4th Friday of each month from 9 to 11 pm. Cover is $5. The next show is scheduled for Friday, November 23rd. Sounds interesting to say the least. Babes of Carytown is located at 3166 [...]
Done with that boom box? Don’t trash it – recycle it. Richmond City is sponsoring an Electronics and Hazardous Waste Collection Event this Saturday at The Diamond from noon to 4pm. Officials will take just about anything off your hands for free, and charge a small fee to take monitors and televisions. See the complete [...]
From Craigslist… Personnel needed for the Carytown NYE 2008 event in Richmond, Virginia. Personnel will help out with set-up and event coordination. Personnel will get paid $75 for the day and will also receive VIP access to RVA magazine after party. Personnel must be available for up to 6 hours on New Year’s Eve and [...]
From the Museum District Association… The Museum District Association Annual meeting will take place Thursday, November 15 at 7 PM at Temple Beth El, at the corner of Grove Ave. and Roseneath Rd. Refreshments and registration begin at 6:00 PM, with the meeting starting promptly at 7 PM. Former Times-Dispatch columnist Randy Fitzgerald will be [...]
