Maggie Burgess of the Great Big Green House will give a talk on gardening in small spaces. Call 646-1139 to register. Wednesday, April 16 @ 6:30 p.m @ the Belmont Library I say use the ol’ square foot garden technique. TRIED AND TRUE.
Ten Thousand Villages, the Carytown store that features third world crafts, is hosting a presentation from visiting artisans from India and Nepal and a discussion on fair trade. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, April 2 from 10 AM to noon. It’s free. Ten Thousand Villages is located at 3201 W. Cary St.
Slaughterama, the annual bicycle festival which words cannot describe, is this weekend. On the schedule of events is a “tall-bike” ride to NY Deli tonight at 6pm. There should be some interesting bikes parked outside. Also, the Byrd Theater will be showing “The Pornography of the Bicycle” at midnight. I can only imagine that there [...]
A man was shot and died early this morning near the Byrd Park tennis courts in an apparent robbery attempt. The incident happened around 12:45 AM. This is the closest murder to the “WOTB zone” (boundaries of Blvd, 195, 95) since RichmondCrime.org began collecting crime statistics in January 2005. Check the comments for updates. Source: [...]
It’s that time of year again. The 16th annual VCU French Film Festival takes place Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at The Byrd Theatre. For those of you that don’t speak French, all films will have English subtitles. If you want to attend, you can buy a ticket to each individual showing, or get a $95 [...]
From The Museum District Association… 1st District Town Hall Meeting – Tue., March 25 Councilman Bruce Tyler will host a 1st District meeting Tuesday, March 25, from 6:30-8:30 PM at Mary Munford Elementary School, 211 Westmoreland Ave. (Map) District and citywide topics will be presented and discussed. Councilman Tyler holds First District meetings at the [...]
Friends of William Byrd Park (FOWBP) will be coordinating a “Prune & Groom” event to mulch the young trees around the VitaCourse and possibly the Roundhouse also. Volunteers need only bring gloves (loppers and/or clippers if you have them). Richmond Dept. of Parks and Recreation will be providing the mulch and tools. Volunteers for this [...]
Every once in a while we get requests from people who have lost their dogs or, perhaps, have found someone elses dog. Rather than flood WotBN with lost dog requests, here is the once-and-final Lost Dog Post. If you have a lost/found pet just use the site search over there on the right to find [...]
Skybus added service from Richmond to St. Augustine, Florida, starting June 1st. The $10 per ticket airline currently has 2 daily flights to Columbus, Ohio. Plenty of $10 tickets are available for both Columbus and St. Augustine through the summer. However, getting travel insurance is recommended; if your flight is cancelled, Skybus will not re-book [...]
Tolls are increasing along the Downtown Expressway and Powhite Parkway. All 50 cent tolls will now be 70 cents. From RMA… Revenues from the adjusted tolls will go toward future maintenance and capital improvement projects in an effort to better serve its customers. What is the RMA? It’s the Richmond Metropolitan Authority, which which was [...]
Bring on the bonnets! Easter on Parade is set for this Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM, and Venure Richmond released the details today, including: 3PM Pet Bonnet Competition (@ Lee Statue) 4PM People Bonnet Competition (@ Lee Statue) Photos with the Easter Bunny all afternoon Pony rides Petting Zoo The event will take [...]
There is a 5th District Thursday March 20, 6.30pm at John B. Cary (3021 Maplewood Ave.). Topics include: Senior tax relief Earned income tax credits 2008 real estate tax assessments Schools & other topics
The Greyhound station on Boulevard is getting a face-lift. According to RTD: The planned changes include new exterior signs and a new food kiosk, widescreen televisions and additional seating in the lobby. Plumbing work and a new air-conditioning system also are planned. However, tax payers are picking up the tab, with a half-million dollar grant [...]
Anonymous held its second Scientology protest in Carytown today. Richmond.com has a verbose piece on the event. Photo by James.
The good news: The Indigo Girls have rescheduled their show for May 31st. The bad news: They’re now playing at The National instead of The Byrd. All the Byrd has on their website is this graphic, but needless to say, they’re disappointed.
Tim Kaine announced that Thomas Jefferson is one of five local high schools (14 statewide) to receive a grant to get more students into AP classes and improve test scores. The grants will go towards funding AP math, science, and English classes. Source: RTD
We’ve covered Ellwood Thompson’s future expansion before. Well here are some more deets via our bff’s over at the RTD: Adding about 2,500 square feet by expanding into the adjacent coin-operated laundry at Ellwood Avenue and North Thompson Street. The extra space will allow the market to enlarge its kitchen and produce department. The expansion [...]
Acacia, which closed up shop last year and was rumored to be moving to Rockett’s Landing, has ended up just down the street. The owners bought 2601 W. Cary Street and will be converting it into their new restaurant. This time, they own the building, and will design the interior to their liking. They will [...]
