Alley cleanup May 3rd
The MDA’s Spring alley cleanup is this Saturday.
Volunteers will meet at the Benedictine High School cafeteria at 7:30 AM.
The event last October removed 13.4 TONS of trash.
What to do with the Diamond’s Brave?
RTD has an interesting story on “Connecticut,” the Native American that’s perched above a concourse in the Diamond looking out towards the Boulevard. The Mattaponi are said to be interested in purchasing him.
He was created by a former VCU grad student who intended to sell the brave to a store in the Washington area.
Initially, Connecticut [...]
Gas leak in Scott’s Addition
From RTD:
Richmond fire authorities responded about 8:45 a.m. to a report of a gas leak in the 1600 block of Mactavish Avenue, just east of the junction of West Broad Street and Interstate 195.
Crews found that a tractor-trailer had backed into a gas meter, fracturing the line, along a street that houses several warehouses.
Employees at [...]
Free ice cream cone day at Ben & Jerry’s – Tuesday, April 29th
Also known as the best day ever, Free Cone Day is Tuesday at the Carytown Ben & Jerry’s. They’ll be handing out free ice cream from noon to 8 PM.
Richmond Little League will also be on hand.
h/t: Jonah
photo by: roboppy
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Arts in the Park – May 3 & 4 @ Byrd Park
Arts in the Park is back. 450 artists are scheduled to be on hand to display their wares. Check out the Mall and the shaded areas of Byrd Park surrounding the Carillon during the following times…
Saturday, May 3 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday, May 4 from 11 AM to 5 PM
Free parking at U [...]
Virginia slow to adopt eco-friendly products versus the rest of the US
Wal-Mart released a study tracking the adoption rate of eco-friendly products over less eco-friendly alternatives. They tracked the sales of products such as compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and organic milk over the past month and compared it to last year.
The Results
Virginia has made some strides in adoption of “green” products. Everything but organic baby food [...]
Museum District’s Mother’s Day House Tour – Sunday, May 11
Mother’s Day is May 11th, and the Museum District is hosting it’s 14th annual house tour to commemorate the day.
Nine houses are on the tour, including the Lee School Lofts on 3130 Kennsington Avenue.
Many of the original details of this elegant 1919 building have been preserved, including columns, copper domes, spectacular windows, hardwood floors, and [...]
Virginia Independent Film Festival Friday at the Byrd Theater
This Saturday the Byrd hosts the Virginia Independent Film Festival, an all-day event featuring documentaries, shorts, and feature-length films from local filmmakers. Each screening will follow with a question and answer period with the director.
Tickets are $10 for the whole day. The first film starts at 10 AM and the last one finishes up around [...]
Solving the mystery of credit reports – Wednesday, May 7
Belmont Library branch will be hosting a seminar to help folks understand credit reports on Wednesday, May 7. Cherry Hedges from Virginia Credit Union will present “Solving the mystery of credit reports” at 6:30 PM.
“LAST” graffiti vandal nabbed
The vandal who has been tagging various locales around the city with the word “LAST” may have left his last mark for a while. Michael E. Clark,22, was captured by police and charged with property destruction.
The word “LAST” has been tagged throughout the city, including the Museum District. Clark’s work can be seen on a [...]
Get 10% off at Carytown Kroger with your tax refund check
Ok folks – Kroger just announced the deal of the century. Cash your tax refund check at Kroger for a gift card, and they’ll give you a 10% bonus. A $600 refund check = $660 in Kroger gift cards.
A 10% bonus is equivalent to Kroger handing you the keys to the store. Grocery stores make [...]
It’s time to mulch
From the Museum District Association…
Mulching Project Needs Volunteers – Saturday, April 19.
The Museum District Association will be mulching flower beds in the neighborhood on Saturday, April 19. We need volunteers to help us beautify our neighborhood!
If you are interested, please contact Ronnie Evans at: environment@museumdistrict.org
Meet at the Maury Statue on Monument Ave. and Belmont Ave. at 9:00 AM.
Volunteers [...]
Penzeys!
What’s Killing The Great Shops of Carytown?
Guest post by Harry Kollatz.
During the past 12 days the following shops have announced they are closing:
Jet Set
Etc.
Elephant’s Toe (this was expected, owners said as much a few months ago)
All Fired Up (owner also seeking someone to buy the business)
Soak!
On the plus: Penzy’s is opening; and there’s a new restaurant going into the former Happy [...]
Our neighbor – WRIC’s Amy Lacey
If you caught the last edition of “The Columns,” you may have seen a feature on Amy Lacey – WRIC (ABC) News Anchor. She moved to Richmond in April, 2004 and moved to the Museum District last year. Watch for her on the news at 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM.
ABC is not nearly as convenient [...]
Veggie Fest is back – now with more veggies
The Richmond Vegetarian Festival is back for year 6. The 2008 festival is likely to be bigger and better than last year’s fest, given the huge publicity, attendence, and support for last year’s shindig.
The event will be held June 21st in Bryan Park, and admission is free.
Read all the deets about last year’s festival here.
h/t [...]
Virginia’s “Dangerous Dog” registry lists 1 bad dog in all of Richmond
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has an online ”Dangerous Dog Registry.”
The Dangerous Dog Registry provides a mechanism for consumers to determine if dangerous dogs reside in their neighborhoods and for local animal control officials to post information about dogs that have been declared dangerous by the local court.
There’s only one dog listed for [...]
Benjamin Johnson resigns
From the Mayor’s office…
Mayor L. Douglas Wilder today accepted the resignation of City Director of Emergency Management Ben Johnson. He will be replaced by Deputy Director Anthony McLean.
The Mayor today also instructed the Finance Department to halt the longstanding policy of formulaic increases for all auto allowances. All future auto allowances will be increased only [...]
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