There are several of July 4th options WOTB WITH FIREWORKS. Richmond Braves will light up the skies as usual on July 4th and 5th. The games start at 7pm 6pm with fireworks at the conclusion Dogwood Dell will have live bands beginning at 5:30 PM and fireworks after dark. Also, you can head to the [...]
The Carytown Merchants Associate met recently with the Richmond Economic Development Committee and the RPD to talk shop, and a lot of interesting ideas came out of it. One of those was the possibility of 4-hour parking on Cary Street versus the 2-hour standard today. 4-hour parking would solve most of the problems – plenty [...]
From Carytown Merchants’ Association… Police apprehended the Ben and Jerry’s robbery suspect yesterday evening. He is now in custody. He is also a possible suspect in the robbery of the bookstore in the Ukrop’s parking lot. Also, Larry Frey, the armed man who jumped the counter two years ago during a robbery at the Carytown Wachovia, was sentenced [...]
The owners of Mongrel have opened their 2nd shop in downtown Roanoke called “Chocolatepaper.” Mongrel has been a mainstay of Carytown for 17 years, and sister-store Chocolatepaper was very successful in Southwest Roanoke, which led to the expansion. Mongrel is located at 2924 W. Cary. source: Roanoke.com photo by: wahig
Glass Boat, the women’s boutique/home furnishings store is moving down the street, from its current digs at 3220 W. Cary to the old Storehouse Furniture storefront. source: RTD
Lieutentant El-Amin provided us this update on the status of Michael Clark, the “Last” graffiti vandal… Mr. Clark was found guilty on 11 of the 12 charges. He received 80 days in jail to be served on weekend time. $1800 in restitution, $1300 to DPW Graffiti Removal and $100 to each victim. He has 1000 [...]
Scott Dickens, the owner of Glass and Powder, appealed to Richmond City officials to back away from the 2-hour parking enforcement in Carytown. Citing poor economic conditions, Dickens argues that enforcement of the rule will penalize already hurting merchants. How about a compromise – enforce the regulations on the weekends when congestion is highest, and relax [...]
From tipsted Daniel: Shortly after midnight last night, a robbery occurred on the 2900 block of Parkwood. Someone jumped out of a car, beat the victim with a baseball bat from behind, and robbed him. More on this as it develops.
Photo courtesy of Daniel
Chop Suey Books is hosting a Books on Wheels benefit on Sunday, June 22 at New York Deli from 9 PM – 2 AM. Pitch in $5 and get happy hour drinks all night.
An email from tipster Bill: This probably falls well outside the scope of WotB’s usual reporting, but what the hell. While walking my dog this evening down Cary St, I noticed a two women walking with what appeared at a distance to be a drunk dog. Upon closer inspection, it was actually a capuchin monkey, [...]
The Byrd Theatre is hosting a free screening of the movie Bella on Saturday, June 28 at 1:30 PM. Bella is the winner of the people’s choice award at the Toronto Film Festival.
From Plan 9… Greg Laswell will be stopping by our store in Carytown on Wednesday June 18th for a short performance at 1pm. Pre-order the new record “Three Flights From Alto Nido” at a special price of 9.99 and receive a CD booklet to get signed! Catch Greg Laswell later that night at Toads Place [...]
With the candidacy filing deadline expired, Kim Bridges is looking like a near-lock for re-election for school board in the 1st district. No one is mounting a challenge. Kim seems to do a good job keeping her district informed on what’s going on and is honest when the school board comes up short, so it’s [...]
Guest post by Harry Kollatz. Bang the muffled drum…another Carytown store is vamoosed. This may be old news and it’s been mentioned where I’ve not seen it..but EQ is POOF gone out of Carycourt. There’s a sign in the door saying that “due to business conditions” that the store is shut, and if you need [...]
Buz & Ned’s is hosting a food drive benefiting the Central Virginia Foodbank on Friday, June 13th from 8-10 AM. Show up with some non-perishable food and get a free breakfast burrito from Buz & Ned’s. via Style
Advanced Wellness Centre at the corner of Grove and Thompson is offering free headache screenings in honor of National Headache Awareness Week. Give them a call 673-WELL x109 to set up an appointment.
WTVR was filming on Monument Avenue near Arthur Ashe yesterday and had a story about the rise in “scooter-jackings” in the area. Richmond police report that 42 have been stolen this year, up from 11 during the same period last year. There certainly have been a rise in scooter use in the area – I see them [...]
As rvajazz.com puts it, “The West of the Boulevard neighborhood is in for a treat Saturdays this summer.” The Thompson and Grace Balcony Concert Series, created by Richmond musicians Reggie Pace and Larri Branch, will feature local bands on Saturday afternoons playing on a house’s balcony on the corner of the two streets. The events [...]
