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Archive for May 2009
Art’s in the Alley – This Saturday!
St. Benedict’s Alley and Belmont Avenue will come alive as St. Benedict School celebrates the arrival of spring! The annual Arts in the Alley celebration is an opportunity for vendors to display and sell their works of art, crafts, and cuisine. Event goers will be treated to a variety of entertainers, children’s activities, live music [...]
Biker Event Saturday @ Cycle Thunder on Leigh
Cycle Thunder motorcycles at 3110 W. Leigh is hosting a bike show on Saturday, May 30 from 11-4. You have to be a little suspicious of an event sponsored by Richard’s, the strip joint that semi-recently moved to Scott’s Addition and now boasts several large signs visible on the drive down the Boulevard. No doubt [...]
Thompson Street resurfacing begins today
City of Richmond crews will be resurfacing Thompson Street today through June 24th from Cary to Monument. Work will be done on the sidewalks and pavement. Watch out for delays during the day and potholes at night.
Community Garden Slide Show
RTD has a great slide show of the community garden at Thompson and Patterson. Things are looking good! The accompanying story says that the waiting list for the garden is 20 people long. However, people tend to abandon their gardens by June, so there’s still hope.
Free admission to VHS all summer
The Virginia Historical Society will be propping open its doors and offering free admission all summer long. Admission is normally $5 during the week and Saturday. Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 – 5 Sunday 1-5 The museum is located at 428 N. Boulevard Photo by: taberandrew
Memorial Day festivities at Byrd Park
Event Announcement: The Carillon Advisory Committee and Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will host a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 26, at 4:00 p.m. at the World War I Carillon building in Byrd Park. The program will feature a concert on the World War I Memorial Carillon bells, presentation of colors [...]
Karsen’s to be reincarnated as “Water Grill”
The White Knights of the Richmond Restaurant Group and Michelle Williams (from Michelle’s at Hanover Tavern) have scooped up the remains of Karsen’s and will turn it into a seafood restaurant in early June. According to Style, the restaurant will feature “a signature water feature.” I’m thinking Bellagio fountains.
Carytown getting spruced up
RTD has the story of recent and planned Carytown improvements, including ***UPDATE*** Cary Street to be repaved after the Watermelon Festival A new Carytown entrance sign at Thompson New garbage cans Parking garage signage Bike racks with “flair”
Small Attic Fire in Carytown Home
A house on the 3000 block of Grayland Ave suffered a small attic fire this morning shortly after 6 AM. Nobody was injured, and the fire was quickly contained. A total of 5 fire trucks arrived, including the “Carytown Express” pictured below.
Stuart Ave driveway SMACKDOWN
Got a hand-delivered flyer emblazoned with the words “PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE” yesterday: What: A public hearing to consider revoking the driveway permit granted to 3304 Stuart Avenue Who: Richmond City Council Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Committee When: May 19th, 2009 @ 4pm Where: Richmond City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, 5th floor Seeing this [...]
Meet the jocks at the James; meet the greenies at the Byrd
While the Riverrock and Carytown 10K are going on, the Byrd will be hosting its annual Biggest Picture event. Last year Ralph Nader showed up. This year, there’s no headliner, but some great films will be shown.
Carytown 10K riding on the coattails of the Riverrock?
The Carytown 10K is set for Sunday, May 17th along the normal route. I’m a little bummed I won’t be running it again this year. I was researching the Carytown 10K date months ago, and the Richmond Road Runners had a an early autumn time listed. I was quite surprised. But then the date of [...]
Albert Hill Middle: Pride of WOTB
Jonah, from Near West End News, has posted on the recent success of Albert Hill Middle. Principle Michael Kight (pictured above) and his staff have been working hard to change the image of school, essentially doubling the enrollment from 250 to 500 students over the past five years. Kight and some of his fellow colleagues [...]
First Task Complete?
Looks like the Carytown.org site is up and running. Cheers to you Thom.
Museum District House Tour (May 10th) will be Amazing!
If you love beautiful architecture, have an appreciation for history and can’t wait to see how the amazing homes are decorated, then you must attend the tour this year. And, your mom will certainly love the time you spend with her when you take her on this fabulous day of touring the lovely homes of [...]
ADA Lawsuits: Part Deuce
A couple months ago, an article was posted from Richmond Bizsense on the latest ADA lawsuits. Needless to say, the conversation that followed was poignant, as it should be. Ironically, a week later I found myself in a lecture with one of the men behind many of the lawsuits. His name is Michael Chenail and [...]
What was the comotion on Monument this evening?
East-bound Monument Avenue was closed between Sheppard and Belmont this evening. Police and fire crews were on the scene, including a large ladder. Any eye-witnesses out there?
