As listed in the Museum District Association Email… According to the City Code, the path must be cleared on the sidewalk within six (6) hours after the snow ceases to fall, or by 11:00 a.m. the next day if the snow ends during the night. The city cautions that if someone is injured, you may [...]
Councilman Bruce Tyler is continuing his tree campaign. The Times Dispatch commented that it has been approved to have $5,000 of his funds go towards the planting of 25 trees. “Don’t talk about being a green city when you can’t plant a tree right,” Tyler said yesterday. *If you are doing the math, apparently it [...]
In a big change from the old R-Braves, the Flying Squirrels have announced that fireworks will be a regular activity this season. Flying Squirrels 2010 FIREWORKS Schedule: Thursday, April 15th (2010 Home Opener) – Reading Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies) – 7:05 PM Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day Celebration) – Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) – 7:05 PM [...]
Here are some thoughts from Janet at Richmond Food for Thought I had not heard a lot about this new place in Carytown, bonvenu, located at the former Track location, and what I heard had been positive. We were looking forward to checking it out. Bonvenu did not disappoint. It scored on every level. The [...]
2010 Richmond Real Estate Assessments to be discussed Entire West End 1st District invited and encouraged to attend WHAT Richmond City Councilman Bruce W. Tyler, West End 1st District, Richmond City Council, will hold a meeting in the West End 1st District. Councilman Tyler holds individual meetings in Richmond’s West End 1st District throughout the [...]
From Sunday’s Times Dispatch- The Carytown Merchants Association has chosen a new president. Bob Broomfield, owner of Play N Trade at 2930 W. Cary St., will succeed Thom Suddeth of Road Runner Running Store. Broomfield officially takes over as president at the group’s annual meeting tomorrow. The merchants association works to address common issues facing [...]
All Central 5th District citizens are invited and encouraged to attend WHAT Richmond City Councilman Marty Jewell, Central 5th District, will hold a meeting in the Central 5th District. Councilman Jewell holds individual meetings throughout the year that include information on his goals and accomplishments; a topical agenda; and, special guests. The meeting is free [...]
Tuesday, January 26 Richmond CenterStage, Carpenter Theatre, 600 E. Grace St. 6:30pm-8:30pm Complimentary parking will be available across from the Grace Street side of CenterStage. Parking entrances are on 6th and 7th Streets. Mayor Jones will provide an account of the current state of Virginia’s capital city during his initial State of the City address. [...]
This was sent to me by the sad owner of this 2 month old vehicle. This travesty occurred on the 3100 block of Patterson. The tree had been scheduled to be removed this summer, but apparently the city never made it out to actually remove it. This just sucks.
It looks like Richmond has 2 ways to support football- The Richmond Bandits and the Richmond Revolution. The Bandits will play at the Coliseum January 23rd and the Revs will play at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center starting in March. Is it me, or does playing football in that play seem a bit absurd? For [...]
I was walking down Monument today only to notice some Civil War reenactors standing guard at the Stonewall Jackson statue in honor of Virginia’s Lee-Jackson Day. How are you celebrating the holiday?
On Sunday, January 24th at 2 PM, the Byrd Theater will be showing the documentary Ghosts of Cité Soleil at 2 PM. The proceeds of this showing will go directly to help victims of the earthquake. To learn more, check out the website Carytown Helps Haiti.
According to Richmond Biz Sense- Cookies by Design is no longer in Carytown — but fear not, sweet-toothed readers. Owner Alisha Thompson is launching a venture in the same location called America’s Sweet Shop. Thompson decided not to renew her five-year franchise agreement with Plano, Texas-based Cookies by Design after the company made changes to [...]
Maybe it’s because I am driving a Jetta with performance tires and never noticed. Or maybe it’s a recent problem due to the cold weather. It seems that there are a plethora of potholes in our neighborhood. I was driving south on Sheppard and in between Monument and Grove there were 2 or 3 really [...]
From the Richmond Times Dispatch- Look for Stuzzi, which plans to be a Neapolitan-certified pizzeria, to take over the space where 1 North Belmont Restaurant had been until it closed Dec. 31. The new eatery should open sometime in mid-March, said Peter Caserta, a partner in the new venture. Caserta, who was involved in the [...]
Note- this is a post I did on my food blog in mid-November **************************************** I was a vegetarian for 2 years, then I said “life is too short”. I realized I didn’t have a problem with meat, just the the way it was produced. Those words were uttered from the person I commonly refer to [...]
Let’s make sure to trek on over to Carytown for food and drinks at Bonvenu located across from the Byrd Theater.
You may have noticed that “Matt” started updating this blog on a regular basis a little over a month ago. In think it is only fair that this Matt formerly introduce himself. My name is Matt Sadler. My family and I have been living in the heart of the Museum District for over 3 years [...]
The Flying Squirrels now have some men to wear the uniform. The team announced this season’s coaching staff at a press conference at Home Team Grill today. The team will be managed by Andy Skeels. The pitching coach will be former MLB pitcher, Ross Grimsley. The hitting coach is Russ Moreman.
It looks as if Connecticut, the ginormous statue climbing out of the Diamond, is moving. In an effort to keep a part of Richmond history intact, the RMA is listening to offers to host the statue. Do you have any recommendations on where it should end up?
