William Grogan, who lives WOTB on Monument, is running for the House of Delegates for the third time. He will face the 68th district delegate Manoli Loupassi and will run as an independent. If you’ve walked down Monument during any event, you know that Grogan’s main campaigning technique is standing on his front steps, which [...]
Richmond Biz Sense reports that “Ciao” is moving into the old Soak location at 3031 W. Cary St. I did a little investigative reporting on Commonwealth Commercial’s website, and found that they were asking $3,750 per month for the site, which, for 2,400 sq. ft, is only $18.75 per sq. ft. per year. With rumors of real [...]
There are no fireworks at the Diamond this year, so we’ll see you at The Dell. Festivities start at 5PM! Shuttle service from U of R Stadium begins at 4. Because of the anticipated large crowd, several streets will be closed leading to and within the Dogwood Dell-Byrd Park area. Please note the following street [...]
In a particularly terrifying report, RTD has the scoop on two robbers decending upon the Museum District last night, one armed with a gun, and the other with a taser. They entered 3411 Monument, and attempted to tie up one person and kick a door down. This all happened in broad daylight at 6:25 pm. [...]
RTD has the story of Marty Jewell being interviewed about potential uses of UR Stadium… that will not include Minor League Baseball. Currently, only football and soccer are being considered. The structure of UR Stadium would be horrible for baseball. The fact that it was even being considered is scary. Would the West part of the [...]
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Remembering Jessica Lynn Pascual Jessica was a 2006 graduate of Midlothian High School and was recently employed by Hot Tamale Cafe and Elwood Thompsons. Jessica loved hula-hooping, dancing and nature. She was artistic,beautiful and knew how to celebrate life. She was a free spirit who was caring and warm, with an infectious smile . (more [...]
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From the Flickr Pool: 3220 Patterson Ave. Photo by: taberandrew
The Toronto Star newspaper featured Richmond in a recent edition, citing that our fair city is on the way to Florida. While in town, the paper spoke to the man who sells African masks in front of the Carytown 7-11. Phillip Henley has set up a couple card tables in the corner of a 7-Eleven [...]
Odwalla is planting trees in state parks across the country. To get a tree in VA, click the link and vote for Virginia. They’re allocating $100,000 based on % of votes, so vote early and often.
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 [...]
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.
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.
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
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.
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”
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.
