Please avoid being a larceny victim
Richmond police are posting 129 new signs in the First Precinct as a reminder to folks to avoid becoming larceny victims. [via]
Archive for May 2007
volunteers needed for a planting project
Richmond’s home-grown volunteer network Activate Richmond is looking for volunteers to help beautify the grounds of the East District Family Resource Center and tend their plot at Tricycle Gardens on Saturday, June 16th. About 10 people are needed for the volunteer team. Then we’ll head on over to the cook-out.
Acappella gets reviewed
Acappella gets 3 stars in Acappella’s food hits right notes, a review by the RTD.
a map of when houses were built
Trulia Hindsight is an animated map of homes in the United States. The animations use the year the properties were built to show the growth of streets, neighborhoods and cities over time. View the map.
Church Hill North Old & Historic moves forward
City Council approved the CH North Historic District last tonight 8-0. Can anyone closer to this explain where all of this fits in to the process?
about comments
I’m not willing to let this site become a bastion of negativity and sarcasm. Your snarky annonymous comment may or may not be deleted.
honking and squawking
The June issue of the basically print-only Richmond Magazine profiles Jean Ryland and her famous Church Hill geese in The Goose Whisperer. The article has some great photos.
Tricycle Gardens looking for plumbing help
Everyone’s favorite community garden, Tricycle Gardens, is helping another community garden in Carver get started. They’re off to a great start, but now need a bit of help – the city has agreed to waive the $2000 connection fee to the water main, but they need the help of a plumber to install the required [...]
Books on Wheels coming in June
Look out for the MobookMobikeMobile… Books on Wheels will be doing their book/bike thing at the MLK Middle School parking lot on Saturday, June 2 (11AM-3PM). Free books and free bike repair!
Neighborhood and city data
One of the take-aways from tonight’s 7th District Round Table (more on that later) is DataShare Metro Richmond, a great interface to US Census data on a city, regional, and neighborhood level.
YeRen Outdoor Adventure
A new retail store, YeRen Outdoor Adventure, opened yeasterday just off the hill at 1912 East Main Street. They sell outdoor gear and cothes and also rent gear and bicycles.
this week’s calendar
7th District Roundtable Meeting; Mayor Wilder’s Townhall Meeting; Paintings by David Rohrer@Eric Schindler Gallery; Arrival of the Godspeed & fireworks; MORE…
help send some deserving kids to Disney
The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club at 3701 R Street is raising money to send some of the hard-working students from their afterschool progam to Disney.
Buy a flag and get a tree for Church Hill
The Planter’s Society is selling American flags to raise money to buy trees for the sixty empty tree wells around the St. John’s Church District.
Libby Park yard sale is tomorrow!
Come on over, set up your stuff, and sell it to your neighbors! The big yard sale in Libby Park, affectionately known as the “Gargantuan and All Overshadowing All Church Hill Yard Sale”, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, May 19 starting at 9:00 AM (or maybe a little earlier?).
