The Chimborazo Elementary School Spring Book Fair runs May 3-14. Visit and have lunch with students, browse the bookstore for purchases, check out the guest readers, and consider purchasing a book for a student in need.
Building a Better Richmond was recently launched to share information on the school building process, including the rebirth of MLK Middle School: Ground-breaking and site utilities work is presently scheduled to begin October 2011 with the completion of construction scheduled for June 2013. Students are slated to occupy the space on the first day of [...]
The Shockoe Examiner has a neat split image of the Sprague Electric Railway in Richmond in the 1890s (including the view of Franklin Street above), and links to further information.
A message from Don Coleman, 7th District School Board Member, on the Building a Better Richmond Martin Luther King (MLK) Middle School Project Community Input Meeting set for Thursday, April 29th, from 6-8PM at MLK Middle School: The purpose of this meeting is to provide a Building A Better Richmond status update and to drill [...]
Lost your keys? I found a small ring of 4 house keys on Broad Street in front of the Nolde Bakery Building. Please e-mail me at sap321@gmail.com if you think they are yours.
The James River Green Building Council‘s 2010 Green Spaces Forum, showcasing the entries for this year’s competition, will be held at the Robinson Theater on May 27th: Building off of last year’s Play Space challenge, this year’s entrants are asked to look at the remaining 34 +/- acres on the Greater Fulton Gas Works site [...]
A reader writes in: “My brother was riding his bike on Williamsburg Road and got hit by an SUV which did NOT stop.”
Craigslist has word on a lost border collie mix: Went missing Friday night Apr 23rd, 2010 from Church Hill home (Fairmount area). She is 5 years old 50lbs with a purple/orange collar. She has SPCA tags and microchip. If you have any information please email. Thanks
The great clean-up was a smashing success today. Props to the Richmond Clean City Commission for the supplies and the Department of Public Works for taking care of our pile. Special thanks to Officer Ford from the First Precinct for helping to organize our crucial drop spot, and to everyone from Unity, New Visions, Union [...]
2010 RESTORE VIRGINIA; Boys and Girls Club Yard Sale; Community Clean-up Day; Richmond Earth Day Festival; Road to Revolution Sign Unveiling with Governor McDonnell and Public Reenactment; City Council Formal Meeting; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Beginner’s Yoga; Fairfield Court Tenants Council; New Vision Civic League; Jane’s Walk; MORE…
A motorcycle accident in which the motorcycle rider died at the scene. occurred just after 12:30AM at the intersection of 25th and M streets. The Richmond Police Department Crash Team is investigating the incident.
Interested in helping sponsor a move in Chimborazo Park? Let’em know at friendsofchimborazo@gmail.com: Last summer, Friends of Chimborazo Park was able to partner with Yellow House to put on 4 family movie nights in Chimborazo Park (showing Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Goonies, Money Pit, and Casablanca). We are working on scheduling between 4 [...]
Katie says: “2005 Stella was stolen yesterday out of my backyard on Chimborazo. It has 980 miles on it.” Contact her at katiedjones@gmail.com or (804) 564-6320 if you see it!
