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Archive for August 2010

An update on Bebe the cat

An update on Bebe the cat from Melanie West: As some of you may remember, about 2 months ago, Bebe escaped from his carrier when my sister stopped here in Richmond on her way from NYC to Florida. Bebe has been an outdoor cat for most of his life and has, thus far, resisted all [...]

Yevak opens next Friday at Schindler

Two Skies, a show of new paintings by Eric Yevak, opens Friday, September 10th from 7-9PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery.

Meeting on rebuilding the Richmond City Jail, history of Eastview

Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson will hold a 6th District meeting on Saturday, September 11, at the Conrad Center at 1400 Oliver Hill Way. The agenda for the meeting includes: Rebuilding the Richmond City Jail, History of Richmond’s Eastview neighborhood as the first middle-class housing subdivision developed specifically for blacks in Richmond.

Grace and 31st Streets (2004)

Before and after on M Street

Threatened with demolition 5 years ago, 2311 M Street has been renovated and is for sale: Newly renovated, the 1910 home has two bedrooms, two and a-half bathrooms and new HVAC and utilities. The residence is 1,560 square feet and historic attributes such as floors, mantels, and railings have been restored.

Things for sale right now…

This week’s calendar

School supply give-a-way; 2010 St.John’s Reenactment Series; East End Fellowship Block Party; Pastor’s Installation at St. Stephen’s Church; Rachel’s Farmstand; RECYCLING WEEK; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Adopt-a-tree deadline; Adult Computer Class ; Beginner’s Yoga; New Visions Civic Association Special Meeting; MORE…

Free repair program offered to Peter Paul homeowners

Councilwoman Cynthia I. Newbille invites homeowners in the Peter Paul neighborhood to attend a meeting to learn about applying for a free home repair program provided by Rebuilding Together of Richmond. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 7-8PM at the Peter Paul Development Center (1708 North 22nd Street).

Recognize?

Let’s play a game: do you know where these 2 houses, seen above circa the early 1990s, are located?

Elderly man secured meals and lodgings free of cost

A quick visit to Sandra’s Soul Food

Style Weekly gets the word from Renard Harris Jr., co-owner of Sandra’s Soul Food at Mosby & Fairmount: We get people from Washington, N.C., all over the place who have heard about it. It’s very rare to find a homemade burger that is made from scratch by hand. You always get the frozen patties or [...]

Farm to Family at Church Hill House and Bon Secours

The Farm to Family Veggie Bus will be in the area from 10-11AM and 3-5PM on Thursday: Veggie Bus Schedule Thurs: 10-11 Church Hill House Seniors – Burton St, Church Hill; 11-1 Martin Agency Shockoe Slip; 1-3 Federal Reserve E Byrd St; 3-5 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital N 28th St + 9 Mile Road, [...]

Buy the generator house!

The infamous generator house on North 33rd Street is for sale.

New Visions sets special meeting for September

There will be a special meeting of the New Visions Civic League from 10AM-noon on Saturday, September 4 at the East End Library to gather feedback on the draft plan from the East End Transformation Charrette: This meeting will deal specifically with the drawings that show proposed changes for the area. Civic league members and [...]

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