Richmond’s Parks & Rec recently announced the city-wide movies-in-the-park series and we’ve got 2 on the calendar: Monsters vs. Aliens plays on Friday, July 30 8:30PM at Jefferson Hill Park; Fame plays on Friday, August 13 8:30PM at Chimborazo Park.
Anybody recognize? Lost dog found wandering through Chimborozo Park on Friday evening The dog had a collar and leash but no tags. I’ll hold onto the dog for a few days in hopes of locating the owner. The dog is well-behaved and has a great disposition. The owner can call 918-0403 to pick up the [...]
Friends of Chimborazo Park today announced the kick off of its 2010 Summer Movie Series on Saturday, May 29th at 8PM with the Steve Martin & Michael Caine comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Patrons are invited to bring food & drink, friends, and something to sit on and join us. This event is Sponsored by Friends [...]
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 [...]
Learn fitness, geography, land formations, cognitive reasoning, problem solving and self-reliance! Family Orienteering Day will again be held in Chimborazo Park on Saturday, June 12. Registration is 10AM-noon, the event will run noon-3PM.
Cyclocross returns to Chimborazo Park this Saturday (and Northside’s Bryan Park on Sunday). Registration starts at 9AM, racing starts at 10AM.
Selden Richardson has put up a nice piece on the hidden beer vaults of Chimborazo Park over at The Shockoe Examiner: Many Richmonders have probably heard of the “beer vaults” that are somewhere under the park, but few know of their history or how extensive they are. A pencil and ink plan from the City [...]
Friends of Chimborazo Park has announced an encore installment of the popular Movie Night in the park series this Saturday October 3 at 8PM, with a presentation of the classic film Casablanca.
The Friends of Chimborazo Park today announced that Neighborhood Watch, an award-winning short by neighbor Lucas Krost, and the house renovation comedy The Money Pit will be shown this Saturday, September 19, at Chimborazo Park.
Elizabeth Bissette will be hosting a Ghost Hunting workshop at Chimborazo Park this Friday, August 7 from 6-8PM: The Ghost Hunting workshops are back and this time we’re going to visit Chimborazo, possibly the most ill-fated site in Richmond. Here Native Americans aligned forces with Colonists against the Brittish and were slaughtered in what became [...]
Chimborazo is getting in on this year’s movies in the parks bonanza: Not to be outdone by our neighbors to the west in Jefferson Park, Friends of Chimborazo Park is proud to announce the upcoming showing of THE GOONIES on Saturday July 11.
Celebrate your independence with Richmond Independent Radio: On Sunday, July 5th, from 1-5PM, WRIR invites you to a community picnic and kite fly in Church Hill’s historic Chimborazo Park. There will be plenty of space to lay down a blanket and put a kite in the air. Frisbees, hula hoops, and acoustic instruments are also [...]
The Tuskegee Airmen Motorcycle Club of Virginia‘s Fourth Annual Ride for ChildSavers brought hundred of motorcycles through the area today, winding down Mosby to Venable to 25th and Broad Streets to end up at Chimborazo Park.
The Fourth Annual Ride for ChildSavers, an event that has drawn hundreds of motorcyclists in past years, is this Saturday. Look for the parade to arrive at Chimborazo Park at 11AM.
