Shoppes at Forest Hill = dead
According to the fine folks at RichmondCityWatch, The “Shoppes at Forest Hill” development (referred to here) has been officially withdrawn.
Archives: August 2007
National Folk Festival Preliminary Line-up
When you are making plans for the beautiful Fall days that will be gracing us shortly, don’t forget to save Oct. 12-14 for the National Folk Festival.
Once again, the Folk Festival staff have selected a very diverse and great group of performers. This is the last year the Folk Festival will be in Richmond, next […]
Arts Around the Lake Comes to U of R
Arts Around the Lake, a juried fine arts show, comes to the University of Richmond Robins Center, Sunday, September 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some of the areas best painters, jewlery makers, craftsmen and illustrators display and sell their work. The show benefits UR’s Greater Richmond […]
2nd District Meeting announced
The 2nd District meets with Council President William J. Pantele, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m., at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad. For more information, call 646-6532.
next Downtown Master Plan meeting set
The community is invited to attend a workshop to continue the discussion on the future of downtown. The Downtown Master Plan project team will share details on design concepts, commercial and residential markets,the riverfront, and the transportation network. Come out to discuss these issues and share your thoughts. The meeting will be Sept.27 from […]
next Downtown Master Plan meeting set
The community is invited to attend a workshop to continue the discussion on the future of downtown. The Downtown Master Plan project team will share details on design concepts, commercial and residential markets,the riverfront, and the transportation network. Come out to discuss these issues and share your thoughts. The meeting will be Sept.27 from […]
Police Survey
RPD is conducting a sector-by-sector survey to identify and address issues in local neighborhoods. Your neighborhood association may already have copies of the survey forms, which can be downloaded here in PDF format or you can take the online form version created by the fine folks at PharrOut.
RPD meetings with each sector will soon follow.
Safe Communities Festival
Richmond Public Schools will hold the “RPS Safe Schools: Safe Communities Festival” today, Aug. 30, from 3–7PM in the parking lot of the Southside Plaza Shopping Center.Entertainment, RPS drum lines, health screenings, food vendors, face painting, clowns, balloons, school safety tips from Richmond City school and police officials, kids moonwalk and area radio station personalities […]
Altria to Move Philip Morris International Corporate HQ to Richmond?
Altria Group announced today that it intends to spin off Phillip Morris International into a separate company, which could be great news for the Richmond area. The Near West End is already home to Philip Morris USA, the domestic branch of the company.
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports:
Philip Morris USA and its sister company Philip Morris […]
Taking a bite out of crime
Special thanks to North Richmond News for this important post:
The Richmond police department recently put out a survey to better focus their efforts. Unfortunately for the 21st century, it is a paper survey. Jon Baliles at River City Rapids wrote about it and posted a PDF link to the paper version. Ross Catrow at Pharrout […]
