Archives: June 2008

School uniforms in Richmond?

At Church Hill People’s News there’s a lively discussion underway about what may be a political issue that will matter to this year’s local elections. It’s about mandating a uniform/dress-code in public schools citywide. Click here to look/get in the act.

Agenda, July 2 School Board meeting

Click here to read the agenda.

Eight Track: week three HOoooooooooo!!!!!!!

Can you believe we’re in week three of Eight Track v.2 already? They grow up so fast, don’t they? We’ve got a lovely sampling this week, including The Bearded MattWhite‘s own Fight the Big Bull, Dead Goats (a name that makes me chortle every time I hear it), Amazing Ghost, and Scott Burton (whose mom […]

You pick the bands for VCU’s 40th in Monroe Park

As agreed to by both houses (Senate Joint Resolution No. 40) of the General Assembly, to commemorate Virginia Commonwealth University’s 40th anniversary, July 1, 2008 is VCU Day. And, VCU has a new web site up, all to do with its birthday party plans. Click here to view it.
One feature at the site that’s […]

Friends of William Byrd Park

Left to right are Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities J.R. Pope; Bob Schamerhorn; Sharon Hill; President of the Audubon Society Pam Dummitt; President of the Friends of William Byrd Park Judy Howlett; Secretary of the Friends of William Byrd Park Sarah Weisinger; and Lori Rutledge, the Audubon Society’s membership chair.
On June 7, […]

protestors arrested at Dominion Virginia Power

The RTD is reporting 13 protestors were arrested outside of Dominion Virginia Power’s offices on Tredegar Street at around 7AM this morning. According to the RTD, “four people interlocked their arms and buried their hands in a 55-gallon drum of hardened cement and were sitting on the footbridge from Tredgar to Belle Isle. […] […]

An Aquatic Branch of the Underground Railroad: The James River and the Keziah Affair of 1858

On Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 6PM, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will feature Dr. John Kneebone, who will lecture on the topic “An Aquatic Branch of the Underground Railroad: The James River and the Keziah Affair of 1858”.

On 31 May 1858, authorities from Petersburg, Virginia, stopped a schooner, the Keziah, […]

More on the South of the James Market…

…from Richmond.com:
There is good news, however. The South of the James Market has already signed up for a second year and the Market Umbrella is considering expanding the hours beyond noon.

The Bopst Show – Episode 11

It has a strange allure …

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