City Council: Agenda, May 20 meeting

May 20 Agenda

Life Through Literature

Life Through Literature, a Hometown Festival, will be held at Poplar Lawn Park May 31 through June 1 and will include food, vendors, games, contests, music, dancing, giveaways, books and authors. Vendors are encouraged to sign up early for best locations.... (more...)

Optimism?

5100 Forest Hill Ave, affectionately known as that house (among other things) is officially on the market. The price? $269,500. Given the Keystone Kops-style “renovation” this property has undergone (not to mention the mere $62k assessment... (more...)

at this moment…

RPS Superintendent Jewell-Sherman has tendered her resignation. Chief Monroe is leaving. Mayor Wilder will not run for reelection. … Anybody asked Director Creecy if he’s sticking around?

the many and the good

The RTD’s New restaurants boomin’ in Bottom takes note of all of the activity in Shockoe Bottom and gives props to LuLu’s, The Halligan Bar & Grill, Alex’s Thai Cuisine, the soon-to-open Sheba Restaurant & Lounge (this... (more...)

And another…

The Virginia NAACP has come out in opposition to the Patrick Henry charter school. The REA and Richmond Council of PTAs also reiterated their opposition.

Wilder says he won’t seek reelection

Mayor Doug Wilder, 77, made it official on Friday morning (May 16, 2008): he will not seek a second term as Richmond’s mayor. Click here to read the story at SLANTblog. Click here to read about it at inRich.com.

Petersburg students are learning to write Chinese

The second grade students in teacher Nancy Grosvenor’s class at A.P. Hill Elementary School in Petersburg have been learning this semester how to write simple phrases and words in Chinese – the language of more than a billion people.

Follow RVA Dog Play Group on Twitter

Hi all. As you may know, the NWEN blog has a Twitter account that sends updates to everyone following it every time we post an article on the blog. Great way for those in the “Twitterverse” to keep in touch with news and events going on... (more...)

More details emerge about June Vegetarian Festival at Bryan Park

The annual Richmond Vegetarian Festival will return to Bryan Park’s azalea gardens on Saturday, June 21. Read all about it at the Vegetarian Festival’s own website.

Search for a school superintendent comes to Holton on May 28

As reported by the Near West End News earlier this week, the search for a new Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools has shifted into high gear with a series of public forums, including on slated for Wednesday, May 28, at 6:00 pm at Linwood Holton... (more...)

Tuesday’s Bellevue Civic Association meeting

Make plans now to attend the next Bellevue Civic Association General Meeting this Tuesday, May 20, at Holton Elementary School. Dinner will be available at 6:30 pm, and the meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Among the items on the agenda: committee reports; recognition... (more...)

Don’t forget the Saturday market

Be sure to check out the new Lakeside Farmer’s Market on Saturdays from 8:00 am until 12 noon. The market is located adjacent to the Lakeside Towne Center on Lakeside Avenue.

Shred your documents at Virginia Center Commons tomorrow

A Shred Identity Theft program is planned for Saturday, May 17, from 10 am until 2 pm at Virginia Center Commons. Henrico residents may bring up to four small boxes of personal documents to be shredded. For details, call Crystal Delk with the Henrico... (more...)

All Binstead murder suspects in custody

Richmond police announced that they have all suspects in custody in connection with the Tyler Binstead murder. Two 19-year-old females were arrested and charged. Howard Reed Scott III is already in custody and charged with murder. Originally, a 13-15... (more...)

local woman arrested in connection to Binsted murder

LaPrecious Nicole Austin, 19, of the 2700 block of Nine Mile Road was arrested yesterday and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery for her alleged connection to the high-profile March murder of Tyler J. Binsted. [via] LaPrecious Nicole Austin... (more...)

National Park Service spotlights Hermitage Road

A new National Park Service website spotlights Richmond as a historic destination, and includes detailed profiles of a number of North Richmond neighborhoods — including the Hermitage Road Historic District. Here’s a snippet; visit the site for... (more...)

Sheba opens this weekend!

Word has it that Sheba, Shockoe Bottom’s new Ethiopian restaurant, will be opening sometime this weekend. Sheba is located at 9 North 17th Street at the Farmers Market.

Quick - Hide the Honey!

From the RTD today. Chesterfield County police said they received several sightings of a bear going through trash cans in residential areas this morning. The sightings came from  — Ives Road, Hull Street and Turner roads, the Stevens Hollow area,... (more...)

Konnections: Kids, Kops, Bikers… Challenging all to care

Come out on May 17, 2008 as the Petersburg Bureau of Police and the local motorcycle clubs partner up in the community initiative called Konnections. This is a free event — free food, drinks, games, face painting, & a lot of family FUN. This... (more...)

PSAs from Petersburg City Public Schools

1) Black and Gold SOL Round-up at Peabody Middle School, Saturday, May 17. 2) The Petersburg School Board will hold its 2008 Retirement Banquet on Thursday, June 5. 1) Black and Gold SOL Round-up at Peabody Middle School, Saturday, May 17. This day... (more...)

Lost Dog — Malamute, Husky Type Near University of Richmond

Zillow says: Q1 08 Petersburg home values up 2.6% vs. Q1 07

The above comes from Zillow’s Home Value Trends in Petersburg. Not bad in a context of the 7.5% national decrease cited for single-family homes. Another interesting page on their site: Zillow’s Quarterly Home Value Reports. The map gives... (more...)

About that island…

A look at Williams Island, that large chunk of land across from Pony Pasture.