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Comments Are Back… With a Few Rules

Due to popular demand, comments are now back on with moderation. All comments will be moderated by two anonymous moderators, which means that your comments will not be immediately published. Once a comment is submitted, its status will be pending until one of our two moderators approves it. In the interests of global […]

Free admission to VHS all summer

The Virginia Historical Society will be propping open its doors and offering free admission all summer long.  Admission is normally $5 during the week and Saturday.
Hours:

Tuesday – Saturday, 10 – 5
Sunday 1-5

The museum is located at 428 N. Boulevard
Photo by: taberandrew

Billing Error for Real Estate Taxes Confuses Recipients

Were you as confused as we were to receive a Real Estate and Special Tax Bill from the City?

Blacklisted Renters List

A National company Do Not Rent To has created a database service for Landlords to use to look up prospective renters, rental history.
“For only $30 landlords can search your name and learn if there is anything in your past that should keep them from renting to you.” – NBC12

The service provides information such as your […]

a few highlights from Riverrock on Friday

 
riverrock 2009 from RVA News on Vimeo.
Thanks RVANews!

Animal Abuse in Woodland Heights

There is a thread on the Woodland Heights Yahoo Group discussing some cases of animal abuse.
Original post:
One of the homes on my street came home with a new dog, a pit bull, from what I can tell. This was late last week. Since they brought him/her home, he/she has been chained to the shed in […]

Whole Foods Robbed: Second Supermarket Robbery In A Week

Henrico Police are investigating a robbery that occurred around 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the Whole Foods in West Broad Village, the second grocery store robbery in Short Pump in three days. The Short Pump Ukrop’s was robbed on Wednesday morning.
Store surveillance cameras show the alleged robber, a white male wearing what appeared […]

Stuart Ave driveway SMACKDOWN

Got a hand-delivered flyer emblazoned with the words “PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE” yesterday:
What: A public hearing to consider revoking the driveway permit granted to 3304 Stuart Avenue
Who: Richmond City Council Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Committee
When: May 19th, 2009 @ 4pm
Where: Richmond City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, 5th floor
Seeing this driveway get constructed and a […]

support AIDSWalk Richmond

Help support AIDSWalk Richmond! Come to PEARL (1713 East Main Street) on Tuesdays any time after 6pm. From 6-9 $1 from each drink purchased goes to AIDSWalk, then after 9 the $3 cover and 50/50 raffle goes directly to it as well.

New Restaurant between Fan and Byrd Park

Here’s a great post from RVAFoodie about a new restaurant going in at Parkwood and Addison. He suggests that more is needed than just a restaurant to bring greater cohesion to these two neighborhoods, but he also outlines how development like this can be a small step toward responsible urban renewal.
But I’d just like to […]

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