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Art Underfoot well underway

By October 3, 50 plus artists will have painted 60 plus concrete canvasses with designs ranging from abstract to realistic, creating a carpet of color that connects Old Towne to the newest venues for local art further south on Sycamore St. 

The painters range in age from infant to 70 and are a kaleidoscope of ethnicities,  beliefs and […]

Historic Petersburg Foundation Offers Historic Property For $1.00

The Historic Petersburg Foundation (HPF) has a number of properties for sale within the City of Petersburg, including one for just $1. As part of its architectural preservation mission, HPF matches neglected, deteriorated properties with buyers who will restore them. One such property is 822 West High Street in the Battersea-West High Street Historic District. […]

Building renovations in Petersburg – on WTVR

 

Cameron Foundation’s latest grant cycle results in more than $2.6 million for Southside Virginia nonprofits

In its June meeting, The Cameron Foundation’s Board of Directors approved $2,654,796 in new grants for 27 nonprofit organizations across the south-central region of Virginia. This is the Foundation’s second grant cycle for 2009, with a third round of new grant awards slated for October.

“Earlier this year, the Foundation revisited its grant making capacity in […]

Basketball Camp, June 29-July 2, Application

Click here for a copy of the application and more details.

Fresh Prints: Daphne’s Doors

Now, this is a story of Petersburg Area Art League’s (PAAL’s) upcoming July exhibit, “Fresh Prints: Daphne’s Doors,” featuring the photographic work of acclaimed actress Daphne Maxwell Reid, star of the NBC hit comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Enter the creative mind of Daphne Maxwell Reid as she leads you on a visual […]

Fresh Prints: Daphne’s Doors

Now, this is a story of Petersburg Area Art League’s (PAAL’s) upcoming July exhibit, “Fresh Prints: Daphne’s Doors,” featuring the photographic work of acclaimed actress Daphne Maxwell Reid, star of the NBC hit comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Enter the creative mind of Daphne Maxwell Reid as she leads you on a visual […]

Catching up: ARB meeting agendas

Click here for a copy of the June 10 2009 ARB agenda.
Click here for a copy of the June 24 2009 ARB agenda.

Free Heart Health Program

The Petersburg Health Department (with funding from The Cameron Foundation) is teaming up with the Petersburg Public Library System to provide a FREE heart health program called “Crater Communities On The Move!”. This program includes:

* Two heart health risk assessment screens (blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index)
* One-on-one counseling with a heart health educator
* Four […]

Agenda, July 1 School Board meeting

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