So long, RVA!
From the Friends of James River Park:
Here’s a great volunteer gig for anyone who feels like YANKING on something. The Friends will be removing vincas and other tough invasive plants in and around Pony Pasture this Saturday starting at 1pm. Wear …
About 110 people gathered at the Virginia War Memorial Tuesday night for the second of three Richmond Riverfront public forums. See Richmond.com for my coverage from last night. I attended the first public forum and was invited to participate as an individual to give input in the early planning stages. There is still a very guarded […]
Style Weekly’s annual search for the young men and women who seek to make change and serve the community: Top 40 Under 40. The James River Park’s Nathan Burrell is one of the honorees. “Some of them are used to making headlines, while others’ efforts are quietly rendered. But they all offer stories that inspire […]
Come out to Legend Brewery Wednesday night to find out how you can make a difference on Richmond’s network of trails. From Richmond-MORE: We just wanted to send you a friendly reminder about our October Richmond MORE club meeting tomorrow night at 6pm at Legends. We hope that you can join us and hear about […]
Do you have a weekday to commit to helping the environment and creating a learning tool? From the James River Association: Wednesday, October 26, Monday, October 31 and Saturday, November 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Volunteer to help finish the Wetland Boardwalk and Interpretive Platform on Presquile National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteer to help finish […]
Anedra Bourne, the city’s first-ever tourism coordinator, hopes to bring more visitors to the Richmond Slave Trail with tours and maybe a mobile telephone app. There was a Q&A with her in a recent Style Weekly, and she answered a question about the Richmond Slave Trail: The city just unveiled the signs along the Slave […]
Richmond hired Dr. Norman Merrifield as Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities in April of this year, but few citizens have had a chance to interact with him. Do you have any questions? From the Friends of James River Park: Do you have a question for the City of Richmond’s new Director of Parks, […]
The “‘Headman” statue on Brown’s Island got spruced up for the Richmond Folk Festival. The “Foundry Park Bridge” — which will end just west of the statue — won’t be ready until at least November and has been overshadowing “Headman” for the past couple of months. Learn more about Headman: WHAT: ‘Headman’ on Brown’s Island […]
From the Friends of the James River Park: You’ve got a date with the James River Park and the Friends to wrangle some invasive species this fall. Please join us at 1pm at Pony Pasture on October 22 & 29; November 5 & 12. If that’s not your thing, we’ll also de-litter Riverside Drive on […]
The City of Richmond invites the public to the second Public Forum on the Richmond Riverfront Plan on Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. at the Virginia War Memorial, located at 621 South Belvidere Street near the Robert E. Lee Bridge. The meeting is free and open to the public. Did you miss the first forum? Building […]
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