Archives: July 2009

Tuckahoe Town Meeting will Feature Discussion on Healthcare

Tuckahoe District Supervisor Patricia S. O’Bannon hold a town meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at Tuckahoe Area Library, 1901 Starling Drive.
The meeting will cover a variety of health care topics, including medical care for individuals without insurance and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Dr. Daniel M. Jannuzzi and Julie Bilodeau, medical director […]

Rabies Clinic Set for Saturday, August 8th, at RIR

The Henrico County Division of Police will hold a rabies clinic on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at gate 4 of Richmond International Raceway.
Shots cost $7, cash only, and include a rabies tag and certificate of inoculation. Dog owners may purchase a 2009 license for $10 with proof of rabies inoculation.
Lt. […]

Back to Cedar Street…

The new version of 2116 Cedar Street is coming along nicely; the other new construction down the block seems to have stalled.

TOP: new version (2009) / BELOW: original (2008)

Despite the efforts of many, the iconic house at 2116 Cedar Street was demolished in 2008. Before the house was taken down, however, a novel plan was […]

RVA Deals

Is it really more expensive to shop at Ukrop’s instead of Kroger?

Everyone in Richmond has an opinion, including me. I’ve seen the topic surface numerous times in the comments on this column, and following last week’s topic, now’s as good a time as any to tackle the only truly controversial topic in Richmond grocery shopping.

Perhaps today this house will not be leaning

The crooked house at 2200 East Marshall Street won’t be crooked much longer — possibly even noticeably more straight by the end of the day!

Josh Cooley from Restoration Builders of Virginia shared that part of the house will be raised up today, the first visible step in getting this one straight. When I rolled […]

Innsbrook-Based LandAmerica Creditors Miffed By New Fed Hire

The former top lawyer at Innsbrook-based LandAmerica has taken a job as a vice president and general counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, upsetting some of the creditors owed money by her bankrupt former employer.
Michelle Gluck, who formerly managed 125 lawyers at LandAmerica’s Richmond office and has also worked at Kmart, Best […]

Alamo BBQ in running for new & most reviewed in 2009

Style Weekly drops their $.02 on Alamo BBQ:

The Alamo switches things up a bit by Southern standards. Meats are the usual: chicken, pulled pork and beef brisket, served in consistently huge portions for the money. Flavors speak of mesquite smoke, a spice rub and a hint of vinegar. Lunch is around $7; a full meal […]

Good Bye to Peking at Libbie & Grove

Peking at Libbie & Grove is now closed. The other locations remain open.
kpeifer has this from Richmond.com Social Pages:
According to the article, the restaurant closed over a lease issue. Restaurant owner Dick Du will continue to operate his five other Peking locations.
You can read the full story here.

Fight not over for Echo Harbor

In the wake of Council’s approval of the final amendments to the Downtown Master Plan, Richmond BizSense has put together a look at where things stand with Echo Harbor:

That gives the developers a little bit of leeway, but they are still about two stories over the recommendations in the downtown plan. But that isn’t stopping […]

In the garden at Peter Paul Development Center

The folks at Tricycle Gardens brought our attention to a great batch of photos from the Peter Paul Development Center garden and the children that have been working there this year.

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