Oklahoma came to the Siegel Center on Saturday night with its No. 17 national ranking. VCU came to the game having blown a big lead in its previous outing, a loss (83-67) at Western Michigan on Wednesday. So, the sell-out crowd wondered whether the home-standing Rams could stay with the [...]
I don’t think this has anything to do with this morning’s Dirt Woman sightings on Hull Street, but I did come upon this spectacle on 100 block of S. Pine:
[...]From the Times-Dispatch edition of November 21, 1903:
Rock Battle Was In Police Court
Alfred King’s Case Continued.
Pat Griffin’s Hearing Goes Over.
Justice John had a big bunch of young Americans before him yesterday morning. The youngsters were up for engaging in a rock battle on Gamble’s Hill against [...]
The fire started around 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 2600 block of Fernhill Avenue.
One man was sent to the hospital for minor burns and smoke inhalation.
He was smoking in bed which caused the fire.
[...]On Saturday afternoon William & Mary and Richmond will play what will likely be the last college football game at UR Stadium (formerly City Stadium). Richmond began playing its games there in 1929.
For the last 25 years the university has been renting the facility from The City for $1.00 a [...]
The staff art show that hung during the Biograph Theatre’s second anniversary party on Feb. 11, 1974 — which featured The Devil Prank — included various works by several then-current employees and some former staff members, too. Most of those who worked there in [...]
The Henderson Middle School PTA will sponsor a community health fair Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The organization is also conducting its annual fruit sale now through Dec. 3. Next month, the PTA also will sponsor the Henderson Middle School Winter Concert, scheduled for Tuesday, [...]
Sophomore Bradford Burgess led Virginia Commonwealth University with 16 points, but a dreadful second half doomed the Rams in an 83-67 loss to Western Michigan Wednesday at University Arena.
Junior Brandon Rozzell added 12 points and sophomore Jay Gavin provided 10 for VCU (1-1). Martelle McLemore scored 22 points and hauled [...]
The driver was attacked last night around 6:45 at the Missouri Avenue bus stop in Highland Park. GRTC is calling her a hero tonight for her quick thinking during a difficult situation.
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GRTC is now working with police to find the three suspects.
“We’re going to do everything [...]
From announcement :
Hey Oregon Hill! You know the Halloween Parade put on each year by All The Saints Theater Company? Well we’re starting to organize for the May Day Parade and we’re looking for folks who would like help us with that. If you’re interested check out the info below. [...]
Tired of passing ugly houses and putting up with delinquent homeowners in your neighborhood? If so, there are many ways to remedy the problem.
Mr. Roy Eidem, Richmond’s community development operations manager, will be holding a meeting with the Highland Park Neighborhood Watch Association to discuss options for ridding the area [...]
Harry Shearer, most recently of The Simpsons fame, will be in town on Sunday to raise money for WRIR.
…Shearer, 65, resides part-time in New Orleans and is working on a documentary about engineering and planning failures involved in the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He’s coming to Richmond to present a special [...]
The Ginter Park Residents Association will have its 2009 annual meeting this Thursday (tomorrow) at 6.30. Here’s the details:
We will elect officers for 2010, look back on 2009 and ahead
to the new year, and view a video on Lewis Ginter and his contribution to metro Richmond.
Two suspects in an aggravated assault/robbery have been caught. The U.S. Marshal’s Task Force yesterday apprehended Bernard Kwame Jones, 20; and Hudson Melvin Berry, III, 19; both from Richmond.
Jones and Berry were being sought on Conspiracy to Commit Robbery charges for a shooting and robbery that occurred [...]
The Virginia Commonwealth University Athletic Department announced that the contract of Men’s Soccer Head Coach Tim O’Sullivan will not be renewed for next season.
O’Sullivan spent 15 years on the Black & Gold sidelines, compiling a mark of 148-118-35. His best times came during the three-year span between 2002-2004, when he [...]
From the Ginter Park mailing list:
… a 1999 black VW Jetta with Indiana plates was stolen from their garage sometime during the night last night. Although the garage does not lock, the car was locked. The police think that the thieves stole it for a joy ride and that [...]
Lakeside Farmer’s Market (6110 Lakeside Ave.) will be open, rain or shine, Wednesday til dark and Saturday 8AM til Noon. In the event of unpredictable weather, we will hold the market inside 6116 Lakeside Ave.
Work continues on the new pavilion! Check out the posts:
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CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Calvin Lee, Towson, Sr., F, 6-8, 215 – Ettrick, Va./Matoaca
Lee poured in a career-high 25 points and blocked four shots to lead Towson to an 82-71 victory over Miami (Ohio) in the season opener last Friday. The senior forward hit 10-of-16 shots from [...]
RTD has a cool piece up about the 175 year anniversary of St. Joseph’s Villa.
“I think their greatest significance is they have continued to evolve, serving those in the community who have needs that otherwise would not have been met,” said George Drumwright, Henrico’s deputy county manager for community [...]
According to the blog, Project 4063, which is a VCU Mass Communications class and professor, is hosting a ‘benefit mixer’ at Blackfinn restaurant on the Canal Walk this coming Wednesday. Like a lot of Project 4063’s activities, it will benefit the William Byrd Community House.
Do you [...]
Relying on quarterback Josiah Shelton’s legs (16 carries for 102 yards) John Marshall wins their last regular season game against winless Thomas Jefferson 35 – 24. TJ had two defensive scores but couldn’t pull off the upset to win their first game of the season.
John Marshall finishes 5-5 on the [...]
VCU’s new basketball coach Shaka Smart
Nov. 13: Tonight a new era began on Broad Street; VCU’s new head coach of men’s basketball, Shaka Smart, won his first game at the Siegel Center. While the Rams have an impressive non-conference schedule this year, they opened their season [...]
Sheep, goats, horses, chickens: Enclosures must be within 200 feet of all property lines, which in most cases would require at least 1 acre.
IN CASE YOU WERE INTERESTED.
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Budget cuts are impacting Virginia Commonwealth University.
The state’s community colleges will increase tuition for next semester, and Virginia Commonwealth University plans to eliminate 91 jobs as the schools attempt to absorb multiple cuts in their budgets.
Click here to read the entire article at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
With all the rain we’ve had, this piece I wrote for STYLE Weekly in 2003 seems appropriate. It is about the morning after Isabel visited Richmond.
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On the Friday morning after Hurricane Isabel blew through town (Sept. 19, 2003), the sky was blue and the air [...]
On Wednesday, the Rams added two players who possesses both length and athleticism with the signings of Reco McCarter (Goldsboro, N.C./Wayne Country Day) and Rob Brandenburg (Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln H.S.).
“We’re extremely excited about the addition of Rob and Reco to our program,” VCU head coach Shaka Smart said. “Both are multi-dimensional [...]
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From the very editor of R.Home:
R.Home for the Holidays is November 16th at 6 p.m. at the Virginia Historical Society and is a benefit for the School of Richmond Ballet’s need-based scholarship fund.
Our speaker is Eddie Ross, a contestant this past season on Top Design and a senior [...]
A federal audit is requiring Richmond to pay an additional $744,418 of the bill for the flooding of Battery Park three years ago. The additional expense represents money the federal and state governments would have paid as part of the $42.5 million project, except the audit determined [...]
Help commemorate the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Equal Suffrage League of Va, Nov.16-20th, 2009
Click here for more info on this event.
[...]Opening with a public reception 6 p.m. -8 p.m. on Nov. 13, at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond (at 1812 W. Main St.), 20/20 A Look Back at the Craft + Design Show is a curated exhibition of works selected from 20 of the most prominent Richmond collections of [...]
VCU has received Reco McCarter’s letter of intent. McCarter, 6-7, is a prize recruit out of Goldsboro, N.C.
Click here to read more at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
[...]Nov.11: Hit-and-Run Investigation
The Richmond Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted for a hit-and-run. Just after 2 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 7, a Jeep Wrangler struck a pedestrian in the intersection of North Boulevard and Kensington Ave. and fled the scene.
The pedestrian, a female, [...]
The Cary Street Mini Mart, in what used to be the location for Chop Suey Books, was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night.
Click here to read the story at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
[...]R.Home for the Holidays’ lecture and wreath-decorating contest will take place on Mon., Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Virginia Historical Society.
It’s a benefit for the School of Richmond Ballet’s need-based scholarship fund. The speaker will be Eddie Ross , a contestant this past season on Top Design [...]
Traffic pattern changes for the Richmond Marathon on Nov. 14:
Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th Streets from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. The recommended detour is southbound 2nd Street to Byrd Street. Byrd Street will bear left and intersect Canal Street. Follow Canal east to 14th Street.
Broad [...]
What: 32nd annual show and sale of the Old Dominion Post Card Club
When: Fri., Nov. 13, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: The Comfort Inn, 3200 W. Broad St.
Admission: A $3.00 donation, good for both days.
Members will display 25 to 30 exhibit panels [...]
This year’s R.E.B. Awards have been handed out, totaling over $36,000 in cash grants. Northside’s own Sherrard Gardner of Holton Elementary School, was awarded $10,300 to “travel to Egypt, France and Italy to enhance her knowledge and strengthen her ability to teach mathematics and social studies.” Gardner was selected from [...]
Lakeside Farmers’ Market will be held rain or shine on Wednesday, November 11. Due to the unpredictable weather, we expect the market will be held inside of 6116 Lakeside Ave. ( In Lakeside Towne Center, beside Feathernesters). We will have signs and items placed in front of the building to [...]
A mysterious outbreak of graffiti has covered a Fan District building supposedly owned by Samuel J.T. Moore III.
All four sides of the former Julian’s Restaurant at 2612 W. Broad St. are swathed in graffiti so fresh that it smelled of paint last night.
Click here to read the entire article [...]
From the Neighborhood Watch Coordinator in Highland Park . . .
“The neighborhood watch meeting tomorrow is at 5PM at the Ann Hardy Park community building between Carolina and First Ave. . . . . the weather is calling for rain tomorrow but we’re hoping that won’t stop [...]
SynerGeo headquarters, at the corner of Laurel and Albemarle, was recently painted. Click here to see more of Tess’ SynerGeo pictures…
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