Part of Floyd Closed
Floyd Ave. between Granby and Meadow is closed for some sort of construction…
Archive for April 2009
Hit and Run this AM on Broad
This morning a pedestrian was struck by a car in the 2800 block of W. Broad Street. Full details are here. Notify police if you recognize or see the vehicle.
VCU’s Take Back the Night
Tonight–April 8th–at 6:30 PM in the VCU Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom. Free event. “Take Back the Night events occur across the country, to demonstrate support and empowerment for those who have suffered domestic violence and sexual assault. We’ll gather in the Ballroom at 6:30 for the rally before we march at Monroe Park; we return to [...]
Spring Break Blahs
Let me just start off by saying that I love my four year old dearly. I’m just used to him not being my responsibility for four hours each Monday through Friday morning. When did I suddenly become a hater of Spring Break? I mean, the non-MTV related Spring Break, because that got old a while [...]
Table 9, Credo’s, Now Ipanema West?
Richmond BizSense has the scoop on new developments for the restaurant space at the corner of Park and Meadow. Much-loved Table 9 occupied the spot for awhile, Credo’s opened there in January and closed a couple weeks later. Now Kendra Feathers, owner/operator of vegetarian/vegan outpost Ipanema on Grace St. is planning Garnett’s Cafe. No word [...]
Opening Day
Guys, it’s baseball season. Perhaps you don’t care, perhaps you do. For us it means listening to lots of Red Sox games streaming off the Internet. But it also serves as a reminder that there isn’t any professional baseball in Richmond this summer. Again, you may or may not care. For our part we’d love [...]
City Trees
Have you seen one of these signs around the Fan? They’re warnings of Richmond’s Department of Urban Forestry’s upcoming activity. Not exactly the greatest news in the lead up to Arbor Day on April 24th, but at least proof of one place our tax dollars go, in dealing with dead, diseased, or dangerous trees. Here’s [...]
Old Buildings are Cool
A couple bits of news related to old buildings in the Fan. First, have any of the rest of you wondered about the big (27,000sf big), old, castle-looking building (“Tudor revival mansion” is what they call it) on Monument at Davis? Well, it’s the Virginia Center for Architecture. It’s open T-F 10-5, and Sat and [...]
CMoR’s turning 28!
Celebrate the Children’s Museum’s 28th birthday tomorrow, April 4th. All sorts of activities and hoopla!
Crazy Bikes in the Fan
So, you can’t live in the Fan for long without noticing the crazy bikes. I won’t pretend to understand all about them. Some are fixed gear, I get that. Others are track bikes. Some are home-made welding jobs. Some are double-decker bikes. Some have brakes, but many don’t. Richmond’s a city, and the Fan’s an [...]
Patrick Henry Charter School Meeting Tonight
The Patrick Henry Charter School has an open meeting tonight for folks to learn the latest goings on. Meeting is 8 PM at the building at 3411 Semmes Ave. They are on pace to open in summer of 2010. The school will receive students from anywhere in the city in grades K-5. Their vision: The [...]
Woman Sexually Assaulted in her Home
Early Wednesday morning, around 3 a.m., a woman was sexually assaulted in her home in the 2400 block of Grove Avenue. The woman did not know her attackers. If you have any information, you’re asked to call Richmond Crime Stoppers: 804.780.1000
Mmm…Hummus (and live music from Ombak)
There’s not much that I want to eat right now more than hummus. I constantly think of all the great places to have hummus: NY Deli, Kitchen 64, and, of course, CousCous. What could be better than adding spiced pine nuts to the top of it? Maybe FRIED GARLIC? Anyway, enough of my drooling. I [...]
