Archive for May 2009
30th Strawberry Street Festival Saturday
The 30th annual Strawberry Street Festival put on by the Fox Elementary School PTA is Saturday from 12-4:30. There will be food, art auctions, various items for sale, and, of course, lots of fun and games for the kids. As of now, the forecast calls for clearing skies in the afternoon. . .
April Crime
The Sector 313 report has been released. The full pdf is here. The major news in the report is a huge increase in theft from motor vehicle (previously noted here). Oh, and also, the Party Patrol is in full effect, busting up a party in the 2200 block of Floyd. Sergeant Waite was working “Party [...]
Samuels says Fire-Fighter Flyers Misleading
Fan Area City Council Rep, Charles Samuels, has issued a statement calling flyers being distributed by Richmond City Firefighters in the Fan (and other parts of the city) ‘misleading.’ The whole thing reads kinda ‘lawyerly’ to me (but I guess it should since Samuels is a lawyer): The Richmond Firefighters Union is passing out flyers [...]
Sustainable is the New Black
Okay, so I stole the post title from a t-shirt I saw at the James River Market Saturday morning, but it seems to fit the ethos of All-Star Market and Deli, too. I must confess, we haven’t tried out All-Star (at 111 N. Lombardy St.) yet, despite walking past pretty often (and admiring their sweet [...]
Water Main Cleaning Next Week
The Department of Public Utilities announces that certain streets in the Fan will have their water mains cleaned Monday and Tuesday of next week. The following streets between Cary Street and Grove Avenue will be closed intermittently during this process: Harvey, Vine, Lombardy and Plum. Minimal traffic interruption is anticipated, but motorists are encouraged to [...]
Much-loved Tree Stolen!
A potted plumeria tree was stolen from a home near Harrison and Grove. Seriously, we’re stealing trees now? Please email bilog3@gmail.com if you see it. It has sentimental value to us since we grew it from a 5 inch stick.
Bye Bye BP?
I picked this up from Richmond BizSense. There’s talk of bringing a mixed use project to the intersection of Meadow and Cary Streets. Currently a BP gas station occupies that corner, but Ed Eck (whose Eck Enterprises seems to own most all of Main and Cary Streets from Harrison to Meadow) has been pushing for [...]
