Richmond Department of Public Utilities has issued a warning of construction related to sewer line repair for W. Franklin Street between Laurel and Monroe beginning tomorrow and lasting 2 weeks.
Beginning Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:30 a.m., subcontractors working for the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will be performing sewer pipe installation work under Franklin Street from Laurel Street to Monroe Street. The nature of the work will necessitate work hours extending into the evening, as the lining is an uninterruptible operation that once started must be completed each day. Construction is expected to take two weeks.
Tess (eloquent as ever) has posted a bathroom review of 821 Cafe over at RVANews.
The folks at 821 have taken the graffiti conundrum and made it fun, providing chalkboard walls and chalk so that bathroom defacers can have their (very non-permanent) excitement.
Jenny, the owner of Fleur, has posted on her blog (okay, 2 weeks ago–I’m not the fastest in the world) that the retail shop at 119 N. Robinson will be closing by June 30th. The business continues, but the storefront will close.
It seems that the business side of a fabric store was just a bit much.
I have learned though this last crazy year that my passion truly is creating, I need to create to be happy healthy and alive, while the store gave me an opportunity to do this, the ‘extras’ involved in running a retail business steered me away from my passion.
Various outlets–from Twitter (‘Hi Twitters’) to the RTD–are reporting a confirmed case of swine flu (H1N1) at Fox Elementary.
“The student remains out of school and is doing well,” Felicia Cosby, a spokeswoman with the Richmond public schools, said today
The Page Bond Gallery–at 1625 W. Main Street–is pleased to present Strides, a group exhibition of select second year MFA candidates in the Painting and Printmaking programs at Virginia Commonwealth University and Yale University. Artists include Josh Bonnett, Kate Kisicki, Erik Gonzalez, and Lana Waldrep. Additionally, the gallery announces the debut of Idaho, new paintings and drawn collages by Megan Murphy.
The Exhibition runs until June 27th.
The May report on crime for sector 313 has been posted by the Richmond PD. It always makes for good reading–offering reminders to secure your vehicles, hide valuables out of sight, be vigilant for suspicious activity especially after dark.
But it also contains gems of police activity like this:
Officers Morley and McGovern responded to the 2700 block of W. Grace Street reference a complaint of illegal drugs being stored inside an apartment. The officers made contact with the tenant and while talking to him they smelled a strong odor of marijuana. The officers told the tenant they had received a drug complaint and the tenant allowed the officers to search the apartment. During their search the officers found over ½ pound of marijuana hidden inside a closet. As a result the tenant was charged with a drug felony and the marijuana was seized.
Talk about a ‘closet drug problem.’ Hey-o.
So, here’s what we’ll do about lost or found dogs. We’ll list them all in this single post and allow any of our readers to post comments describing lost of found dogs. If our designer can get it together, we’ll even create a permanent link on the side.
Thanks for watching out for other people’s ‘family members.’
The new Chipotle restaurant at W. Grace and Laurel Streets opens on Thursday. It will add to the menagerie in town attempting to meet RVA’s insatiable appetite for Tex-Mex. Here’s an article with some details about the opening. And here’s a link from oregonhill.net that explains a pre-opening fundraiser on Wednesday night that benefits the William Byrd Community House (see flyer below).
A couple things worth noting:
- This is Richmond’s 7th Chipotle
- Chipotle maintains a commitment to ‘some’ local food at all restaurants and this store will get its green bell peppers from a Colonial Beach farm.
RVA Magazine has a nice little piece on cheap vegetarian/vegan dining options in Richmond. And most of the options just happen to be in (or near) the Fan–821 Cafe, Panda Veg, Harrison St. Coffee, Ipanema, Cary St. Cafe all make the list. The article is motivated by anticipation of the Richmond Vegetarian Festival:
the 2009 Richmond Vegetarian Festival is coming up so soon on June 20, at Bryan Park. For more info on that and a list of other vegetarian dining options in RVA check out the Richmond Vegetarian Society website at www.vegetarianrichmond.org.
It gets us thinking, what gets your vote for best vegetarian/vegan food in RVA?
Wednesday evening a group of about 35 folks gathered in Paradise Park to discuss the future of the park. Those gathered represented a veritable cross section of Fan life, young and old. At the meeting Donna Joyce–current President of Friends of Paradise Park–gave a quick history of the Park and then solicited input from the residents who showed up. A few tidbits:
- The park was built in 1973 based on a design by noted landscape architect Carlton Abbot. It is a classic example of the Modern style.
- The park is named for the tree in the center of the park–Paradise Tree.
- The city owns the park but apparently lacks the resources to do any maintenance beyond emptying trash cans and painting over graffiti.
Various ideas for increased use of the park were discussed; everything from an annual yard sale to raise funds for the park to regular music shows to movies shown in the park.
All of this got us thinking, what would you like to see Paradise Park used for?
Paradise Tree
