So we learned a while ago about Verbena’s closure and the new Fan House opening in its place. Here’s Style Weekly’s take: Fan House You can tell it’s a different place even from the outside. What was Verbena, at Floyd and Robinson, is now Fan House, the brainchild of director, musician and entrepreneur Sunny Zhao. The [...]
If you are concerned about the homeless population of Richmond, you might consider attending Hands Across Richmond. From the event coordinator: On March 20th from 9AM-2PM, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (1627 Monument Ave.) will host a conference designed to inform concerned members of our community about the plight of homelessness in the Richmond region and [...]
Historic Garden Week in Richmond will feature walking tours of several fan area gardens. The tour is scheduled for Thursday, April 22nd, from 10 AM – 4:30 PM. Tickets will be available at all the featured properties. Lunch is available through St. James Episcopal Church. See the website for full details. 1402 PARK AVENUE. This [...]
On Tuesday, March 23rd the FDA presents a lecture tracing the progression of the Palladian window from its ancient first floor beginnings to the tops of Fan homes. The lecture will take place at 6:30 PM at Fox School. The hour long lecture features two VCU professors: Charles Brownell, Professor of Art history at VCU, will take the [...]
The following is from a Richmond Police Department release: On Sunday night in the Fan area, Sector 313 Officers Daniel Dixon and Matthew Sacksteder responded to a residence in the 2900 block of Idlewood Avenue after receiving a complaint for the smell of marijuana. After receiving permission to enter the residence, the officers saw several narcotic-related items. [...]
The Fan District Association invites all FDA members, neighbors, and friends to the best membership “Thank You” party in town: the “Hat & Tie” Encore Party Hosted at the VCU Commonwealth Ballroom (907 Floyd Avenue in the VCU Student Commons Building, 2nd floor) on Saturday, March 20th, 2010. The event will start at 7:30 pm and conclude [...]
Councilman Charles R. Samuels, North Central 2nd District, Richmond City Council, holds individual meetings in the North Central 2nd District throughout the year that include information on his goals and accomplishments; a topical agenda of current interest; and, special guests. The meetings are free and all North Central 2nd District citizens are invited and encouraged [...]
UPDATE: The water main transmission work on The Boulevard between Kensington and Grove scheduled for this weekend, which would have shut down the southbound lanes, has been postponed until March 12-14. Detours will be marked. This from the Department of Public Utilities: Beginning Fri. March 5 at 7:00 p.m. through Sun. March 7, 2010 at [...]
