Admittedly, I’m often late to the party. I just learned about kickstarter.com earlier this week. And then, local art student Harrison launched this kickstarter campaign–in support of his website idea: Stocky. Check out the idea: “a new collaborative environment for stock media (stocky photography, brushes, vectors, videos, audio, etc)… that encourages users to collaborate and [...]
The following comes from John Gilbody, FDA Safety Committee Chair: “The Richmond City Council passed an ordinance regulating wolf/dog hybrids this week. Specifically, the new law requires owners to build an eight foot fence with concrete base and fencing extending into the ground. The ordinance also requires a second fence around the first to protect [...]
busy weekend. . . ROBBERY (x4): 6/20/10 2:30 a.m. 1100 block of Park Avenue Four people reported being robbed at gunpoint near the above location by an unknown male. ROBBERY: 6/20/10 11:22 p.m. 1704 Park Ave. A male reported he was robbed by an unknown male with a gun. ROBBERY: 6/21/10 4:15 a.m. 1600 block [...]
This from the Fan District Association: Please note that there is a change in the placement of your Fan Parking Permit for Zones 1 & 2. The State Police require that the parking decal to be placed on the FRONT windshield, not on the back window as in prior years. Acceptable placement is on the [...]
The YWCA’s Summer Day Camp Starts June 29th. The nationally accredited Child Development Center has an exciting program for all children ages 3-12. Program runs June 29th through August 27th (7AM to 6PM) at the YWCA building at 6 North 5th Street in Downtown Richmond. Activities Include: Arts & Crafts, Swimming, Sports, Fun & Educational [...]
The Page Bond Gallery is pleased to present paintings by recent MFA recipient Lana Waldrep. On view will be large paintings from her thesis exhibition as well as smaller earlier works. Waldrep’s isolated landscapes of industrial matter, void of environmental references, liberate her audience to re-examine objects as pure form and shape. Additionally, Summer Solstice, [...]
Sorry for the late notice, folks. Tour a green home right here in Richmond’s Fan District. View a living wall, green roof, rain garden, skylights, solar tubes, solar panels and more. Watershed Architects hosts the Green Mondays event for June. If you haven’t already RSVP’d there is room for more to attend. Feel free to show [...]
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 6/10/10 – 6/11/10 10:00 p.m. – 8:30 a.m. 2600 Floyd Ave. Power and hand tools were taken from the bed of a pickup truck. THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS 6/10/10 – 6/11/10 5:30 a.m. – 1:36 p.m. 2625 W. Cary St. A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle. THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE [...]
Yesterday at approximately 8:00 p.m., Richmond Police Department officers arrested a suspect wanted for two incidents of arson that occurred Friday, June 10. Irvin W. Conway Jr., 51, of no fixed address, was arrested without incident in the 500 block of North Harrison Street. The quick arrest was due to excellent joint efforts among Department officers, [...]
The re-opening of the VMFA on Boulevard has gotten a bit of press lately from various outlets. Here are a couple of offerings coming up this summer related to the VMFA: 1. A teen class called Guerrilla Visibility, publicized with this video of a gorilla touring the museum. 2. The Summer Art Adventures program for [...]
This nugget from the latest newsletter from the Department of Planning and Development Review: The Fan District saw the largest portion of building activity in the 1st quarter with 42 building permits issued, (1.53% of properties), by the ratio of permits to properties. The whole newsletter (with the supporting data) is available as pdf here.
The Virginia Historical Society debuts a new exhibit on Saturday, June 12th, called Bizarre Bits: Oddities from the Collection. It showcases more than forty of the most unusual objects and materials in the vast VHS holdings. From the press release: “The only common tie between the items featured in this exhibition is that they are [...]
Admittedly it has dominated discussion here a bit lately, but the School Board vote on the Superintendent’s proposed regional pre-school center is tonight. In light of the ongoing exchange of views (here on this site and elsewhere, here are links to 2 recent opinions from the RTD. First, this from a concerned parent in the [...]
