Richmond Police Department to Kickoff National Night Out at Target on Forest Hill
Thanks to Ms. Dionne Waugh from the Richmond Police Department for keeping us informed! The Richmond Police Department and Target will start the kick off for National Night Out 2009 tomorrow! [August 1] Target will be hosting the city’s kickoff celebration for National Night Out tomorrow and everyone is invited to attend noon to 4 [...]
George Wythe Alumni Association to Host a Picnic at Forest Hill Park
Robin Mines of the George Wythe Alumni Association has passed us the following information: Old Dogs, New Dogs, and Hot Dogs in the Park A Day for Bulldogs in the Park When: Sunday, August 16, 2009 3:00 p.m. Where: Forest Hill Park Shelter #2 What: Free food and fun! Meet Richmond Public Schools administrators, alumni, [...]
Grand “Street Party” Finale at the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library!
The Richmond Public Library is ending its Summer Reading Program with a Street Party! On August 1st, you can get down to music played by the Richmond Jazz Society and the FLT Steel Pan Orchestra, see a play, make crafts, listen to a storyteller, meet author Erica Kirov, and participate in many other activities including [...]
Mayor Jones to Host Town Hall Meeting Tonight!
Come to Southside Plaza Social Services building tonight and meet Mayor Dwight Jones in addition to many other representatives from city hall as well as other agencies. You can even meet your’s truly! As the Southside has been often referred to as the under-examined portion of the city, it is great to have Mayor Jones [...]
Grupo Fantasma Returns to Richmond, This Time at Southside’s Plaza Bowl
Southside Icon Plaza Bowl is gearing up for a great line up this week! Have you been to the Bowl of late? What a crazy but perfect combination of Duck Pin Bowling and Live Music. Wednesday, July 29 - 8:00 PM Grupo Fantasma – You danced to them at last year’s Richmond Folk Festival, now check [...]
A Greenway for Southside Richmond
Partnership for Smarter Growth Presentation on Potential “Rails to Trails” Program
The forthcoming 9th District Community Meeting will feature a special presentation on an exciting potential project to transform the old CSX railroad corridor into an urban trail for Southside Richmond. (The 2.3 mile corridor currently runs from George Wythe High School, beside Reedy Creek, behind the new GRTC headquarters, to McGuire Hospital.) Join us on [...]
Mayor Dwight Jones to Hold “Town Hall” Meeting at Southside Plaza
This press release just came in: Mayor Dwight Jones invites residents to the initial Town Hall Meeting at Southside Plaza with the emphasis of the event being “Bringing City Hall to the Community.”
Police Chief Norwood Will Have a Community Walk through Bellmeade Tonight
Richmond Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood and his Command Staff will walk through and visit with residents and business owners on the Southside this evening. The walk through will start at 7 p.m. today on Chambers Street, between Bowen and Minefee, just south of Hillside Court, in the Bellemeade neighborhood. Leaders from the Richmond Police [...]
9th District Roundtable Meeting Tonight
Community activist Alma Moore will be hosting her monthly 9th District Roundtable meeting tonight (7/14/09) at the Southside Plaza’s Social Services center located at 4100 Hull Street at 6:00 p.m. sharp. The meeting will cover topics such as community development, crime control, etc. Hope to see you there!
Councilwoman Ellen Robertson’s 6th District Meeting will host School Board Member Chandra Smith and Dr. Yvonne Brandon to Discuss School Budget
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson of the “Gateway” 6th District, who holds a constituent meeting on the second Saturday of each month (7/11/09), will have the following agenda: Chandra Smith, Member, Richmond Public Schools Board, Gateway 6th District, and Board Chairman, and Yvonne Brandon, Superintendent, Richmond Public Schools to discuss and answer questions on the following [...]
Financial Seminars Offered at Hull Street Library
Virginia Credit Union will offer two free seminars on money matters at the Hull Street Library, 1400 Hull Street Road, in Richmond, July 22 and 23. * A seminar, “Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft,” will be held on July 22 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The seminar offers practical steps to minimize risk and [...]