Southside Richmond

A Community Blog for Richmonders South of the James River

Free Urban Gardening Classes Coming to Broad Rock Library

It’s a unique event when free classes are offered in urban gardening, but especially when they’re happening on Southside. The upcoming Urban Agriculture Learning Series looks like it’s going to be a great series of classes since people like Duron Chavis, of the Noir Market; Lisa Taranto, founder of Tricycle Gardens; and John Lewis, of [...]

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 [...]

City of the Future comes to the Richmond Public Libraries!

Tell us what you want your library to be. The City of Richmond’s “City of the Future” project has provided funding to renovate all the Richmond Public Library branches.  The Library Board has also contributed funds to have a master plan done for the Library’s future building needs. As the Library’s consultants and architectural/engineering firm [...]