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Shockoe News 2012-02-27 10:20:24

Richard.H — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:20:24 +0000

From City of Richmond Twitter @CityRichmondVA Dock St between 18th St and 22nd St will be closed TODAY until 4pm during removal and replacement of CSX ties on the overhead trestle.

Owner of Tarrant’s will open Tarrantino

paul_h — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:15:17 +0000

In the current edition of Style, Deveron Timberlake reports that Tarrant’s owner Ted Santerella will open a new restaurant, Tarrantino’s, at 305 Brook Road. Nicknamed “Tino’s”, the restaurant will feature “fresh seaf...

Idlewood Barbershop on Ebay

jasonguard — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:08:22 +0000

Okay. You can’t actually buy the barbershop on auction for $0.99 with free shipping, but $625/mo ain’t bad. From Twitter: @Ricks4Rent BARBERSHOP NEAR BYRD PARK AVAILABLE on eBay Classifieds Richmond ebayc.us/17323163 #eBayClassifieds Does t...

“Samantha’s World” at Maymont

john m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:10:38 +0000

“Samantha’s World” at Maymont: In this edition of Behind the Scenes, we visited with Nancy Lowden, Manager of Historical Programs at Maymont Foundations, and some of the participants at Maymont’s very popular event, “Samatha’s World” for young ladies, based on the American Girl doll. Victorian ladies help the girls explore the historic gardens, practice manners, [...]

Foreclosure on Stuart Avenue

john m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:20:49 +0000

A Richmond BizSense look at recent foreclosures in the region lists 22 in Richmond and 1 in the area: 2016 Stuart Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220 Execution of a certain deed of trust-original principal amount: $301,689 Borrower: David Feibish and Pamela...

Foreclosures on 26th, 27th, 35th, Venable, and Oakwood

john_m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:19:23 +0000

A Richmond BizSense look at recent foreclosures in the region lists 22 in Richmond and 5 in the area: 906 N 26th Street, Richmond, VA 23223 Execution of a certain deed of trust-original principal amount: $147,784 Foreclosure date: March 2, 2012 11:30 a.m. Trustee: Evans & Bryant 515 North 27th Street, Richmond, VA 23223 Execution [...]

Church Hill Secret Garden Symphony Tour announced for April

john_m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:05:21 +0000

The Church Hill Association and the Richmond Symphony will be hosting The Church Hill Secret Garden Symphony Tour on Sunday, April 22: The Richmond Symphony’s chamber ensembles perform in eight picturesque locations throughout the St. John’s Historic District, as well as tours of historic homes and gardens. Ticket price includes Cooper Vineyards wines, and cheese [...]

Shootings on Coalter, Redd Streets

john_m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:58:49 +0000

A man was sent to the hospital after being shot on 1300 block of Coalter Street at the Fairhills Apartments at around 2PM Sunday. A 17-year-old was injured in a shooting on Friday evening a few blocks away on the 1900 block of Redd Street in Mosby Court. Want some lively reading? Follow out the [...]

A Grave Finally Gets a Stone

paul_h — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:14:35 +0000

82 years, 2 months and 23 days after his death John Mitchell Jr's grave finally got a stone worthy of his name. In every way, shape and form, this is a long overdue step in recognizing one of the most remarkable figures in Jackson Ward's history.

New website for the Church Hill Association

john_m — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:34:29 +0000

The long-awaited new website for the Church Hill Association went live recently and is a great introduction to the St. John’s Historic District. The CHA is also on Facebook.

Stretch of trees on Grayland slated for removal

john m — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:56:40 +0000

A reader Jason has a question about a block of trees: All of the trees surrounding Dominion on Grayland Ave and Stafford are scheduled to be cut down even though I remember them being healthy last year. The city’s February 2012 Tree Removal List (PDF) indicates that the 9 trees are being removed on the [...]

Siren the Husky is missing found

Jennifer C. — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:56:52 +0000

If anyone finds this dog please call me at [removed since she's home]. Her name is Siren and she got out of her gate. She is a small husky and is very nice. Please Help! She’s missing from the 4200blk of New Kent Ave as of about an hour ago.

Kawaii

Scott — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:40:56 +0000

From Craigslist ad: Hi, I am selling my Kawaii Digital Piano 2000. It is a great 88 key digital piano with weighted action. It includes a few piano, electric piano, vibraphone, and harpsichord sounds. It also has built in reverb and tremolo. The piano has 100w speakers built in to the stand that sound great, [...]

Baker Public School

paul_h — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:17:29 +0000

The address on the building says 100 W. Baker Street, but it is actually located at St. Paul and West Charity just east of Gilpin Court. Below is a detailed history from the RPS website. (Hat tip to Bert Berlin) “Named for the adjacent street which, ...

Mummy dog and ancient toilets

john_m — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:15:47 +0000

A peak into a hidden space at Oakwood Cemetery via Huckleberry Phinn: The full story; I found this door like this, someone sledgehammered it. Inside were the antique toilets and saloon style door, which I wanted but did not take. Next to the toilet on the left I found the dog buried in the leaves, [...]

Half priced raft trip with Riverside Outfitters

Richard.H — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:09:24 +0000

Click the image or here to purchase.

Pancakes!

john_m — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:03:50 +0000

Microglia! has posted some great photos from Central Montessori’s pancake breakfast fundraiser. Remember folks – if you’ve got an event in the neighborhood, add it to the calendar!

Coffee & Tea with the superintendent

Ross Catrow — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000

Join Dr. Yvonne Brandon for a series of “intimate conversations and updates” concerning Richmond Public Schools. Dr. Brandon is doing a bunch of these around Richmond, and will come to Henderson Middle on Tuesday (February 28th) at 3pm. I&#...

Fancy Flea Sunday

Scott — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:31:39 +0000

From Craigslist ad: *** YARD SALE *** Sunday Feb. 26 11am-4:30pm Corner of S. Pine St. & Idlewood Ave. (outdoors) (On the lawn next to Fine Foods Market) Many Many Record Albums (several thousand) -25 cents & up CDs (really nice titles) DVDs Collectible Printed Matter - Books, Magazines, Photos from the 50s 60s & [...]

Bikes, Chickens, and Fun

Scott — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:09:35 +0000

Hope everyone enjoyed this windy Saturday. Soviet? bike rally in Holly Street Playground: Chicken hypnosis at William Byrd Community House: Decorated cd-r found on Laurel Street:

Got info on a DUI red Jeep with a black top?

john m — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:32:27 +0000

some drunk person in a Red Jeep with a black top went the wrong way down a one way street at midnight last night and smashed into my car, putting it on the curb and ruining my front end/passenger side. does ANYONE have ANY idea of who could have done this? I’ve filed a police [...]

2nd Street Connector At City Council Monday

Scott — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:27:54 +0000

Well, here we go. It will be interesting to see which riverfront vision Council sides with… Richmond City Council INFORMAL SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL – SECOND FLOOR As of 2/23/2012 Monday, February 27, 2012 3:00 P.M. III. 2ND ST. CONNECTOR – JENNIE WELLIVER, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER See previous 2n Street Connector posts here, here, [...]

Pescados Art 180 Benefit Monday

Scott — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:42:15 +0000

I mentioned it before, but it was requested that I do it again: Pescados China Street (that’s the Oregon Hill location) is showing a little love themselves and donating a percentage of sales to ART 180, a local non profit that provides after-school programs in creative expression to children living in challenging circumstances, giving them [...]

Confederates retake Monument Avenue for Heritage Rally 2012

john m — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:52:22 +0000

It is this: Confederate Heritage Rally 2012: All roads lead to Richmond! The 2012 Heritage Rally will take place in Richmond, Va where the permanent government of the Confederate States of America established its capitol and formed its government. The day they chose for this was February 22nd, the birthday of the man who was [...]

Get Petra-fied

paul_h — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:54:21 +0000

The Vicarious Traveler Series continues today at the Main Richmond Public Library at 101 E Franklin Street today. This time they are going to Jordan. There’s a lot of other activities going on today. Do Your Own Taxes Online for FREE – Me...

We got your fried chicken right here.

paul_h — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:40:56 +0000

Richmond dot Com is holding another Besties contest, this time for the best fried chicken. Greater Jackson Ward is front and center with three nominees. Lee’s Famous Recipe Fried Chicken Everybody is always talking about how Lee’s Famous hand-bre...

$10 gets you $20 at Ronnie’s Ribs

Richard.H — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:54:12 +0000

Ouch, Metro Modern.

jasonguard — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:40:31 +0000

Neighborhood cleaning action today @ 2PM

john m — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:37:18 +0000

@green_unity: Who’s up for a little neighborhood cleaning action in the Fan @ U-Block? Meet us @ 2pm at Mojo’s (733 W Cary)!

Found – A cute brown pup – Downtown

paul_h — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:59:37 +0000

Date: 2012-02-25, 12:45AM EST Reply to: twtfd-2869688192@comm.craigslist.org Wow, does this pup have a lot of energy or what?! Haha, I’m having fun watching her play with my two large dogs. She’s doing very well with them, and clear...