Friday, July 14 @ dusk
Pleasants Park
Free food: grilled hot dogs, sides, desserts and beverages
Food will be served beginning at 8:00 pm
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St. Andrew’s School Thanks Volunteers
From their FaceBook page:
St. Andrew’s School received summer rejuvenation! HandsOn Greater Richmond and Genworth had over 15 associates volunteer their time and energy on various projects that spruced up SAS. Flower boxes were filled, Legos sorted, shelves stained, and the playground world mural was repainted. Thank you for making a difference!
Crime Alert: Gun Pulled Near The Tech Exchange
From Times Dispatch article:
On Tuesday afternoon, police responded to the robbery call around 5:19 p.m. in the 800 block of West Cary Street. An employee of The Tech Exchange, Jonathan Khalili, said three men entered the store and bought items. One of the men attempted to sell the store some “useless items,” including a broken Nintendo GameCube.
After they left the store, there was an altercation between two of the three men that led to a gun being pulled, Khalili said.
The man with the gun then stole the items the other man had attempted to sell at the store.
Miles in His Shoes 7.5.17
Miles in his Shoes is a new video series produced by University Student Commons and Activities (USC&A) in order to showcase many of the premiere locations in Richmond, VA. The series is hosted by Miles Hopkins, marketing assistant for USC&A and a creative and strategic advertising senior. This series will give new students a chance to explore the city vicariously through Hopkins, a Richmond native.
Lane Closure – 2nd Street
From City DPW press release:
Lane Closure – 2nd Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public WorksWHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 13 through 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019
WHERE: 2nd Street between Spring Street and Brown’s Island Way
BACKGROUND: The parking lanes on 2nd Street between Spring Street and Brown’s Island Way will be closed to re-stripe lanes to accommodate upcoming work at the Virginia War Memorial. Parking will be eliminated in that segment of the road for the duration of the project and traffic lanes will be shifted to provide construction staging space. Please use caution and follow the road signs.
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Welcome To Legoland
Invite from Pine Street Baptist:
Join us this week for our Vacation Bibles School each night through Thursday.
Ages 4 – completed 5th grade.
Hit and Run On S. Cherry
From CommunityCrimeMap.com:
HIT AND RUN
4XX S CHERRY ST
Jul 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
Michael Folland, Medal of Honor Recipient
Excerpt:
In the military, the formerly wild Mike found “his niche,” his nephew said. Mike had a fiancée as he went off to war. He made corporal and was apparently hoping to make a career out of it when he smothered the grenade.
Nearly 45 years later, nephew Chip gets choked up talking about it. “I actually talked to one of the guys that was in the ambush . . . he gave up everything” for them.
Chip Folland’s son, Ryan Holland, joined the military and wrote to me that his great uncle “is a source of great pride for me in my own military career.
There are others who have reached out with their remembrances, including a woman whose brother went through basic training and to Vietnam with Mike Folland. People who want to you to know that Mike Folland is worth remembering.
Tom Robbins On Monroe Park
From local history buff Fred Rogers:
Tom Robbins, the well known novelist (author of several published works including “Another Roadside Attraction” and “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”) is a 1959 graduate of Richmond Professional Institute (VCU’s Monroe Park campus predecessor). During his last year at the school he served as editor and writer of the RPI student newspaper, the Proscript. His column that school year was entitled “Robbin’s Nest” and then “Walks on the Wild Side.” Robbins was concerned about the future of Monroe Park, threatened by corporate and political interests, to write about the park in the March 12, 1959 issue of the student paper. Below is an image of his column about Monroe Park. Here’s the link to the issue (download the file as a PDF):
http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/rps/id/3165/rec/444
Looking For Your ‘Real Friends’?
Found on Laurel Street. Its pretty soggy but intact with disc.
Then again, you could stream from YouTube.
