From SynerGeo’s blog:
The next Community Dinner at SynerGeo will be this coming Monday, July 19th, at 6pm. Just show up at 349 S. Laurel St. with a dish to share, and have a great time meeting neighbors and eating too much.
One of our neighborhood nonprofits is in need of a plumber who is reasonable in price. Does anyone
have a local recommendation?
Still dreaming those dreams.
Keep in mind that the high speed rail now being bandied about would skip downtown Richmond altogether. Former City Council member Bill Pantele noticed.
Here’s a recent announcement:
Dear Supporters,
The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor Tier 2 DEIS for the portion from Richmond to Raleigh has been released and 8 public hearings have been scheduled along the corridor. To find our joint talking points, go to www.VHSR.com/SEHSRT2EIS
The full study can be found at, http://www.sehsr.org/deis/deis.html, along with a link to submit electronic public comments. All public comments are due by August 30th. The dates and locations of the public hearings are copied below, and all hearings begin at 7:00 pm with a public viewing beginning at 5:00 pm.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Greater Richmond, VA
Virginia DMV Cafeteria
2300 W. Broad Street, 1st floor
Richmond, VA 23269
The Richmond Times Dispatch has a report about a drowning that took place earlier this evening.
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate a woman whose body was pulled out of the James River this evening near the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar.
Richmond Police Capt. David L. Martin confirmed that the woman, who he said appeared to be in her mid-40s, did not survive after being pulled from the river.
He said an emergency call came in at 6:57 p.m., rescuers recovered her body at 7:27 p.m. and then tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her.
Witness Logan Bryan, 16, said she saw the woman in distress next to an island offshore. Bryan said she saw the woman’s hands waving then drop below the surface of the water and not reappear.
It must have been hot work, but Belvidere Street was repaved earlier today.
Hopefully this means safer and smoother driving.
Community Movie Night
Friday, July 9 at Dark
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Pleasants Park – Refreshments Served
The Richmond Times Dispatch has an article in today’s edition that suggests the new portion of the Virginia War Memorial will open in September.
Dedicated in 1956, the war memorial was strategically placed along U.S. 1 so that anyone passing through Richmond would see it. When the education center opens in September, thousands more will be stopping year-round to not only honor Virginia’s veterans, but also to learn from and interactively experience the stories of World War II through the Persian Gulf War.
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Included in the additional 17,300 square feet of space will be an 800-seat amphitheater, 200and 75-seat auditoriums, a 200-seat classroom, a research library, a conference room, a gift shop and numerous exhibits throughout the halls.School groups and other visitors will be able to enjoy tours that include the memorial’s documentary series, “Virginians at War.” Jon Hatfield, the executive director of the war memorial, said he is especially excited about the 16-minute film to be shown in the larger auditorium. One segment will include artificial snow in the auditorium to simulate harsh winters of the Korean War.
“Somebody said to me, ‘Isn’t that a little bit too much Hollywood?’ I said, ‘No'” Hatfield said. “If it causes one child or one person to want to come to the memorial and we can get them here and teach them about the sacrifice of Virginians and all Americans so that we have the freedoms that we have, I’d say it’s just exactly the right amount of Hollywood.”
Earlier today, a vehicle hit a bicyclist at or near the corner of S. 4th Street and Canal. I do not have much info on the accident, other than to say I saw the reporting go past on the City’s Current Incident site. It said that the bicyclist was bleeding from the mouth.
The location is not in the neighborhood, but since this falls in nearby downtown in a sort of grey area where I do not know of any current community blog coverage, I figured I would bring some attention to it here. I do not know who is at fault, but it concerns me nonetheless. Hopefully, the Mayor’s new committee on pedestrian and bicycles will eventually weigh in on possibly how to prevent. Ride/drive safe, the life you save maybe your own.
This past week Pescados opened its doors for business at the corner of S. Pine Street and China Street, which previously hosted the Hollywood Grill and before that, the Chuck Wagon. With the help of contractor Bob WIndsor, the venue has been renovated and freshened with bright colors and murals.
This is in addition to their Midlothian Turnpike restaurant.
Known for their ‘Latin/Caribbean Inspired Seafood”, Pescado’s will certainly add another flavor to Pine Street, already famous for Mamma Zu’s.
Because of its relatively small size, you may want to call ahead if you plan to eat there to check on table availability- 804.644.FISH