From email announcement:
Shop for a Reason
William Byrd night at Rumors BoutiqueTuesday, March 18, 4pm – 7pm
Tuesday, March 18 is William Byrd night at Rumors Boutique.
Rumors will donate 20% of sales on purchases made between 4pm and 7pm to
William Byrd Community House as part of their Shop for a Reason program.
Come out and shop and help Rumors and William Byrd
give back to our wonderful Richmond community.Rumors Boutique
723 West Broad Street
804/644-2020
www.rumorsrva.com
Photo taken last week…
From ‘City watchdog’ C.Wayne Taylor:
To: News Media
1. “Tredegar Green” is the The City of Richmond Riverfront Plan designation for the land just west of Tredegar Iron Works.
2. George Washington’s historic canal runs across the center of Tredegar Green.
3. Venture Richmond is preparing to destroy George Washington’s historic canal.
4. Venture Richmond has a grading plan pending before the city Planning Commission.
5. Venture Richmond revised its plan to dodge Department of Historic Resources review.
6. The revised plan was submitted to the city of Richmond Friday.
7. The revised plan was forwarded to the planning commission after 5pm Friday.
8. The planning commission meets on Monday at 1pm to consider the plan.
9. The public has not been officially notified of the revised plan.
While Venture Richmond may have the legal right to destroy George Washington’s historic canal, such action is contrary to the purposes of Venture Richmond. Venture Richmond is a nonprofit corporation established for the good of downtown Richmond.
Venture Richmond receives substantial financial support from the city of Richmond. Mayor Jones is the President of Venture Richmond. His administration submitted the application to the planning commission to destroy the canal.
USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships
May 2-4 – Richmond, VA
The course includes Lee Bridge.
Photo from planning session.
From Mojo’s Instagram page:
Order any cheesesteak at Mojos during any A10 Tournament game and get automatically upgraded to a “tournament size” for free! That’s 12 inches! Pictured here: our Philly of the week “The Mighty Ram” Come down and check it out. Available for takeout and delivery also.
From email message from Hollywood Cemetery management:
I wanted to make you aware of a ceremony we are having on Saturday, March 15, at 10:00 am to about 11:00 am. There will be cannon fire , about 10:30 am is what I am told.
Thanks for getting the word out to the neighborhood.
From St. Andrew’s School FaceBook page:
St. Andrew’s participated in the Virginia statewide tornado drill this morning. CBS6 came out to do a segment on our participation. Look for us at noon and during the evening news shows! We’re so proud of our students who did a stellar job during the drill.
From Richmond Police Department:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
3/10/14 12:05 a.m. – 7:05 a.m.
100 block of South Cherry Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole a laptop and iPad.
Keeping up with our local government:
The City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 10:00 am to receive a presentation on the Mayor’s Capital Improvement Plan for FY15-FY19. Although some neighbors wanted to speak at the meeting in support of Councilman Parker Agelasto’s CIP budget request for rewatering the James River and Kanawha Canal, there is no public hearing at this meeting and the public will not be allowed to speak. The full budget is referred to Council and its committees. Once that occurs, public hearings with time for public comment will be scheduled both at the committee level and the full Council level.
Also,
A request for bids is in the Classified legal section of today’s Times Dispatch newspaper for the Monroe Park lease. A term of 30 years is advertised. Bids to be received by 5:00 pm on Monday March 24 and presented to City Council at 6:00 pm on March 24.
From email announcement:
SAVE THE DATE
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014
7PM – 10PMat Historic Tredegar
Fifth annual BYRD HOUSE BASH
to benefit William Byrd Community House
From the FaceBook event page:
Please join us for the 5th annual Byrd House Bash! Enjoy a night of good old southern hospitality, featuring a silent and live auction, live music, samplings from local restaurants, local craft beers, a wine tasting from Barboursville Vineyards, and much more!
Byrd House Bash 2014 is brought to you by the William Byrd Community House Associate Board. All proceeds to benefit William Byrd Community House.