September 8, 2010
Sure it might just be a small change, but sometimes switching up the way a table functions can really make all the difference. And our house is not a museum. Pillows and accessories are swapped out all the time, and nothing’s too precious to get relocated or edited down whenever the mood strikes. So as [...]
by Michael McPeak Following up on the September Church Hill Association Newsletter article on the Citizens Request System (CRS), I decided to use it to make two requests of the City on 23 August – one, a Priority request and the other, a regular one (anything not defined as “Priority” by the City). The Priority [...]
WHNA meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Westover Hills United Methodist Church. Any Westover Hills resident is welcome at the regular monthly WHNA board meeting.
The Asbury United Methodist Church 2010 Homecoming Street Festival will be held this coming Sunday (Sep.12) from noon-4:30PM at Asbury UMC (324 North 29th Street): The celebration is planned as a street festival where neighboring streets around N. 29th Street will be blocked off to accommodate the events including entertainment of all kinds – gospel [...]
The morning coolness is blowing in the open windows as we go into another nice day with temps in the low- to mid-80s. Skies are overcast at the moment but may clear up as the day progresses.The mountains are calling so I’m meeting a friend to picnic on…
At the end of the school day yesterday, the nurse at Southampton Elementary found a lovely beagle or beagle mix male ~7-8 maybe, wandering the halls at the school. In any case, she brought him home until they could find the owner. He’s exceptionally sweet, house trained, and gets along great with our dog, so [...]
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that the Department of Motor Vehicles will suspend acceptance of the federally-issued Employment Authorization Document (I-766) as proof of legal presence in the United States, a condition of obtaining …
Setting sun south of Independence, Virginia near the North Carolina border.
Setting sun south of Independence, Virginia near the North Carolina border.
Setting sun south of Independence, Virginia near the North Carolina border.
Tomás Lasansky: Icons and Muses on view at the University of Richmond Harnett Museum of Art, October 3 – December 5, 2010, features the work of Tomás Lasansky (American, born 1957), a contemporary artist who lives and works in Iowa City. In his paintings, prints, and drawings, he creates large, expressive, and colorful portraits of [...]
With the Fall season coming soon, neighborhood groups are thankfully recognizing the need to clean up the neighborhood. SynerGeo will be hosting a work day on Saturday, Sept. 11th at 10am. They will be having about 18 adults. They will split into two teams and one will pick up trash in Oregon Hill, and the [...]
The City of Richmond’s Office of Special Capital Projects, along with Richmond Public Schools, will present updates on the Building a Better Richmond – Schools Capital Improvement Program to construct new schools for Broad Rock Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, MLK Middle and Huguenot High on meetings at the schools through out the month. The MLK [...]
While no doubt the pundits in Virginia will be watching Scott Rigell, Robert Hurt, Morgan Griffith, and Keith Fimain, another race to look at is the County Board race in Arlington. While voters in 2010 have important national issues in mind like health care and the economy, there are an abundance of local issues in [...]
Standing in the beverage section of the Salvage Barn on Hull Street, I’m feeling pulled in too many directions. I’ve already got my sights set on two pairs of $1.50 sunglasses. Nevermind that they’re women’s. They seem unisex enough to serve my disposable purpose. What’s got me really uneasy is the newly installed wall [...]
The Gay Community Center of Richmond has signed a lease for a storefront in the Fan. The second location for…
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Judge Vaughan Walker ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional, which was celebrated by the gay community. Religious conservatives immediately cried foul, saying the…
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September 7, 2010
Interested in local government and how they are managing the county? An Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting will be Wednesday evening, September 8, at 7:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Verona. Follow signs to the public meeting room.
Labor unions have a golden opportunity to advance in this century as the protector and servant of the American worker and his family. The golden opportunity is all about gold. It’s about preserving capital and making it work rightly. As opposed to destroying capital following every failed socialist, class warfare folly of the past [...]
The greatest players in the game of platform tennis will come to Richmond October 15th-17th for the 2010 American Platform Tennis Association Premier Cup. The event will showcase the nation’s top 8 teams at The Country Club of Virginia competing for a $6,000 to $7,000 purse. Platform tennis is an American racquet sport somewhat like [...]
