West of the Boulevard

Monument Market; West Grace Street Association Yard Sale; Flight Night @ Secco; RPS School Board; Byrd Market (Oregon Hill); River Hero Homes Info Session at Ellwood Thompson; Secondary Saturday Sale; Concert: Susan Greenbaum; MORE…

Monument Market

Sat Jun 2 3:30 pm
A weekly Farmer’s Market at the corner of Monument Avenue & North Robinson Street. Saturdays, 8AM-noon. May through August.

West Grace Street Association Yard Sale

Sat Jun 2 8:00 am
Cost: $15 to have a table (you supply your own table). We will collect day of sale. Deadline to reserve a spot is May 25. There will be a vendor selling food and the Church will have a bake sale in their basement. West Grace Street kids will sell lemonade and cookies (they usually make more than the rest of us!). Contact Pam Embrey at pam.embrey@yahoo.com or 804-337-9486 for more information.

Flight Night @ Secco

Mon Jun 4 6:00 pm
Trying new things is like hitting the refresh button on our existence: it delivers us from complacency, engages our senses and forces us to question our tastes, values and, in turn, our very nature. Yet, more often than not, most of us will opt for the familiar over the unknown. Every Monday.
http://www.seccowinebar.com/2011/11/flight-night-every-monday-and-tuesday-swb/

RPS School Board

Mon Jun 4 4:30 pm
The RPS School Board meets at 4:30PM and 6PM on the first Monday of each month in Council Chamber Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall, located at 301 North Ninth Street; and at 6PM on the third Monday of each month at selected schools.

Byrd Market (Oregon Hill)

Tue Jun 5 3:30 pm
William Byrd Community House, 224 South Cherry Street
May 1 through October
Every Tuesday

River Hero Homes Info Session at Ellwood Thompson

Tue Jun 5 5:30 pm
Come learn how your home can become a RIVER HERO HOME!

Even if you can’t see the river – or any body of water – from your house, your actions still impact the health of the James River and its tributaries. You can significantly reduce the amount of stormwater, chemicals and sediment that flows into local waterways by making your home a certified River Hero Home. Go to www.jamesriverhero.org for more information.

Drinks and snacks will be served and advance registration is requested.

For more information or to reserve your spot, contact
Michelle Kokolis at 804-788-8811, ext. 204 or mkokolis@jrava.org

Secondary Saturday Sale

Sat Jun 9 11:00 am
A juried selection of art from private collections will be available for purchase. Original prints, paintings, and photographs by regional as well as national artists to be included in the sale.
glave kocen gallery. Contact Joanna at Joanna@glavekocengallery.com for questions

Concert: Susan Greenbaum

Sun Jun 10 6:00 pm
At Meadow Park. The concerts are free and will begin at 6:00 p.m. Free ice cream will be provided to all (compliments of the Fan District Association).

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Jon and Leah Nelson give Don’t Look Back some good words in their richmond.com review:

Much like the pairing of Nate’s tacos with a proven bar proprietor, Don’t Look Back’s pairing of inexpensive treats and a hip bar-scene prove a welcome combination. Equally accessible for families as it is for revelers, this new Carytown spot is quite the crowd pleaser.

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My neighbor lost 2 of his dogs in the City Stadium neighborhood yesterday. One is a Rottweiler named Bear and the other is a brown mix named Simba. Please see the photos.

I think I saw Simba at the intersection of McCloy and Maplewood yesterday around 4 pm, and there were reports of a large brown dog near John B. Cary around 7 pm last night. If you are in the area and have seen these dogs, please contact him at (804) 386- seven zero 68
He said the dogs are very friendly and might come to you if you call their names.
Any information from yesterday or going forward will help. Thank you.

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Glen Sturtevant has become the 2nd candidate for the 1st District School Board seat being vacated by Kim Bridges. Trent Park announced his candidacy a few weeks ago.

From Near West End News:

Sturtevant is an attorney with Hunton & Williams, and has served as Vice-Chair of the Richmond Public Schools Education Foundation. He resides in the Near West End with his wife, Lori, and young son, Ethan.

Glen’s stated goal is “to make Richmond Public Schools a viable and attractive alternative for all children,” and his platform includes hiring quality teachers, fixing the budget, improving school safety, developing a partnership between VCU and Albert Hill Middle School, and supporting school choice.

Glen Sturtevant for School Board
glensturtevant.com/ | Facebook

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To celebrate National Donut Day on Friday: Dixie Donuts will offer a FREE hot sugared donut with each purchase from 7am till noon. Stop by for some fresh Blanchard’s Coffee and some hot donuts!

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Leo Burke Furniture, which has operated a single location at 3108 W. Cary St., will close this summer. A going-out-of-business sale of its entire inventory, including rugs, has begun.

Burke blamed the slowing economy and changing consumer habits as reasons for closing the store.

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by Nathan Cushing

Shoppers at Ellwood Thompson’s will find a surprise today: a newly designed parking lot. The new layout was unveiled this morning to both customers and employees. “I was just over the moon,” said Becky Lakin, Marketing Director for the local grocer. “All the employees are giddy over it.”

The previous parking lot required cars to snake through a one-way, winding layout among angled parking spots. The layout frustrated many drivers, especially during peak hours. “People thought it was more difficult to navigate,” said Lakin. “In changing it, Ellwood Thompson’s acknowledges it was not ideal.”

Plans to revamp the parking lot were, in part, inspired by the store’s recent expansion into an adjacent space previously occupied by Blockbuster. Lakin said the grocer “thought this would be a good route to go.”

Contractors took two nights to transform the parking lot. Work began Sunday evening and was completed late Monday night. The lot now foregoes the one-way twisting for straight, two-way traffic and 90-degree parking spaces (the redesign of the parking lot has netted the store two additional spaces). Lakin said the lot is safer and that navigating the new lot is “completely intuitive.” In just the first morning after unveiling the new layout, Lakin said that responses have been “overwhelmingly positive” both in the store and online. “People have been coming in and pulling us aside” to compliment it.

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Monument Market; City Council Formal Meeting; Flight Night @ Secco; Byrd Market (Oregon Hill); RVA Street Art app launch; West Grace Street Association Yard Sale; MORE…

Monument Market

Sat May 26 3:30 pm
A weekly Farmer’s Market at the corner of Monument Avenue & North Robinson Street. Saturdays, 8AM-noon. May through August.

City Council Formal Meeting

Mon May 28 6:00 pm
Every 2nd and 4th Mon - Responsible for deciding official Council action, which includes discussing, adopting, rejecting, and amending laws and approving the budget. Formal meetings include a time for pubic comment and are televised live on the local PBS station and are replayed in Richmond on Government Access Channel 17, beginning at Noon and 7:00 p.m. daily.

LOCATION
Richmond Council Chambers, Richmond City Hall, 2nd floor; 900 E. Broad Street

Frequency
Typically the second and fourth Monday of each month; 6:00-8:30 p.m. (With the exception of August, when no Formal meetings are held, and holidays)

Flight Night @ Secco

Mon May 28 8:00 am
Trying new things is like hitting the refresh button on our existence: it delivers us from complacency, engages our senses and forces us to question our tastes, values and, in turn, our very nature. Yet, more often than not, most of us will opt for the familiar over the unknown. Every Monday.
http://www.seccowinebar.com/2011/11/flight-night-every-monday-and-tuesday-swb/

Byrd Market (Oregon Hill)

Tue May 29 3:30 pm
William Byrd Community House, 224 South Cherry Street
May 1 through October
Every Tuesday

RVA Street Art app launch

Thu May 31 9:00 am
Acclaimed local artist Ed Trask will be spending the day painting the 804RVA Urban Suburban, Arts in the Alley will make a visit and the 804RVA space will be open to the public for a free day of coworking (known as a “Jelly Day”) for non-members.
1657 W. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23220
http://fanofthefan.com/2012/05/rva-street-art-app-launch-will-be-a-party/
May 31, 2012 9AM-5PM

West Grace Street Association Yard Sale

Sat Jun 2 8:00 am
Cost: $15 to have a table (you supply your own table). We will collect day of sale. Deadline to reserve a spot is May 25. There will be a vendor selling food and the Church will have a bake sale in their basement. West Grace Street kids will sell lemonade and cookies (they usually make more than the rest of us!). Contact Pam Embrey at pam.embrey@yahoo.com or 804-337-9486 for more information.

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GayRVA has tried to quantify where might Richmond’s gayborhoods be located:

The data reveals three high concentrations of LGBT-friendly businesses. The first was the obvious result: Carytown. This is a local business district with business anchors like Babes. The second concentration was the Fan District, which is a generally a residential neighborhood. The final district was City Center; this area proved surpassing but intriguing for its possibilities.

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Mirror, Mirror and 21 Jump Street are next up for the Byrd.

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The committee designated John B. Cary, Summer Hill, Bellevue and either Fisher or Southampton elementary schools as being “repurposed.” That means the building could potentially be used for other reasons, like housing specialty schools or special needs children. […] Under the committee’s recommended plan, John B. Cary Elementary would dissolve, sending its students to nearby Fox Elementary.

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Have you seen my dog? His name is Woody, he is a 6 year old red miniature dachsund. He jetted out the door last night around 3 a.m. and was not wearing a collar or tags. He is not neutered, he loves to lick, and he has very stinky breath. He was last seen on Cleveland St. between Monument and Franklin.

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