archive for January, 2008
January 1, 2008
this week’s RDN calendar
open gym at Richmond Balance, VA PUNX SHOWCASE, A Party for Page (benefit for Page Wilson), Crossing the River: Manchester Before the Reform (photography), bluegrass and open mic…
January 2, 2008
A Party for Page and a good cause
The Fan District Hub has the details on Sunday’s A Party for Page, the benefit show for Page Wilson at the Canal Club:
The doors open at 2 p.m., the live music, raffles and whatnot will go on until about 10:30 p.m. This special show to benefit Page, who has given of his own time for countless causes over his 30-some years in show business, will gather and present 10 acts for a mere $20. Call (804) 643-2582 for info.
January 3, 2008
Q: where can I make copies?
A: There is a FedEx Kinko’s on the 1st floor of the Bank of America building at 1111 East Main Street that is open during the day on weekends and until 10PM during the week.
January 3, 2008
next Downtown Master Plan meeting set
A public hearing on the Downtown Master Plan will be held in front of the City Planning Commission on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 6:30pm in City Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting to share thoughts on the plan with City Planning Commission.
January 3, 2008
opening Sunday @ 1212 Gallery
A show of photography by Martin McFadden, Crossing the River: Manchester Before the Reform, with Demons, Dr. Buzzard and Incantations by Shane Booth opens this Sunday @ 1212 Gallery (12 East 12th Street, 233-9957).
January 6, 2008
another hurdle for Echo Harbor
Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Sheila Hill-Christian has asked the RRHA to reconsider the sale of two vacant lots that were earlier promised to the developer of the proposed Echo Harbor condominiums. The 2 properties, on a section of Main Street that leads to Richmond Intermediate Terminal, would be necessary for the developer to build a bridge from them over Dock Street to the project for emergency access. Hill-Christian says that the earlier agreement to sell the properties was made without knowing that Wilder and city planners opposed it. [via]
January 6, 2008
In Your Ear (2006)
In Your Ear (2006), acrylic on canvas, by John Holland.
January 7, 2008
before and after (1865/2004)
Jesse has posted a neat before&after of a shot across Shockoe towards the city.
January 8, 2008
this week’s RDN calendar
open mic @ Poe’s Pub, Immortal Avenger, 6th District Town Meeting, Cha Cha’s Cadillac, SlamRichmond’s Open Minds Open Mic, Weekend Wax Warriors, Bikes in the Bottom, bluegrass…
January 8, 2008
Sterling Row as good urban infill
Edwin Slipek Jr.’s Space Solution in this week’s issue of Style takes on Richmond’s plague of surface parking lots, calling them “unsightly and underproducing spreads of real estate are scar tissue resulting from the demolition of the city’s historic fabric throughout the years”, and lauds the Sterling Row Condominiums for the inner parking courtyard and the overall design.
January 9, 2008
changes at the First Precinct
There has been a leadership change at First Precinct. The new commander is Paul Ronca and the new Sector 111 lieutenant is James (JJ) Laino. Lieutenant Emmett William remains in place for Sector 112.
January 9, 2008
your representatives at work
From Waldo Jaquith, creator of cvillenews.com (the inspiration for this site), comes Richmond Sunlight, “a website that aggregates information about the General Assembly”. Keep an eye on what Dwight Jones, Jennifer McClellan, Henry Marsh, or any of the rest of the members of the Virginia House or Senate are up to.
January 9, 2008
Fallout on 18th; activity at Wildcats
Richmond Business & Commercial News is reporting that Fallout, an “industrial, fallout-shelter themed restaurant/bar,” has opened in the place of Bottom’s Billiards at 117 North 18th Street, and that “there is definitely something brewing” at the old Wildcats/Moondance location at 9 North 17th Street.
January 10, 2008
Princess Di, gone again…
One of the city’s most distinct and inexplicable landmarks, Ed Trask’s mural of the “sullen-faced Princess Diana” on the side of a strip joint with spotlights, has been painted over. [via]
January 10, 2008
Echo Harbor = Moonies?!?
As good as any of the made up stuff: The developers of the proposed Echo Harbor condos, USP Rocketts LLC, is “a subsidiary of a holding company spun off by the Unification Church” (ie “Moonies”). No word on any plans for massive weddings. [via]
January 11, 2008
light rail from Shockoe to Short Pump, maybe
The city is working on “a fast-paced bus service to run from Shockoe Bottom and downtown Richmond to Willow Lawn”, with plans to extend the route to Short Pump. Sheila Hill-Christian, Richmond’s chief administrative officer, said that this line will be “a precursor to light rail development, which is so strongly needed.” [via]
January 11, 2008
proposed development at Cedar and Broad
We’ve heard about a development proposed for Cedar/Broad/18th/Marshall that could be *big*. It would be mixed use, residential and commercial, to wrap around McDonald’s and use the rest of the block, and 3 to 4 stories. There will be a meeting for a special use permit Monday, January 21 at 7PM at American Tobacco Center community room, with materials on the proposed project available at the meeting. This area is in that particular cut-away corner that is *not* in the Shockoe Valley O&H district, btw.
January 12, 2008
Manchester on the James shrinks to 4 stories
Confirming what we had back in November, it is now being officially reported that Crosland has moved away from plans for a 17-story luxury condo development at the south end of the Lee Bridge and is now proposing a 4-story building that would include street-level retail.
Some residents in the South Richmond neighborhood remain concerned, saying they fear the developer’s decision to remove the term “condominium” and trim the size of units from 800 square feet to 650 square feet will make for renter and not owner-occupied residences. Plans call for up to 200 units.
