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archive for March, 2009


March 1, 2009

James River panorama from Pipeline

March 1, 2009

slavery museum discussion heats up

Discussion on the possibility of moving the National Slavery Museum to Richmond has everyone talking! Bacon’s Rebellion has a post up arguing why “Shockoe’s a Good Spot for a Slavery Museum”.

UPDATED: The Virginian-Pilot argues the National Slavery Museum be moved to Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA.

March 1, 2009

share your snow photos!

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The snow is coming down! While you are enjoying your day off tomorrow, upload your snow photos to Flickr and tag em’ with “RVASnow”. (The community blogs had some success and a really neat result doing this during the 2008 election.)

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March 3, 2009

Slips at Rocketts Landing Marina available for lease, to open in April

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The folks at Rocketts Landing have been hard at work getting Richmond’s only private marina ready for the 2009 boating season. The marina’s first stage includes 40 slips that span the first phase of Rocketts’ waterfront and accommodate boats up to 45 feet in length. Slips are currently available for lease and are scheduled to open in April.

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March 3, 2009

ACORN wants to restore creek in Shockoe Bottom

Style Weekly has the story on an interesting idea for Shockoe Bottom: restore a creek that used to run through the neighborhood. ACORN, citing the need for more water features and restoring nature, believes that the creek would be a better alternative to the Shockoe Center project.

March 4, 2009

shockoe bottom: future transportation hub?

With a lot of discussion of the future of Shockoe Bottom, Style Weekly looks into the possibility of it becoming Richmond’s transportation hub. 

John Lewis, chief executive of the regional bus company, the GRTC Transit System, has long had his eye on a vacant train shed behind Main Street Station. He wants to rehabilitate the second, track-level floor to become a sheltered transfer center offering a one-stop hub for trains, buses and future rail or express buses – Richmond’s own little Union Station.

March 4, 2009

absolutely great Richmond snow photos!

March 4, 2009

Lumpkin’s Jail in March Smithsonian

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ACORN’s March newsletter has a pointer to the story in the March issue of Smithsonian about the dig at Lumpkin’s Jail:

From the 1830s to the Civil War, when Richmond was the largest American slave-trading hub outside of New Orleans, “the devil’s half acre,” as Lumpkin’s complex was called, sat amid a swampy cluster of tobacco warehouses, gallows and African-American cemeteries. This winter, after five months of digging, researchers uncovered the foundation of the two-and-a-half-story brick building where hundreds of people were confined and tortured. Buried under nearly 14 feet of earth, the city’s most notorious slave jail was down a hill some eight feet below the rest of Lumpkin’s complex—the lowest of the low.

March 4, 2009

Sign up now for the Cap2Cap 2009 ride

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Registration is now open for the Rocketts Landing Cap2Cap ride coming up on May 9. Quarter, half, and full-century rides starting at both Richmond and Williamsburg to support the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation.

March 5, 2009

Downtown loft tour 2009

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Venture Richmond has announced their second annual Downtown Loft Tour featuring 15 lofts and condos in Shockoe Slip, Shockoe Bottom, Jackson Ward, Manchester, Rocketts Landing, and along the Riverfront/ Canal Walk. The loft tour will be March 28 from 10AM – 5PM. Advance tickets are $20 which includes parking and transportation.

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March 6, 2009

14th St. at Dock St. closed Monday and Tuesday

S. 14th St. between Dock St. and the flood wall will be closed Monday, March 9 through Tuesday, March 10. This closure will allow crews to replace a railroad
crossing at this location.  Access to Mayo Island will be maintained
from the south end of the 14th Street Bridge.

March 7, 2009

this week in the River District

Lisa Lim Band ; Unknown Hinson with Gorgeous; Back Porch at GlobeHopper; James River Writers meet&greet; Mini Flicks & Stories; 10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party @ Sine; Busta Rhymes ; 10th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Party @ Sine; 6th District Town Meeting; Deanna Raybourn signs “Silent on the Moor”; Oregon Hill Funk All-Stars, Antero, Earthtone; Shamrock the Block 2009; Maceo Parker & DJ Williams Projekt; MORE…

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March 7, 2009

Shoot the James @ Art 6

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Shoot the James, a photographic salute to Richmond’s James River, opened last night at Art 6. The show will be up through Sunday, March 29.

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March 8, 2009

New advertising sizes and contact info

Hey folks! You might’ve noticed that we’ve got a bigger advert than before over there to the left, and that our other smaller adverts have gotten a little chubbier, too. We’ve done to this to try to bring more value to the spots for our site sponsors, and hope that it does not detract from the experience of reading/using River District News. Wanna get the word out about your event, service, or business? Advertise on this site or on the Richmond Ad Network.

March 9, 2009

found: little black book

From Craig’s List:

I found this small black moleskine notebook on 18th street last night in front of Element Lounge. There is a ton of writing in it. Some of it looks like important stuff for literary works. There are also lots of receipts in there, and one check. Tell me the name of who the check is for, and we can arrange get your book back.


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