CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
Thursday Fresh MarketThu May 22 8:30 am @ 17th Street Farmers' Market
Farm fresh and homegrown straight from the region's farms to your home. Homemade and h... 4th Friday ArtwalkFri May 23 7:00 pm Celebrate the 4th Friday Art Walk at ArtWorks, Art Space, 1212 Gallery and others. Saturday Growers; Bohemian MarketSat May 24 9:00 am @ 17th Street Farmers' Market
Farm fresh and homegrown straight from the region's farms to your home. Homemade and ha... Shockoe Bottom walking tourSun May 25 2:00 pm Shockoe Bottom is Richmond’s "hot, new" entertainment and residential district but for centuries it was the center of ... Sunday Vintage MarketSun May 25 9:00 am @ 17th Street Farmers' Market
Antiques, collectibles, jewelry and fine arts and crafts. Free admission.
For more i... open mic @ Poe's PubTue May 27 8:00 pm acoustic open mic at Poe's Pub on East Main, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up is at 8:30, music starts at 9, goes until clos...
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Readings by email, IM, or phone. Visit www.orbitalempathy.com
Helping seniors downsize and move since 1998, More Than Moving For Seniors is a full-service senior move management company. We sort, pack, move, unpack, set up the new home and clear out houses. Call 232-6480 or Susan@MoreThanMovingInc.com
Need estate sale services or have items to consign? Since 1999, Susan's Selections has conducted in-home estate sales. And our shop at 8008 Staples Mill Rd is open Thurs & Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. Call 232-6480 or Roy@SusansSelections.com.
Odyssey Health Care seeks volunteers to befriend terminally ill patients & their families. No personal care. Training is provided. Call 290-4300 today. This opportunity is profoundly rewarding & may offer you as much joy as you give.
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tagged with: Rocketts
May 21, 2008
Posted by john m at 9:26pm |
March 26, 2008
Posted by john m at 1:41pm |
February 17, 2008
From the New York Times’ recently opened archive comes an account of flooding in Rockett’s, Shockoe, and Manchester before the turn of the last century:
The rush of the increased volume of water and ice from the upper James River [...] has resulted in in one of the heaviest floods ever known here. The wharves at Rockett’s, the landing place for steamers, and the streets for blocks around are under water, and the Virginia Navigation Company’s wharf has been swept away.
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Posted by john m at 6:15am |
December 26, 2007
The folks behind Rocketts Landing recently launched a community/development blog for the community/project called The Captain’s Blog featuring “the latest news and commentary about Rocketts Landing and the evolution of Richmond’s East End waterfront”.
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Posted by john m at 11:36am |
November 13, 2007
This week’s edition of richmond.com “Ask the Mayor” has a question about the city’s proposed 73-slip public marina at Intermediate Terminal. The city’s marina is slated to be paired with the The Villages at Rocketts Landing’s planned 100-slip marina, with “both managed as a single entity with one harbormaster and shared amenities such as a fueling station”.
Posted by john m at 6:03am |
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