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Armed Robbery on Charity

From today’s Daily Crime Report ROBBERY 5/12/12 11:10 p.m. 100 block of West Charity Street A male reported he was robbed at gunpoint by three unknown males. PURSE SNATCHING 5/12/12 7:30 a.m. 100 block of St. James Street A woman reported two unknown males stole her purse. BURGLARY 5/12/12 – 5/13/12 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 [...]

HJWA Meeting Tomorrow

The Historic Jackson Ward Association will hold its monthly meeting this Tuesday, May 15th at 6:00 p.m. As usual, we will meet at Club 533, 700 N. 3rd Street (corner of 3rd and Jackson Streets). Parking is available in the fenced lot behind the building. Please do not park in the paved lot beside the [...]

June Graduation Schedule for the Siegal Center

Be prepared for lots of traffic and lots of pedestrians.   6/5/2012      3:00 PM      St. Gertrude High School                           6/6/2012      8:00 AM      (*) Chesterfield County Schools                   6/7/2012     [...]

The Angel of Shockoe Hill

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Ettamae’s is Out, The Black Sheep is In

There’s good and sad restaurant news today.  First the sad. Ettamaes, one of Jackson Ward’s most creative and  highly regarded restaurants will be closing its doors.  From RVANews: In some surprising news, Ettamae’s Cafe, the adorable restaurant in Jackson Ward next to the Hippodrome, will be closing its doors on Monday, May 14th. The restaurant got [...]

Who Do Voodoo?

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The Mother of All Traffic Jams

The mother of all traffic jams is coming to Richmond on Saturday when the RPD closes Broad Street from Belvidere to Lombardy for the presidential visit. I haven’t heard how they are going to handle parking yet. I’ll post any updates I receive. On the slim chance I go I’ll take plenty of pictures. Send [...]

The Great Big Book Sale is Back

Friends Spring Book Sale offering thousands of great hardbacks, paperbacks, CDs, DVDs and more, cheap! Friday: 10-12 for Members; 12-5, and 7-9 for public! Saturday: 10:00-4:00

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Shockoe Hill Cemetery Tours Start Saturday

The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery 2012 Spring/Summer Tour Schedule! Join the Friends for one or more of a special series of Sunday Cemetery tours. Each will cover the Cemetery’s unique history and heritage, with additional insights into prominent women of Richmond, notorious Civil War Unionists, immigrant stories, and more.  (see schedule after the break) [...]

Center City Walks

The History Center is pleased to partner with Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau to present a walking tour of E. Broad and Grace streets in downtown Richmond, including the CenterStage complex, the National, the Virginia State Capitol and the former Miller & Rhoads building, now converted into a hotel and condominiums. Meet at the [...]

Today’s Police Report – 2 Aggravated Assaults

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 5/1/12 10:00 p.m. 100 block of West Broad Street A male reported he was assaulted by a known male. An arrest was made. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 5/2/12 2:48 a.m. 900 block of St. John Street A male reported he was assaulted by a known male. An arrest was made.

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1st Friday @ Main

There’s a big lineup at the Richmond Public Library coming up this Friday Why Children’s Books” exhibit is on display Paintings of River and Country Scenes” by Tappahannock artist Ann Eubank. The Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale will be open on Friday night from 7 to 9 pm Richmond Writers Series with Connie Lapallo 7 – [...]

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