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Are you going to Charles Samuels 2nd district meeting at the Hermitage tonight? I’d love to hear anything from your brief impressions to a full report. I’ve got a counseling session with the dog shrink tonight, really! Charles has been a busy beaver these last few months with the noise ordinance and the jail debate [...]
Did you finally check out The Magpie? Did you take in a show at The National? Maybe you went to the latest shebang at Gallery 5? Who wants to know? Inquiring minds what to know, well at least I want to know and share it with the Greater Jackson Ward Community. Everybody’s got [...]
You may have read my recent post re: my hanging up my community news spurs. It was sincere, but this community news thing gets under your skin though. Soon after I made the decision to walk away, I would see a new storefront or get a suggestion from a reader. I realized how much I enjoyed doing [...]
I just wanted to make my official farewell as admin of Greater Jackson Ward News. I’ve been doing this for nearly a year and a half and it has been alternatively exhausting and energizing. In that time I’ve gotten to know many business owners, residents and learned more about Jackson Ward than I thought was [...]
Hey, you might have noticed a significant slowdown in local news. It’s not that there isn’t any, but circumstances are such that I’m unable to update this site the way I prefer to, which is often as possible. This may continue a while. Consider it an August recess, or just plain recess, but I need [...]
Some stories you might have missed this past week in Greater Jackson Ward Fun and Games at Abner Clay Park Culture Clash at First Friday Fire & Safety Bulliten Aces Diner has re-opened Let’s Play Old School Ettamae’s August Menu Random Acts of Violence Reply, React, Receive … Response Marla the Cat is Missing Style [...]
Somehow I stumbled or tumbled my way onto Tumblr. Ok, it wasn’t an accident, but being a Tumblr dope, I wasn’t sure I did it right. Last I checked though it was up and running. All the content from GJWN is appearing there as well. So if you are on Tumblr, you can follow us, [...]
Only 67 more pageviews to reach 15,000 for the month, our all time high. Help put us over the top. Here are a few oldies, but goodies you might enjoy. Brush Strokes on Broad Street Sic Semper Richmondus Inside the Central National Bank An Art Deco Dorm End of Jackson You’re Fired! Scary Cemeteries (Hebrew [...]
The Ugliest House in Richmond Some stories you might have missed this past week on Greater Jackson Ward News. Gone in 6 Seconds Going Postal in Greater Jackson Ward More Brook Road News Gelato Coming to Jackson Ward Mayor to Launch National Night Out from Jackson Ward
