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 [...]
via Richmond BizSense: Another eyesore along the West Broad Street corridor near Virginia Commonwealth University might soon get a little sprucing up. Local general contractor and developer City & Guilds filed a special use permit for 1322 W. Broad St., near the intersection of Broad and Bowe, for a four-story apartment building with retail space [...]
There/Here has this great account of a piece of Richmond’s crumbling history. All things considered, the brothel space is in fair condition, and the third floor is even better, with a small stage as the only remnant of its brothel days. A series of arches, original floor/ceiling materials, and an abundance of natural light have [...]
The Minima {List} tells the world something we already know: On the corner of Monroe Street and West Broad lives one of the best sandwich shops in the city. A small and modest produce market and deli, Nick’s International Food Market has been a staple of Broad Street for decades. See what else they have to say about our favorite delicatessen.
The RTD reports that Tuesday’s aggravated assault on Broad Street was a random and unprovoked attack on a 69 year old man by three “middle school” youths. Here are the details from the RTD website: Violent-crimes detectives were searching Wednesday for three juvenile males believed to have been responsible for beating and injuring a 69-year-old [...]
Chris Dovi authored a broad (pun not intentded) background piece on the downtown arts district debate in the month’s Richmond Magazine. It’s a typical Richmond story of not being able to get both feet moving in the same direction. Richmond again seems close to recognizing the cultural beacon that continues to transform Broad Street downtown. But leave [...]
The New Fish Market at 2nd and Broad, mostly known for fried lake trout and chicken wings has gone upscale, sort of. They are now stocking prepared sushi in their refrigerator case. I had a very tasty selection with shrimp, krab and avacado for $4.99 and am feeling no worse for wear this morning. The [...]
From Here/There: Walter Parks, Architect, a firm just around the corner, is renovating 205-207 to house new offices. Keeping the parcels adjoined, Parks’ team is reinterpreting the stone-cold 1960s renovation to enhance street-level connectivity with more transparency. On the first floor in the program, Parks is collaborating with Interior Design professor and architect Camden Whitehead, [...]
Serial Yarn Bomber, Knitorious M.E.G. has struck again, this time at the corner of Brook and Broad. This notorious scofflaw has knitted a perfectly unnecessary cozy for the street sign on the corner. This contraband Christmas decoration respresents M.E.G.’s second foray into Greater Jackson Ward. Where and when “she” will strike again is unknown. Neighbors [...]
