The chill in the air is no match for all the hot and delicious Brunswick Stew you can have at the annual 17th annual Brunswick Stew Festival in Shockoe Bottom. It will be served up from 11am to 4pm today. The festival is free to attend and sample stews will be sold in 4oz cups from […]
Happy Halloween! Be safe and drive safe or get pulled over -Halloween costumes can’t disguise drunk drivers on the road. The Richmond Police Department is participating in the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign stopping drunk driving through a combination of getting the word out through public education and stepped-up enforcement. Learn more abut Checkpoint Strikeforce at www.checkpointforce.net […]
The City of Richmond Offers Free Weatherization Kits to Seniors Today RICHMOND, VA – As part of Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ RVAgreen initiative, the annual Senior Weatherization Kit Giveaway sponsored by the City’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) takes place Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Pleasants Hardware, […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are events through out the Richmond, Tr-Cities. For more information visit these websites. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, www.nbcam.org; The American Cancer Society’s Strides Against Breast Cancer, wwww.cancer.org and The Suzan G. Komen For The Cure, www.komencentralva.org.
UPDATE: Join Mayor Dwight C. Jones, Governor Bob McDonnell and other key individuals to celebrate Richmond’s selection to host the 2015 World Cycling Championships. The celebration is Wednesday, September 28 at 10 a.m at the James Center Plaza located 901 East Cary Street in Richmond, VA United States of America Awarded 2015 UCI […]
RICHMOND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR TO SPEAK AT NMSI BRIEFING AT THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING WHAT: Kia Watson, a senior at Richmond Community High School, is one of two students nationally who will speak at a Capitol Hill briefing. The students will speak on the benefits of school districts offering Advanced Placement […]
Richmond Public Libraries are now equipped with Four Nooks E-Readers at each library.Your library card can now let you check out the E-Readers for 2-weeks at a time. Also, clean out your bookshelves of those books you don’t need anymore, no textbooks, magazines or worn-torn-forlorn books. The drive-thru book drive is October 1 from 10am-1pm. enter […]
Watch the speech from President Barack Obama from today’s University of Richmond visit in front of a crowd of over 8,000 people. Richmond was his first stop on the campaign for his job creation plan. President says plan would create more jobs for teachers, veterans, young people and the long-term unemployed while giving tax benefits […]
Richmond Public Schools student Nigel Richardson set to introduce President Barack Obama during his University of Richmond appearance on Friday, September 9, 2011. Nigel is a junior at Richmond Community High School. Nigel Richardson is the son of Mr. Clarence Richardson, III and Mrs. Katrina Entzminger. The oldest of three children, Nigel was born and […]
Richmond Public Schools will operate a Back-to-School Call Center through September 9 to assist parents, students and others with their questions and concerns regarding the 2011-2011 school year. Citizens may call the Richmond Public Schools Back-to-School Call Center at (804) 354-1122 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday, September 5th is the date set for distribution of The Richmond Partnership Of Churches “New Shoes For Back To School” event starting at 9am at Third Street Bethel AME Church, But news school shoes are needed for boys and girls in grades K – 12. Shoes can be dropped off at Third Street Bethel […]
It’s an event for the whole family, the Inaugural Rocketts Red Glare Fireworks Event, Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, family events start at 7:30pm, fireworks around 9:15 with the Richmond Symphony performing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture during the fireworks. Details www.rockettevillage.com.
