June 2012
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Blanchard's Coffee Open House
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Our good buddies at Blanchard’s moved their roasting operation down the street to Manchester awhile back. Now that they have settled in they are hosting an open house. You should go and check out the new digs. Details from their Facebook...
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Two tomfool adults and two children rescued
Not much detail so I went easy on them. From NBC12;
Four people, including two children, were stranded on a rock in the James River around 5:20 p.m. Friday. Richmond Fire officials say the two adults and two kids were stuck on a rock under the southern end of the Powhite Bridge. All four were safely rescued.
Also from NBC12 a rescue happened on Wednesday.
Some scary moments on the James River...
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Floodwall closings
@UtilityBuddy: Flood wall testing closes Mayo Bridge Sat. 7a-4p, Hull St north lane from Commerce. Also Sun. 14th St, 7a-4p, southbound.
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Forest Hill is officially historic
Good news comes to us from Carolyn Paulette and Forest Hill Historic Designation Committee. Congrats to everyone for all the hard work that had to be done to make this possible.
The Forest Hill Historic Designation Committee is pleased to announce that the Department of Historic Resources Boards passed their nomination for historic designation this morning at their quarterly meeting. As of...
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Rumors of Redskin training facility in our area
City Stadium, the Sports Backers complex, Virginia Union University, and University of Richmond are fairly logical choices to locate the Redskin training facility but I was a little surprised to see a spot in H&H make the list of possible spots. I’m not giving this rumor very much credence due to how much it would cost to convert the area but I’ve been wrong before. From a CBS6...
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Richmond.com review of Dixie Chicken
On Twitter and Facebook I’ve been pretty clear on where I stand with Dixie Chicken. My review would consist of love it, go eat it now. Fortunately there are professionals out there that can do a much better job of food review than myself. From Richmond.com;
White or dark meat chicken can be chosen for the fried chicken comboâboth offer impossibly moist and abundant meat, especially for...
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H&H Featured Home
1200 W 45th St. - $239,950 - Open House Sunday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Large corner lot located on quiet, tree-lined street in beautiful Forest Hill neighborhood. This brick cape is beautifully maintained and features wood burning fireplace, large sunroom, 1st floor bedroom, kitchen with breakfast nook and large pantry.
Great light and tons of storage space upstairs and down. Full basement is...
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Mayor is asked to pressure the School Board to...
Ownership and the ability to secure a loan has been a stumbling block in Patrick Henry’s effort to renovate the rest of the school building on Semmes. According to Richmond Magazine.com members of city council have sent a letter to the mayor requesting that the School Board transfer ownership of the property to the school.
“Thing at Patrick Henry, they can fund the rest of the...
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Springhill Residents concerned about proposed...
The name of the 50 unit proposed apartment building is Richmond Overlook designed by the firm of Winks and Snowa. The apartment would be located on Cowardin between Stonewall and Springhill. The design of the apartment isn’t of concern, it’s the developers track record. The developer is Bridgeland Devleopers. If you take a look at past projects by Bridgeland you’ll find that...
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Help the trees
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DadChat tonight at O'Toole's
Tonight from 7 p.m - 9 p.m. some fathers are gathering at O’Toole’s to discuss dadness. I can’t make it due to having some dad duties but I went last time and had a good time. I recommend stopping by. What exactly is Dadchat? See below from the Fatherhood Initiative of Commonwealth Parenting Facebook page.
Want an excuse to get out of the house? Come talk with the guys about...
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Free money to make your yard watershed friendly
Reedy Creek Coalition and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have teamed up to make it easier for you to make your yard help the local watershed. They have intiated a Financial Incentive Program that will cover the cost or most of the costs of best management practices including; rain barrels, tree plantings, rain gardens, bayscapes, and pervious surfaces. The only catches are that you must be part...
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Architecture Richmond visits Forest Hill Park
A brief history of the park on Architecture Richmond. I always have to highlight my favorite part, roller coasters.
In 1889, the land was sold to Southside Land and Improvement Co., who used the land as an end stop for the Forest Hill trolley route. During this time the additions to the Rhodes House included a carousel, roller coaster, golf course, swimming area and other amusement park...
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Library kicks off Summer Reading program
The event kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at the Westover Hills Public Library.
Find out just how delicious reading is at your library this summer. Join us for a cookout, Uncle Ty-rone’s Ventriloquism, Deborah Fellman’s amazing balloon creations, and get signed up for this year’s summer reading program at the same time. A fun time should be had by all. This event is kindly sponsored by...
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What's going down in H&H
A round-up of events that are going on in our hood over the next week or so. Add yours here. The official must do event of the weekend is: Music in Park on Sunday with Skydog the area’s best Allman Brother’s tribute band. Southern Rock y’all.
Paulo Franco @ Crossroads; Antiques in Manchester; John Nobile @ Crossroads; South of the James Farmers’ Market; Summer Reading...
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Ask a Hills & Heighter
Tenth entry in my simple mission to find out more about my neighbors and neighborhood. I plan to ask the same questions to artists, craftspeople, musicians and local business owners. This week we delve into the mind of Karri Peifer a land of snarky Tweets, rootballs, harassing of weathermen, Flag Day advocate, and more than a little bit of wine.
I sent Karri the standard 5 questions and below...
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Lee Shewmake answers some questions from Oregon...
On the post about David Gammino pulling out of the race for the 5th District Council seat Scott Burger, Oregon Hill activist and editor of Oregon Hill asked some questions of the remaining challenger Lee Shewmake in the comments. Lee had a lengthy response and I feel the dialogue is worth sharing on the main section of the site. The only editing on my part is some formating issues.
Scott Burger...
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Saturday's Basket - Cauliflower Pizza Crust with...
This tall stalk is what everyone’s whispering about at the market…’ooo, look at that’, ‘which vendor has THAT?!’, ‘what on earth do you do with it?’. It’s Elephant Garlic and can be found at Pleitez Produce. It is actually part of the leek family but resembles garlic in looks and somewhat in flavor. It has a beautiful bloom that is not edible...
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Richmond = Best River Town EVER (if enough of us...
I assume since you live here you think RVA is pretty nice place. Outside Magazine agrees that we are awesome and is holding a contest among the Top 10 River Cities. The winner will be featured on the cover of Outside’s October, 35th Anniversary issue. You can vote on Facebook and might even win a 5-day adventure in one of the finalist towns. You also get a chance to comment and say why...
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$10 gets you $20 at Joe's Inn
Click on the image or here to purchase.
Is Bon Air part of H&H? Probably not but let’s live on the edge.
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