My dad attended the Alumni event at Patrick Henry Elementary School Sunday on his way to a family party at my house just a few blocks away. He hadn’t been inside the school in at least 50 years and he said it still looks great. There was a wonderful turnout, and lots of support for the charter school, which makes him very happy. He is now busy thinking up ways he can help.
Dad grew up on West 30th Street, just a couple of blocks from where I am lucky enough to live now. He would have walked by my house on his way to Patrick Henry, and can still point out all the houses where his friends lived. He went to church at Woodland Heights Baptist, where Patrick Henry’s first year will be spent. Oh, the history. It’s so good to be home. Here’s Dad:
Photograph From the Adolph B. Rice Studio Collection at Library of Virginia
The fantastic community blog, The Boulevardizan, has a post about the Benefit Concert for Dogwood Dell taking place June 6th at 3:00 at Byrd Theatre.
In addition, one reader posted a link to RichmondBargains.com which has the concert schedule for the entire season. Here it is.
Dell Main Stage
June
11 – Upper East Side Big Band – Big Band sounds – 8 pm – OFFICIAL OPENING
12 – Elegba Folklore Society – African Dance, music – 8:30 pm (Minds Wide Open) Read more…
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd (5-6:30 pm)
Charrette on East End Revitalization/ 25th Street Corridor
Robinson Theater
2903 Q Street
[CLICK HERE FOR MAP]
The City of Richmond and Bon Secours Virginia are co-sponsoring a charrette on “a vision for the East End,” concentrating on the revitalization of the 25th Street/Nine Mile Road Corridor, lead by a representative of Duany Plater-Zybeck & Co. You are encouraged to attend the opening session on Wednesday, June 2nd from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Robinson Theater, 2903 Q Street. The closing session will be on Monday, June 7th. For more information about times and locations of intervening public meetings in Church HIll and the East End, contact Melissa Jones at melissajones@freeagentsmarketing.com or Juanita Buster at Juanita.Buster@richmondgov.com.
These condos at the former Richmond Memorial Hospital in northside are really quite intriguing. You should stop by there sometime just to get a gander at the the lobby which was beautifully restored to its stunning mid-century modern self.
The original hospital building was completed in 1957, just in time for my brother to be born there. My older sister was born there about a year later, and I made my debut a few years after that. Here’s my crib card. Which way to Room 303A?
This from RVA News…just in time for your weekend market shopping.
Spring means the start of farmers market season in Richmond! This town has tons to choose from, so we thought it’d be helpful to give you a brief rundown of some of the options in our area. And remember: get there early, stop by the ATM for cash, bring your own bags if you’ve got ‘em, and support your local growers! Read more…
By Harry Kollatz (May 15, 2010) – The 6th Annual Susan Carter Williams Memorial Seminar, presented by the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, on Historic Fulton: Past, Present, and Future.
Recorded by John Murden.
