archive for March, 2008
March 17, 2008
The Downtown Loft Tour
Venture Richmond has announced a Downtown Loft Tour that will feature 13 lofts in 9 buildings across 5 downtown neighborhoods. The Downtown Loft Tour will be April 5 from 10AM to 4PM. Advance tickets are $20 and include a charter bus from location to location. [via]
March 19, 2008
Maggie Walker house tour 3/29
A special tour of the Maggie L. Walker home in Richmond will be conducted on March 29 at 2PM in celebration of Women’s History Month. The event is sponsored by the National Park Service. [via]
March 20, 2008
drypoint workshop by Art On Wheels
A printmaking technique developed during the Middle Ages from the metalworking techniques of goldsmiths and armorers, drypoint was used by some of the most famous printmakers in history, including Rembrandt, Durer, and Goya. This technique evolved into etching, a highly regarded process still used today. In this class by Art On Wheels, students will create their own drypoint. To sign up for this workshop go to Gallery5 or info@artonwheels-va.org. Saturday, 3/22, 1-4PM $15. Materials provided.
March 22, 2008
map of Richmond (1888)
This map from 1888, scanned from Chesson’s Richmond After the War 1865-1890, shows just how much impact the interstate has had on the geography of the area.
March 23, 2008
this week’s C&JWN calendar
Heating & Cooling Your Old House; Tuesday Verses; 2nd District Community Meeting; Maggie Walker house tour; MORE…
March 24, 2008
about that sidewalk on Kinney Street…
This week’s edition of richmond.com’s Why Richmond, Why?!? looks into what it takes to get resolution to citizen requests for a sidewalk on the 800 block of Kinney Street.
From the article:
New sidewalk requests are prioritized based on how they would best serve pedestrians in the city and then built when funding is available. There are currently more than 90 open requests that would cost more than $7 million to build.
The 800 block of Kinney Street is prioritized in the top quarter of open sidewalk requests and would cost approximately $100,000. The high cost would come from dealing with trees and a steep land bank in the construction area. The sidewalk may be constructed in the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1 and goes through June 2009, depending on the priority of other requests and the availability of funds.
March 25, 2008
mark your calendar: Broad Appetit is coming
It is true, as the804.com says, that it seems like there is some kind of food festival in Richmond every month but that there is no one of them that really stands above the rest. This is set to change, though, with this year’s First Annual Broad Appetit Food and Art Celebration which will take over Broad Street between Adams and Monroe on Sunday, May 18th.
March 27, 2008
last night’s 2nd District meeting
Richmond’s newest neighborhood news site, Monroe Ward, has some info from last night’s 2nd District meeting.
March 27, 2008
Repressed III Closing Show @ Gallery5
Gallery5 has announced a special Repressed III Closing Exhibition in collaboration with the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference. Fri 3/28 6-10PM FREE.
