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VPM’s Curious Commonwealth asks and answers “What happened to the school German School Road is named for?"

@rvamakersmarket: "The seasons are changing! Finally!! Celebrate the first signs of spring with more than 50 makers and creatives at our first Manchester block party of the year. One day only at both @basiccitybeerco_rva and @legendbrewingco 4/05 from 12-6 indoors and outside"

As part of the FLOW projection mapping event at The Blackwell Drip mural (1621 Hull St) on 4/11, community members and artists of all ages are invited to help transform the space through a collaborative digital artwork, featuring design templates by local artists Silly Genius and Chris Visions. DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATES HERE, do your thing, submit your finished artwork to [email protected] by Wednesday April 9th, 2025 -- and be a part of the larger piece!

From the folks at Fonticello Food Forest: Yoga for the people with J Miles Kicks off this coming Tuesday April 1st at 6pm (weather permitting) This class is free to all and open to all ages and abilities. Class occurs every Tuesday at 6pm. We are still fundraising to support this program so if you have the means and would like to support this community wellness offering, please do!!

There will be an Open House at “Evelyn” (4701 Forest Hill Ave) on Saturday, April 5 from 10AM-noon. Fee coffee & tours!

A group of “your average Richmond bike riders” have organized a group bike ride from across the city to the upcoming Fall Line Trail community meeting on April 9. Want to ride? Pick your closest meet-up and come join the fun.

Out of Character Development at 7100 Jahnke Rd

The Planning Commission meets Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at City Hall, and will consider a number of projects in the area

ICE not at River City Middle School yesterday / South Richmond News - Richmond, Virginia

A post on a local RPS oriented Facebook group yesterday stated that "A RPS parent was taken by ICE when they dropped their kid off at school." We followed up with questions to a number of local government contacts have brought a little bit of clarity. One person has confirmed the essential story, without going into details. The key fact that we have been able to confirm is that nothing happened on RPD property.

A house caught fire in Richmond’s Southside Tuesday morning.

GRTC is hosting a meeting at Main Street Station tonight, March 25, 2025, from 5-7PM on the updated conceptual designs for the North/South Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line

If you or your local business can help support this season’s Tiny Porch Concerts with $$$ or in-kind services ...

Katelyn Harlow at WRIC is reporting that a man was shot early this morning in the 5000 block of Riverside Drive

The agenda for tonight's City Council meeting has a number of items specific to this side of the river: ORD. 2025-029 To amend Ord. No. 2021-079, adopted Apr. 12, 2021, which authorized the Chief Administrative Officer to accept funds in the amount of $150,000.00 from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation; amended the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by creating a new special fund for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities called the Bellemeade Park Outdoor Educational Classroom Facility Special Fund; and appropriated the grant funds received to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Special Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the new Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ Bellemeade Park Outdoor Educational Classroom Facility Special Fund by $150,000.00 for the purpose of funding the design, permitting, and construction of an outdoor classroom at Bellemeade Park located at 1800 Krouse Street in the city of Richmond, to change the permitted use of the grant funds and modify the name of the special fund to which the grant funds are appropriated.

At least 44 employees earned more than $10,000 in overtime pay in a single month last year.