Near West End News

Do you know an outstanding local teen volunteer? Henrico Area Mental Health Prevention Services and the Too Smart 2 Start Coalition are seeking nominees for the 14th annual Henrico Outstanding Youth Volunteer Awards. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 30...

Local School Board Rep, Kim Bridges, was nice enough to remind us about a forum at the Convention Center, October 28, 6:30 p.m., sponsored by The Atlantic. The topic: Measuring success. So, maybe you’ll learn something….and best of all it is free! Registration is required. T...

Henrico County Health Department has run out of Swine Flu vaccine for the general public and says they will announce when they receives additional H1N1 vaccine doses and can make it available again to Henrico residents. For more information, call the department’s H1N1 hotline at 501-4151. ...

While the Times Dispatch is reporting a high number of people with Swine Flu symptoms at the local emergency rooms, H1N1 vaccine is on parents mind in the Near West End...

I drove by the old site of Freckles on Patterson Avenue today and snapped a quick photo. As you can see they are renovating the spot to make a patio eatery called The Grill at Patterson & Libbie. Looks like it’ll be a nice spot. Well any place with an open patio rises way up [...]

I mentioned last week that Gearharts Chocolate recently opened. You’ll be hearing a lot about them in the coming weeks from other media — but you heard it hear first. This place is incredible and is taking Richmond by storm. Th...

St. Catherine’s School, right here in the Near West End is holding an open house this week for Kindergarten students who which to enroll next fall. Also, an open house for middle and upper schools is Nov. 3rd. Registration is required. ...

My friend Kevin Clay over at GayRVA has been trying to make Richmond a better place to be out...

I’m very excited to announce that the Charlottesville-based Gearhearts Fine Chocolates is opening a branch in Richmond, near the corner of Libbie & Grove. The 750-square-foot shop features a custom-built display counter, crafted by a Virginia cabinet-maker to houses the shop’s fine confections. An...

I’ve been holding out on you all. Not meaning to really, but just too busy to come clean. Richmond’s got a new arts organization and I’ve gone to 2 bloggers lunches now, trying to get the low down on what they are all about. I’m sort of new to the Richmond arts seen. Well by [...]

Looks like it is going to be a great weekend for all the wonderful great outdoors activities going on. Actually there are so many great things going on, I just might have trouble deciding what to do. The Seventh Street Christian Church is hosting Arts on the Grove on Saturday from 10 a.m...

I was walking by the new Ledo’s Pizza location at Willow Lawn the other day (next to the Dollar Store) and ran into one of the owners. We’ve reported before that this store would open in 2009, and he confirmed for me that they will open later this month. I’m not a huge fan of [...]

On Saturday I went to the West End Farmer’s Market at St. Stephen’s Church for the first time. Wow, it was great. I couldn’t believe all the vendors! Plus I saw some of my friends walking there from their house, carying their bags ready to be filled at the market with them. What...

I just found out about this amazing event at the Black History Museum. Something I think all Richmonders would like to know about. What an opportunity, especially for kids. If you can go and want to write about your experience, leave a comment or email me...