Josh Wiener, the artist who created the rings installations at the Manchester side of the T-Pot Bridge, is coming back to Richmond to speak about his creation this Sunday, March 26th at 1 PM. Here are the details from the City of Richmond's Public Art Commission: "We are excited to welcome Josh
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Manchester Sweep This Saturday
RVA Clean Sweep is doing a Manchester cleanup this Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Here are the details from their page: "We will meet at the Manchester Courthouse at 920 Hull Street. We're going to run through Manchester along Hull, Commerce, and Maury. More if we have additional volunteers. Please dress for the
Red Dragon Tattoo Moves From the Fan to Hull Street
A Leisurely Sunday Walk Through The Hood
Legend Brewing’s Patio View Safe…At least For A little Longer
I spoke to the President of Thalhimer Realty Partners, Drew Wilshire, this past week about the multiple facets of the Reynolds South development project (more recently referred to as City View Landing), the recent sale of a portion of this project to Guy Blundon and Mark Purcell as announced in Richmond BizSense, and the resulting impacts of this
Manchester’s Lofts at Commerce Sells for $20 Million
Hudson Capital of East Rutherford New Jersey has acquired the Lofts at Commerce in Manchester for a cool $20 Million. The is quite a deal if the city assessment of $31 Million is anywhere close to accurate. According to Virginia Business who first reported the transaction: "The 225-unit property at 700 Stockton Street offers
Legend Brewing’s Patio View Living on Borrowed Time?
CBS 6 Melissa Hipolit: Residents say blossoming Manchester area needs improved infrastructure
Anything But Standard on Hull Street
Hull Street's rebirth is coming along quite nicely. The most recent addition is the Standard Drug Co building located at 1319 Hull Street. The handsome redevelopment project is the work of RJ Smith and Janet King of RJ Smith Construction. If renovation keeps up at this frenetic pace and of such high
Sculpture Comes to Hull Street
Mark Holmberg Does Story On Mary Tyler Moore Movie Filmed In Manchester
Six months ago we were riding our bicycles down McDonough Street in Manchester when a jogger came up beside us and said something along the following lines: "You know Manchester is on fire-it's going to be Richmond's next big neighborhood." He then abruptly shifted topics and continued: "You know that house would sure look great
Rediscovering What We Lost: Hull Street
I know its hard to envision now, but the Hull Street shopping district used to be one of the busiest areas in all of Richmond. While Hull Street still has considerable vehicle traffic as a commuter corridor, it has lost nearly all its pedestrians who once shopped its high density retail district. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch archives,
Mayor Stoney Grabs A Shovel for Pothole Palooza
It looks like Mayor Stoney got the message during his campaign-Manchester is littered with potholes. But have no fear. According to the Mayor's recent tweets, the Department of Public Works just held a Pothole Palooza in Manchester. According to the Mayor: "Our DPW crews have repaired 994 potholes citywide using 53 tons of
Calling all Grocers
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer issued a research report entitled-Richmond at a Glance: Focus on Manchester. The report has a section entitled Calling All Grocers which rightly points out: "Manchester, despite all of the new multifamily product coming online, is still something of a “food desert” as defined by the USDA
Toma Uno Deja Uno-Take One Leave One
The little free library in front of The Sacred Heart Center is a strong contender for Richmond's cutest little free library. If you are unfamiliar with Manchester's thriving Latino community, Sacred Heart Center and Sacred Heart Catholic Church across the street is its home base. The Sacred Heart Center is located at 1400 Perry Street and according
Manchester Has a Long History with Grain
An Intersection Destroyed: Cowardin Ave & Hull St
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch archives, in 1948 the intersection of Cowardin Ave & Hull St was the busiest intersection in all of Richmond. The archives of the Richmond Times-Dispatch had the following to say about the photograph: "This October 1948 image shows Cowardin Avenue at the intersection with Hull Street and Jefferson Davis Highway [Cowardin]
Have You Ever Ridden the Poop Loop?
According to the RVA More video featuring RVA Trails Manager Michael Burton, The Poop Loop will become directional as of January 1st, 2017. Opened in 2015, the mountain bike trail at Ancarrow's Landing is affectionately known as The Poop Loop. The trail is a beginner friendly mountain bike trail and is good for families
The Dogtown Dish is 1 Year Old
One year ago during the Holidays of 2015 we launched The Dogtown Dish. We are often asked: Why Manchester? And why did you launch the Dogtown Dish? Well the answers are really simple... Why Manchester? Manchester has great bones. We often refer to Manchester as a City Within a City. How many neighborhoods have their own
Manchester Pie Factory Sells
Richmond BizSense reported today that Jeremy Connell's Manchester Pie Factory has sold. According to BizSense: "The Manchester Pie Factory building at 612 Hull Street has been acquired by New York-based MJP Acquisitions for $2.15 million, confirmed seller Jeremy Connell, who redeveloped the building into mixed-use six years ago." The sale is a good