John M. Gandy Elementary School has been selected to receive the 2009-2010 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF). Lowe’s awarded $5,000 to “Gandy’s Garden: In Search of Patterns in Nature.” More »
We are anticipating that the England Street, Myrtle Street and College Avenue railroad crossings will be closed from 12:00 noon Tuesday and remain closed throughout most of the daytime hours. Please make plans ahead of time to avoid traveling through these crossings as the CSX work continues.
GFSH at the Ironhorse 1st show back in 2010 9pm show is free
The Ashland Firehouse Theater
will host a presentation entitled ” A Downtown (Ashland) Enhancement Plan.” The presentation will be on Wednesday, January 27. There will be a social time starting at 6:00 PM and the program will begin at 6:30 PM. More »
We are anticipating that the Ashcake Road railroad crossing will be closed from 9:00 am Monday morning and remain closed throughout most of the daytime hours. Also we are anticipating the England Street railroad crossing closing at 12:00 noon and remaining closed throughout the daytime hours as well. Please make plans ahead of time to avoid traveling through these crossings as the CSX work continues. More »
If you have experienced any of the following transactions in the past year, you may have difficulty paying your taxes to the Town on Friday, January 15, 2010:
Both Hanover County and the Commonwealth of Virginia will be closed in observation of Lee Jackson Day on January 15th …
Join Ashland Street Parties in the “Pound for Pound Challenge.” Pledge to lose weight and raise a TON of money for Feed More right here in Richmond! For every pound you pledge to lose, the Pound For Pound Challenge will donate 14¢ to Feeding America®—enough to deliver one pound of groceries to a local food bank. $800,000 maximum donation. More »
The great history of our country, both the tragedy and the triumph, will be presented in the production of We Were There: History through the Arts. This event will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, February 5-6, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Blackwell Auditorium on the campus of Randolph-Macon College. The production will present significant stories and events from our country’s history through dramatic readings, dance, poetry and song.
Junk in the Trunk and Franck’s Apothecary & Bodywork is teaming up with Downtown Short Pump and local businesses in the Richmond area for a coat drive. Please drop off new or gently used coats at our business. To show our appreciation, we will give you 10% off anything in our store(s). The deadline is January 20th for drop off. We welcome your participation and thank you in advance.
You can go to www.downtownshortpump.com/giving for more information.
