Work begins on James River Branch Trail
Dec 12, 2024
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Sahara Sriraman at 8NEWS reports that there was an official groundbreaking for the James River Branch Trail on Tuesday. The James River Branch Trail will…
Environment
Swansboro West Civic Association awarded grant to help design community park
Dec 9, 2024
From Southside ReLeaf: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has awarded Swansboro West Civic Association a $20,000 Community Green Access (CGA) mini-grant to conduct a…
Heating issues at Broad Rock Elementary concern parents
Dec 6, 2024
Sara Molina at 8NEWS looks at the heating problems at Broad Rock Elementary: After several parents posted on Facebook about the lack of heat at…
Share your experience with high energy costs
Nov 25, 2024
The Community Climate Collaborative (C3) is studying the energy burden across different neighborhoods in Richmond and needs your input! Energy burden is the percentage of…
Celebrate 5 years of Southside ReLeaf by helping make a new city park
Nov 25, 2024
Kendall Taylor at The Richmonder has a great look at the origin and impact of Southside Releaf as they celebrate 5 years: Wentz co-founded the…
Volunteers plant 300 trees in first of two Oak Grove projects
Nov 10, 2024
WTVR has a great write-up of yesterday’s tree planting in Oak Grove: “The purpose is to cool this neighborhood, because it used to be a…
Come hang out with goats and sheep at the new Ernest Road Park
Nov 8, 2024
Come out this Saturday and see the beginning of a new park, talk to Amy Wentz from Southside ReLeaf, and hang out with goats and…
Campaign signs (2024)
Nov 5, 2024
Campaign signs from around the area. Anybody see any Shavonda Dixon signs?
Potterfield Bridge closed though Thursday
Nov 4, 2024
The popular Potterfield Bridge is closed through Thursday for repairs.
Southside ReLeaf awarded $25,000 to support work
Oct 31, 2024
Local environmental advocacy organization Southside ReLeaf was awarded $25,000 from the Robins Foundation. From the press release: Robins Foundation has awarded Southside ReLeaf $25,000 in…
Southside has a fairly decent bike lane network
Oct 31, 2024
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A fairly useful network of bike lanes has taken shape in South Richmond, to the point where we can now talk about the quality of…
Two tree planting events set for Oak Grove
Oct 30, 2024
Two chances to invest your energy and time into the future of Oak Grove! Come out for the Oak Grove Neighborhood Tree Planting on Saturday,…
New work in progress from All City Art Club
Oct 27, 2024
Members of the award winning All City Art Club have two new additions to Southside’s amazing collection of murals in the works on facing walls…
Sankofa Community Orchard’s Fall Festival is Sunday
Oct 25, 2024
Sankofa Community Orchard’s Fall Festival is this Sunday from 1-6PM and will feature activities for the whole family: Get ready for an unforgettable Fall Festival…
Manchester sidewalks getting a good cleaning
Oct 25, 2024
Update from Manchester Alliance: CLEAN NEWS!! @venturerichmond has hired contractor, Johnny on the Spot (a Manchester-based business) to perform power washing of all sidewalks –…
Share your thoughts on the future Mayo Island Park
Oct 23, 2024
Parks and Rec is hosting a Mayo Park Open House on Tuesday, October 29 from 5:30-7:30PM at Studio Two Three. Come learn about the future…
Project will reconfigure Hopkins Road/Harwood Street intersection on Richmond Highway
Oct 23, 2024
A 2-year-long project to reconfigure the Hopkins Road/Harwood Street intersection on Richmond Highway is set to begin this coming Monday. From VDOT: RICHMOND – The…
Come out for tree planting this Saturday at Fonticello Park
Oct 23, 2024
From SouthsideReleaf: Richmond Tree Week may be over, but there will be opportunities year-round to get involved! Next up: join @chesapeakebay, @VAIPL & Friends of…
Southside Tree Giveaway offers free trees and planting assistance
Sep 27, 2024
Would you like a free tree? Would you like help planting that tree? More from Southside ReLeaf: Do you live in zip codes in zip…