archive for September, 2007
September 1, 2007
Artists Susan Singer and Rod Givens at The Friend House Gallery
The Friend House Gallery’s September show, Sept 6-29, features two fine painters, Rod Givens and Susan Singer. The Artists’ Reception will take place on Friday for the Arts!, September 14th, from 7-9. This event is free and open to the public. Read more >
September 1, 2007
Petersburg Area Art League’s September exhibit
The main gallery will feature the mixed media art of Richmond artist, Emma Lou Martin. The show is titled ìLayered papers/painted layers”, and is a retrospective of collages created over the past ten years. Read more >
September 1, 2007
Council: July 17 Minutes; Sept 4 Agenda
September 2, 2007
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training
Petersburg Fire Dept.’s training division will host a CERT training program starting Sept. 20. CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that they serve, such that members of neighborhoods, community orgs., and workplaces acquire basic response skills in the event a disastrous event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response. Read more >
September 3, 2007
Traffic circle at Marshall & Adams gets dressed up
The folks of HPLA combined cash and sweat equity to beatify their new traffic circle. Looks great!
September 3, 2007
New ‘hoodblogs: OregonHill.net, All Things Shockoe
Folks in Shockoe Bottom and Oregon Hill have recently launched hyperlocal community blogs. Give them a look-see… hint: both have been added to the ‘community blogs’ list in the column to the right.
September 3, 2007
Vehicle downs stopsign, punches through brick wall, and continues through front yard
on S. Sycamore St., along the curve south of Sycamore and Claremont. My neighbors tell me this happened early (7:30?) am Sunday.
September 4, 2007
11-yr-old entrepreneur, Meghan Nunnally, named a ‘Richmond History Maker’
Petersburg’s Meghan Nunnally, 11-yr-old owner of M&M Ice Cream, has been named a Richmond History Maker by Leadership Metro Richmond and Richmond History Center. Meghan is among five honorees who will be recognized at an October celebration for “improving the lives of people in the area through their initiatives and innovations.” [via]
September 5, 2007
New police chief: Dixon
The P-I reports that the new police Chief, Maj. John Dixon, will take the helm Sept. 24. He is a 23-yr veteran of the Richmond Police Dept.
September 5, 2007
PPS PSAs
1) Health Dept. to offer vaccines free of charge to 6th graders who have not yet had Tdap immunization ; 2) PPS welcomes donations towards school uniforms (donations made to the Petersburg Education Foundation are tax deductible). Read more >
September 5, 2007
2007 BRAC Summit
Learn more about opportunities and business potential made possible by the BRAC/Ft. Lee expansion at the 2007 BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Summit, a day-long seminar at Greater Richmond Convention Center, Sept. 28. Read more >
September 6, 2007
The Fantasticks comes to Fort Lee Playhouse
The worldís longest running musical, The Fantasticks, comes to the Lee Playhouse stage on September 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 at 8 p.m. and September 16 and 23 at 3 p.m. This wonderful boy-meets-girl fable features the haunting standard, ìSeptember Song.î Ticket prices: $12 for adults; $6 for youth under 16; group rates are available for 12 or more. For reservations and more information, call 734-6629.
September 6, 2007
Auditions for Fort Lee Playhouse 1) musical and 2) thriller
1) Auditions for the children’s musical “Toy Camp” will be held on September 8 at 10 am. 2) Auditions for the mystery thriller “Perfect Crime” will be held on September 9 & 10, at 7 p.m. Read more >
September 6, 2007
9/11 Remembrance Walk
Honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy by participating in a two-mile
“Remembrance Walk” to be held on Sunday September 9, beginning at 2 p.m. The walk begins at the Lee Club lawn and will return there where Fort Lee Army Band will perform while participants enjoy a nice BBQ hot dog meal. This is a free event. For more information, call 765-3176.
September 7, 2007
A neighbor writes: New school year begins with great support and uniformed effort
“The 2007 Petersburg Public School year was ushered in by parents, teachers, administrators, civic and city leaders as students were welcomed to each school with smiles, words of encouragement, pencils and stickers, all of which gave positive motivation to the students and great expectations for the new year. How can you help?”
September 7, 2007
Ball of the Centuries fundraiser
Dress in period costumes or black tie and help the Old Towne merchants raise funds toward their spring 2008 heritage festival. The Ball will be Sep 22 at the Black Swan. Cocktails at 6pm, dinner/dancing 7pm-12am. Tickets $75/person. Silent auction, costume contest, dance contest. Live music by the Upper East Side Big Band. For more info, check out the flyer.
September 7, 2007
School board changes meeting format
According to the P-I: 1) The public is now limited to speaking in relation to information contained in Section 4 of the agenda, “information items”, 2) Public comments will be limited to three minutes, 3) Each person may speak only once, and 4) Residents must submit a letter to the superintendent or to the chairman of the board to have an issue raised at a School Board meeting. The rationale given for these changes:
“This is a business meeting and we want to do things appropriately and in order,” Pritchett [Board Chairman] said.
September 9, 2007
Petersburg gets vote for Museum of the Confederacy’s third site
Blog Virginia Palmetto writes: “…the Museum of the Confederacy, the largest holder of Confederate artifacts, is splitting into three museums… One museum will be at the Appomattox Courthouse National Battlefield Park, the second at the Chancllorsville National Battlefield Park and the third and a yet to be announced location. …let me throw in my two cents about the third site: Petersburg. Petersburg is a logical choice due to the siege, the importance it had during the war, and the fact that it is in the genesis of an urban renewal. Downtown Petersburg is beginning to be transformed to a very cool place. If you havenít been there, you should visit and get a sense of the potential there for unique place to live, work and have fun.” Thanks to the folks at Virginia Palmetto for the vote, and thanks to fellow ‘hoodbloggers at the Near West End News for sharing the find!
September 10, 2007
Six months old!
PBURGPN launched six months ago. 357 posts and 626 comments later, the site now boasts over 2000 unique readers a month and around 250 unique readers a day on weekdays. Thanks to those who send stuff in to beam up (seriously… with 2 jobs, I wouldn’t be able to chase it all down), and also to those who add further interest/information via the comments. And special thanks to John Murden of ‘hoodblog world domination fame — :-) — for being the inspiration and mentor behind this site.
September 10, 2007
Petersburg Symphony Orchestra - the 30th Anniversary Season
Season concerts: Read more >
September 10, 2007
Richmond jazz ensemble Doors Wide Open comes to Sycamore Rouge
Doors Wide Open plays “jazz of all dimensions” at Sycamore Rouge Friday, Saturday 14th, at 8pm. No cover — come for dinner!
September 11, 2007
Learn about free tutoring available to students of Petersburg’s Title I schools
If your child attends a Title I school in the Petersburg City Public School Division, then he or she is eligible for free tutoring. Petersburg City Public Schools is sponsoring a Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Fair on Saturday, September 22, 2007 from 11 am to 2 pm at Vernon Johns Middle School. Read more >
September 12, 2007
Sol Cooper Gallery: Mel Talley Photography
Sol Cooper Gallery [map] will display a series of Mel Talley’s photography called “Scapes” from Sep 14 (opening reception, 7-9pm) to Nov 3. Read more >
September 12, 2007
Friday for the Arts! Sept 14 Line-up
Read on to check out this month’s 31 flavors… Read more >
September 12, 2007
Bitte Kommen Sie Bald
Put on your lederhosen and bring the family to the Fort Lee Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 13, from 5 - 11 p.m. at the Fort Lee Post Field House. Read more >
