The beleaguered boat restaurant venture of Poe’s Pub owner Mike Britt might actual be opening soon. It has been a rough trip from house boat to restaurant for the Mallory. It sank during Irene due to “failure of someone to put a cap back on the stern’s swim platform, which in turn allowed water to [...]
RTD has more pictures and details on effort to bring the Mallory above water.
From RTD; Richmond police and fire crews retrieved a body from a canal along the James River this morning. Two passersby called police after they saw the body floating face-down in the canal at 21st and Dock streets. Lt. Shawn Jones of the Richmond Fire Dept. described the body as that of an elderly black [...]
Richmond Magazine.comhas the details on Poe’s owner, Mike Britt’s new restaurant, Mallory. What makes Mallory worthy of note is that it will be on a boat located at the Wharf Street dock. Britt is shooting for a Labor Day opening. Steve Jurina, the head chef at Poe’s (also former partner at LuLu’s and former chef [...]
Style Weekly has the story about how the city received and rejected the $150,000 study that was to provide a plan into revitalizing the Shockoe area. It would have been nice to see what had been served up but a request by Style Weekly was denied. David Napier, president of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association, [...]
Over 3,000 showed up to watch the boats race with the top prize going to a team from Charleston, South Carolina.
Dragon boats are 40-foot human-powered canoes decorated with ornate Chinese dragon heads. Led by the rhythmic beat of a drum, teams consisting of 20 synchronized paddlers, one drummer, and one steersperson race the canoes 500m down the river. This Saturday, July 30th from 8 a.m. to 4 you’ll be able to see these boats race [...]
RTD takes a closer look not only the options before us with Mayo Bridge but also the history. Below is a quick summary of the options as posted by RTD. Interestingly only 2 of the 4 options have bike lanes.
I haven’t made it out to the Conch Republic so I’m thankful that RTD has this review.
The RTD article is very short on details. The Richmond Intermediate Terminal, a popular fishing spot east of downtown, is being positioned for improvements that are expected to include parking, a wooden dock and eventually a restaurant overlooking the river. The city plans to spend $750,000 in next year’s budget to upgrade public access to [...]
When I was a kid I would spend hours climbing over rocks and trees, crossing the river 4 or 5 times to find the perfect fishing hole. I don’t think I ever came back with a fish but I do remember having a blast. If you are interested in casting your line, you can do [...]
Phil Riggan is asking for some feed back on James River News Hub about your experiences on the river route of the 2BNB bus. The route ran on Monday and turnout was not as high as was hoped. Early estimates put it at less than 200 people took advantage of this free service. This is [...]
