RTD has the details on Jerry Cable’s purchase of the Commercial Block building which is east of the Tobacco Company which he currently owns. The property runs from 1211-1217 E. Cary St. and all current tenants including The Urban Farmhouse, were notified last week. The cost was $4 million and was on the block as [...]
A post on Richmond BizSense reminded me to take a look at Real Richmond’s food tour schedule. Both Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom are on the list with Shockoe Slip being first up on March 12th. If you are not familiar with Real Richmond let me bring you up to speed. They had the brilliant idea to [...]
Time: Thursday, February 24, 6:30pm Location: Fountain Bookstore, 1312 E Cary St. Title of Event:Harper Lee Biographer Charles Shields After years of teaching To Kill a Mockingbird, Shields delved into the notoriously reclusive author’s life, interviewing hundreds of people- neighbors, family, classmates- who had lived or worked with Harper Lee. In his research, Shields unearthed [...]
Vintage Richmond posted this awesome photo from 1970. The author thinks the “building’s location was 1324 East Cary Street (across the street from Siné Irish Pub in Shockoe Slip), now occupied by a parking lot, like many other former Richmond buildings.” If you want to find out what a Jobbing House is hit the link.
Bistro Bouchon is changing their name: Bistro Bouchon, the critically celebrated Shockoe Slip French bistro, is changing its name to Bistro Bobette, effective December 31. “New name. Same owners. Same passion for good food,” Wendy Kalif, manager and co-owner said. “Nothing but the name will change.”
Richmond BizSense is reporting that RiverFront Investment Group will be moving into the 1st and 2nd floors of the old Richbrau building: RiverFront will move about 22 employees from its current location in Arboretum in Chesterfield and will have room for growth, Jones said.
1708 Gallery’s 3rd Annual InLight Richmond is coming to Shockoe Slip this Friday, October 22. Shockoe Slip will by transformed by 39 installations created by 60 artists presenting a mix of visual and performance art showcased in a variety of unexpected spaces – including sidewalks, alcoves, walls, storefronts, building facades, instant gallery spaces and more. [...]
1708 Gallery’s 3rd Annual InLight Richmond is coming to Shockoe Slip on Friday, October 22.
The 12th annual Virginia Jaguar Club Concours d’Elegance for 2010 will be held on Saturday, September 18th: Jaguars exclusively will be featured on Saturday in Shockoe Slip. The VJC Concours will be held in the unique environment on the historic cobblestones of this popular Richmond venue. As in years past, the same high quality of [...]
Lt.Beazley’s Sector 112 August report (PDF) (covering Blackwell, Oak Grove, Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Manchester, Old Town Manchester, and Hillside Court) is now available.
Jeff Ruggles guest-posts over at The Shockoe Examiner on the origin of the Shockoe in Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom: It is plausible that the Powhatan called such dams “stone-things” or shacquohocan. In time, what began as a word for stone dams could have comeinto use as a place name for the part of the [...]
Drop a line through the Craigslist info if this is your dog: found pit bull. young white and brown. sweet. knows how to sit. contact by e-mail if you think its yours tell what it’s collar looks like
Virginia Blood Services will be holding a blood drive at Baskervill on Tuesday from 8:30AM-12:30PM (101 South 15th Street) to help make up for drives canceled due to snow.
