PPLS offering Winter Break movies!

What a GREAT idea – after Christmas when some of the little ones are over their new loot from Santa and you’re trying to find some way of entertaining them – take them to the library for a movie!  The Petersburg Public Library System will be offering children’s films December 28 -31 at the McKenney/Central [...]

100 Year Old Petersburg Company Closing?

According the this story from Channel 6, Roper Lumber is closing a number of its location two weeks before Christmas.  If you read the comments attached it looks like the company may have declared bankruptcy – wonder if that means the Petersburg location will also be affected.  From some of the comments, there are very [...]

Suspect in local double murder ARRESTED!

NABBED!

Police in Washington, DC arrested Terrence Jamar Coleman, recently listed as Central Virginia’s Most Wanted, on Saturday in connection with the double murder of two women in a local rooming/boarding house.  Full story from the WTVR Channel 6 website.

Pet Treat Recall

If you’re like us and many other pet owners, you likely give your ‘fur-kids’ any number of treats.  Saw this and wanted to pass it along for any dog owners – The FDA has issued an alert for all pig ear and beef hoof pet treats from Pet Carousel, due to Salmonella contamination. These treats are marketed under [...]

Friday for the Arts! December 11, 2009

Thanks, as usual, to Dulaney for all the hard work putting the full schedule together for each of these events.

A Timeline for the Evening:
6:00-10:00 pm Friday for the Arts! visual arts openings
6:00-10:00 pm Cloe Klaus (acoustic) at The Funky Lamm
6:00-7:00 pm Pantomime: Little Women in the SW window at The Globe
6:00-7:00 pm Pantomime: The Nutcracker [...]

Agenda for 12.08.09 City Council Meeting

Channel 12 had a nice story about the vote coming up tonight whether or not to consider Halifax Triangle as historic.  You can check that out here.  A copy of the agenda for tonight’s meeting, which is open to the public and begins at 7:30 PM at Union Train Station, can be found here.

Reception for Treasurer-Elect Kevin A. Brown

Local residents Leonard Curry and Cyndie Koe will be hosting a reception for Treasurer-Elect Kevin Brown at their home, located at 2014 Woodland Road in Petersburg on Sunday, December 6th from 3 PM to 5 PM.  To RSVP, please call 804.732.5509.

They are hosting the event to give residents an opportunity to meet Kevin and hear [...]

Old Towne Sales and Specials

Fresh from Teresa at Old Towne Merchant’s Group – information on sales and specials at a number of Old Towne shops – Get out there and get that holiday shopping done folks.  GO! GO! GO!

**** PENNISTON’S ALLEY – OPEN every day through Christmas Eve!
PEARLS FOR CHRISTMAS!  We offer the best selection of cultured pearls anywhere [...]

Busy Holiday Weekend!

This weekend is kicking off a number of fun, holiday events.

Centre Hill Mansion Holiday Open House – Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th from 10 AM to 5 PM.  Admission is free and children are welcome.  Centre Hill Mansion is located at 1 Centre Hill Avenue.

This year’s featured exhibition will be From Morning to [...]

Way to Go Lady Trojans!

Virginia State University’s women’s basketball team, off to a 7-0 start, has broken into the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll for the first time in the program’s history.

The Lady Trojans are ranked 24th in the nation in the latest USA Today/ESPN Poll, released on Monday, December 1.

VSU jumped six spots and surpassed the program’s previous [...]