July 4, 1983. The actors were filming the romantic comedy Finnegan Begin Again for HBO. The gala began with a fife and drum performance by men dressed in Civil War uniforms, and some women dressed as Southern belles in hoop skirts and lace. In December 1982, a celebration of the seven-day Kwanzaa holiday began at Richmonds Hippodrome Theater with a reading of the Nguzo Saba, the seven core principles, by Jamil Mulazim. This is an opinion column from The Times-Dispatch opinion page. The U.S. operations of the Victoria Station chain began running into financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, causing gradual shutdowns of the franchise restaurants. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. In July 1985, actors George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek television series, visited two Richmond-area Theater Video stores to sign autographs and meet with fans. Photo taken Oct. 12. In November 1988, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members were among participants at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. In January 1989, rock n roll pioneer Chuck Berry played a sold-out show at the Mosque (now Altria Theater) in Richmond. Parsons finished fifth and Petty finished third behind Darrell Waltrip, who won the race for the second time in a row. Gay Vacationer Hotel, Virginia Beach, 1950s advertisement. Through its educational programs, its impressive list of speakers has ranged from Amelia Earhart to U.S. presidents. She wore a bib when she ate to protect her finely brushed fur. Restaurant: Predecessor: Victoria Station, Inc. (1969-1987) Founded: . This story is one in a series for our "Top Workplaces" event, which honors employers in the Richmond region. India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. In Fredericksburg, Adamson started the nonprofit to help Native Americans across the United States pursue entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. The 33-foot statue, which mirrored one made by art students in Beijing, was a memorial to student protesters who were murdered at Tiananmen Square in China that month. Its focus was on entertainment, but it also aimed for authenticity and education. In November 1984, the bronze statue known as The Three Soldiers (or The Three Servicemen) was unveiled in Washington as more traditional complement to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The marble horse fountain, donated by a Baltimore woman in 1909 in memory of a Confederate cavalry captain, was rebuilt on a larger stone base to help protect it from traffic. In October 1986, as part of a $4 million improvement program, WWBT-Channel 12 installed a new TV antenna on its tower on Midlothian Turnpike. La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-, Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05, Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Richmonds flood wall has never been overtopped by the James River in its nearly 30 years, but Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, thinks a new engin, Clouds will gradually increase across central Virginia on Wednesday, leading to a very good chance for rain late Wednesday night and early Thu. Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street. From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants? In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998. The structure formerly housed the freight office and some accountants from the Chessie System railroad company. "We are very, very grateful that nobody was injured,"Associate Pastor Rosalinda Rivera said. What is now the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture was founded in 1978 and is one of the largest sections of VCUs College of Humanities and Sciences. In May 1987, patrons at Regency Square in Henrico County filled the malls new food court, which included 11 eateries on the malls lower level between Miller & Rhoads and Sears. In February 1986, a $50,000 faade renovation neared completion at the Village Shopping Center at Patterson Avenue and Three Chopt Road in Richmond. Williams: The state's police traffic stop study states the obvious. This is a commentary from The Times-Dispatch opinion page. ABrookland Middle Schoolseventh-grader is hospitalized after a stabbing at the school, police said. In August 1981, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Armstrong left the Cannon Memorial Chapel at the University of Richmond after marking a special day. Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. In September 1984, a crowd of almost 6,000 watched the Richmond Braves play their final Triple-A baseball game at Parker Field on the Boulevard. May 13, 2005. After attendance declined, the owners moved the vessel to the Washington, D.C., area at the beginning of 2004. In September 1981, the Spiderettes, the University of Richmond pompom squad, practiced a routine at the university. Mrs. Linas even admitted that she had not met many of her customers in person, as much of their business was done over the phone. Postal Service employee Victoria Booker operated an optical character reader device in a Richmond branch to electronically read addresses on letters. May 13, 2005. In March 1985, the Diamond was in the late stages of construction. Meet with a real estate agent today. This October 1988 image shows East Broad Street looking west into downtown Richmond from Church Hill. Electricity for lighting and to power a radio was siphoned from his parents house. Its college scholarship fund for young women has supported more than 500 students and as part of TWC's 125th anniversary celebration in 2019, it boosted its scholarship commitment to $100,000. A well-known figure in Richmond for two decades, he says he hopes to take the place of Divine, who passed away earlier this year. In June 1981, a refurbished Navy landing craft, which sunk earlier that month, was afloat again in the James River in Richmond. Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. . He was the fourth generation to run the family operation, which started making brooms in 1900. The Richmond Police Department on Tuesday released surveillance video of two people who they say are suspects in a shooting last month. Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lemaire Restaurant 782 reviews Closed Now American, Contemporary $$$$ Menu In October 1982, Hull Street Station in South Richmond was vacant and boarded-up the last regular passenger train to Danville had left 25 years earlier. The wounded people range in age from 18 to 27. In October 1980, Blevins Gibbs (front), Henry McClellan and Larry Daylight, all Native Americans from Oklahoma, visited the Kings Dominion theme park in Doswell as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Service was great!". Fresh sailors usher in a new generation of warships on USS Gerald R. Ford, Video shows suspect in East Main Street killing, Richmond police say, Updated: Teacher, students injured at Dinwiddie High School, New 911 system meant to improve accuracy of Richmond emergency response, Forecast: Showers on Thursday, a little bit humid in Richmond area, Column: The James River and the Clean Water Act at 50, Column: 'Stay alive, get transplanted, and get well'. In July 1988, 15-year-old John Moncure who was 5 feet, 9 inches tall was dwarfed by the roots of a tree that fell through his neighbors house on Lakeside Avenue in Henrico County during a storm. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel. An Armstrong High School football game was stopped Thursday night after gunshots were heard nearby. The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. The winning routine was choreographed to The Brothers Johnson dance track Stomp!. spiced pork, black beans, white queso, ricotta salata, ranchero salsa, pickled peppers, cilantro (gf,vo) $ 13 The ensuing fireball charred two cars parked on the street and sent flames up the side of the building. In October 1981, Jerome Hamlin posed with his robots during a visit to the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. Gerald L. Baliles, to whom Berry dedicated Rock and Roll Music. Tickets to the show cost $19.50. In August 1982, patrons dined at the Fish Market restaurant in Shockoe Slip in Richmond. Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003. (804) 364-1111. In September 1984, Bremmer Carter Jr. placed loaves of freshly baked on a rack for cooling and slicing at Weimans Bakery in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond. . During that holiday season, games and stuffed animals tied to E.T. the character from the summertime movie blockbuster were popular in local stores, as were Smurf and Pac-Man items. In June 1986, Historic Richmond Foundation leader John G. Zehmer Jr. (center left) reviewed roof plans with architect Kenneth MacIlroy at Monumental Church on East Broad Street in Richmond. The Belle was replaced by a regular bus the following year. In November 1982, a crowd filled Regency Square mall for the first day of Sunday store openings in Henrico County. The location previously had been Hot Springs Car Wash, whose owner, Joseph Enning, was a familiar face through his television commercials. In May, six death row inmates, including the Briley Brothers, escaped after studying the behavior of guards, overpowering them, stealing their uniforms and feigning a bomb threat in order to get out of the unit. Feb. 27, 2005. In December 1985, pop artist Andy Warhol (right) dined with his business manager, Fred Hughes, in Richmond. Douglas Webber (left) and Umar Kenyatta lit symbolic candles. $ The Track Traditional. Four couples were selected for the event, which was hosted by Bob Eubanks as part of a promotional tour ahead of the fall television season, when the latest version of the game show would debut on WTVR and other stations. In June 1980, Barbara Gregory stood outside her Truckers Inn in the Sussex County town of Wakefield. We chat with former Richmonder Constance Wu about her new memoir, which addresses her mental health and sexual harassment on the set of her sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat," her new projects and her first job at Richmond's Montana Gold Bread Co. A special prosecutor will not pursue charges against former Colonial Heights police Chief Jeffrey Faries after conducting an investigation int. : 4. The show, which was themed around the movies, drew about 1,500 attendees to the Richmond Marriott. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante. 8/1On July 4, 1988, Festival Park in downtown Richmond hosted a country music concert featuring Exile and Juice Newton, among others. In July 1980, Matthew J. Robinson Jr., president of Imperial Broom Co., stood in his shop off Jennings Road in Henrico County. Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. But she found work assembling Christmas trees at General Foam Plastic Corp. in Norfolk, and when she clocked out, she attended classes at the automotive institute. In April 1982, preparations for construction of the Richmond Convention Center were underway along East Broad Street downtown. Voters flipped selectors to mark their choices; Democrat Jesse Jackson and Republican George H.W. The show, based out of California, traveled the world and featured as many as 80 performers, though only 11 were at the local stop. Since 1989, Horton has lived in Richmond, Virginia, where he . The group, which performed during football pep rallies and at halftime of basketball games, had won a first-place trophy the previous month at a national cheering competition in Knoxville, Tenn. Whitaker was retiring after more than three decades and was believed to be the last manual elevator operator in the city. In March 1988, a voting booth at City Hall in Richmond was set up for the presidential primaries. Aura Bar & Grill is . The 1970s mark a milestone for Virginia wine, too. The sandwich was made for the Carytown Watermelon Festival, where patrons could buy 5 inches for $5. 5/13/05. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond. Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Pettys car hit Dale Earnhardts, with Petty getting the worst of it. The Salvation Army started the camp in the late 1950s to improve childrens health through exercise and proper nutrition. The mother of five had dropped out of high school a year short of graduation, divorced in 1975 and was labeled a displaced housewife by social workers. The winners got a weeklong trip to the Bahamas. The city permitted the street closure for two hours. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave. Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. (The original 32-ounce Big Gulp arrived in 1976, and the 44-ounch Super Big Gulp followed in 1986.). Please subscribe to keep reading. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. In January 1984, a family of Weimaraners stood in the back of owner Doug Solyans pickup truck ahead of an exercise session at Byrd Park in Richmond. Like it or not, online behavior shapes who is chosen for political leadership in the United States. Lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday. George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003. April 20, 2005. Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Over the years, the bakery supplied grocery stores, brand-name bread dealers and local restaurants. In addition to groceries, the location had a bookstore, delicatessen, post office, cheese shop, restaurant, video entertainment center and bulk sales department. Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004. Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004. The new baseball stadium on the Boulevard replaced Parker Field. In 2010, restaurateur Scott Ripley bought the joint from Mario's son, Timmy. On average, a worker could fill 50 bottles of nail polish per minute or assemble more than 6,000 lipstick containers per day. ABOVE: Seen in 1981 at the Richmond Coliseum, Ralph Sampson recorded three consecutive double-doubles during a memorable run in 1983. In October 1985, the Richmond band the Snake-Handlers were booked for a Halloween performance at Rockitz , located Laurel and West Broad streets. A Times-Dispatch dining review said the restaurants concept store-baked bread, 6-inch and footlong subs, and salads was a welcome alternative to fast-food burgers and pizza. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. In September 1987, employees of Crazy Zanies in Carytown were ready to deliver messages and singing telegrams around Richmond. 4. Pivec said the operation could accommodate 1,200 cars per day. In March 1987, manager Cissy Travers (right) and assistant John Gurski organized the shelves at Video World, a video rental store on Robious Road in Chesterfield County. El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . Photo taken October 6, 2004. It's soft shell season! In February 1987, Junior the golden eagle visited the General Assembly during a hearing on the states hunting and fishing laws. 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