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April 11, 2008
Creating Music in the NRC
Just a short drive out of Downtown Richmond heading toward Eastern Henrico County lies the community of Fulton Hill. Heading down Williamsburg Road, travelers will soon pass the Neighborhood Resource Center. The NRC offers a variety of programs for community members in the Greater Fulton Hill area.
One program is the Young Writer’s Recording Studio. This class meets every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Community children are encouraged to come and write down lyrics, poems and stories. After writing down their creation, program participants may have the chance to record their work in the sound booth. In the past two years, more than 50 participants have laid down tracks in the NRC’s Recording Studio. Last year, several completed songs were chosen to be placed on the NRC’s Studio Sampler CD.
April 7, 2008
Neighborhood Resource Center provides opportunity for Richmond children
The Neighborhood Resource Center located near Darbytown and Williamsburg Roads opened its doors several years ago to the residents of Fulton Hill. What used to be a place where letters and packages were sent and delivered has been transformed into a place that holds a mission, a mission of providing hope for the children of greater Fulton Hill. Read more >
March 19, 2008
Artist Profile: Fulton Hill’s Paul DiPasquale
March 3, 2008
Peaceful Fighting at the Neighborhood Resource Center
Tae Kwon Do classes offered at the Neighborhood Resource Center show that some forms of fighting can be beneficial.
Many of the martial arts movies of the 1970s show the all but invincible Bruce Lee doling out powerful punches and lightning fast kicks to his enemies. Today, actors like Jackie Chan and Jet Li carry on this tradition of dynamic fighting on the silver screen.
Partly, as a result of media images such as these, the popularity of many marital art forms in America has grown. This includes Tae Kwon Do. This particular style of martial art originated in Korea and is widely recognized for its flying kicks.
In reality, Hollywood fighting scenes are a far cry from what goes on in the Tae Kwon Do class at the Neighborhood Resource Center in Richmond’s Fulton Hill community. Here, children learn the art of Tae Kwon Do in a close family-friendly environment.
February 18, 2008
Comfort in the atmosphere of Joyce’s Beauty Lounge
Joyce’s Beauty Lounge is one of the most cherished venues in Fulton Hill, nestled at the first four-way stop at 1626 Williamsburg Road. Residents of the urban, working-class neighborhood gather at the salon to watch the afternoon football games and catch up on current happenings in the town. Joyce Monroe, 61, opened her beauty shop in 1991 and has since served a steady flow of customers in need of a new hair-do.
February 11, 2008
Big Mama’s cart serves up home-cooked soul food
Next time you’re craving a delicious home-cooked meal, head down to Williamsburg Road and treat yourself to the soul food delights of Big Mama’s vending cart. CEO and head chef Earline Fenner has been running her own food business for more than thirty years. The cart is just one of the places she drops off her made-fresh-daily food. At about $4 a plate, it’s a bargain, too. Fenner says, “I fix it daily, when you fix it fresh, people enjoy it better.” Big Mama’s cart is open from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
To learn more about Big Mamma’s cart, watch the video produced and reported by VCU students Lauren Jaslow, Ria Jones and Andrew Campbell.
