I've taken my young kids to Brambly a few times and enjoyed it, but my expectations are low with regard to food/drinks/service as long as the place accommodates small kids running around.

I'd love to hear recommendations for other places that are good for letting your rugrats run loose while parents can sit and eat. For example, we've enjoyed the big Hardywood West Creek, but they don't serve food (just trucks during events).

The biggest appeal of Brambly for us is their (mostly) enclosed outdoor area and room for kids to play.

Where else can we go for that?

I went to Brambly with the manager of several highly rated restaurants in Cary, NC. Everything went poorly. We had a reservation for something like 2:30 but for some reason they weren't open until 3. They didn't think that was odd and treated us like we made a mistake but that's fucking impossible because we made it on their website.

After waiting (I had advocated moving to somewhere else but they wanted to stay) we sit down and are the only table there. Somehow we still got shit service. Manager I am with had spent literally his whole career in the good industry and I've been a server and bartender so I know bad service.

We get served a wine that was actually spoiled. I've never had that happen at any other restaurant. Not even just slightly oxidated, actually spoiled or contaminated. No big deal except we can't find a server for 10 or 15 minutes and we are literally the only people.

Food was ok. They offered us no discount for the botched reservation or fucked up wine (except replacing it).

Fuck that place. Ran by garbage who need to get out of RVA.

It's dumber than that. This is the property owner coming by for an inspection for the first time in years, and is just upset that it doesn't look nice.

Veteran teacher here. It's a decent school. The Parham road is the dividing line for Henrico,. The farther east you go, usually the more behavioral problems and the farther west you go, more entitlement. Johnson is right in that line. I've had friends teacher there and friends kids go there. It's in a transition into a more immigrant heavy school.

> Chimbo park

"No alcoholic beverages are allowed in city parks."

I'm not really a stickler for rules, but illegally drinking in a city park carries a different stress level than dealing with staff attitudes at Brambly.

Yes, according to the governor's page Sb1515 was signed. Full text can be found here.

What I enjoy is that Virginia now explicitly defines Sadomasochistic Abuse: "actual or explicitly simulated flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed."

That sucks.

I don't believe landlords can arbitrarily remove a tenant's things that aren't explicitly restricted in the lease or tenants guide, but I guess that wouldn't stop them from trying.

Chances are, one of the other tenants have been complaining incessantly about something they don't like and the PM/landlord is overreacting.

That brings my joy every time I pass by.

A screen door on a submarine.

it's a murder 711 now!

My heart goes out to you, OP. I, too, rent and if faced with this kind of situation I'd viking funeral my best friend on the James

Posts about them? Kidding, OP. For real, pedestrians aren't taking their lives into their hands like in Kolkata, but it ain't far off in the Fan, nowadays.

Definitely a bad apple situation. Tried booking an event with Louise one time, she NEVER responds. My wife and I each reached out multiple times. I don’t think the higher ups know how awful she is to try to work around, it was impossible to book with her. Called the restaurant back and their host was immediately accommodating and friendly and was able to help me get it booked before the end of our call.

The boat isn’t going to pay for itself.

Have you lived in an actual city? Richmond isn’t that big & most intersections don’t need one, just the ones that cause the most problems, which aren’t a lot. Maybe a handful, which usually are the ones in the fan & Carytown. Most people here know how to walk but most don’t know how to “properly” drive & obey traffic laws cause most don’t know them.

As others have mentioned, cremation is an option and you can check with your vet to see who they use. They also may be able to store your loved one until the provider is able to pick them up. I'm sorry for your loss. I would personally opt for cremation because if I move, the thought of not being able to "see" my loved one again would weigh on me.

Yep short walk to lots of other places because you are in SA.

The bees love them!

This sounds more like you live somewhere with an HOA, since it came from the complex. If there is an HOA, then yes, they can pull this kind of stuff (which is why I looked for a house that predated HOA's)

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It's the dumbest thing. It's one the dozen of Weinstein Properties around town, and they want to now complain that flower pots and things can't be outside on the patio.

Do you know how many intersections there are in the city? Do you honestly think there is room to build pedestrian walkways over every intersection? The sidewalks are not wide enough to support that sort of infrastructure, and people wouldn’t want to walk up a full flight of stairs to cross the street.

Someone got a good bribe for introducing SB1051

I agree. And the crosswalks in some areas don’t light up to warn drivers

As a public service worker, I can confirm that having to repair needless destruction is the absolute height of comedy.

Your asinine bullshit is the antithesis of community building. This isn’t your city, it’s OUR city. Quit fucking it up.