Great park- new playground is going up now…read more Sometimes the far area can be flooded a bit with lots of rain- heads up!

This is one of my favorite tennis courts in Richmond. There are 10 tennis courts total. The courts…read moreare also lit for nighttime playing. The tennis court also has a mural there dedicated to the great tennis player from Richmond himself Arthur Ashe the mural wall can also be used as a hitting wall for solo tennis practice. I would suggest going there early or late at night in order to get a court as it is a popular place to play and the city and other programs do host tennis clinics there on multiple courts.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Goode. While her demeanor was a bit reserved, she was…read moreextremely knowledgeable and addressed all of my questions with expertise. I left with exactly the information I needed--thank you, Ms. Goode! The agency I was collaborating with was impressed that I was able to obtain information dating back over 50 years for my client. This valuable resource will now help her access the mental health services she needs. Ms. Golden, your dedication to the community makes your leadership truly(Golden ) invaluable to the Richmond Social Security office! Mrs. Fox

It was not good. This one girl was yelling at me and then my brother kept playing in the car and…read morebeing loud

What a hole. Waiting at DMV is paradise compared to this…read more The process is insane. You go get in line. you get to the front, one hour later, to explain what you need and get a form to fill out. After you step aside and fill it out.... you get back in the same line. And you wait another hour to get a number. Then you wait for a window to call you. When I was there, 2 of the 6 windows were manned. It took an insane amount of time to get a copy of my marriage license. The irony is, I needed the marriage license so my wife could go to DMV to go through purgatory to get a REAL ID. There has got to be an easier way.

I applied for my grandson's birth certificate over 2 months ago. I applied, filled out the whole…read moreapplication, provided my ID and paid the $12 fee. It's been over 2 months, I still don't have his Birth certificate or a refund. I've called a gazillion times to no avail.

Down in the city where the taxes are HIGH and the water is shut down due to flooding at the pumping…read morestation. Looks like someone fell asleep while washing a filter, this probably is not due to the storm. The city started giving out water on the 2nd Day of the outage, which is today. You only get 3 1 liter bottles for one person and 6 liters for a family of 4. Down at the 701 North 25th, they ask for your name and family amount. I told them I pay city High taxes. You don't even get enough water to use and have water intake a human must have daily. Not good for the new Mayor. I hope the Mayor can do away with the parking in the middle of the lanes down town so traffic can flow. I hope he does away with parking to the corner so you can see if traffic is coming to prevent accidents. I hope he put into law that people park in back of their homes if they have parking king off the alley. I hope he instill reserved parking in front of people homes who do not have alleyway parking. #thecityofrichmondva #rvagov #wateroutage #parkinginrichmond #hightaxes #richmondnewmayor2025 #drdannyavula

Just received two invoices in the mail for personal property tax (2 separate envelopes). The first…read moreone says i owe penalty and interest for a vehicle because i never paid the bill in 2022. I NEVER RECEIVED IT! I was told per code that i am responsible for it and that i am supposed to follow up on invoices for personal property. How would i have known it was sent out? That cost me $100. Then i opened up another envelope from the City for personal property and i was charged for interest and penalty that i let DMV know the vehicle was sold 10 months ago. The City of Richmond is ridiculous. I was told the City updates from DMV --- well apparently not! Then you call customer service and get no where with them. Its pathetic!!!!!!!! As I read the other reviews we are all saying the same thing. Maybe the City should read the reviews and fix their issues!

I am only going to speak for my encounter with customer service today. I had a unique problem of a…read morecheck that had been issued to me when I paid off my mortgage and had been lost and forgotten until it surfaced a few days ago. It was for the remaining balance in my escrow account and had never been cashed. It was also well past the 180 days that the check was valid for. I work less than 10 miles from the VHDA building so I decided to bring the check and go down to the office to see how I could rectify the situation and hopefully finally receive the money that I had overpaid. There is no "customer service desk" at the office that I could go to, but the security guards were all quite nice. I was able to get one of the customer service representatives on the landline phone in the lobby and she rushed right down to take the check and get it to the correct department for a reissue. Customer service is tough but I'm sure a mortgage company that caters to more difficult loans can be especially so. Everyone I encountered was extremely friendly and seemed anxious to resolve the problem. I will update this if I don't receive a new Update; about a week later I had my new check!

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I've been to JM twice this month for jury duty, and the process is smooth if you follow…read moreinstructions. They have coffee for you in the morning, and will provide lunch if you have to stay and actually serve. The judge was professional and efficient. What's bothersome is that one of the courtrooms smells like pee. And I don't mean a faint whiff, but a full blown pee smell. When I came back to serve and had to go to a different courtroom, I smelled it again. So it appears it's the entire third floor.

This establishment sucks. Especially the people who run it. From hearing how they treat their…read moreemployees and word of mouth on all the employees quitting and walking out during Covid, some being there for over 20yrs. It's ran like a dictatorship where the employees have no voice and grievances fall on deaf ears. Far as I know it's only one person in charge and that's the clerk of court where she's the judge jury and executioner but one person shouldn't have all that power? But what If you have a problem or want to speak up? The work place should have safe places for workers to express their concerns and an hierarchy. It shouldn't be where the clerk of the court is the end all, be all!

Called to end service at an apartment and a home and start service at a new rental June 2024 and…read morethey only transferred service and never stopped apartment or home. Few months after initial call I called and again requested end service at apartment and home, and they ended service at home but I later found out not at the apartment. After my call in June 2024, I start to get two emails each month: one stating it was a new bill for the apartment and that the amount due is "0.00", the other saying the recurring payment is "Aborted" and "has been stopped" for the apartment account. In April 2025 I changed the automatic payment for my bill (for the new rental) and then realized that they were still billing me for the apartment I hadn't lived in for 9 months because I was now getting automated withdrawals from two checking accounts. I called City of Richmond and they said they had no record of me asking at my last two calls (which were documented) that I needed to cancel service at the apartment (which was one of main reasons I called them twice before). City of Richmond further ignored the fact that I've been getting monthly emails from them since July 2024 about the apartment account stating that 0.00 was being billed and that my auto payment was being aborted. They told me they would not reimburse me anything (blaming me for not canceling service even though called them twice to do so) and said to ask the apartment complex to see if they will cover the inappropriate billing statements since my lease ended (August 2024). This is an absurd request since this was City of Richmond's issue all along and an apartment company is not going to pay me for the erroneously charged utility bills. If you look at all the reviews posted it is clear I'm not along in being screwed by City of Richmond Utilities. Sucks there is nowhere to go for help and no other utility company to choose from. Probably why they are so bad as there is nothing the average consumer can do to challenge their horrible customer service.

You can say I happen to be the luckiest, I was. I had a long line of issues with my account and a…read morelot of confusion between the previous resident, the owner and the current. Ms. Alexis was able to resolve all of the issues and make my day. She was amazingly patient, understood all issues, and fixed them all in one call. It did not take too long to reach her, under a minute. Thank you very much, Ms. Alexis. You are the best. Have a blessed day.

We attended a Candlelight Concert featuring a quartet of strings performing Vivaldi's "The Four…read moreSeasons" at Bolling Haxall House in Richmond. This beautiful concert was just over one hour long, and it was a real treat! The foyer and concert hall were lit with about 2,000 candles. The sound was crisp and clear. Tickets are sold by section, with Section A being the closest rows to the stage. We lucked out with front row seats. While they performed classical music tonight, we learned they also perform renditions of music by contemporary artists as well. We highly recommend!

I enjoyed attending a candlelight concert at The Bolling Haxwell House. It was great!!! Parking…read morehowever is VERY VERY difficult to find! The venue has a very small parking lot that's nowhere near big enough to accomodate guests. The venue is beautiful, however and very well kept.

This building is breathtaking, outside as well as inside! While in Richmond, I couldn't miss the…read moreopportunity to visit. The architecture is so ornate and gives you the feeling of stepping back in time. Unfortunately, I didn't see anything on site to learn about the building's history, and you are limited to only the first floor. However, it's worth the visit just to take in the beauty and detail of this space.

Old City Hall in Richmond is a stunning architectural gem. The intricate Gothic design and towering…read morearches are truly breathtaking!