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Axios
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Richmond Restaurant Week returns Monday
This spring's Richmond Restaurant Week starts Monday, April 21, and runs through Sunday. Why it matters: The week helps promote dozens of Richmond's independently owned restaurants and serves as a major fundraiser for Feed More, the region's food pantry. The big picture: For more than 20 years, the RRW nonprofit run by Acacia midtown co-owner Aline Reitzer has coordinated the twice-annual, weeklong dining event. This year's 25 participating restaurants put together special, three-course menus for $35.25 per person, with $5.25 going to Feed More. Yep — $35.25 (not including tax and tip) gets you three full courses. Here are some highlights from a few of the menus we loved: 🥖 At 1933 Public House in Midlothian, we'd get the focaccia starter, pork schnitzel main and triple chocolate dessert. 🐠 Up in Church Hill at Alewife, we'd do the chilled potato soup, grilled swordfish and heavenly-sounding banana and peanut butter pound cake. 🍤 Over in Libbie Mill, at Acacia midtown, we'd be all over the Asian pear salad (or should we do the fried shrimp?), crab cakes and "the chocolate nemesis" to finish. 🍖 For Pinky's in Scott's Addition: Their chicken tirokroketes app seems like a fantastic way to start, followed by the spicy bone-in pork chop entree and olive oil cake (we'll try anything).
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Leisure centre in Rye to re-open under new management
A popular community leisure facility is set to re-open under a new operator, which says it has "exciting plans" for the Sports Centre, formerly managed by Freedom Leisure, is due to open on Tuesday under new operators Rye Recreation & Wellbeing (RRW). Chairperson Barry Nealon said the group had renamed the facility Rye Leisure Centre. He said the group had given the centre a new name because "we want to include more sporting activities for the community" such as padel tennis and Pilates. RRW will manage the centre on behalf of Rye Town Council under a 20-year lease, which it signed on Monday, granted by East Sussex County Council. Mr Nealon said: "This is one of the town's biggest assets. We are still at the planning stages for other exciting offers at the leisure centre."He said the charity had received a £140,000 grant from Sports England which went towards installing solar panels on the building's roof."This will help save a lot of energy costs," Mr Nealon added."We have received a £500,000 Levelling Up Grant from the government, which goes towards repairing facilities including the technical infrastructure that keeps the swimming pool running, changing rooms and roof repairs as there was a leak." Three years ago, the former operator of the leisure centre temporarily closed its swimming pool over rising energy costs.
