I have friends with a kid who has celiac disease, and we all went to Daniela on 36th in Hampden recently. Their gf pasta options got a thumbs up from kid and very diligent parents, who asked lots of questions to the server and felt good about their procedures for keeping things separate.

I did CSA from Amy’s Garden for 2 years and it was great. They do weekly pickup at Birdhouse Market every Tuesday and they have a lovely flower add-on. Not sure how their prices compare to others mentioned here though! Btw, Birdhouse is a very sweet midweek market without the parking issues and crowds of Bryan park (also a little closer to Church Hill!).

I saw about 8 lined up on a log at one of the Bryan Park ponds the other day.

I bought a lovely dried flower wreath from Two Boots farm in December -if you strike out with the other options listed here maybe you could call them? They are regulars at the JFX market (when it's operating) but are based out in Hampstead.

I’m a couple houses away from Patterson park and get folks filling bottles or splashing water on their faces a few times per summer. My next door neighbor also uses it for her plants every once in a while - we’re friendly so I consider it a “keep the peace” tax. I’ve shooed folks away if my dog is barking at them but otherwise don’t pay much attention to it, the usage is a literal drop in the bucket that has no impact on my bill. I winterize the spigot by shutting off the water and putting a cap over it.

This is definitely true. Maybe just a quirk of my own experience but my sellers wouldn’t consider my offer unless I had a local lending officer. I was coming from another state so initially presented with one of the big National lenders.

I used primary residential mortgage, inc last year when I bought my place. Name of my specific officer was Kaoru Forbess - he was good, no drama. can’t speak to the husband dynamic you mention but I was buying as a single woman and he was totally professional.

Can confirm what others have said - Cary Street pool is much nicer and bigger than the Franklin Street pool. I was a morning swimmer at VCU (also had no affiliation, just lived nearby) so can't speak to evening crowds but you'd probably be ok on the later side. The one benefit of the Y is that you can go to nicer pools at other branches (north Richmond Y's pool is great and just refurbished) but Cary Street is the best in the downtown area. With community membership at VCU you can also access the MCV pool which is much less busy but has crappy hours.