January 5, 2009
Dialogues for Change - Building Trust Across Divides of Race, Class and Culture
Matthew Freeman passes along this opportunity:
Come join us for Hope in the Cities’ series of strategic dialogues on metropolitan Richmond issues. Highly trained facilitators will lead a dialogue for 25 participants on January 16th & 17th at Richmond Hill.
January 5, 2009
anybody lose a beagle?
Kathleen sends in word of a found beagle:
I came home this evening to find a small male beagle asleep on our front doormat. No collar. He’s about 3-4 years old and approximately 15″ tall. I am afraid that someone has abandoned him in our fenced front yard, knowing that I work with rescues. I haven’t had a chance to have him checked for a microchip, but I will take him tomorrow. In the meantime, if you hear of anyone that is missing a tri-color beagle, please pass on my phone number (804.339.2492) and/or forward this email. His pics are attached. He’s a sweet boy - seems to be housebroken and is good with my other dogs. His temporary name is Ernie.
January 5, 2009
homes for sale in Church Hill
Presenting the first CHPN real estate fair! There are great homes for sale in the area, help spread the word.
January 5, 2009
murder on T Street
An as-yet-unidentified black male was shot to death in the 2200 block of T Street at just after 10:30PM yesterday. The victim’s name is being withheld until next of kin is notified. Richmond Police are looking for a black male approximately five feet ten inches tall and wearing a black shirt, jeans and a red head covering that was seen leaving the scene on foot heading towards Mechanicsville Turnpike.
January 4, 2009
interview with Alicia Rasin
The RTD interviews Alicia Rasin, founder of Citizens Against Crime.
January 3, 2009
this week’s calendar
RECYCLING WEEK; New Vision Civic League meeting MOVED TO 1/10; Union Hill Community Stew; RPS School Board meeting; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; MORE…
January 2, 2009
Hill Cafe’s rack of lamb is “really effing good”
Richmond foodblog i wish i could cook visits the Hill Cafe and raves about the rack of lamb and the folks all around:
My god, there were six pieces, not like the 2 you get at Can Can for twice the price, a delish pile of redskin-mashed potatoes and perfectly crisp broccoletti all doused in rosemary beurre blanc. Holy shit, it was really effing good. The lamb was more rare than medium rare but it wasn’t the least bit gamey. If my arteries could have handled another sea of butter, I wish we would have ordered two.
January 2, 2009
5 stars for It Must Be Heaven
Ginger Warder makes a visit to It Must Be Heaven and says that “if you love gourmet ice cream, the name is true.” The 5-star review has great things to say about the soup, too:
What surprised me was not the great ice cream, but the great soup. Owner Stan Jones (she’s a woman by the way) has a killer recipe for Jumbo Lump Crab Soup. Made fresh daily, the peppery and piping hot soup is loaded with big chunks of delectable crab and served with a warm piece of garlic bread. Pricing is by the ounce ($1 per) and my eight-ounce bowl was worth every penny. Stan also offers a chicken muddle soup, as well as a potato, bacon and cheddar and a mushroom, and after my delicious bowl of crab, I’ll be dropping by to try all of the other varieties.
January 2, 2009
spring Tree Steward classes to begin in February
Did you ever want to learn how to identify trees? Or how to properly prune a young tree to insure good development? Are you interested in taking care of the trees in our community? Richmond Tree Stewards training may be for you!
January 1, 2009
the new trend towards affordable and environmentally friendly housing
An article on environmentally-friendly construction in the RTD a few days ago, a look at the growing interest in green construction, drops that Better Housing Coalition moved “exclusively to building EarthCraft-certified developments” back in 2005, and that Habitat for Humanity’s Pillars at Oakmont will be certified as well:
Having mastered the process, Richmond Habitat will build all its future projects to EarthCraft standards, including its next one, a 15-town home development planned for T and 33rd streets in Richmond’s East End near Armstrong High School.
December 31, 2008
celebrating New Years that special East End kind of way
Last year was quite “festive” up here (mp3), you might want to step away from the window…
December 31, 2008
Sector 113 report for December
Lt.Martin Harrison’s December report for Sector 113 (PDF) is now available. List of significant arrests includes: Glenn Carter (driving recklessly, attempt to elude, possessing police scanning equipment in the commission of a felon; April Minns, Demond Winston, Michael Bowman, Hakeem Terry and Walter Clark (PWID marijuana, PWID schedule II (ecstasy), possession of crack cocaine, possession of prescription narcotics (Percocet), concealed weapon and maintaining a common nuisance);
Ronnie Lyons and Gary Roberts (breaking into vehicles in the Fairmont area); Deanise Scott- (prostitution); Lisa Madison (prostitution); and Kiana Lyons (prostitution)(again!).
December 31, 2008
end of December noteworthy incidents
Noteworthy incidents identified by the Richmond Police Department from the past 10 days or so from around the 1st Precinct…
December 31, 2008
celebrate Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th birthday
Celebrate Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th birthday on Monday, January 19th, 2009 with a Mournful Walk and a few Warming Hours at the Poe Museum. The Mournful Walk begins at 6:45PM at the grave of Eliza Poe in St. John’s Cemetery, and then goes to the Elmira Shelton House, down the hill for a view and history of the tragedy at the Monumental Church, past the Craig House, and ends at the Poe Museum at 8PM.
December 29, 2008
2008 East End homicides are magnificently lower (UPDATED)
According to the RPD’s Crime Incident Information site, there were 13 homicides in the 1st Precinct in 2008. This is down from 16 in 2007, 30 in 2006, and 32 in 2005. Three of the 16 were south of the river.
