March 18, 2010
Citywide kindergarten and preschool registration for 2010
Citywide kindergarten and preschool registration began today. Registration will be held at all elementary schools from 9AM-6PM, including Bellevue, Chimborazo, George Mason, Woodville, and Fairfield Court . Eligible children must be five-years-old by September 30, 2010.
March 17, 2010
Cedar Street proposal underwhelming at UHCA
The Union Hill Civic Association declined to support a proposed development at Cedar and Mosby Streets as presented at tonights meeting.
March 17, 2010
Snoop coming to East End Library
As part of the ongoing book club aimed at high school aged boys and girls in the area sponsored by DTLR, Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, author and actor from the award winning HBO hit “The Wire”, is coming to the East End Library to talk about her memoir, Grace After Midnight on March 30. Teens interested in meeting Snoop and taking part in the book club should contact the folks at the East End Library to pick-up their FREE copy of the book and get the details on participation.
March 17, 2010
Set up on M Street
The RTD has the details of a luridly pathetic robbery in Union Hill:
Richmond police say a woman gave the father of her children a ride as a means to set him up to be robbed at gunpoint. [...] Capt. David L. Martin said McLaurin offered a ride to the father of her children yesterday morning and drove him to the 2400 block of M Street in the city’s East End, where she stopped the car and opened the passenger door. Martin said a man carrying a handgun and wearing a mask approached the open door and, on the orders or McLaurin, robbed the passenger. McLaurin ordered the victim out of her car and drove away, Martin said.
March 17, 2010
Budget forum set for 3/24 at Franklin Military
The March issue of Mayor Jones’ Building a Better Richmond reports that upcoming Community Forums on the City Budget will be held at the following locations/dates: March 24 – Franklin Military Academy – 6 – 8 p.m., March 25 – Westover Hills Elementary School – 6 – 8 p.m., March 29 – Richmond Public Library – 6 – 8 p.m.
March 16, 2010
Church Hill Irish Festival Schedule for Saturday and Sunday
The folks behind the Church Hill Irish Festival have posted the schedule of events for Saturday and Sunday.
March 15, 2010
Another slumlord on Fairmount Avenue
Poor Fairmount Avenue can’t catch a break: name a Richmond slumlord and dollars to donuts they own a vacant house on the once grand street. Richmond Slumlord Watch today outs Linilton Realty, owner of vacant properties on Fairmount Avenue and Whitcomb Street.
March 14, 2010
John Jones is missing
John Jones, assistant manager from The Market@Tobacco Row, has been missing since about midnight Wednesday, March 10. Age 48 Ht 5′9 Wt 150-165 lbs, last seen wearing black pants, a white dress shirt, and a tan hat. Please contact the police at (804)646-5100 if you know anything.
March 14, 2010
Wedding band found on 29th Street
A wedding band was found at 29th and Broad: “This silver wedding band was found. Replier should give description of engraving. ”
March 14, 2010
More on the Cedar Street project
The big topic at Wednesday’s Union Hill Civic Association meeting will be the developer presentation on the a proposal for the Jefferson Townhomes:
The developer’s plan is to tear down the present units on the south side of Cedar Street which were built in the 1960s. [...] Very few improvements have been done to the units over the years. Most have fuses rather than circuit breakers, original kitchens, baths, doors, plumbing, flooring and HVAC systems. [...] The developer proposes to build a five story 111 unit building with under building parking.
March 13, 2010
St.John’s acquires another vacant lot
This house ar 1500-02 North 29th Street, sold to St.John’s United Holiness Church of 1507 North 28th Street in December 2009, was demolished in recent weeks. In addition to their church building, St.John’s owns at least 14 other properties in the area — all either vacant lots or in use as surface parking.
March 13, 2010
This week’s calendar
An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; Church Hill Central Civic Association; Church Hill Association; Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Beginner’s Yoga; Union Hill Civic Association; Whitcomb Court Tenant Council; Church Hill North Civic Association; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Church Hill Irish Festival; Libby Hill Park Mulch Day; Anniversary Reenactment; Church Hill Irish Festival; MORE…
March 12, 2010
Signal work to close lanes on Broad Street next week
Lane closures will be in effect at East Broad at 17th, 18th and 21st Streets, from March 17-21, 6PM-2AM nightly for a traffic signal project.
March 12, 2010
Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures opens TONIGHT at Schindler
J. Pocklington’s Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures opens TONIGHT, March 12th, 7-9PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery. Exhibition runs through April 9th.
March 11, 2010
Oakwood Heights appeal in court on Tuesday
From the Letters section of the March issue of the CHA newsletter:
The court date has been set for the appeal of City Council’s decision to overturn the decision made by The Commission of Architectural Review (CAR) regarding the proposed Oakwood Heights Development. The date is Tuesday, March 16th at 10:00 am, in Richmond’s Circuit Court at the John Marshall Court House, 400 N. 9th St.
March 11, 2010
CHA meets Tuesday; March newsletter is out
The Church Hill Association meets Tuesday, March 16, at 7PM at the St. John’s Church Parish Hall. On the agenda: ACORN discusses their involvement in historic districts. Also, the March 2010 issue of the CHA newsletter (PDF) is out (&congrats to Karen on her first issue!)
March 11, 2010
Cedar Street development to be addressed at the next Union Hill meeting
The Union Hill Civic Association meets Wednesday, March 17, at 7PM at the Church Hill Photography Studio (2314 Jefferson Avenue). Among the topics to be discussed are: 1) Proposed development of 1900 – 1904 Cedar Street consisting of two, five story buildings with 185 rental units with both enclosed and surface parking. The project involves demolition of the existing 58 units on that site and takes advantage of VHDA Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for 100% of the project.Presentation to be made by Ron Hunt of Genesis Home Manager, LLC.; 2) CARITAS project with Cedar Street Baptist Church: March 27; 3) Public safety update.
March 11, 2010
Church Hill Central Civic Association meets on Monday
The Church Hill Central Civic Association meets on Monday, March 15th from 7-8:30PM at the Robinson Theater (2903 Q Street). The focus of the meeting will be “Neighborhood Schools & The Census”; speakers include Pastor Marilyn Heckstall of Asbury Methodist Church, Ms. Cheryl L. Burke Principle of Chimborazo Elementary School, and Donna Lewis-Clayton with the U.S. Census Bureau. Join your neighbors after the meeting at the Hill Cafe corner of 28th and Broad Streets!
