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CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
Fairmount neighborhood clean-up
Sat May 10 8:00 am
meet at 23rd & Q Streets
Beginning Computer Classes for Adults
Tue May 13 10:30 am
Have computer questions and don't know where to begin? Come by the library and we'll help you get started! East End Libr...
open mic @ Poe's Pub
Tue May 13 8:30 pm
acoustic open mic at Poe's Pub on East Main, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up is at 8:30, music starts at 9, goes until clos...
CAPS Meeting / Public Safety Meeting
Wed May 14 7:00 pm
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Wanted: single bedroom (kitch & laund pref.) apt. Would like small carriage/guest house (detached from other aptmts.) as I regularly read and do research. Price range is $650max w/ some or all util. Please call at (804) 484-0500 and leave a message.
425 N. 31st St $37500 Totally unique New Orleans flair! 5 BR+office, 2 full baths, one w/ 100 yr old clawfoot! New kitchen, beautiful details. Call Shannon w/ RE/MAX Commonwealth 4840367. shannonharrington.net for pics. Thanks!
WANTED: Friend seeks Church Hill apartment. Can pay up to $600 max. Any leads would be appreciated. Call 649-1913 and leave massage.
For rent - 517 N. 24th - Renovated historic 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath home; security, off-street parking, no dogs. $1200/mo. Call 804-745-2173
For Sale 5207 Blue Ridge Ave, Fulton Hill Beautiful 3 bedroom bungalow features updated kitchen & bath, central heat & AC, appliances convey, 2 car garage, driveway, full front porch, fully fenced double lot Contact Heather O'Sullivan 514-3197
ASID Designer White Elephant Auction & Sale: furniture, fabrics, art & accessories. Silent Auction: 6/20 6-9pm $10. Tent Sale: 6/21 8am-1pm Free. To benefit Habitat for Humanity and ASID VA. Location: Noland Co., 2101 Staples Mill Rd, 23230. 370-5616.
1 yr old Kenmore Stainless Steel refrigerator ONLY. (no freezer compartment) size is about 20 cubic inches. Great as 2nd frig in garage for drinks or extra food frig!! In excellent condition - Asking $350. Please call Karen 226-2249
For Sale: Precor Elyptical EFX 5.19 1.5 yrs old Barely used (of course)! New Online Now $2700. Bought new at Elite Fitness. Asking $1800.00 Call Karen 226-2249
We are selling a 1998 Audi A6 Quattro Sedan. All leather interior, power door locks, power sun roof, CD player & AM/FM radio, 145k. We are asking for $6,000.00 OBO. Please email for pictures or if interested or you can call at 804-502-6723.
Black Jeep hardtop - $650 excellent condition except back window is broken. These sell new for about 2 grand. Call Shannon at 484 0367 if interested. Thanks!
FRAME NATION in Shockoe Bottom. Design global. Frame local. We offer the largest & finest selection of custom picture frame styles in Richmond, with on site parking. All work performed by an Award Winning MCPF. www.FrameNation.net - 804.643.7263
Polosko Custom Woodworks Design/Build kitchens,vanities,furniture,bookcases etc. Anthony 814-0932 Polosko@yahoo.com
Intuitive Consultant/Psychic Medium. Readings by email, IM, or phone. Visit www.orbitalempathy.com
Need estate sale services or have items to consign? Since 1999, Susan's Selections has conducted in-home estate sales. And our shop at 8008 Staples Mill Rd is open Thurs & Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. Call 232-6480 or Roy@SusansSelections.com.
Helping seniors downsize and move since 1998, More Than Moving For Seniors is a full-service senior move management company. We sort, pack, move, unpack, set up the new home and clear out houses. Call 232-6480 or Susan@MoreThanMovingInc.com
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archive for October, 2004


October 3, 2004

Chimborazo Elementary School in Today’s RTD

Today’s RTD has a long article,
School hurdles forward, about the recent history and direction at Chimborazo Elementary School. From the article: “Administrators, teachers and students at Chimborazo are trying to make sure their school makes a complete turnabout. They’re not quite there.”

October 3, 2004

Matt Koon of the Boys & Girls Club

October 4, 2004

Stuff to Fix

Another from the RTD: “Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 13, The Times-Dispatch will begin a weekly feature called “Stuff to Fix.” We will identify a building, section of road, sign or some other public property that is broken, dilapidated or an eyesore. [...] This is something, though, that we can’t do without you. We need for you to alert us to municipally maintained problem spots throughout the metro Richmond area. So please keep your eyes open for buckled sidewalks, darkened streets, pits and holes in roads, neglected parks, trashy streets and sidewalks, and hidden or missing street signs.”
Find out more.

October 10, 2004

3rd District contest heats up

The 3rd Congressional District contest between Democrat Rep. Robert C. Scott and Republican Winsome E. Sears bears watching because of its unusual dynamic. It is a rare race that pits two blacks against each other: Scott, a liberal in the traditional black politician’s role of civil-rights leader, against Sears, a socially conservative Republican.
[ more in the RTD ]

October 10, 2004

Whitcomb Elementary in Today’s RTD

Today’s RTD has an article, They made the grade, about the recent history and direction at Whitcomb Elementary School. From the article: “Whitcomb was the only Richmond public school and one of six in the state to be recognized by Warner on Oct. 1 as a PASS program graduate. Once marked as a low-performing school, Whitcomb anticipates being fully accredited and has met Adequate Yearly Progress standards as stipulated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.”

October 10, 2004

A Call for Housing Projects to be ‘Torn Down’

Mark Holmberg, long-time columnist for the Times-Dispatch, writes, “Fifty years ago we started the subsidized housing boom in Richmond, and few cities went about it with as much gusto as we did. The proliferation of housing “projects” here was a key reason Richmond wilted while cities like Charlotte blossomed. Right now we’ve got roughly 10 percent of the city’s population living in Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority properties. Many of these folks live in seven sprawling housing projects that represent the absolute worst examples of racist, death-dealing paternalism since slavery.”


[ Read the rest of the article. ]

October 11, 2004

Fire Damages Three Homes

An overnight fire at 22nd and V Streets left three homes damaged. Authorities say the first home burst into flames shortly after midnight. Before crews could contain the flames, the fire spread to two neighboring houses. Officials say two of the homes are abandoned and no one was home at the third. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
[ Story and video from NBC12 ]

October 18, 2004

State Police asked to investigate Blount shooting

Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney David M. Hicks has formally requested that the Virginia State Police independently investigate the police-involved shooting death of East End robbery suspect Curtis Blount Sept. 20. Blount was found dead in an alley behind a convenience store on Mosby Street near Fairmount Avenue. Authorities said he died from a single gunshot wound to the head after an exchange of gunfire with police. [via]

October 26, 2004

Robertson Urges Police Review Board

From the RTD via IMC: Richmond City Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson proposed last night the creation of a “Police Accountability Board,” citing what she called a tremendous distrust of the department in the black community. “We have to build trust in this community,” Robertson said in an interview. “There is a lot of animosity between the citizens and the police, the citizens and the city of Richmond.”

October 27, 2004

Food fight leads to five arrests at Armstrong

From Food fight leads to five arrests at Armstrong: “A cafeteria food fight ended in arrests for five Armstrong High School students yesterday. The juveniles were charged with prohibited criminal street gang participation because they were representing two rival neighborhood groups, Mosby and Creighton courts. What started as a food fight escalated and moved into the main hallway, according to Richmond police spokeswoman Cynthia L. Price. In addition to the gang participation charges, it also ended in disorderly conduct charges for the students.”

October 30, 2004

No-trespassing law doesn’t apply to vote

“Richmond’s voting registrar says state law supersedes local ordinances, so the city’s no-trespassing law as it applies to the Whitcomb Court and Gilpin Court public housing projects will not apply to voting precincts.”
[ find out more ]

October 31, 2004

Mayoral hopefuls differ on housing

Charles H. Nance, a former Richmond School Board member, said a majority of the city’s 4,068 public-housing units should be torn down and rebuilt “primarily in the city, but also in other parts of the region.” Lawrence E. Williams Sr. wants to demolish Mosby Court’s more than 450 public-housing units in the East End. He wants to create open space there and turn Mosby Middle School into a “neighborhood center” that would also offer health and human services. Mayor McCollum said he would like to see more housing developments like South Richmond’s Blackwell. Doug Wilder said in an interview this month that he also would like to see more mixed-income communities and incentives for homeownership. He said he would attempt to assert greater control over the city’s housing authority if he is elected mayor and criticized that authority’s financial management.

[ Read the RTD article. ]

October 31, 2004

Fairfield Court celebrates full SOL accreditation

A big party was held yesterday at Fairfield Court Elementary School to honor a big academic achievement. “We wanted to celebrate our SOL success. We are now fully accredited,” Principal Irene L. Williams said. Fairfield Court Elementary, accredited with warning last year, was fully accredited in 2004 by the state Department of Education.

[ Find out more. ]

October 31, 2004

Harvest Fest tonight!

Come out for Harvest Fest at the East District Initiative on 25th Street from 4-7pm. Games, prizes, rides and entertainment!






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