R. Sawan White at Eric Schindler Gallery
Style Weekly has a small article about R. Sawan White’s “For Doing, For Being,” a collection of oil-on-wax works opening at Eric Schindler Gallery on May 13.
Archive for May 2005
tax abatement to be reduced?
Style Weekly is reporting that the city council is considering a bill that would “would reduce the number of years owners can forgo paying taxes on improvements to commercial and industrial property”.
Chimborazo Playground open again
The Richmond Defender is reporting that, as of May 2nd, the basketball nets are up at the Chimborazo Playground and that at least one gate is open.
areas of improvement!
The long-empty house at 1111 North 23rd Street and it neighbor at 1109 have both recently had renovation started. They will be nice additions to the area. New sidewalks have been poured on the 1000 block of 22nd Street, and it looks very sharp.
Olavarria shooting forwarded to Justice Department
A special grand jury empanelled last fall to hear evidence on the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Santanna Bryant Olavarria by two Richmond police officers has recommended that the case be forwarded to the Justice Department for “further investigation and prosecution.” The May 29, 2004, traffic stop shooting occurred at the corner of Mechanicsville Turnpike and [...]
Shooting on Mosby Street
A man was found shot and seriously wounded Thursday night in the 1100 block of Mosby Street. Police said the man was wounded in the face shortly before 10:15 p.m. and was being treated at VCU Medical Center, where a report on his condition was not available Friday morning.
Couple seeks help for disabled daughter
The Richmond Voice is carrying the story of a Church Hill couple that needs a first-floor apartment because of their wheelchair-bound 11-year-old daughter. They have credit problems and are having a problem finding an apartment.
Something Useful
Here is something useful if you need to request some kind of service from the city — the Citizen Request page. We’ve used it to report activity in abandoned houses, trash in the alleys, and to get the grass cut on ignored city property.
