Rehabilitation Tax Credit Open House
There will be a Rehabilitation Tax Credit Open House at the Department of Historic Resources’ Richmond offices on August 5th from 9-12 noon.
Archive for July 2005
Oakwood-Chimborazo listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places
The Oakwood-Chimborazo neighborhood is now listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
New award in honor of Thomas Cannon
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) will present a new award at its annual Golden Hammer Awards on October 13th.
small things
There are some nice new brick sidewalks going in on 24th at Jefferson Ave, and it looks like a new house is going up on the 800 block of 24th. Anything else good know about?
shooting at Nine Mile and Creighton
A man was shot once in the back at around 10:30AM at Nine Mile and Creighton roads. The victim was still able to walk to a convenience store and ask for help. a href=’http://www.nbc12.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WWBT%2FMGArticle%2FWBT_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031784058284′>[ via ]
Teens sentenced
The 4 teens convicted in last August’s Libby Hill attack were sentenced today. Fifteen-year-old Travon and Rashard Garnett must stay in juvenile detention until they’re 21 and then spend 25 more years in an adult prison. Eighteen-year-old Kevin Lightfoot and his brother, 17-year-old Kennard Lightfoot, received received 32 years and 30 years in prison, respectively.
Libby Hill attackers sentencing tomorrow
After having their sentencing continued on May 23rd, the 4 teens convicted in last August’s Libby Hill attack will be sentenced on Tuesday.
Wall artist is picturing a brighter future
The RTD’s Michael Paul Williams has a nice article about the “A Star is Rising” mural at 24th Street and Jefferson Avenue.
New neighbors to the east?
Work will start in the next week or so on Rocketts Landing, a riverfront village off Old Osborne Turnpike (Route 5) east of Tobacco Row and near where the Annabel Lee riverboat was docked.
fire won’t stop Church Hill Cleaners
The July 14-16 edition of the print-only Richmond Free Press has a long story on the fire at 3rd-generation family-owned Church Hill Cleaners (2718 Q Street) on June 26th.
murder at the Church Hill House
The death of an elderly man found in an apartment at the Church Hill House at 2400 block of Burton Street is now being investigated as a homicide, Richmond police said today.
Patrolman, ex-partner indicted for murder
A grand jury has indicted a Richmond police officer Michael Couture and his former partner Edward Aeschlimann, on murder charges stemming from the shooting death of Santanna Bryant Olavarria during a May 29, 2004, car stop at Mechanicsville Turnpike and Fairfield Way.
sewage problem near Chimborazo Park
A broken sewage pipe near Chimborazo Park has been oozing the yucky since Tropical Storm Gaston and it gets really bad when it rains.
Government Road is open again
Nearly a year after Tropical Storm Gaston, Government Road open again.
The uncertain future of EDI
The July 11th issue of the print-only City Edition (Vol.2, No.14) has a long cover-story on the past, present, and future of the East District Center. The article delves into the uncertain future funding for EDI and recent changes in the area.
