boy on bicycle hit by van, dies
A 10-year-old boy was riding a bicycle with a group of children on O Street about 5pm when he failed to stop at the 18th Street intersection and was hit by a van. [via]
Archive for December 2005
building inspectors to become sworn officers
By the end of February, building inspectors will become sworn officers, “special conservators of the peace”, able to write a summons on the spot. [via]
Ballpark for Fulton Bottom?
So now the city is now behind getting a new stadium built in Fulton Bottom at the site of the former Gas Works. [via] [via]
4-H in Church Hill
Style Weekly has an article about the Urban Garden Project, a cooperative effort between the 4-H Club and the Planters’ Association of Church Hill.
4 arrested in shooting identified
Police yesterday identified four teenagers arrested in connection with the Dec.14 shooting of Haashim Abdul at 29th and O Streets. [via]
Hill People
A stack of photocopied archives covering 2001-2003 of news/satire sheet Hill People is available at the Hill Cafe.
arrest in shooting at 21st and Clay
A juvenile has been arrested in last Thursday’s shooting at 21st and Clay Streets. Police say they also have strong leads on a second suspect.
Shooting at 21st and Clay
nbc12 is reporting a nonfatal shooting at 21st and Clay Streets today. A contractor was shot in the leg while attempting to stop someone from stealing his tools.
Fatal shooting at 29th and O streets
An unidentified man was shot in the head at 29th and O streets around 8pm last night in a possible carjacking. The man had apparently been selling shoes and other items from the back of his van at the time of the shooting. [via]
Neighborhood pollution?
Today’s RTD has an article saying that “blacks were more than twice as likely as whites to live in neighborhoods where air pollution seems to pose the greatest health dangers”. The page lets you check your area for pollution.
silent art auction at Pohlig Box Factory this Saturday
There will be a silent art auction this Saturday at the Pohlig Box Factory.
xmas tour photos
We walked the entire Church Hill Christmas House Tour yesterday, hitting all of the tour houses and most of the open houses along the way.
reader survey results; call for volunteers
Thanks for your many responses to our chpn Reader Survey. We’ve pulled together the info that you’ve provided and we’d like to use this opportunity to see if we can get some more people involved in the efforts here at chpn.
Fatal shooting and an arrest
An unidentified 19-year-old Richmond man was fatally shot yesterday in the 700 block of Mosby Street. Omari Al-Qadaffi was arrested hours after the shooting and charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. [via]
Fairmount School listed on the on the National Register of Historic Places
On November 17th, the National Park Service announced the listing of the Fairmount School, currently senior housing, on the National Register of Historic Places.
