A man was found stabbed to death at the Church Hill House at 2400 Burton Street. This is the second homicide in 10 months at the Church Hill House. The name of the 78-year-old victim, widely known in the neighborhood as “Squirrel”, has been withheld pending notification of family. [via]
Jerrod L. Shepperson was arrested yesterday in the 3100 block of Nine Mile Road in the Creighton Court public housing complex, charged with robbery, abduction and possession of heroin. [via]
The April 24 issue of the lamentably print-only City Edition (Vol.3, #3) has a long article about issues relating to development north of Broad Street. Pick up a copy just about anywhere…
We’ve received reports of a shooting in the 500 block of North 30th Street. More info later? Anyone?
We’ve recently discovered an East Broad Street oriented website from 1996 that is like a small time capsule. The site includes a history of Broad Street and a page for the Quick Check that was in the Captain Buzzy’s building.
100 word minimum shares some neighborhood history about the former grocery behind the Mosha’s sign on the building at North 25th and Broad Streets.
Walk or ride your bike from Church Hill or Union Hill to the Earth Day celebration.
The 7th District Round Table met Monday evening at EDI on 25th Street. The main topics included a presentation by representatives from the City Assessors Office and a discussion of the structure of the of the roundtable.
About 8pm or so, it seemed like every police car in the 1st Precinct went down Fairmount Ave. at 80 miles an hour. Anybody know anything about this?
A teenager was shot in the neck and seriously wounded about 2:45pm yesterday in the 3100 block of Nine Mile Road. [via]
So it looks like the biker bar The Dog House is coming soon to 21st Street at the site of the old Imperial Broom Company.
The Apr.12 issue of Style Magazine has an article (‘The Sequel’) about the renovation by Kathryn and Matt Wiley of the movie theater at 418 North 25th Street: The Wileys are turning the building into a sprawling eco-friendly residence, complete with a custom woodworking mill shop, darkroom facilities and a public space. They will maintain [...]
In the past year, 4 new houses have been built in the 800 block of North 24th Street. This is amazing change, but still leaves 2 empty lots and 3 vacant houses.
The nascent Church Hill Market is now taking orders online (with free delivery to zip code 23223) and is offering subscriptions to their monthly online newsletter.
Richmond Police are investigating an overnight shooting in the 400 block of 24th Street. Few details have been released; NBC12 reports that the victim’s injuries are not life-threatening. No word on suspects or arrests. [via]
