Church Hill Market seeking Special Use Permit
Church Hill Market is going before City Council this coming Monday to get approval for a Special Use Permit. I hope that all goes well for them — is there anyone that thinks this is a bad thing?
Archive for July 2006
FAQ #7 – Having found a quantity of 9mm shells…
I just found 17 fired 9mm shells in the alley behind my house — is this weird?
Baseball’s Ray Dandridge
Style Weekly’s history of Richmond baseball, Before the Braves, has a section about Church Hill-native Ray Dandridge, “the best player Richmond ever produced and the city’s only member of baseball’s Hall of Fame”.
police seeking murderous cross-dresser
Richmond police are looking for transvestite who investigators believe fatally shot a man in the 2000 block of N. 28th Street about 8:45 a.m. [via]
organizational meeting announced for Friends of Jefferson Park
An organizational meeting for the Friends of Jefferson Park will be held Monday, July 24, at 6pm at 2018 Princess Anne Avenue.
vigil set for Travis Johnson
Citizens Against Crime will hold a vigil for beating victim Travis Johnson tomorrow at 7 pm in the 1500 block of Oakwood Avenue.
30th anniversary of the MLK Bridge approaching
September 17th will mark 30 years of the over-sized 6-lane bridge.
St. Patrick’s Place
The RTD has an article about St. Patrick’s Place, the “former Catholic school constructed in 1914 at 2600 E. Grace Street”, at Old school is in.
Wilder to speak at 6th/7th District Roundtable Meeting
This Monday’s upcomoming 7th District Roundtable Meeting will be held at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (instead of EDI). The featured speaker will be Mayor L. Douglas Wilder.
here there be dragons!
A funny thing happened yesterday: The police were called to the 3200 block of P Street for a Komodo Dragon in the road.
arrest in March shooting
Nineteen-year-old Daquan Rashard Clarke was arrested today and charged with the March murder of Dorez Gail on the 1400 block of North 22nd Street. [via]
digging for train today
The digging for the old Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive starts today! [via]
Profile: 7th District School Board Candidate Keith West
We recently sat down with 7th District School Board candidate Keith’s West.
Union Hill Civic Association meeting tonight
Reminder! The Union Hill Civic Association will be meeting at 711 North. 23rd Street tonight at 7pm. Bring a desert / snack / dish and beverage of your liking
2 restorations
It has been great watching the restoration work happen on the houses at 608 North 24th Street and 1111 North 23rd Street over the past months.
