School was cancelled today at MLK MIddle School when a gas leak was discovered as the staff and students arrived this morning. The students were transported to the Arthur Ashe Center for the remainder of the shortened school day.
Get the forms to register to vote or update your registration info on the State Board of Elections website. The deadline to register or change your info is 29 days before the election, so you have less than a month to do this.
Events happening this week.
We’ve found websites for 2 of the 7th District School Board candidates, Don Coleman and Keith West.
richmond.com has profiles of the 4 candidates for the 7th district school board.
There will be a meeting for current and interested Block Captains on October. Oct.5 @7pm at the Parrish Hall at St.John’s Church. A Block Captain’s duties include helping neighbors on your block deal with crime, problem properties, trash, abandoned cars, animal control, etc. Download the the flyer here.
A man was robbed and shot at about 12:35 a.m. in the 1800 block of North 22nd Street. [via]
SLANTblog has a anticipatory write-up on High on the Hog 30 (Oct.7th at Libby Hill Park).
Winners of ACORN’s 2006 Golden Hammer awards in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill will be named September 28th. Here are the nominees…
While the dig in Jefferson Park is currently quiet, here is an update on the status of the dig for the buried train, and a good history of the tunnel from the Virginia Historical Society.
Slated for surplussing under the City of the Future plan, Bellevue Elementary will be an attractive development property. Some folks are starting to talk about finding a developer interested in a combination retirement and private elementary school…
We’ve got the same ol’ leaks going on but nothing new. Everybody else ok?
William H. Abeloff, former Church Hill resident and “ardent champion of restoring a vibrancy and livability to the city’s urban core”, has passed at age 71 [via]
ACORN’s David Herring has become one of the top five semifinalists in Virginia for the 5th Anniversary Volvo for Life Awards, Volvo’s national search for everyday heroes that gives out nearly $1 million in awards and funding each year.
