The Virginia Department of Historic Resources maintains a record of the registration forms for the National Register of Historic Places for properties and neighborhoods around the state, with Richmond heavily represented. Some interesting area forms include those for Oakwood-Chimborazo (5.6MB PDF), Church Hill North (2.3MB PDF), Union Hill (4.9MB PDF), and the
Recycling; Roland D. “Duke” Ealey Memorial; Friends of Jefferson Park Meeting; CHA Board Meeting; New Vision Civic League meeting; more…
This, my friends, may be the sound of freedom. (related commentary)
A reader asks: “I would really like to rent a house in Church Hill, but I’m having a hard time finding a place. I thought you all might have a good idea of who to contact.” Y’all have any suggestions?
The 56th annual National Day of Prayer will be observed during a program from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday outside Richmond Hill. [via]
nbc12 is carrying the self-explanatory “Echo Harbour developers change design“, with a video tha includes a rendering of the proposal. (and the related press release…)
The long-anticipated restaurant now named Que Pasa?, at 25th and M Streets, is ready open but is being held up by the city. They are asking for your support: stop by and sign the petition, and contact the city to let them know of your support.
The folks at Pharrout and neighborhood resident Daniel (aka Farrell IT), building on an idea by Jon at River City Rapids, have put together Vacant Richmond, a new way to find out about and comment on the vacant housing around the neighborhood and the city.
The Church Hill Flickr Group has 45 members and over 1,000 photos of the area. Check out the pictures and then sign up and share yours!
Computer Help; CAR Meeting; 7th District Townhall Meeting; Preschool Story Time; Homeownership Education
“A valuable cow, owned by a resident of Church Hill, was killed by dogs on Tuesday night, after a hard scuffle, at the corner of 25th and Marshall streets.” The Daily Dispatch: March 6, 1862 [via]
Lieutenant Hamlet E. Hood, Jr. of the First Precinct’s Sector 113 has just put out the March 2007 Sector 113 Community Monthly Report (PDF) with information on significant arrests, most wanted, and a breakdown of the types of arrests made in the sector for the month.
The goal of the Second Annual First Precinct Community Training Day was to get the community residents and local police officers to identify issues in their neighborhoods and to formulate a plan aimed at alleviating the issues. Towards really making this happen, representatives of various city agencies were present, to offer assistance and infomation on [...]
Mayor Wilder will be holding a townhall meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd, at the The Temple of Judah at 2120 Venable Street from 7:00 PM until 8:50 PM.
We’ve recently discovered a great July 2002 article (from before Buzzy’s, Jumpin’ J’s, chpn, various condos, etc) on richmond.com, Church Hill – A look at where Richmond began, that seems worthy of a fresh look.
