12th Annual Hamaganza Benefit
Hams for the homeless! A live musical theater presentation to benefit the Central VA Food Bank. @ Poe’s Pub. 9PM – until the fat lady (Dirt Woman) sings… Admission is a canned or cured ham or a $10 donation.
Archive for December 2007
Shooting on 1100 block of 24th Street
Two men were shot at THAT ORANGE HOUSE on the 1100 block of 24th Street. Initial reports are that one of the victims was shot in the back of the head and “does not look good”. Police are out in force with dogs and there is a plane spotlighting alleys in the area.
another take on development :)
One of the city’s newest and sharpest-written humor blogs, Tobacco Avenue, is reporting that Historic Church Hill may get condos, Apple store. With award-winning Richmond restaurants located in Church Hill such as the all-American Hill Cafe and romantic German cuisine nook Acappella, McRoberts said the addition of such well-known world-fare hot-spots as Maggiano’s Little Italy, [...]
local man linked to Chesterfield murder is found dead
A man allegedly linked to the Dec.13 killing of Anna Callear-Kirby in Chesterfield was found overdosed in a rooming house at 23rd and T Streets at about 4PM yesterday. Police report that the man may also have been responsible for a recent armed robbery and assault at a bank, and was suspected in the robbery [...]
Inner-City Blues coming to Leigh Street
A new “restaurant/lounge/bar nightclub with live music”, Inner-City Blues, is slated to open at 2306 East Leigh Street (next to Tricycle Gardens) early in 2008.
crime map back up
Changes at our host had killed the neighborhood crime map for a few days there, but it’s all back now.
Wilder visits Fairfield Court ES
This week’s Mayor’s Vision Newsletter, A Holiday Message from the Mayor describes what Mayor Wilder found on a surpirse visit to Fairfield Court Elementary School: “a school in the shadow of public housing units portraying to all who would care that yes, these young people can learn. They can show that it doesn’t matter where [...]
Oakwood Heights at the CAR
Today’s CAR meeting went off to a packed room. I came in just after 4PM into an ongoing meeting and 6 members of the CAR at a table in a horshoe around a podium and a screen & projector. A few smaller issues were discussed and resolved or not, and then last on the agenda [...]
CAR meeting today
The Commission of Architectural Review monthly board meeting will be held today, Dec.18 at 3:30PM, 5th Floor Conference Room, City Hall. On the agenda is discussion of the controversial proposal for the Oakwood Heights condo development.
Tree Steward classes to be offered (UPDATED)
Did you ever want to learn how to identify trees? Or how to properly prune a young tree to insure good development? Interested in taking care of the trees in our community? Tree Steward Classes will be held on Mondays from 6:30-8:30PM at the Byrd Park Roundhouse on Feb.4, 11, 18, & 25 and March [...]
no lights, and quiet
The street lights have been off around here all night, and I just saw a cop car cruise by slow with the blue lights rolling but no siren.
3 buildings to look at
Three buildings (that are not Oakwood Heights…) that have come up in conversation recently: the languishing renovation at 401 North 27th Street, the boarded up house at 404 North 27th (pictured above), and the new construction house going up at 500/502 North 32nd.
calendar update
The calendar on the left side of each page has been updated. Instead of showing a week from Sunday to Saturday, it now displays a rolling week from one day back to six days out.
1 + 29 trees for Jefferson Park
Friends of Jefferson Park met last Saturday to decorate the park and light the tree in Jefferson Park. Their next project is this Saturday, 12/15 @ 8:30AM to assist with the planting of the trees in the park, “a wonderful opportunity to give a gift to future park users”. All are encouraged to come out [...]
