ACORN has announced a new option property, the historic Church Hill Market at 2824 East Broad Street. “The current owner has stabilized the structure, making it ready for the right buyer to complete the renovation of this community landmark.”
Richmond’s own (and lauded) Fight the Big Bull, accompanied by with Steven Bernstein, and with the No BS Brass Band will be playing the first show ever at the refurbished Robinson Theater Community Arts Center on Saturday, February 21.
The 2009-2013 RPS School Board members were sworn-in yesterday in ceremony at City Hall. The new board has four returning and five freshman members, including the new 7th District School Board member Don Coleman. [via]
In observance of the Winter Holiday, all City of Richmond offices will be closed Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26. The City’s Solid Waste Management Division will not operate on Thursday, December 25, but will resume collection for residents on Friday, December 26. Trash pick-up regularly scheduled for Thursday and Friday will be delayed [...]
At the end of his term as Richmond’s mayor, Doug Wilder looks back on his career and accomplishments: Next month I will turn 78 years old and as I look back on my life, it all began at 28th and P Streets in Church Hill. I have spent almost my entire life in Richmond and [...]
Paul Kreckman of Highwoods Properties held a presentation/Q&A session on the proposed Shockoe Center/Boulevard Gateway redevelopment last week with a group of local bloggers, including Save Richmond‘s Don Harrison, Ross Catrow from RVA News, Daniel Farrell, that guy from Tobacco Avenue, Aaron Kremer from RichmondBizSense.com, and myself.
Complete with infographic map, the Washington Post today takes a peek at Church Hill: Church Hill is changing. The historical Richmond neighborhood — site of old mansions, cast-iron work on porches, cobbled streets and the church where Patrick Henry made his impassioned cry for liberty or death — deteriorated rapidly in the mid-20th century. “Church [...]
Yellow lab found on Dec.6, is in temporary foster home and needs to be reunited with owners or to find a permanent place to live…
16th Annual James River Parade of Lights; CHA Holiday Ball; Loretta Watson book signing and reading; Church Hill Historic Home Tour; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; CAR meeting; Archaeology in Richmond; How Media Images of African Americans Affect the Behavior of Youth @ FRC; Richmond Police Athletic League carolers; Union Hill Progressive Desert; Church Hill [...]
Church Hill Activities and Tutoring has very recently sent out their winter newsletter (PDF).
“What needs to be said about the longest running Ham-worshiping festival in the country? Flanked by a 740-pound drag queen and fronted by a 7-foot Santa Claus and the elves of Stonehenge, the 2008 Hamaganza will make you laugh, make you cry and make you need to excuse yourself to put on something a little [...]
An opinion and response gathering meeting took place Thursday evening at the East End library as part of a city-wide project aimed at renovating all of the Richmond Public Library branches. Citizens and representatives from several area civic associations and the Library Advisory Board met with representatives from Fanning Howey to discuss the needs and [...]
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for November is available (PDF) and describes a 13% increase in major crime, though the jump is attributed to “the problems we have been dealing with in the Fulton Neighborhood with juveniles”. Laino says that the current trends are: Church Hill – theft from motor vehicles, Chimborazo – thefts related [...]
When there is an election for the 7th District council seat being vacated by Delores McQuinn, I will be a candidate. [via]
The RTD is reporting that Delores McQuinn, after handily winning the Democratic nomination, “is the lone candidate to qualify for the ballot for the 70th district House of Delegates seat” and will be running unopposed in the Jan.6 special election.
