Woman shot twice in the neck on Coalter Street
An argument yesterday evening in the 1300 block of Coalter Street led to a 25-year-old woman getting shot twice in the neck. The victim is at VCU Medical Center “with life-threatening injuries”. [via]
Archive for February 2009
what is wrong with this picture?
Continuing their move away from, like, reporting actual news, the RTD has taken to running MySpace-like polls on their front page. As of right now, the current poll asks “If you had your pick, where in Richmond would you live?” Notice anything hinky about the options?
tree planting and mulching at Libby Hill Park
Join the Church Hill Planters and the Friends of Libby Hill Park for another day of Tree Love on the Hill on Saturday, Feb 21st at 9AM.
Council goes for Squire?
Word has City Council choosing Betty Squire to fill the open council seat.
Baseball debate heats up again
The debate over the Shockoe Center proposal has flared up this week with dueling statements of support and opposition. On one side of the issue, ACORN released a statement saying that the development “is not an appropriate project for the City of Richmond’s most historic and hallowed ground”. Working in favor of the project are [...]
another vote on Oakwood Heights
James Hill, secretary for Committee of Architectural Review (CAR), recently sent out a letter giving notice (PDF) that on Tues.Feb.17, City Council’s Standing Committee of Land Use, Housing, and Transportation will consider an appeal of CAR’s recent denial of the most recent Oakwood Heights application. Council will vote on the issue at the Feb.23 meeting.
Woodville is doing it right
The RTD takes a look at the authentic success at Woodville Elementary despite the school’s challenges: The 590 students in her East End school come from some of the city’s poorest, toughest neighborhoods. Between 94 percent and 96 percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a federal benchmark for poverty. It’s the kind of place [...]
