Archive for April 2009
Much love for the Robinson Theater
The Robinson Theater has been getting some good press recently, including the clip above and a piece in Style Weekly.
1979
With the new BBQ place still not quite open yet, here is a photo from the 1979 to feast your eyes upon.
Helping local residents maintain their houses?
Rebuilding Together is a national nonprofit working to help the elderly, handicapped, and low-income maintain their homes. A reader wants to know if there is anything local? Is there a group within Church Hill that volunteers to help local residents maintain their houses? Some of the houses that are in disrepair are the result of [...]
A new sign for Vernon J. Harris
The Vernon J. Harris Medical Center at 719 North 25th Street is in the process of building a 28″x5’4″ electronic sign on their property (for community announcements&events, medical alerts, AMBER alerts, weather alerts, etc). While the sign will not physically move, the image on the sign will change every 8 seconds. This comes up before [...]
Sights and sounds from the Richmond Marching Band practice
Richmond Marching Band held their monthly practice this hot afternoon in Chimborazo Park.
City Council agenda for 4/27
The agenda for the April 27 City Council meeting has a few items of specific local interest: Ord. No. 2009-45 (Patron: Mayor Jones, By Request) – To amend Ord. No. 2008-192-194 *** which authorized the special use of *** 305 North 18th Street for the purpose of a mixed-use, multi-family dwelling, to allow the alteration [...]
this week’s calendar
Richmond Marching Band @ Chimborazo Park; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; Better Housing Coalition community bus tours; CAR Meeting; Chess class @ East End Library; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Community Open House @ Armstrong HS; MORE…
Husband petitions to have casket opened
wric8 follows up on the ongoing confusion surrounding a lost casket at Oakwood Cemetery (first reported back in November).
Driver flees police, crashes into porch
A 19-year-old driver in a small SUV ran from the police last night, leading a pursuit that ended at 21st and Marshall Streets when the driver crashed into a fire hydrant and houses. [via]
7th District Meeting @ Holy Rosary
About 30 people turned out for the 7th District Meeting hosted by Betty Squire at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church this morning. Speakers included Police Chief Bryon Norwood, Commonwealth’s Attorney Mike Herring, Colonel William Barnett of the Richmond Sheriff’s Department, and Fire Chief Robert Creasy. Video and overview inside…
Congratulations to Armstrong’s Jennifer Tillery
The Personality feature in the April 23-25 issue of the Richmond Free Press profiles Jennifer Tillery, 17, of Gilpin Court. Graduating a year early from Armstrong High with a 3.88 GPA, Jennifer was recently awarded the $7,000 2009 Stephen J. Bollinger Memorial Scholarship.
Are you getting your mail stolen?
A reader writes: The same day as the shooting, I had two packages stole from my front porch on 25th Street in the middle of the day. One was ripped open and the bag left, the other just stolen.
7th District meeting is Saturday morning
Reminder! The next 7th District meeting is Saturday April 24 at 10AM at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Parish Center at 3300 R Street. Hosted by City Council 7th District representative Betty Squire, expected guests include Police Chief Bryan Norwood, Commonwealth Attorney Michael Herring, Sheriff C.T. Woody, and Fire Chief Robert Creecy.
