The Church Hill Planters and Friends of Libby Hill Park are lining up folks to help water the new trees planted this past February in Libby Hill Park: We need help watering our newly planted trees as well as our “yearlings.” Please let me know if you can be part of a team and be [...]
The stunning burl on a sycamore on T Street (between 22nd & 23rd) has recently been made surreal with the addition of a painted face and heart.
Richmond Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood will reach out to the community tonight as he takes an element of his weekly staff meeting into a city neighborhood. The Chief and his Command Staff will knock on doors and speak to residents and business owners in the Whitcomb area.
There will be a huge yard sale benefiting Robinson Theater Community Arts Center’s programs this Saturday, May 16, from 8AM-noon inside the theater at 2903 Q Street. In addition, Craig’s List has the skinny on a “huge community yard/bbq/plant sale” set for the same day in Chimborazo Park.
The agenda for the May 10 City Council meeting has quite a few budget-related items and a few items of specific local interest, including the SUP for 305 North 18th Street and a fee and permit requirement for commercial dumping at the East Richmond Road Landfill: Ord. No. 2009-45 (Patron: Mayor Jones, By Request) – [...]
The city’s Department of Public Works – Urban Forestry page list of trees to be removed has been updated and now includes 11 neighborhood trees that will be taken down within the next 30 days. (previously)
The May 2009 print edition of CHPN is now available. (previously)
Quatro Na Bossa + Rattan DJ; ACORN Renovation Lending Workshop; Dedication of Sergeant John Henry Taylor’s Bench; The J.O.B. live at Que Pasa; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; Better Housing Coalition community bus tours; Chess class @ East End Library; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Public hearing set for Union Hill [...]
The Commission of Architectural Review last week sent out a letter (PDF) to all property owners in Union Hill as formal notice that the neighborhood is being considered for status as an Old and Historic District. A public hearing will be held on May 14 at 6PM at City Council Chambers in City Hall.
The Valentine Richmond History Center has a few local tours this Saturday : a Segway tour of Church Hill from 12-2PM and the African American Cemeteries from the Gilded Age bus tour from 1-4PM.
Sure to be stunningly beautiful next spring, the Department of Urban Forestry has lined the formerly barren 1500 block of 30th Street with more than 25 plum and cherry trees.
“Neighbors are upset that the house in the 400 block of North 24th Street is being used as a rooming house for sex offenders.” [via]
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for April (PDF) is available: During the month [of April] the Sector experienced a 51% increase in Major Crime; no change in violent crime (9 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 9 in 2009) and a 64% increase in property crime (36 incidents reported in 2008 compared to 59 in [...]
May is National Bike Month, next week is Bike-to-Work Week (May 11-15), and Bike-to-Work Day will be celebrated on Friday, May 15. If it ever stops raining, visit the local bike shop and get ready to roll…
