Summer Kick-Off Block Party ; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Church Hill Walking Tour; Family Resource Center Block Party; Small’s Pre-Civil War House Tour; 2009 Summer Reenactment Series; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; CAR Meeting; Chess class @ East End Library; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Public Conversation on the City [...]
In addition to the block party, walking tour, and old homes tour, Craigslist says that we have a car wash this weekend, too: Come by this Sunday Noon to Six pm and get your car washed into sparkling condition while you sit on the porch and enjoy a refreshing drink. It will cost you just [...]
The next Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods Renovators’ Happy Hour will be Thursday, June 25, from 6-7:30PM. Come out and explore two renovations currently underway in the Church Hill North Historic District.
Detail of a panorama of the city skyline as seen from the end of Grace Street by Will Weaver (in the Church Hill flickr pool).
Small & Associates Real Estate will be hosting a Pre-Civil War House Tour this Saturday from 10AM-1PM. Five historic houses are for sale and open to view.
The RTD is reporting that no injuries resulted when 3 juveniles stole and crashed a car last night: Police said the incident ended when the stolen Cadillac crashed at 1 a.m. in the 3900 block of Crestview Road, just south of [Frankin Military Academy].
Got your new-for-2009 Stormwater Assessment statement yet? Like it says, THIS IS NOT A BILL, but is perhaps your introduction to the new Stormwater Utility Fee: Just like water, sewer, gas, and other vital utility services, users are charged a fee for the service of controlling stormwater. The stormwater management fee would apply to all [...]
All are invited to the Summer Kick-Off Block Party this Saturday, June 20, beginning at 3PM at the Robinson Theater at the Family Resource Center: What’s summer without a block party!? Come join us this Saturday, June 20 at 3 p.m. for FREE sno cones, popcorn, moon bounce, music and fun up in Church Hill. [...]
The next 7th District Community Meeting is going to be held on Saturday, June 27, from 10AM-noon, at the RCAP BUILDING (CAPUP) (right at the corner of Coalter & Oliver Hill Way). Agenda items include: Your Storm Water Assessment Fees and how they work” presented by the Public Works Storm Water Team Healthy Communities: Mr. [...]
nbc12 reports alarmingly on an increase in the city’s murder count this year over last, but fails to give any perspective: the East End murder count is still down from last year. We’ve had 6 killings so far in 2009, but already had 9 at this time in 2008.
The city’s 10 free public pools open tomorrow, June 17 at 1PM. The pools are open Mon-Fri 1-4:30 & 5-8PM, Sat 12-5PM, and Sun 1-5PM.
Come out to the Family Resource Center Block Party this Saturday, June 20 from 12-5PM. Celebrate Father’s Day at the 17th Annual Special Tribute to the Men of Richmond. Enjoy great music, special performances, and become a part of history with the largest neighborhood electric slide ever put together in Virginia!
A guest post by Deanna Lewis. According to a recent review of the The Virginia Public Access Project, Margaret Freund, owner of Fulton Hill Properties, has been donating and raising a lot of cash for former 7th District Councilwoman and current State Delegate, Delores McQuinn.
A complex real estate scheme has direct connections to vacant houses the area. Today’s RTD profiles the woe of Donald Lacey, whose companies were “to have bought and renovated fixer-uppers using investors’ money” but instead apparently burned through millions of dollars of investor money on vacation homes, boats, and expensive cars.
An idea first put forth in November, I’ve revamped the Assignment Desk and would really love to have folks: 1) Suggest stories that are being missed, 2) Be the journalist and help cover the really local news.
