Nonesuch Place: A History of the Richmond Landscape by T.Tyler Potterfield, Oregon Hill resident and a planner with the City of Richmond Department of Community Development, was published this month by The History Press. Potterfield has written a fantastic little book that presents a facet of Richmond history in a new and cohesive fashion.
Craigslist has a short story about 2 musicians in Church Hill who are looking for a piano: We are two musicians (a singer and pianist) who are seeking an upright piano that is in good condition – and most importantly – sounds great! We have a love for music and don’t get to practice nearly [...]
A public conversation on the City Old&Historic Districts (PDF) will be held on Wednesday June 24, from 6:30-8:30PM at the Firehouse Theater. From the event flyer: “The Commission of Architectural Review and city staff want to hear from you. [...] Why do we have O&H Districts? [...] How can the CAR, City and the residents [...]
CHA Giant Yard Sale; 2009 Summer Reenactment Series; BHC Open House at 2008 Fairmount Avenue; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; Chess class @ East End Library; Church Hill Association Meeting; Mocktails and Makeovers; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Union Hill Civic Association meeting; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Church Hill Walking [...]
Lt.Martin Harrison’s May report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available. With photos from New Vision Friends and Family Day at Bryan Park and the Unity Civic Open House and also chock full of dramatic search & arrest narrative: Firearm Seizure: 05/12/2009, 0026hrs. 900 block of Tulip St. Officer [...]
Testimony today against Eric Driver in the April 22nd shooting of Jamall Holman was convincing enough to have the case sent to grand jury in July: At a court hearing that ended early this afternoon, testimony indicated that the man charged with murder in the shooting death of Jamall Holman fired two shots, then chased [...]
Come on over, set up your stuff, and sell it to your neighbors! The big yard sale in Libby Park, affectionately known as the “Gargantuan and All Overshadowing All Church Hill Yard Sale”, will be held, Saturday, June 13 starting at 8AM.
UHCA President Matt Conrad recently sent out a reminder that the next Union Hill Civic Association meeting will be at Jefferson Park: The first of our summer picnics is nearly upon us and it is going to be an amazing time! After much anticipation, the Friends of Jefferson Park and the City of Richmond Parks, [...]
A representative for the Historic Richmond Foundation says that “City Council is putting together a 7-person task force to review the validity of the [Commission of Architectural Review]“, and that Historic Richmond has one of the 7 slots on the panel. Does anyone have anything else on this?
School Board 7th District member Don Coleman sent out his email newsletter for June today, with a wrap-up of recent issues and activities, including his visit to Milwaukee to study successes of Violence Free Zones, Franklin Military now accepting applications for 6th graders for 2009-2010, the playground fire at George Mason, and spotlight on Fairfield [...]
The agenda for the June 23 Commission of Architectural Review meeting is light but includes a few projects in the area: 719 N 25TH ST – Install new sign, 9 N 29TH ST- Paint front porch, reconfigure rear windows and rear porch, 2200 E MARSHALL ST- Rehabilitate house, reconfigure and enclose secondary porch to address [...]
Armstrong High School was evacuated this morning at around 10AM this morning “after a smell of gas started filling the school“.
In response to last week’s coverage of the Union Hill O&H initiative, Style Weekly this week includes 2 letters from Union Hill residents: a letter detailing support for the initiative, and a letter from UHCA President Matt Conrad connecting the dots between the appeal of urban living and the current woes of megasuburban development (also [...]
The Democratic primary is today! Vote at your regular polling place for a candidate for Richmond City Sheriff, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. Find out more about who is running and the like over at RVA News…
Richmond Police arrested a man today after he was caught stealing a cell phone from Fire Station #1: Firefighters were dispatched on a call shortly before 11:30 a.m., but as they hurriedly drove from the station house at 308 N. 24th St., they noticed that the automatic garage door didn’t close. When they returned a [...]
