New barber shop opens on Q Street
Bustah Shop opened on Q Street across from the Robinson Theater about 3 weeks ago. They offer $5 haircuts for kids 7&under ever Monday and Tuesday and have a real red&white spinning barber sign out front.
Archive for September 2009
Pets at Play set to open Manchester location
If you’ve driven Hull Street in recent weeks, you might’ve noticed a storefront across from Plant Zero with “Pets at Play Coming Soon” banners. Rest assured, though, the pet grooming, boarding, and day care shop isn’t leaving 25th Street – they’re expanding into a 2nd location.
Free Foreclosure Prevention Clinics this Saturday
The City of Richmond and Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) are presenting FREE Foreclosure Prevention Clinics where individuals can meet with certified housing counselors to find out what their options are for avoiding foreclosure.
Two saturday matinees at the Robinson Theater
The Robinson Theater has the next two Saturday Matinees on the calendar so be sure to mark yours: September 26 at 2PM “Over the Hedge”, October 17th at 2PM TBA. Admission is $1.00 and the Dollar Snack Bar will be in full swing.
Adopt-a-Tree application due by October 1
The city’s Adopt-a-Tree Program applications (PDF) are due by October 1. From the Department of Urban Forestry website: Residents may participate in the Adopt-A-Tree Program by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Parks & Recreation Foundation which will go toward planting a new tree or trees. Additionally, participants agree to water the tree for the [...]
This is how you can help
The CHAT After School Tutoring Program is off and running with a record numbers of students. The program is now serving 70 students between the three different tutoring locations. With all these students, CHAT is asking for help to try and provide one-on-one mentoring for each child, though last week they were only able to [...]
Has the city’s firefighting capacity been cut?
An email from Church Hill Association President John Johnson describes an issue that has come up recently at the CHA: there is word going around that the city’s firefighting capacity has been reduced and the CHA has not been able to find out the truth of the situation… Can anyone speak to this?
What you can get for $145K
Anybody looking for a great house in Fairmount?
Meet the candidate: Robin D. Robinson
With a small herd of candidates vying for the 7th District City Council seat, it’s a given that not all of them will be viable. Make no mistake, though – Robin D. Robinson is one of the good ones.
Trees fight crime!
A 2001 study finds that the presence of trees and maintained yards reduces crime on a particular block: “Buildings with high levels of vegetation had 52% fewer total crimes, 48% fewer property crimes, and 56% fewer violent crimes than buildings with low levels of vegetation." “(Researchers) compared street blocks with higher and lower levels of [...]
Rum a.k.a Switchman – Heavy In The Streets
Play “Spot Church Hill in the Background” for fun and prizes….
Armstrong falls to John Marshall
The Wildcats lost a close one at John Marshall today, losing 27-26 after 2 failed extra point attempts and a John Marshall TD with 30 seconds left in the game. Next up: @Colonial Heights HS at 7:30PM on Sept.25.
More City Council Seventh District candidates forum info
While a date has not yet been finalized for the October forum at the Robinson Theater, the Richmond Business Council of the Greater Richmond Chamber has moved to publicize their candidate forum on Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 – 9:00AM at the offices of Hirschler Fleischer at 2100 East Cary Street (3rd floor).
This week’s calendar
ACORN Renovation Financing Workshop; Armstrong vs John Marshall; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Movie Night at Chimborazo Park; New Visions Yard Sale; Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle; Beginning Computer Classes for Adults; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Back-to-School Celebration; Beginner’s Yoga; Fairfield Court Tenants Council; Renovator’s Open House; Armstrong vs Colonial Heights; Miramar at Que Pasa; [...]
