New work by r.sawan white
A show of new work by r.sawan white opens tonight at the Eric Schindler Gallery. Opening reception 7-9PM.
Archive for November 2009
Rottweiler picked up after accident
A reader writes in with word on a dog that was hit by a car: Handsome big male rottweiler with a chain collar and no tags, was hit by a car near our house. Driver and we stayed with it and it seemed OK except limp, was picked up by animal control. 29th St near [...]
Shots exchanged on 28th Street
The RTD has a short account of some drama on 28th Street last night: Police exchanged gunfire while serving a search warrant in Richmond’s East End tonight. At 8:43 p.m., narcotics officers were serving the warrant in the 1200 block of North 28th Street when the incident happened. Authorities detained several people, but they released [...]
Miramar @ Que Pasa
Latin American songs with Miramar (featuring members of Bio Ritmo and Quatro Na Bosa). Saturday Nov 21st @ Que Pasa.
Slave Trail Commission meets Thursday at FRC
The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will meet on Thursday, November 19 from 4-5:30PM at the East End Family Resource Center (2504 Jefferson Avenue). Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission to meet: Topics include partnership with Smithsonian Museum, Shockoe Bottom and historic markers All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend.
Ten historic sites to host 23rd Annual Court End Christmas
St. John’s Church will be one of the ten historic downtown sites hosting the 23rd Annual Court End Christmas, a free holiday open house for the entire family. Includes St. John’s Church, Valentine History Center, the John Marshall House, the Virginia State Capitol, St. Paul’s Church and more; complimentary shuttle between sites all day. Sunday, [...]
Apartment fire on Coalter Street
A dramatic early-morning apartment fire got things jumping today on Coalter Street: At least 19 people suffered minor injuries in a Richmond apartment fire in the 1300 block of Coalter Street Wednesday. Fire officials arrived on scene just after 8:30 a.m. with heavy flames showing from a basement apartment building.
Pitbull found at 28th and Broad
Contact Jon at (804)697-3430 or jon.ondrak@thalhimer.com if this dog is familiar: I found a lost American Pitbull last night in the area of the Hill Café, at 28th and Broad streets. He is roughly 6 or 8 years of age, dark brown, almost black, unneutered, and EXTREMELY friendly.
Wildcats finish season 1-9
The Armstrong Wildcats 2009 season finished without a bang in a 48-14 loss to Hanover yesterday. The Wildcats ends with a 1-9 record, having lost 9 straight after beating T.J. to start the season.
Lost dog near Chimborazo
Isis was last seen near the Church Hill Dog Park in Chimborazo on 11/15. She is reddish brown mixed breed dog of about 50 pounds. If you think that you have seen this pet, please call the pet recovery center at 1-888-HomeAgain.
100 days
It has been 100 days since the last murder in the East End. This three-months-plus quiet spell is the longest in the 5 years that this site has been publishing and, given the numbers over the last decade, is probably the longest such stretch in at least 10 years.
The vacant house queen of Fairmount
Three companies, all managed by Stacy Martin of Hermitage Realty, own 15 vacant houses within 4 blocks of my house (including the 2 pictured above). These companies collectively have over 90 houses on the the city’s Vacant Property Registry, the vast majority of which are in the East End.
MLK Middle School in, George Mason out of Phase 1
The School Board voted 6-1 tonight to proceed with a school development plan that prioritizes the schools for new development as: a new Huguenot HS, Broad Rock ES, Oak Grove ES, Martin Luther King MS, and then George Mason ES, Green ES, & Elkhart MS. Previously slots for 4 schools had been identified; this keeps [...]
