A yet-unidentified man in his late-20s was shot in the abdomen “just before 2:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Coalter Street” in Mosby Court. Richmond police spokesman James Mercante says that the man’s injuries are “not considered life-threatening”. This is the second shooting on Coalter Street in 10 days.
The Second Annual Union Hill Brunswick Stew Feast is this Sunday, Jan.3 beginning at 1PM. All are invited to the green space at the intersection of 23rd and Jessamine Streets. Bring a side dish if you’d like and well wishes for a Happy New Year to share for sure.
This building on 25th Street is for sale: This is a 3 story, 6 unit apartment building consisting of 6 one bedroom units. There is a certificate of occupancy on record. All units are curently unoccupied. Some renovation started but still needs a lot more. Offered by Robinson-Harris & Co. Inc. Realtors. Call Terry Crawley [...]
In their only-a-plus-two Score of the Decade, Style Weekly names Thomas Cannon as Do-Gooder of the Decade: Thomas Cannon Reaching up from his own impoverished position, this retired postal worker embodied the spirit of giving for more than three decades. By the time he died in 2005, Cannon handed out more than $155,000 of his [...]
The Richmond Police Department wil be more than doubling the number of officers on the streets for New Year’s Eve. The officers and detectives will be divided among the Department’s four precincts based on the analysis of previous years’ data on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day incidents. “The majority of calls for New [...]
Dominion Power is reporting a widespread power outage in the area due to a circuit breaker outage at a substation. They anticipate having the power back up by noon.
DaVinci’s Pizza, 25th Street Bar & Grill, Chimborazo Elementary School, CaptainBuzzy’s, and Globe Hoppper Coffeehouse all had routine health inspections this month with no violations. Woolfolk Seafood Restaurant got hit with one violation: Containers of hazardous product are not properly stored to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens or single service items.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans yesterday installed an iron fence at Oakwood Cemetery: A $35,000 iron fence was installed yesterday around the Soldiers’ Monument by Colonial Iron Works of Petersburg, with meticulous oversight by F. Lee Hart III of Suffolk, chairman of the SCV Oakwood Restoration Committee. The fence reproduces a feature that disappeared about [...]
We first met him in 2008, but the RTD is including Robert Huotari in their series of 2009 profiles: Huotari’s plan was to cater to the elite — guests who could have their laundry done, their car detailed and their kids minded while enjoying a fine meal accompanied by dancing and singing maidens. The dining [...]
RPD conducted several citywide prostitution stings on December 3, 4, 9, and 10 in which twenty-one ladies of the evening and afternoon were picked up (including 3 in our little area north of Fairmount Avenue).
The RTD’s is profiling different people that they’ve reported on this year, the list of which includes W.E. Singleton: The $70,000 playground was a total loss after the June fire, thanks to an insurance deductible higher than the replacement cost and a budget crunch that left no money for new equipment. W.E. Singleton, a retired [...]
The RPD’s Noteworthy Events for Dec.23–28 includes an aggravated assault and a handful of robberies in the northern portion of our coverage area.
From Criagslist comes word of a stolen scooter: My Yamaha Zuma was stolen from my front yard on the corner of 28th and Marshall today (sunday 12-27-09). It went missing between 5pm and 7pm. I assume the front end was disassembled to free it from the lock. It is red and is a 2004. It [...]
A reader writes in looking for recommendations: I was wondering if you’d be willing to post asking for recommendations for a reliable, honest gutter company to do half-rounds. After last week’s snow, we need new gutters. And apparently another row of snow guards on the roof. Ouch.
Last winter I ran a short series of “Houses for Sale in Church Hill” posts. I received great feedback from both realtors and neighbors, but got jammed for time and let it drop. I really liked the series, though, and would like to get something similar up and running again.
