Fire on Q Street
A house fire this afternoon at 3116 Q Street left the house in bad shape but “everyone got out and is ok“.
Archive for December 2009
Tonight’s bagpipes and candle light walk has new route
To be more inclusive of the greater Church Hill neighborhood, the Church Hill Association has expanded the route of tonight’s post-Vespers bagpipes and candle light walk. As in past years, everyone is invited to participate.
Book signing and reading at the East End Library
This Saturday the East End Library will host author Danita Rountree Green in a reading and community discussion of her newly released novel Love Locked Down, a novel about women in relationships with incarcerated men.
Central Montessori’s Winter Parade announced for Friday
Central Montessori School will host a Winter Parade on Friday, December 11: “We will carol/sing winter songs up Broad street from 21st to Fire House Number One” starting at 4:30PM. All are welcome to join in; Please bring seasonal cookies as gifts for our neighborhood heroes-first responders.
Church Hill Central Civic Association meets Monday Dec.14
The next meeting of the recently organized Church Hill Central Civic Association will be 7-8PM on Monday, December 14th, at the East District Initiative Center (701 North 25th Street). The meeting will be immediately followed by a social hour at Patrick Henry Pub & Grille. (flyer PDF)
Recent incidents of robbery
Recent robberies via the RPD’s Noteworthy Incidents and the CHPN Crime Map (yellow markers are robbery, blue are B&E).
Sector 111 report for November
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for November (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: During the next month our focus is going to be on robberies in the Fulton and Church Hill North neighborhoods, officers will be walking and on directed patrol assignments in those [...]
Vacant properties deter Richmond redevelopment
Taking the Richmond Vacant Property Registry as a starting point, student journalist Maureen Link has pulled together a look at the impact of the high rate of vacant properties in the area: “It’s not the urban issues that keep people away so much as the fabric is really destroyed in a lot of ways,” [he [...]
Thieves hit East End Library
Rumors from this past weekend have been confirmed: thieves hit the East End Library some time Friday evening. The chumps would’ve been better off grabbing books, for all they got was “a very old, very heavy, very empty cash register”…
Petition urges changes in 28th Street project
There is a Laura Daab-authored petition circulating outlining a number of specific complaints about the the proposal for 504-510 North 28th Street. The developers of the project will be hosting a Forum of Discussion this Wednesday at 5:30PM at 1901 West Cary where further information will be presented and questions will be answered.
H1N1 flu-vaccine clinics for Fairfield, Whitcomb
Bon Secours Richmond Health System and the Richmond Health District have announced a series of H1N1 flu-vaccine clinics at public-housing developments over the next 2 weeks. The clinics will be: Gilpin Court Dec.12 9AM-3PM, Fairfield Court Dec.13 11AM-3PM, Hillside Court Dec.19 9AM-3PM, and Whitcomb Court Dec.20 11AM-3PM.
FOUND: black and white female kitten
Black&white cat found at 23rd and M Street: Black and white female kitten, started hanging around late last week. Had a scratch on the nose like she had been fighting. Very affectionate. No collar.
Que Pasa is officially closed
Just shy of being open for 2 years, Que Pasa announced today that they are now closed: Que Pasa is officially closed except for Christmas Karaoke w/live piano: Dec 17 and our New Years Eve Party
Extra
Another of the print-edition flyers will be going out over the next few days. This issue #6 (PDF) features church-owned vacant houses/lots on Fairmount, a recent fire, the Union Hill Home Fund, 100+ days without a murder, and more…
