Are you interested in learning more about proper tree care? The City of Richmond boasts one of the top urban forests in the country, and now you have the opportunity to learn more about the thriving trees in our community.
Hampton resident James Quigley has announced that he will challenge incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott for the 3rd District Congressional Seat as a candidate of the Libertarian Party. Rumors have “Urban Conservative” Coby Dillard considering seeking the Republican nomination to run against Scott. Since being elected to the seat in 1992, Scott has run unopposed 5 [...]
The next First Precinct Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting will be held this Wednesday, January 13, at 6PM at the East District Initiative (701 N 25th St. 2nd Floor).
There were approximately 27,743 people living in the East End of Richmond in 2000.
A question seen on twitter: Anyone know how to go about getting a memorial bench put up in the Chimborazo dog park in Church Hill?
Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Your Credit Score; ART 180’s Open Studio Series; Beginner’s Yoga; VHDA Homeownership Education Program; MORE…
Complaints about mail delivery in the area: Is anyone else in the Historic District of Church Hill have issues with USPS mail mis-deliveries? I’m constantly having my mail mis-delivered after vociferous complaints to the local office and the national office.
RPS Open Enrollment, the process by which students may attend out of zone schools, begins January 11. Applications to the new Patrick Henry School of Sciences and Arts will be taken through January 12.
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for December (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: During the last three months of the year, Sector 111 had the largest crime reduction in the City; a 29% reduction in Major Crime (a 13% reduction in violent crime and [...]
Richmond Biz Sense is reporting that the Cedar Broad project will be breaking ground this week: George Emerson of the Emerson Companies said his firm is breaking ground this week on a 204-unit complex at 18th and Broad streets to be called the Cedar Broad Apartments. [...] The building will stand four stories tall and [...]
The Friends of Chimborazo Playground are seeking your input on a skatepark for Chimborazo Playground: A skateboarding feature is in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Facilities’ master plan for Chimborazo Playground, though what features it will contain have yet to be decided. If you’re interested in providing input into the skateboarding area and/or helping [...]
Two worn but super-affordable houses for sale: 914 North 21st Street at $19,900 and 1203 North 24th Street at $29,900.
The Friends of Chimborazo Playground have word on a delicious fundraiser for Tricycle Gardens: If you eat at any of the Capital Ale Houses on any Thursday in January between 5pm and 10pm, and take one of these (attached) fliers with you, they will donate 25% of your food bill to Tricycle Gardens!
The two most recent Church Hill Association newsletters have been posted online: November/December 2009 and January 2010 , which has word on a special presentation on zoning set for the Jan.19 CHA meeting: Over the past two years, the City of Richmond’s Department of Community Development has conducted detailed consultations with residents in the portion [...]
ART 180′s Open Studio Series provides an intimate glimpse at the art and ideas of young people in the ART 180 fall 2009 programs: Help us celebrate and support young artists from our fall programs as they work to create change in their community. Join us in these three intimate gatherings to see their work, [...]
