Urban exploration on 25th Street
River City Riffraff has been publishing fantastic photos from the theater on 25th Street.
Archive for January 2010
New Visions meets Saturday
The New Visions Civic League will hold their first meeting of the year this Saturday at 10AM at the East End Library. Residents, property owners, and friends of the area bound by Carrington Street, Mosby Street, Fairmount Avenue, and 25th Street are invited and encouraged to attend!
Help find this dog!
Mari from AARF writes in with word on a dog to keep an eye out for: Small-medium size terrier stray mix male dog has shown up around 25th and Clay area in Church Hill over the past few days. He does not have a collar and is very thin. Very friendly. Appears to be 5 [...]
Trees to be removed in January
The Department of Public Works’ Urban Forestry Division’s list of trees to be removed in January 2010 shows 12 trees in the area that are to be taken down this month.
East End leaf collection set for Jan.19-29
The scheduled leaf collection picks up around here on January 19-29. Here is the full revised schedule (PDF). [via]
Shooting and robbery on Coalter Street
nbc12 has info on 2 separate incidents from Monday: Monday, Richmond Police responded to a shooting and an armed robbery on Coalter Street, near Mosby Court. Not only were those incidents on the same street, they were on the exact same block. At 2:00 p.m. an armed robber confronted a man. Just five hours later [...]
Homes for sale in Church Hill
There are great homes for sale in the area, help spread the word.
RPS Superintendent Brandon sets Coffee and Tea meetings for Jan.11
Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Yvonne Brandon will hold ‘Coffee and Tea’ meetings on January 11 at four schools throughout the district, including Woodville Elementary. Topics for discussion include: the district’s FY 10-11 budget, open enrollment, priorities for the coming months, and a revamped district homepage.
Jack Russell found at 22nd and Broad
Anyone lose a Jack Russell? I found a wicked cute, well behaved male Jack Russell 1/3/10 He has no collar or tags and was running in the street. If he is your dog please email me or call me. My number is 804-972-1803.
Lost dog on Grace Street
There is a lost dog from Grace Street: Lost dog last seen heading east on 2700 block [East] grace st. 7pm sat. Male Australian sheapard mix large in size. Wearing yellow collar, harness and leash. Very shy and timid will not approach people but will approach dogs. Please call with any information (804)572-1391 Reward
Slave Trail Commission meets Thursday
The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will meet on Thursday, January 7 from 4-5:30PM at EDI (701 North 25th Street). All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend.
Wandering dog on Broad Street
Anybody missing a dog? We saw him about 2pm and he was running back and forth across Broad St. near St. John’s Church. Several other people who were out tried to help us catch him, but the dog was skittish and kept running away. He was golden brown, possibly a pit bull mix, with a [...]
2009 East End homicides lowest in recent memory
According to our count, there were only 9 people killed by other people in the East End over the past year (down from 12 in 2008 and a recent high of 27 in 2004). No one has been killed in the East End since early August; this stretch of 145 days is likely the longest [...]
