While there has been a tremendous amount of ongoing renewal, the greater Church Hill area still has some of the most blighted houses still standing in Richmond. From reader suggestions and addresses sent in directly, we present to you CHPN’s Most Blighted House in Church Hill 2010…
We’ve just gotten word of an exciting few moments this afternoon on 28th Street. The way we hear it, close to 12:30 today the cops were on the block knocking on doors telling folks to stay inside, that the block was covered and a suspect was in the area. One of the residents, seeing the [...]
Lines 1-10 are streetcars, the rest are busses. Areas more than 1/4 mile from a line are cross-hatched. Each dot represents 25 people (previously.
Following up on an idea from Phil Riggan: What’s the worst abandoned/blighted property in the area? Suggest addresses in the comments and I’ll pull in photos…
A community tribute and prayer vigil in memory of Apostle Anthony L. Taylor will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, March 30 at 6:30PM: We will assemble at Chimborazo Park located at Chimborazo and Broad Street. Community leaders reflecting, remembering and celebrating the life of Apostle Anthony L. Taylor. We will leave Chimborazo Park proceeding down Chimborazo [...]
Land use in Church Hill and Short Pump. Both are shown at the same scale.
The classifieds section of the March 25-27 issue of the Richmond Free Press has a Legal Notice Demolition of Structure listing 6 buildings that “have been condemned and will be demolished by the City of Richmond”, including 3316 N Street.
According to the sign out front, the Glenwood Hill Townhomes are ready to rent.
There is an email circulating from Jack King, announcing that he is leaving the Richmond Police Department to take a position with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management: I want to take all of you for everything you did for me and for all you are doing for your community and the City of Richmond. [...]
7th District Meeting; Beginning-ish Gardeners Workshop @ Chimbo Community Garden; Saturday Matinee at the Robinson Theater; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Renovator’s Open House on Marshall Street; Beginner’s Yoga; Frog Bottom Farm CSA Info Session; New Vision Civic League; MORE…
The Everything Goes Thrift Store opens TODAY at 9AM at 2242 Venable Street in the long-ago Fairmount Service Station.
Saturday matinee tomorrow at 2PM at the Robinson Theater: a showing of Little Rascals (1994 version; 84 minutes) for all ages to attend. Family, friends, neighbors are all welcomed and encouraged to come relax with a bag of popcorn together. Admission $1. Snack bar open.
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods is offering the two-story brick house at 421-423 North 33d Street (built circa 1910), in the Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District, for sale to a buyer willing to renovate.
nbc12 is reporting that “a male has been shot with life-threatening injuries in the 2100 block of Newbourne Street near Armstrong high school.” The shooting occurred at around 2:45PM. No arrest has been made.
At approximately 9:30PM last night, Henrico Police were involved in a pursuit that came into the city and resulted in a two-car accident with one fatality at 31st and P streets. The investigation is in its early stages. UPDATE Richmond Police have charged Darryl M. Harris, 26, of the 600 block of North Laburnum Avenue, [...]
