An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; Church Hill Central Civic Association; Church Hill Association; Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Beginner’s Yoga; Union Hill Civic Association; Whitcomb Court Tenant Council; Church Hill North Civic Association; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Church Hill Irish Festival; Libby Hill Park Mulch Day; Anniversary Reenactment; Church [...]
Lane closures will be in effect at East Broad at 17th, 18th and 21st Streets, from March 17-21, 6PM-2AM nightly for a traffic signal project.
J. Pocklington’s Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures opens TONIGHT, March 12th, 7-9PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery. Exhibition runs through April 9th.
From the Letters section of the March issue of the CHA newsletter: The court date has been set for the appeal of City Council’s decision to overturn the decision made by The Commission of Architectural Review (CAR) regarding the proposed Oakwood Heights Development. The date is Tuesday, March 16th at 10:00 am, in Richmond’s Circuit [...]
The Church Hill Association meets Tuesday, March 16, at 7PM at the St. John’s Church Parish Hall. On the agenda: ACORN discusses their involvement in historic districts. Also, the March 2010 issue of the CHA newsletter (PDF) is out (&congrats to Karen on her first issue!)
The Union Hill Civic Association meets Wednesday, March 17, at 7PM at the Church Hill Photography Studio (2314 Jefferson Avenue). Among the topics to be discussed are: 1) Proposed development of 1900 – 1904 Cedar Street consisting of two, five story buildings with 185 rental units with both enclosed and surface parking. The project involves [...]
The Church Hill Central Civic Association meets on Monday, March 15th from 7-8:30PM at the Robinson Theater (2903 Q Street). The focus of the meeting will be “Neighborhood Schools & The Census”; speakers include Pastor Marilyn Heckstall of Asbury Methodist Church, Ms. Cheryl L. Burke Principle of Chimborazo Elementary School, and Donna Lewis-Clayton with the [...]
The agenda for the March 23 Commission of Architectural Review meeting (PDF) lists 5 projects in the area, including a conceptual review for a multi-family dwelling at 2400 East Franklin: 2215 E BROAD ST Install interpretive plaque; 200 N 22ND ST Replace existing collocated equipment; 317 N 36TH ST Enclose pipe at rear porch with [...]
An unidentified man was found shot in the road at North 27th Street and Nine Mile Road at around 11:30PM last night. The victim was taken to VCU/MCV with life-threatening injuries.
A few doors down from the stylistically-similar “Dr.Young house”.
The 2010 schedule for the Valentine Richmond History Center walking tours kicks off April 1 in Oregon Hill. The first tour of the season in Church Hill is set for April 18 (2-4PM) : Examine 19th century architecture and modern revitalization efforts in Richmond’s oldest intact neighborhood. Developed by Major William Mayo, Church Hill is [...]
Virginia Living has a look at the history of the Yarbrough house, one of the homes open for next month’s Historic Garden Week: The house was built by William Yarbrough, who, with Miles Turpin, owned Turpin and Yarbrough Tobacco Co., housed in the nearby Pohlig building. The partners married sisters and built identical houses next [...]
Friends of Libby Hill Park and Church Hill Planters invite everyone to help spread mulch on Saturday March 20th from 9AM-1PM. Come for an hour or all morning, then take a break with free coffee, delicious soups, sandwiches, and cookies.
CHAT’s snow-delayed 2nd Annual Hog On The Hill has been definitively scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 12-4PM at The Lighthouse (601 North 31st Street): “Featuring home cooked pig and all the fixin’s. Suggested donation $10. All proceeds benefit CHAT.”
Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 February report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available and chock full of arresting detail: Robbery- Individual, B2400 Whitcomb- The victim, stated that he was getting on the bus when he was grabbed from behind, spun around and struck in the head by the suspect. [...]
