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Archive for May 2010

This week’s calendar

An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; Church Hill on a Segway; City Council Formal Meeting; Creighton Tenant Council ; Friends of Chimborazo Park Playground; Mosby Court Tenant Council; RECYCLING WEEK; Oakwood-Chimborazo Association; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Veggie Bus; Beginner’s Yoga; CAPS Meeting; Unity Civic League; Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society; Historic Fulton: Past, Present & Future; [...]

Missing cat on Grace Street

Craigslist has word of a missing cat: Missing cat 5.06.2010. Last seen in the 2500 block of E Grace Street. Her name is Devendra (she is missing her collar) and she is a white, brown and orange calico/tabby. If found please reply to this email.

Prayer vigil for Arianna Davis

Arianna Davis has been missing since last week: Come help raise money for a $1,000 reward for information. Arianna Davis, a 20-year old college student from Henrico County, has been missing since Friday, 4/30/10. St. Stephen’s Koinonia Church will hold a prayer vigil at 505 North 33rd Street so that Arianna’s family, friends, classmates, and [...]

Police clean up after April violence

As in 2009, Richmond experienced a rash of homicides in April. Of the three of the killings in the East End, two have been cleared and the police say that they have a very strong lead in the case.

Sector 111 report for April

Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for April (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: During April, the Sector experienced a 32% decrease in Major Crime; an 11% increase in violent crime (9 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 10 in 2010) and a 39% decrease [...]

Ellis says “school was my way out”

Bill Lohmann profiles Creighton Court successs-story Ebony Ellis in the RTD: Ellis was 16 when she was caught in a gunfight outside her home on Kane Street and hit in the hand by a stray bullet. Now she is 25. She has survived a bullet wound, the death of her mother when she was 9, [...]

Chimborazo Elementary Spirit Night tonight at Chick-fil-A

Bring the family (and invite your friends) to White Oak Village Chick-fil-A for dinner! Put your receipt in the red box on the counter and 10% of all sales to the group will be given back to support Chimborazo Elementary. You can also use your loose change to play the Spinning Wheel Game where Every [...]

Pedestrian hit&run on Main Street

nbc12 has word on a pedestrian hit&run last night: Police tell us a male pedestrian was hit by a driver on the 2600 block of East Main Street just before 9 p.m. Monday night.

Find out more about the Pillars at Oakmont

The Peter Paul Development Center will be hosting an informational meeting on Habitat for Humanity’s Pillars at Oakmont development on May 12 at 5:30PM.

Church Hill Segway tour rolls on Saturday

A Church Hill Segway Tour from the folks at the Valentine Richmond History Center: Roll past 19th century architecture and modern revitalization efforts in Richmond’s oldest intact neighborhood. Developed by Major William Mayo, Church Hill is home to St. John’s Church, where Patrick Henry made his famous speech, and the city’s largest number of antebellum [...]

Sector 113 report for April

Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 April report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available: FIREARM RECOVERY: 2400 BLOCK OF R STREET – 04/17/2010 – 0100 HOURS – Officer Hill observed a vehicle with illegal tint and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, Officer Hill observed marijuana in the vehicle. [...]

Second Midlothian homicide suspect has local connection

Richmond Police are seeking Kevin Antoine Alert, 23, of the 2000 block of Q Street or the 10,000 block of Woodman Road in Henrico County in connection to a homicide last Tuesday on Midlothian Turnpike. He is also known to hang out in the 1800 block of Creighton Road.

For Rent (2)

From the sign: “Rooms 4 Rent. Call Ms.Armstead (804)306-0871.”

For Rent

From the sign: “call (804)397-7143 or (804)332- 7397, ask for AD.”

PUBLIC NOTICE

An orange CONDEMNED / lead warning sticker went up on Thursday at RRHA-owned 3000 East Broad Street (which is for sale “AS IS” for $189,000).

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