Urban Views Weekly profiles ChildSavers and AJ Starke, the man behind today’s massive motorcycle ride to Chimborazo Park: Credit the vision of one Chesterfield native, AJ Starke. Starke, a Chesterfield County Police Lieutenant, founded The Tuskegee Airmen Motorcycle Club of Virginia in May 2006 and not long after, made a cold call to ChildSavers with [...]
2010 Church Hill Games; 7th District meeting on Architectural Review Recommendations; East End Charrette Public Pin-up and Youth Charrette; It’s About You Health and Wellness Community Fair; New Vision Civic League; Tuskegee Airmen Motorcycle Club of Virginia Fifth Annual Ride for ChildSavers; 2010 St.John’s Reenactment Series; Cedar Street Baptist Church of God recognizes first responders; [...]
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for May (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: During May, the Sector experienced a 15% decrease in Major Crime; a 10% increase in violent crime (10 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 11 in 2010) and a 19% decrease [...]
The 1st Quarter Richmond Housing Analysis Report (PDF) has been released and includes: prices overview, market dynamics, highest percentage of appreciation (Oakwood #1), highest percentage of depreciation (Whitcomb #2), top 20 neighborhoods by percentage in foreclosure (8 of 20 in the East End), highest by % vacant (top 4 in East End), and more.
Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 May report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available and, as always, chock full o’ detail: Robbery of individual – 2822 NINE MILE ROAD – 05/13/2010 – 2115 HOURS – The victim, stated that he was walking in the alley behind the listed address trying [...]
David Wolf is looking for feedback on interest in a food co-op in Church Hill: In simplest terms, a food co-op is a co-op that buys food and household items for its members. The co-op helps members obtain access to products of desired quality at the best possible price. Food co-ops offer consumers a retail [...]
The folks at Duany Plater-Zyberk shared some of their process and what they’ve been hearing tonight as the East End Transformation process moved to the Family Resource Center on Jefferson Avenue for the Studio Open House.
Designed by the prolific Richmond architecture firm of Carneal and Johnston, Bellevue Elementary school opened for the 1913-1914 school year.
Richmond Police arrested a man yesterday wanted in connection with the May 23 shooting death of William D. Peet, 29, in the 1700 block of North 20th Street.
The Church Hill Association’s June newsletter (PDF) is now available online: the next CHA meeting is a summer picnic meeting; CH Planters Call for Nominations in Annual Spring Contest; meeting minutes; historic plaques for St.John’s area; riverfront preservation; membership survey results; Chimborazo Community Garden;
wtvr is reporting that a boy was hit by a car in front of Fairfield Court Elementary School yesterday afternoon: Police say the boy had just gotten out of an SUV and was crossing Phaup Street towards the school when he was struck and injured by a Ford Taurus passing between the SUV and a [...]
Richmond City Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille will hold 4 meetings in the East End 7th District over the next month on: Richmond City Council Commission on Architectural Review Recommendations, 7th District Zoning Concerns – T-Shaped Area, East End 7th District Team Meeting, and East End 7th District Meeting.
The kick-off of the East End Transformation is being webcast live and liveblogged by BonSecours right now. You can also follow online via twitter with #eevric.
Helen Young has posted part one and part two chronicling the 1989 renovation of 2702 East Broad Street: My husband bought the house in 1988 before we were engaged. And so when we became affianced and it was apparent that we were going to live in this house, I figured out we had to completely [...]
The East End Transformation Charrette kicks off on Wednesday, June 2 with an Opening Presentation from 5–6:30PM at the Robinson Theater. (See the schedule for the entire week.)
