The Kennedy Class of 2000 Reunion will be Friday, August 13, 2010, from 5PM until.. at Club 533 at 700 North 3rd Street. To purchase tickets, contact: Leonard Fowler – diplomats72002@yahoo.com or (804) 356-0096; Gilbert Carter – Gilbert.carterjr@gmail.com or (804) 514-3245; Edquina Lewis – edquinalewis@yahoo.com.
In what is Richmond’s first murder of the summer, a man was killed just before 8AM this morning in the 2400 block of Wood Street, by the unused Whitcomb Court Elementary School. This killing Richmond’s stretch of more than 50 days without a homicide, and is the East End’s 7th for the year and the [...]
Rchmond BizSense’s list of foreclosures for July 13 lists 29 foreclosures in the city, 4 of which are in our area (22nd Street, 23rd Street, 36th Street, and Carrington Street).
HandsOn Greater Richmond is looking for projects to include in HandsOn Day 2010. The deadline for submissions is July 19, 2010. Last year HandsOn Day attracted over 1000 volunteers to assist with 42 projects, and we’re planning on the same response this fall. We will connect your organization to a volunteer team ready to paint, [...]
Madagascar at the Robinson Theater thisThursday, July 15th. 2PM. The dollar snack bar will be open, admission: $1.
NeighborGoods is a new site that lets you “save money and resources by sharing stuff with your friends”. It works like this: you simply list what you can share, and then borrow what you need from others that are using the site. The site defaults to working by zip code, though you can set up [...]
Southside community blog Hills and Heights has a great post this morning on tree care during this recent weather: Large trees are a defining factor in the character of the many neighborhoods and are the most valuable assets to our landscapes. Please help them survive. Most of us know that newly planted trees need regular [...]
The Tricycle Gardens’ Edible Revolution Garden Tour, which highlights 13 urban, kitchen gardens takes place on July 17th. Tickets are $20 per carload or group of four bicycles. The price includes a map, access to some of the most creative food-producing backyards from 1-5PM AND a cookout at the Jefferson Avenue garden from 5-8PM. Highlights [...]
Last seen on front porch of 1301 Oakwood Avenue on Wednesday the 23rd, there is a “BIG Cash REWARD” for any information that leads to the retrieval of the stroller. Please call 804-938-9961 if you have any information about this missing item.
Larry Parker, a long-time Church Hill resident, passed on July 6, 2010 after being stung by a bee on the Fourth of July: In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Church Hill Planters, a green space group.
The agenda for the July 12 City Council meeting (PDF) includes a sign of progress at 715 Mosby Street: Ord. No. 2010-128 (PDF) (Patron: Mayor Jones, By Request) – To authorize the special use of *** 715 Mosby Street for the purpose of constructing a mixed-use building with up to three (3) units for commercial [...]
An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; 2010 St.John’s Reenactment Series; City Council Formal Meeting; Creighton Tenant Council ; Friends of Chimborazo Park Playground; Mosby Court Tenant Council; Oakwood-Chimborazo Association; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Adult Computer Class ; Beginner’s Yoga; CAPS Meeting; Summer matinee @ Robinson; 2010 Reenactment Series; MORE…
Via RVA Magazine – episode 2 of Build Us a Skatepark: Close to 400 people showed up at Go Skate Day sponsored by Dominion Skateboards among others at Chimborazo Park. Chimbo is quickly becoming a ‘field of dreams’ for skateboarders and supporters of the sport to take action on their own.
Craiglist has word on a multi-family yard sale on the 3500 block of East Broad Street on Saturday: HUGE selection of items – multi-family – moving and downsizing! Antiques, furniture, kid stuff, household items large and small, albums, cool sneakers & clothes, etc. etc. Saturday, July 10 from 8:30 am until 1 pm. … and [...]
Lt.Martin Harrison’s Sector 113 June report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available and includes both year-to-date comparisons for 2009-2010 and June 2010 info: RHAPD Officers, Reynolds and Edwards, acting on information from another officer, initiated a traffic stop for a narcotics violation, in the 2000 Blk of Creighton [...]
