Style Weekly this week gives the cover to the need for a grocery store at 25th and Nine Mile: The effort to bring a grocery store to 25th and Nine Mile offers a case study in inner-city redevelopment: In the economically distressed corridor, retail development offers perhaps the greatest opportunity for revival. Low-barrier grocery jobs [...]
The first class of the next Richmond Tree Steward series starts September 7th. Registration can be taken at the door up to the second class.
The first draft version of the plan for the revitilization of the 25th Street/Nine Mile corridor has been released: The plan details specific proposals for a number of areas and is a result of the input from more than 1,000 people who attended the opening and closing events and the various planning sessions throughout the [...]
Today marks the 6th anniversary of the first post on CHPN. Since then we’ve had 3,371 posts and just over 27,000 comments. An ongoing big thanks to everyone that sends in stories, shares in the comments, or just hangs back and takes it all in.
The Church Hill Reunion 2010 will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010.
Deano Jones was sentenced today to 3 years in prison: Authorities seized 21 pit bulls from Jones’ home in the 1700 block of North 23rd Street. Seventeen of the animals had to be euthanized, according to testimony in court today. Authorities also recovered a treadmill, steroids and other materials associated with dogfighting.
Word that 2 more scooters have been stolen in the area: The olive Buddy 50 stolen from 25th Street a couple of weeks ago was stolen AGAIN last night. this time the thieves didn’t bother to cut the lock. They cut through the frame of the scooter, and left the entire lock and piece of [...]
The East End Family Resource Center at 2405 Jefferson Avenue will serve as one of the sites for the community school-supply giveaways scheduled for Aug. 28 from 10AM-noon.
A reader is looking for some help donating: I’m looking for a place to take unwanted clothes that will be given away, not sold. Know of a place in CH?
CRaigslist has word of a moving sale on M Street: Moving Sale This Saturday, August 7 at 8am-Noon / Crib that converts to Full-Size bed, changing table, dresser, tvs, small appliances, dining table, assorted home improvement tools and accessories, sewing machine, kid’s push scooter, outdoor dining table and chairs / 2610 M Street between 26th [...]
East End Transformation Charrette follow-up meeting; 2010 St.John’s Reenactment Series; Rachel’s Farmstand; 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; Unity Civic League; Movie Night at Chimborazo Park; Showtime at the Robinson; An Afternoon with Eliza Poe; MORE…
The electricity has been out along at least the Fairmount corridor for the past 3 hours. No word on why or when power will be restored.
Lieutenant Laino’s Sector 111 report for July (PDF) is available. Sector 111 encompasses Church Hill, Chimborazo, Church Hill North, Fulton, Oakwood, and Union Hill: During July, the Sector experienced a 9% decrease in Major Crime; there was no change in violent crime (10 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 10 in 2010) and a 10% [...]
A new house is going up at the double lot at 3312/3314 N Street some 16 years after the previous house was demolished. Interestingly, the crew seems to be living on site during the construction.
