The Virginia Department of Education today released on-time graduation numbers for the state, schools systems, and individual schools for the class of 2010. For this class, Richmond Public Schools had an on-time graduation rate of 72% and a cohort graduation rate of 74.6%. The state-wide on-time graduation rate was 85.5%.
Earth Aid tracks your utility usage and provides a quick comparison to previous months/years, lets you see how your friends/family are doing, and offers tangible local rewards for cutting your electrical, gas, and water use. Sign up for the Church Hill Earth Aid group to see how your electric/gas/water use compares to others in the [...]
City Council 7th District representative Cynthia Newbille will hold a meeting tonight at EDI (701 North 25th Street) at 6:30PM for the continued review and discussion of the draft Richmond Nine Mile Road/25th Street Corridor Revitalization Plan.
Richmond has been allocated $2.4 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to address foreclosed and abandoned properties in the Highland Park, Barton Heights, and Church Hill neighborhoods. Twenty foreclosed properties are currently being renovated, include eight in the area: 2614 P Street, 1309 North 23rd Street, [...]
Historic Richmond Foundation has word that 401 North 27th Street is for sale: HRF staff has called Mr. Walter York, who owns the property; he is selling it on his own. He is asking $500,000. Clearly he has no intention of stabilization or lead paint abatement. Our staff has been in touch with code enforcement [...]
Got word last week from Will Snyder from Tricycle Gardens that they’re moving their headquarters to Church Hill.
A reader writes in with a question: Just curious if anyone knows about all the lights, camera, action! going on at Furman Park – trailers & “Crew Parking” signs all over, as well as signs for “UP” around city hall east. What’s up?
Parks and Rec will be showing Iron Man 2 at Jefferson Hill Park this Friday, October 1, 2010, from 8-10PM. From the flyer: “Bring your drinks, blankets, chairs, and enjoy the movie”. Free admission, free popcorn.
One of the topics at last week’s Church Hill Central meeting was an exploratory look at putting together a 5-mile run/walk, to both to being people to the area and to be a framework to get neighbors out and active together.
FOR SALE: mid century modern sofa – $500 (church hill)
RDN has word on a beagle/hound FOUND at 21st and Main Streets: found beagle/hound mix? downtown (21st and Main) Me and my girlfriend were just driving through downtown and saw this cute lady darting in out of traffic in the rain. We stopped to see if she had a collar and it looks like her [...]
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods is Accepting Nominations for the 2010 Golden Hammer Awards in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation (Neighborhood impact / Regional impact), Best New Urban Infill, and Best Neighborhood Design Project. The 2010 Golden Hammer Awards will be held on November 11, 2010 at the new [...]
City Council 7th District representative Cynthia Newbille is seeking your input on the draft version of the plan for the revitalization of the 25th Street/Nine Mile corridor created from the East End Transformation Charrette earlier this year. Ms.Newbille would like to get your feedback by the end of September, towards pulling the suggestions together for [...]
The agenda for the Monday, September 27 City Council meeting has this: Ord. No. 2010-128 (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 uses and two (2) units for dwelling uses [...]
