There will be a public meeting “to report to the community on the struggle to reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground” this Sunday, October 10, from 4-6PM at the Family Resource Center on Jefferson Avenue: Come and hear about the lawsuit, the documentary film, the growing local, national and international pressure and what YOU can do [...]
FOUND: Recognize this dog? Contact Unicia at uniciab@yahoo.com. LOST: Craigslist has word on a missing beagle: Lost Beagle. Female, spayed, brown and white, Church Hill- near Chimborazo, Incredibly sweet!!!! VERY Very missed!!!! She is microchipped!! Please call with any info!!!!!651-4005
Reports are coming in of what sounds like fairly involved fire on the 1800 block of Fairmount earlier this morning, at one of the businesses or the restaurant at that intersection.
A message today from the Department of Public Utilities: The city of Richmond is losing up to $1,000 a day from the theft of metal basin tops. The thefts are becoming a safety hazard as well.
Fascinating numbers in John V. Moeser’s An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in Metropolitan Richmond (PDF): Richmond contains the densest concentration of public housing south of NYC; 40% of all residents residing in East End Richmond live in poverty; 72% of residents in Census 301 (Gilpin Court) live in poverty.
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 September, the Sector experienced a 29% decrease in Major Crime; there was a 25% decrease in violent crime (12 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 9 in 2010) and a [...]
The fine folks at Tricycle Gardens want your leaves: Fall is coming (slowly, it seems), and we want, we desire, we NEED your leaves. They are a great compost, soil amendment, mulch, and all around miracle product. Please drop of bagged leaves at the 9th & Bainbridge Urban Farm any morning (except Sunday) from 8:30am-1pm, [...]
The Virginia Cyclocross Series returns to Chimborazo Park on Sunday October 10 (and Northside’s Bryan Park on that Saturday).
John Peters, author of the new Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery, will be speaking Tuesday evening at St.John’s as part of the Liberty Lecture Series. TUES Oct.5 6PM FREE The Liberty Lecture Series covers different aspects of political, social, economic, and national history. Each lecture is based on the scholarly work of the guest lecturer. This series [...]
The most recent Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers details a drive-by shooting in the 2300 block of Selden Street in early September: On September 8, around 1030 at night, Derron Robinson AKA (Moonie) was shot in the 2300B of Selden St. Richmond Police are searching for a suspect in this shooting. He is a B/M that [...]
October 2010 issue of the Church Hill Association Newsletter (PDF) is now online. The next CHA meeting will bea t the St. John’s Parish Hall Tuesday, on October 19th at 7PM. TOPICS: 2011 Proposed Budget – review and recommendations * 2011 Officer nominations * Zoning: Voting on Old Chimborazo School (310 N. 33rd Street) * [...]
Garry at hcpsmarshall@aol.com/(804)319-6323 says: Found Saturday at 3 PM on Glenwood Avenue: 10 week old male gray kitten with green eyes. Please contact me if he’s yours. Otherwise, he has a new home :)
You can now directly add your business/organization information to CHPN’s East End Directory. Add your business, church, civic association, etc. You can also help by checking out the directory and reporting any expired/offensive/miscategorized links.
