Archive for February 2011
OMG Cafe seeking beer/wine/mixed ABC for 25th Street location
According to the Feb.9 ABC Report (PDF), OMG Cafe & Lounge is seeking a beer/wine/mixed ON ABC license for the restaurant space at 412 North 25th Street (earlier reported as a possible Keema’s Crown Pizza and Burger).
Double shooting on Accommodation Street
The Richmond Police Department is asking for help locating a person wanted for shooting two people early this morning. Investigators say about 12:45 a.m. Justin Horace Belnavis, 28, shot two females during an argument in the 2000 block of Accommodation Street. One female is in critical condition. The other female suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. [...]
Darkness (UPDATED)
Any word on what happened to the power last night? UPDATE The Richmond Police Department is investigating the death of Kareem Shaquille Brown, 20, 3800 block of Tighe Court, Richmond. Brown was shot while driving a vehicle westbound on East Broad Street about 12:50 a.m. His vehicle crashed into two utility poles at the intersection [...]
This week’s calendar
Chimborazo Elementary School PTA Meeting; City Council Formal Meeting; Creighton Tenant Council ; Friends of Chimborazo Park Playground; Mosby Court Tenant Council; RECYCLING WEEK; Church Hill Association; Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association; Open Mic @ Poe’s; Adult Computer Class ; Beginner’s Yoga; Meeting on new MLK Middle School; Union Hill Civic Association; Whitcomb Court Tenant Council; [...]
Would it look any different?
Ben Campbell’s Separate and Unequal in this week’s Style is a must read: No one would call this a deliberately racist, discriminatory act. But if it were such an act, would it look any different? Is it sufficient to stop deliberate racial segregation without dismantling the discriminatory economic structures and policies that remain? Can we [...]
Meeting to share info on new MLK Middle School
The City of Richmond’s Office of Special Capital Projects, along with Richmond Public Schools, will host a community meeting to provide updates and gather additional input on the construction of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School on February 16, 2011 at MLK from 6-8PM.
Agenda for the 2/22 CAR meeting
The agenda for the February 22, 2011, meeting of the Committee of Architectural Review (PDF) includes a number of projects in the area…
Van Auken this Friday at Schindler
Thomas Van Auken – Recent Work will open with a reception this Friday, February 11, 7-9PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery. Show runs through March 11, 2011.
Sidewalk and streetscape improvements coming to S Street
A message from the Department of Economic & Community Development: We are holding a brief community meeting on Thursday, February 17th to present plans for sidewalk and streetscape improvements along S Street. The Department of Public Works is ready to start construction and would like to inform the community about the project.
East End loses residents as city population climbs
There were approximately 27,367 people living in the East End of Richmond in 2010, down from 27,743 in 2000.
3 weekend robberies north of Fairmount Avenue
The RPD’s DAILY INCIDENT REPORT has 3 robberies over the weekend: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 2/4/11 8:30 p.m. 1900 block of Fairfield Avenue A female reported she was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. ROBBERY 2/4/11 8:00 p.m. 1400 block of Rogers Street A female reported she was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown [...]
Shooting on Brauers Lane
wric8 has word of a shooting: The Richmond Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the 1900 block of Brauers Lane. Officials say around 3:00 a.m., an adult male was shot outside.
