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February 14, 2010
Last day for CHPN pledge drive goodies
Today is the last day of the CHPN pledge drive. Get on this today if you want to claim one of the snazzy stickers or the 1/2 price advert space. Thanks to everyone that has already shown their support!
February 1, 2010
Please consider donating $1 to the CHPN pledge drive
In the likes of the annoying-but-successful NPR pledge drives, I’m asking you to consider donating a dollar or 3 if you find CHPN to be useful or entertaining.
December 23, 2009
Photos from 2009
In tandem with our Top 10 stories of 2009, here are some of the interesting photos from 2009 on CHPN.
December 20, 2009
Top 10 stories of 2009
We’ve published over 1000 stories on countless topics and themes this past year. Here are the top 10…
December 7, 2009
Extra
Another of the print-edition flyers will be going out over the next few days. This issue #6 (PDF) features church-owned vacant houses/lots on Fairmount, a recent fire, the Union Hill Home Fund, 100+ days without a murder, and more…
September 5, 2009
Political advertising on this site
Advertising sales and placement are handled through a 3rd-party, the Richmond Ad Network. I have no connection to the advertising except for the meager check that they send every month, and was probably just as surprised as anybody to see the recent political adverts pop up. Please understand that any political advertising on the site is paid for and does not reflect an endorsement or preference for that candidate.
August 10, 2009
Today we are 5!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the first post on CHPN. Since then we’ve had 2,328 posts, just over 20,000 comments, and ever-increasing community participation. An ongoing big thanks to all of you that send in stories, share in the comments, or just hang back and take it all in.
July 15, 2009
CHPN on Facebook and twitter
Just a reminder that you can get neighborhood news and follow us Facebook and on twitter. We’ve also got a new twitter feed set up just for the photos added to the Church Hill flickr pool at @CHPNphotos. It’ll be all photos, both news&niceties.
June 24, 2009
Let’s try something new!
After almost 5 years, the site has been moved over to a new host. It may be some hours before everything is really back to normal around here: you might have some broken links or images that do not display, etc. Do please let me know if anything is completely broken.
NOTE: If the address of the site starts with 209.197… instead of chpn.net, you’ll have some problems with some of the links. Check back in a little while, this will fix itself.
June 14, 2009
Get involved at the Assignment Desk
An idea first put forth in November, I’ve revamped the Assignment Desk and would really love to have folks: 1) Suggest stories that are being missed, 2) Be the journalist and help cover the really local news.
May 31, 2009
Check out the new CHPN forum…
As something of an experiment, there is now a CHPN forum. I imagine this as a less structured environment where the conversation can range a bit more widely. Check it out and let me know what you think.
May 9, 2009
Print-edition for May
The May 2009 print edition of CHPN is now available. (previously)
April 9, 2009
This is not a newspaper.
In something of an experiment, I’ll be out&about over the next 2 or 3 days putting out flyers. They’re kind of neat, a tiny print-version of the site.
April 1, 2009
local website “not that funny”
Local “news site” Church Hill People’s News, in a lame attempt at seasonal humor, posted several half-assed April Fools stories early this morning. “I’ve been spending too much time with middle school kids”, site author Murden said when called on his juvenile prank. [via]
March 28, 2009
Add your event to the CHPN calendar.
You can now add your event to the CHPN calendar. Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions.
January 29, 2009
2 discussions vie for RVA Blog Award 2008
Hey folks! Two of our posts have been nominated in the RVA News Richmond Blog Awards 2008 for Best Comment Thread: March’s Style profiles Pinkney-Eppes and September’s King’s Maidens? 3700 East Broad? WTF?. Check out the other nominees and take a moment to vote for yourself (essentially).
December 7, 2008
seeking similar fools from other neighborhoods…
Based on how well Church Hill People’s News had been received by the community, over the past 18 months I helped start other such sites across Richmond. Some of these I’ve been publishing while hoping that they’d be picked up by people that, like, actually live in the areas covered by the sites (but this hasn’t happened). Unless someone steps up fairly soon, Carver & Jackson Ward News, River District News, and Hills & Heights are going to go dark.
November 29, 2008
an easier way to get involved
I’ve posted a list of Open Assignments, upcoming events and what not that it would be great to have words/photos from or about for the site. If you would like to help make this site that much better, you can volunteer to pick up one of the events that should be covered.
October 9, 2008
Under 40
Like last year, the East End is well represented on the Style Weekly Top 40 Under 40. Congrats to poets Allison Titus and Joshua Poteat, community activist James “J.J.” Minor III, and Fulton’s Annette Cousins.
