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RT We plan to work all day at Evergreen Cemetery this coming Saturday, 3/20. We will start at 9:00 a.m. Come join us.
Church Hill Irish Festival Schedule for Saturday and Sunday http://bit.ly/aFQDrs
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Church Hill Association
Tue Mar 16 7:00 pm
Every 3rd Tues at St.Johns
Nathaniel Bacon Civic Association
Tue Mar 16 5:30 pm
3rd Tues at Nathaniel Bacon
Open Mic @ Poe's
Tue Mar 16 8:15 pm
Weekly Open Mic every Tuesday at Poe's Pub, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up at 8:15, music at 9PM
Veggie Bus
Tue Mar 16 10:00 am
The veggie bus will be parked at 25th and Broad on Tuesdays from 10AM untill 2:30PM and then the NRC on Williamsburg Ro...
Beginner's Yoga
Wed Mar 17 7:00 pm
@ Neighborhood Resource Center - 1519 Williamsburg Road - Relax, renew and do something great for the community! All pro...
Union Hill Civic Association
Wed Mar 17 7:00 pm
Every 3rd Wednesday
Veggie Bus
Wed Mar 17 11:00 am
The veggie bus will be parked at 25th and Broad on Wednesdays from 11am till 7pm starting Jan 6th. We will always be...
Whitcomb Court Tenant Council
Wed Mar 17 5:30 pm
Every 3rd Wed at Whitcomb Court Rec Center
Church Hill North Civic Association
Thu Mar 18 7:00 pm
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month through December 2010 at East District Center (701 N. 25th) 7-9 pm 1st Floor conf...
Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society
Sat Mar 20 4:00 pm
Lower floor of Leigh Street Church (517 North 25th Street)
Church Hill Irish Festival
Sat Mar 20 10:00 am
@25th and Broad Streets - The festival will begin Saturday at 10AM with a walking parade to include traditional Irish mu...
Libby Hill Park Mulch Day
Sat Mar 20 9:00 am
Friends of Libby Hill Park and Church Hill Planters invite everyone to help spread mulch! Come for an hour or all mornin...
Anniversary Reenactment
Sun Mar 21 1:00 pm
Join us for the 235th anniversary of reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775. In the presence of Was...
Church Hill Irish Festival
Sun Mar 21 10:00 am
@25th and Broad Streets - The festival will begin Saturday at 10AM with a walking parade to include traditional Irish mu...
City Council Formal Meeting
Mon Mar 22 6:00 pm
Every 2nd and 4th Mon - Responsible for deciding official Council action, which includes discussing, adopting, rejecting...
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Missing Assistant Manager from The Market@Tobacco Row John Jones Age 48 Ht 5'9 Wt 150-165 lbs Last seen on Wed, March 10, 2010 Around 12:00 midnight, Wearing Black Pants, A White Dress Shirt and a Tan Hat.Please Call The Police at (804)646-5400
2 dogs found - corner of 32nd & Broad on Thursday, March 11, around 4 pm. One small and black - recently groomed, one medium size and dirty white w/ curly hair. To claim, call 222-2855.
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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.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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

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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

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.

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May 9, 2009

Print-edition for May

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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.

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April 1, 2009

local website “not that funny”

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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.

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You can now add your event to the CHPN calendar. Please let me know if you have any comments or suggestions.

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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 27, 2008

story map

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.

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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.

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