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CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
New Vision Civic League meeting
Sat Jul 5 10:00 am
@ East End Library Contact Mary W. Thompson at (804) 648-7915 for more info.
Liberty or Death Reenactment
Sun Jul 6 1:00 pm
@ St. John's Church (2401 E. Broad St.) The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to join us for historical reenactment...
Beginning Computer Classes for Adults
Tue Jul 8 10:30 am
Have computer questions and don't know where to begin? Come by the library and we'll help you get started! East End Libr...
open mic @ Poe's Pub
Tue Jul 8 8:30 pm
acoustic open mic at Poe's Pub on East Main, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up is at 8:30, music starts at 9, goes until clos...
CAPS Meeting / Public Safety Meeting
Wed Jul 9 7:00 pm
@EDI (701 N 25th St.)
Unity Civic League
Thu Jul 10 6:30 pm
@ St. Peter's Development Center 22nd and X Street Call 643-9353 or willieand@aol.com for more info.

CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE: 425 N. 31st St $362,500 Totally unique New Orleans flair! 5 BR+office, 2 full baths, one w/ 100 yr old clawfoot! New kitchen, beautiful details. Call Shannon RE/MAX Commonwealth 4840367. shannonharrington.net for pics. Thanks!
Need temporary housing? have fully furnished bedroom in complete house for rent includes electric, a/c, gas, water, wifi, w/d, cable TV, full kitchen with every utensil. contact: lorischmiege@yahoo.com
1887 Cottage For Rent, Sept. 1, $925, 305 N. 21st. 2 bdrms/2 baths granite/stainless kitchen W/D - Central air and gas forced heat - Off street parking - - Master Suite with Skyline View and Huge walk-in Closet - Email abaisey@rbvainc.com
512 Chimborazo BLVD - $274,950 Motivated sellers have aggressively reduced price for a quick sale! 1980 Sq FT, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Seller providing $5,000 closing costs/allowance and a 1 year Home Warranty. Call Chris at 804-378-2221, Ext 162
$1600-Churchill rent 2300 sqft 3 bdrm 2 bth home. Use 5 rms as bdrms. Offc, bsmt, outdoor storage, wshr/dryr, dshwshr, lrg kit and bckyrd. GRT LOC, next to bus, close to MCV, VCU. grt for fam or grp of people w/ or w/out pets. 4rentricva@gmail.com
I am looking to buy 1 - 3 homes in Church Hill within the next 12 months. If anyone has an empty or vacant house they are looking to sell at a good price let me know.
The Clothesline Children's Consignment Sale is accepting consignors for their fall/winter sale August 22-23, 2008. For more information or to register visit www.theclothesline.biz.
Looking for an enclosed trailer. Please call 247-5432.
We are looking for 2 bicycles, can be old and used, as long as they are functionable. Have any for sale? please call #247-5432
We are looking for 2 bicycles, can be old and used, as long as they are functionable. Have any for sale? please call #247-5432
PLASTER & STUCCO LLC. local plasterer, Todd Wittemann, able to install/repair interior plaster and exterior stucco. call 804 545 3185 for free estimate. ref. avail.
Will Rollins Entertainment DJ Services offers music for almost every occassion - with over 80,000 songs to choose from - Weddings, Parties, & More! Ph: (804)-564-9807 Email: djwillthrill@earthlink.net Web: www.djwillthrill.com
Gutter Cleaning, Gutter Guard Installments, Powerwash homes,decks, fences, patios(ONLY SAFE BIODEGRADEABLE SOAP SOLUTIONS USED!) Call 909-4884 / 247-5432. References available. License and Insured!!
Water Line Leak? Sewer Line Backed-Up? Call S.A. TOLER CONSTRUCTION, INC 233-6170 Trenchless and Open Trench technology available. Video camera inspections and locating. GO TRENCHLESS-PRESERVE THE BEAUTY! www.satoler.com
Helping seniors downsize and move since 1998, More Than Moving For Seniors is a full-service senior move management company. We sort, pack, move, unpack, set up the new home and clear out houses. Call 232-6480 or Susan@MoreThanMovingInc.com
Found a lost dog in Chimbo park.... Call 869-5763
Found dog in Chimbo park. Red leash and collar. No tags for locating owner. Email for details or questions. conmyerin@hotmail.com




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May 9, 2008

also facing demolition

A “Legal Notice - Demolition of Structure” published in this week’s issue of the Richmond Free Press has a list of properties that “have been condemned and may be demolished by the City of Richmond without any further notice”.

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April 7, 2008

Rezoning meeting this Thurs for Beckstoffers

7th District’s City Council Representative Delores L. McQuinn and Better Housing Coalition will be hosting a meeting regarding the rezoning of the former Beckstoffers millwork site this Thursday, April 10 @6:30PM at Good Shepherd Baptist Church (1127 N 28th Street).

Please join us to hear about this exciting mixed-use development opportunity and participate in a community discussion.

February 4, 2008

a restaurant for 31st Street?

The city’s Land Use Log Book (PDF) includes a reference to a request for a special use permit “to authorize a restaurant and parking area” for 1008 North 31st Street.

January 10, 2008

Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence for 4 city schools

Neighborhood schools Fairfield Court Elementary and George Mason Elementary were among the 4 Richmond schools named today as winners of the Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. [via]

“Students in these schools are soaring far beyond the minimum requirements of the Standards of Learning and No Child Left Behind,” said Governor Kaine. “It speaks to the strength of public education in the Commonwealth that the 89 schools that have earned this distinction include schools in rural, suburban and urban communities and schools in every part of the state.”

December 16, 2007

3 buildings to look at

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Three buildings (that are not Oakwood Heights…) that have come up in conversation recently: the languishing renovation at 401 North 27th Street, the boarded up house at 404 North 27th (pictured above), and the new construction house going up at 500/502 North 32nd.

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November 29, 2007

owner of much vacant property pleads guilty

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Oliver Lawrence pleaded guilty to almost 150 building code for on 25 or so vacant properties. Vacant Richmond lists just one of Lawrence’s companies, Bayou Properties, as having 81 vacant properties across the city. (previously) [via]

November 22, 2007

zoning meeting set

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A public meeting to discuss the possible rezoning of properties within the Church Hill/Union Hill/Chimborazo areas has been announced for Thursday, Nov, 29, 6PM at EDI (25th/M Streets). Read the announcement (PDF) for more information.

November 13, 2007

awaiting renovation

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At McQuinn’s meeting last Saturday, City Assessor James Hester made the off-hand comment that every year the edge of where people are buying and renovating moves north about 1/2 a block. I went looking for that line and took some photos through Church Hill North towards Oakwood and up into Fairmount.

November 12, 2007

blue

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November 9, 2007

as seen from above 40 years ago…

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We’ve just uploaded a really great arial photo of much of the North of Broad area from sometime in the mid-1960s. Thanks to Laura Daab for making this available.

October 29, 2007

fatal fire at S and 30th Streets

A woman has died as a result of injuries from a fire early Sunday morning in her house at the intersection of S and North 30th Streets. The unidentified woman was the only person in the house at the time of the fire. [via]

September 5, 2007

streets closed after officer assaulted

Several streets were closed this morning after a man barricaded himself in his home at 506 North 29th Street. When police responded to a report of a domestic assault at around 4AM, the responding officer was assaulted upon arrival. The suspect was taken into custody around 8:15AM. [via]

August 18, 2007

Live Healthy Block Party

A few blocks of Cedar Street were blocked off today for the Live Healthy Block Party. Sponsored by the Vernon J. Harris Medical Center, the gathering offered free health screenings, healthy living demonstrations, kid’s activities, entertainment, food, arts and crafts, free giveaways, and free backpacks for kids.

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August 16, 2007

ACORN Special Awards announced

The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods announced the recipients of its special awards to be honored at the annual Golden Hammer Awards celebration in October, including special recognition for Laura Daab for the Church Hill North Historic District Initiative. Winners of Golden Hammers in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill will be named at the event.

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July 18, 2007

house fire on 28th Street

A house fire early this morning in the upstairs apartment of the storefront building at 600 North 28th Street has displaced a woman and 2 children.

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July 16, 2007

Scott to be sentenced today for Holt murder

Jamar Tyron Scott, 18, “a wannabe rapper from North 28th Street with a lengthy juvenile rap sheet” will be sentenced for the August 2006 shooting of Holt Smith on the 400 block of North 31st Street. He faces life in prison. [via]

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July 8, 2007

this week’s calendar

Recycling, Black Tie Magic Show, CAPS Meeting, Unity Civic League, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, Old & Historic District Celebration, more…

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June 24, 2007

this week’s calendar

Friends of Jefferson Park Meeting, Church Hill neighborhood clean-up, recycling, more…

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June 14, 2007

surrounded by empty lots and abandoned houses

Alicia has a post, Want to be my neighbor?, about what it is like living on one of the area’s most decimated blocks.

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June 12, 2007

looking at a neighborhood in bloom

The dedication of the new little park at 23rd, Short Q, and Carrington Streets tomorrow will also serve as an opportunity for Better Housing Coalition to display some of their work with tours of new and renovated houses in the Fairmount, Union Hill, and Church Hill North neighborhoods. Mayor Wilder, Councilperson McQuinn, BHC Executive Director TK Somanath (and others) will speak, and a lunch will be provided.

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