editorial archive
February 7, 2008
a waste of manpower and focus
There are few constant complaints in certain areas around here — loitering, public drinking, prostitution, a few drug corners here and there, gun violence. I can see the prosties and dealers from my front porch or walking to school on any given day. One of the police responses to these complaints is that they only have so many guys that they can put on the street a given time. With that in mind: I got a ticket this morning on Venable for having an expired inspection sticker, and it took 2 officers to do it. THIS is the crime that they can find on Venable? I feel safer already…
September 12, 2007
this persistent criticism
The Reverend Benjamin Campbell, pastoral director of Richmond Hill, has an opinion piece The Long Shadow of Segregation in this week’s Style Weekly about the importance of embracing the Richmond Public Schools.
July 8, 2007
follow-up from First Precinct Community Training Day
Following up on plans from April’s Police Sector Training, a walk-through of part of Fulton Hill is planned for July 16. The invite says that “it will be particularly valuable to have the Church Hill Community come and give us their objective impressions and recommendations based on their experiences”.
June 2, 2007
Mo’Book Mo’Bike Mobile today at MLK
Books on Wheels stopped at MLK Middle School today and fixed a bunch of bikes and gave away a bunch of books. They’ll be returning the area in a few weeks as part of their tour of Richmond’s libraries, with a stop at the East End Library on June 20th.
May 26, 2007
about comments
I’m not willing to let this site become a bastion of negativity and sarcasm. Your snarky annonymous comment may or may not be deleted.
January 24, 2007
drum line
The RTD looks at Faith Covenant Christian Fellowship Church’s drum line, “a drum line for boys 10 to 18 from Richmond’s Mosby Court area.”
December 5, 2006
a minor editorial decision
Comments on a particular thread have been unpublished.
October 21, 2006
we really like Coleman for school board
For what it is worth, I’m stepping up for Don Coleman for the school board. I’ve been going back and forth on this, and I’ve come down on the side of speaking my piece.
September 1, 2006
David Herring nominated; your vote can help
ACORN’s David Herring has become one of the top five semifinalists in Virginia for the 5th Anniversary Volvo for Life Awards, Volvo’s national search for everyday heroes that gives out nearly $1 million in awards and funding each year.
May 11, 2006
an open letter to the men that keep urinating in the alley
Please don’t take this wrong way, but I’ve got a question for you…
August 8, 2005
1 year later!
chpn.net is one-year-old today!
April 24, 2005
directory now includes schools
The directory now includes schools. As always, please contact us to suggest listings that might be missing.
December 31, 2004
Starting with a bang.
Last year, city police police received more than 200 reports of promiscuous shootings during an eight-hour period that began New Year’s Eve. From here on 23rd Street, that count seems low.
December 21, 2004
Calendar, Directory updated
We’ve added an events calendar to chpn! We’ve also changed what was the ‘links’ page into what should be a more useful local business and organization directory. Please contact us to let us know about an upcomming event or local business/organization that we have overlooked.
October 10, 2004
A Call for Housing Projects to be ‘Torn Down’
Mark Holmberg, long-time columnist for the Times-Dispatch, writes, “Fifty years ago we started the subsidized housing boom in Richmond, and few cities went about it with as much gusto as we did. The proliferation of housing “projects” here was a key reason Richmond wilted while cities like Charlotte blossomed. Right now we’ve got roughly 10 percent of the city’s population living in Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority properties. Many of these folks live in seven sprawling housing projects that represent the absolute worst examples of racist, death-dealing paternalism since slavery.”
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