Fairmount archive
December 3, 2008
Sector 113 report for November
Lt.Martin Harrison’s November report for Sector 113 (PDF) is now available. List of Significant Arrests includes Jamie Makee Hyman (Robbery), Kiana Lyons (Prostitution X 3), Devaugh B. Brown (Robbery), and Tarvell Leon HOLMES (one of RPD’s Top Ten Wanted - 2 Misdemeanor Warrants, 1 Felony Warrant, 1 ATF Warrant, Obstruction, Identity Theft).
November 28, 2008
waiting for a ride or whatever
There is a woman that frequents the corner of 23rd and Fairmount. She apparently has many friends, as she does not seem to have to wait very long before someone drives by and offers her a ride.
November 3, 2008
what could have been for Carrington Street
October 20, 2008
Sex Workers’ Dispute Alley and other local landmarks
I saw a recent reference to a specific alley in Fairmount as Sex Workers’ Dispute Alley. On my walking commute I’ve got Dead Possum House, the corner where Billy Graham got shot, and The Truth About Maria’s Mother. What other off-the-map local landmarks and sign posts do we have in the area?
October 15, 2008
a house goes vacant
The pre-1900 Victorian at 1200 North 23rd Street was recently vacated and the windows and doors were boarded over. For sale at $95,000, the house needs a new roof, has a minimal heating system, and should be gutted, rewired, and insulated before anyone lives there again. Is this how a house becomes that house that sits vacant for years and years?
September 15, 2008
Fairmount eyesore has short future
Word from the code enforcement folks is that the corner store at 24th and Fairmount, vacant since burning almost 18 months ago, will likely have a demolition permit in place by the end of the month.
September 6, 2008
cat questions
LOST A CAT? - From a reader: “A friendly pregnant silver/gray tabby was found near 23rd and T streets on Friday. Call 937-9375 if she is yours.” // CAT RESCUE? - From a reader: “Does anyone do cat rescue? There are homeless kittens in the yard of the vacant house at 425 North 31st.” // FOUND A CAT? - From craig’s list: “Last seen Tuesday evening, September 2 in the Pohlig Box Factory parking lot.”
August 19, 2008
funerals for 2 young shooting victims
The funeral for 16-year-old Ricky M. Burton, who was shot Aug. 10 in Henrico County, is today at 1 PM at Chiles Funeral Home on Fairmount Avenue. The funeral for 5-year-old Dominique Carter is tomorrow at noon, also at Chiles Funeral Home. [via]
August 8, 2008
almost 90 houses by Better Housing Coalition
Over the past 12 years, Better Housing Coalition has built or renovated close to 90 houses in the area. While the great majority of the activity has been in the
Church Hill Central area of the city’s Neighborhoods in Bloom program, they are also looking at a large-scale redevelopment at the former Beckstoffers on 28th Street for the near future.
July 31, 2008
zoning meeting tonight @ EDI
There will be a public meeting to discuss the possible rezoning of properties within the Church Hill and Union Hill areas, and a very small piece of Fairmount. The meeting will be from 6-8PM tonight at EDI on 25th Street. For more info, contact Tarisa Griffith at tarisa.griffith@richmondgov.com or (804)646-6308.
July 29, 2008
prostitutes? in Fairmount?!?
The RPD announced “seven prostitution and drug-related arrests this morning in the Fairmont (sic) and Jefferson Davis neighborhoods of Richmond” sparked by citizen complaints. [via]
July 27, 2008
notes from the 7th District Meeting
About 35 people showed up Saturday morning for the 7th District Meeting hosted by Delores McQuinn at Mt.Tabor Baptist Church on Fairmount Avenue. The meeting agenda included the city budget conflict, the Downtown Master Plan (and Echo Harbor), crime, and community concerns.
July 18, 2008
a lack of community spirit
The house at 2109 Fairmount Avenue is for sale by an absentee owner, Belinda Bentley, and has been on the market for some time. The realtor is the Chesterfield-based MAP Investments & Realty. Neither seem to care that the house sits vacant and the yard has grown wild this summer.
July 12, 2008
drug bust on 24th Street
Police arrested several drug dealers this afternoon in the 1200 block of 24th Street, a block described by neighbors as a drug hot spot for “quite some time”.
July 9, 2008
a short history of the Central Lunatic Asylum
The Fairmount area contained a few non-residential developments prior to 1890 that helped to shape the neighborhood as it displaced them. The most important of these was the Central Lunatic Asylum, built on property originally part of a military hospital during the Civil War. The southern edge of the grounds was S Street, which later became Fairmount Avenue.
June 24, 2008
RPD takes down Church Hill Boyz
Richmond police announced the arrest of 14 members of the “Church Hill Boyz”, a gang involved in violence and drug activity in the area around 22nd and T streets. [via]
June 5, 2008
fire on 24th Street
A fire ripped through a set of frame row houses in the 1100 block of 24th Street today at around 11AM. Four residents got out safely. There is no mention of what started the fire. [via]
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”.
