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Church Hill Creative Homemakers Society
Sat Jul 4 4:00 pm
Lower floor of Leigh Street Church (517 North 25th Street)
Let Freedom Ring Bus Tour
Sat Jul 4 10:00 am
Over the years, freedom, liberty and equal rights have helped define this nation. On this July 4th, explore the Richmond...
New Vision Civic League meeting
Sat Jul 4 10:00 am
WILL NOT MEET ON 7/4. Meetings held on the 1st Saturday at the East End Library. Contact Mary W. Thompson at (804) 648-7...
2009 Summer Reenactment Series
Sun Jul 5 1:00 pm
The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to bring your friends and family to a reenactment of the Second Virginia Convent...
An Afternoon with Eliza Poe
Sun Jul 5 2:00 pm
St. John's Church's cemetery is the final resting place of Elizabeth Arnold Poe, Edgar Allan Poe's birth mother and an a...
Community Picnic and Kite Fly
Sun Jul 5 1:30 pm
Celebrate your independence with Richmond Independent Radio! On Sunday, July 5th, from 1 to 5 pm, WRIR invites you to a ...
RPS School Board meeting
Mon Jul 6 4:30 pm
The RPS School Board meets at 4:30PM and 6PM on the first Monday of each month in Council Chamber Room on the 2nd floor ...
Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle
Tue Jul 7 10:30 am
The Tuesday St. John’s Knitting Circle’s weekly meeting, in the Parish Center. If you have questions, please call Ma...
Beginning Computer Classes for Adults
Tue Jul 7 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...
Garden Day at the NRC
Tue Jul 7 3:30 pm
Fulton's NRC will be selling veggies out of the Gardens on Tuesdays during the summer. Call or come by to see what's fre...
Open Mic @ Poe's
Tue Jul 7 8:15 pm
Weekly Open Mic every Tuesday at Poe's Pub, hosted by Jim Daab. Sign up at 8:15, music at 9PM
CAPS Meeting
Wed Jul 8 6:00 pm
@ East District Initiative - 701 N 25th St. 2nd Floor
What's the Deal on Vermicuture?
Thu Jul 9 6:00 pm
@ the Jefferson Avenue Community Garden (between 23rd & 24th St) Learn about using worm bins in your home for small s...
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Seeking 2 Bedroom rental for Aug., Sept and possibly Oct while renovating in Church Hill. Air conditioned. Possibly furnished. 673-7505; plarke@gmail.com
Large Home in Churchill. 5 bedroom, 2 full bath, 2 story screened porch on back, large fenced yard that backs up to public tennis court. Available 7/1. $2,000/month. Please call or e-mail Julie for showing at 804-782-1788.
1000 N. 26th St., $189,000, 1681 s.f., BHC offers 3-BD, 2 1/2 BA home with durable, Hardi-plank siding; 9-foot ceilings; energy efficiency; bay window in MBR. Down payments and closing cost grants available to qualified buyers! Call Schirra, 644-0546x14
1211 North 30th St., $147,500, 1361 s.f.-BHC offers a newly renovated 3-bed, 1.5-bath home; spacious front porch and rear deck. Energy Star appliances reduce utility costs. Down payment and closing cost grants available to 1st-time Homebuyers. 644-0546x14
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July 2, 2009

Movie night in Jefferson Park!

The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities kicks off 2009 Movie Night in the Park tonight with a showing of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at Jefferson Hill Park. The showing will begin around dark.

July 1, 2009

Council considering 100% real estate tax exemption

City Council is considering offering a hefty tax break on the real estate taxes for new constructing in certain areas with a high number of empty lots, “including North Church Hill, Carver, and Highland Park”. With around 1500 vacant lots in the city, the possible 100% exemption on real estate tax for 5 years could be expected to lead to 200 new homes per year. [via]

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June 30, 2009

Jefferson Park renovation in the works

Contributed by Bryan Nolde (Capital News Service)

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The most recent Friends of Jefferson Park meeting featured a presentation on plans to renovate Jefferson Park over the next year.

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June 27, 2009

Water main break shuts down Jefferson Avenue

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Chris on the spot sends word that the already complex intersection at Jefferson/Clay/22nd is shut down:

Police have a portion of the intersection of Jefferson Ave., Clay St., and N. 22nd (very close to Alamo BBQ) blocked due to what appears to be a break in a water main. They estimate it happened approximately 7:00am this morning. Just before getting these photos (7:30am), city employees were shutting off the water at a valve in the middle of the intersection.

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June 26, 2009

On crime stats for Union Hill and Church Hill North

In response to Church Hill being named the “10th Most Dangerous Neighborhood in America”, Matt Conrad of the Union Hill Civic Association had data provided by Lt. Laino of Sector 111 that brings some perspective to the designation (PDF). The data makes very clear what residents of the Union Hill and Church Hill North already know: crime is not only down from a few years ago, but is dramatically down from 6 and 7 years ago.

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June 24, 2009

SUV vs. skateboard sends one to hospital

A skateboarder was sent to the hospital after being hit by an an SUV overnight on Cedar Street near 20th Street. No word on injuries or charges filed. [via]

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June 11, 2009

Witness says Driver fired 6 shots

Testimony today against Eric Driver in the April 22nd shooting of Jamall Holman was convincing enough to have the case sent to grand jury in July:

At a court hearing that ended early this afternoon, testimony indicated that the man charged with murder in the shooting death of Jamall Holman fired two shots, then chased him and fired four more. [...] Richmond authorities said it was a clear case of someone violating state law that prohibits people from using deadly force to protect property. They charged Driver, 25, of the 500 block of North 22nd Street, with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in a felony.

June 10, 2009

UHCA’s next meeting is a picnic!

UHCA President Matt Conrad recently sent out a reminder that the next Union Hill Civic Association meeting will be at Jefferson Park:

The first of our summer picnics is nearly upon us and it is going to be an amazing time! After much anticipation, the Friends of Jefferson Park and the City of Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will be unveiling the plans for restoration of OUR park’s hillside stairs and bandstand. We will be one step closer to making Jefferson Park the jewel of the City that we know it can be! The festivities will begin at 7:00 p.m. on June 17th at Jefferson Park.

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June 9, 2009

Two from Union Hill respond to Style

In response to last week’s coverage of the Union Hill O&H initiative, Style Weekly this week includes 2 letters from Union Hill residents: a letter detailing support for the initiative, and a letter from UHCA President Matt Conrad connecting the dots between the appeal of urban living and the current woes of megasuburban development (also in last week’s issue).

June 2, 2009

Union Hill O&H discussion goes city-wide

Style Weekly takes a look at some of the discussion engendered by the move to designate Union Hill as Old & Historic:

Union Hill [...] is poised to clear the first hurdle to officially becoming one of Richmond’s old and historic districts. But some of the area’s residents are less than enthusiastic about the looming designation.

One of them, Buddy Corbett, a longtime Richmond bouncer, worries that the Commission of Architectural Review, which must approve all modifications to homes in city old and historic districts, isn’t up to the task.

June 1, 2009

Shooting at Pink and Venable Streets

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Police have the blocks around Pink and Venable Streets taped off after an early evening shooting.

May 28, 2009

Open houses on Pink Street

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The two new houses by Better Housing Coalition at 976 and 978 Pink Street will be open this Sunday, May 31, from 2-4:30PM.

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May 21, 2009

Another design for Mosby Street

May 16, 2009

Benjamin Mosby not John Mosby

Mosby Street, the Mosby Public Housing Developments, and the former Mosby Middle School were all named for Benjamin Mosby, a realtor who developed the area early in the nineteenth century. Part of this area became known as Union Hill and part as Howard’s Grove.

May 13, 2009

Missing 20-year-old cat on M Street

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Twenty-year-old grey&white tabby missing from 21st&M Street since yesterday; has never been outside before. No ID tag. Hard of hearing but very friendly. She is very thin, matted fur, and has upper respiratory infection. Contact Brandi at (434)480-0819 if you have any information.

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May 13, 2009

UHCA meeting tonight at Cedar Street

A message from Matt Conrad of the UHCA:

Please plan to attend the Union Hill Civic Association meeting at 7 pm at Cedar Street Baptist Church TONIGHT. As you recall, Lieutenant Laino of RPD’s First Precinct has asked us to hold our meeting a week early so that he, RBHA and Second Responders may address community concerns related to the shooting in our community on 22nd Street and other matters. We must also elect officers for the 2009-10 year.

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May 8, 2009

Public hearing set for Union Hill O&H

The Commission of Architectural Review last week sent out a letter (PDF) to all property owners in Union Hill as formal notice that the neighborhood is being considered for status as an Old and Historic District. A public hearing will be held on May 14 at 6PM at City Council Chambers in City Hall.

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May 5, 2009

Planning Commission votes on amendments to Downtown Master Plan, Union Hill zoning

The Planning Commission yesterday voted in favor of raising the heights allowed for development along the river and also in favor of rezoning the interior of Union Hill to R-63.

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April 30, 2009

1979

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With the new BBQ place still not quite open yet, here is a photo from the 1979 to feast your eyes upon.

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April 23, 2009

Union Hill rezoning meeting tonight

City planning staff will hold an informational meeting at 6PM at the East District Initiative (25th&M Street) to discuss plans to re-zone Union Hill. [via]




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