tagged with: 23rd Street
September 27, 2008
car vs house
A hit&run today at Fairmount & 23rd Street put one of the cars up into a porch. Witnesses to the accident report a Kia with 2 girls in it may have been seen leaving the scene.
May 22, 2008
hit and hit and hit and hit (etc) and run
Richmond Real Time Traffic Info is reporting a hit and run at 23rd and Cedar Streets about a half hour ago where the “STRIKING VEH ….CAME DOWN STREET AND STRUCK ABOUT 12 VEHS”.
April 9, 2008
small excitement on 23rd Street
In the words of the less-than-loquacious officer on the scene, the police were “investigating a situation” when 2 guys drove away and were pulled on the 1100 block of 23rd Street. It looked like they found little tiny bag of weed in the car. One guy was taken away in the van, after screaming for bystanders to “call my girl” and “tell her that I love her”. A second man was cuffed for a while and then released; he waited until the cops were gone to retrieve whatever he’d stashed under the parked car.
March 31, 2008
a shed break-in; a question about a robbery
There was a shed break-in last night in on the 600 block of 29th Street sometime between 11PM and 4AM. The entire lock was removed and various lawn equipment was stolen. /// A reader wants to know if anyone has any info on the armed robbery on the 400 block of 23rd Street on March 23rd.
January 30, 2008
hookers and drugs on North 22nd; robberies north of Fairmount (UPDATED)
Fairmount’s ongoing problems with prostitution and drugs makes the news. So everybody knows that this is going on, now what? More signs? … Another later story also on nbc12 brings to light a spate of robberies last night in Brauers at Brauers Lane and Rogers Street and nearby on North 23rd Street. UPDATE: Arrests made in Fairmount robberies.
December 21, 2007
local man linked to Chesterfield murder is found dead
A man allegedly linked to the Dec.13 killing of Anna Callear-Kirby in Chesterfield was found overdosed in a rooming house at 23rd and T Streets at about 4PM yesterday. Police report that the man may also have been responsible for a recent armed robbery and assault at a bank, and was suspected in the robbery of a CVS Pharmacy at 23rd and Main Streets last week. [via]
November 16, 2007
Flip It Back airs this Sat/Sun
The episode of Flip It Back, the house renovation reality show filmed this year chronicling the rebirth of 816 and 818 North 23rd Street, will premier this weekend. The hour-long episode will air Saturday 11/17 @ 9:00 PM, Sunday 11/18 @ 12:00 midnight, and Saturday 11/24 @ 6:00 PM.
October 21, 2007
the most extreme makeover
The RTD looks at Gable Painter’s award-winning and TV-bound renovation of 816-818 North 23rd Street in Flipped to the extreme - Union Hill renovation worthy of Learning Channel program was ‘a nightmare’ undertaking. The Learning Channel, which airs the “Flip That House” series, will broadcast a special show called “Flip It Back” detailing the renovation of this house on November 1.
October 15, 2007
a fairly recent history
The Virginia Film Office has a location library of shots from around the neighborhood from what appears to be the early 1990s. The set labeled Church Hill Residential (Rough) caught a bunch of building that have since been fixed up or demolished.
October 6, 2007
new redbuds for 23rd Street
New redbud trees were being put in along several blocks of North 23rd Street today, up from Jumpin’ J’s . This is going to be absolutely wonderful come early spring.
October 5, 2007
Union Hill house wins ACORN Golden Hammer
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) paid tribute to the individuals that are “in the trenches” renovating and revitalizing Richmond’s historic neighborhoods at its annual Golden Hammer Awards last night. The winners were announced in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill Construction, with the award for Best Residential Renovation going to Beverly El & Gable Painter for their work at 816 / 818 North 23rd Street (see before & after photos!).
October 3, 2007
organized action in Union Hill
Lora Toothman reports that at the last Union Hill Civic Association meeting, the group decided to target specific areas of the neighborhood for attention from the city, and to coordinate requests for maintenance for those areas so that many people request the same action items at once. The hope is that the city notes the influx of requests for the area and fixes those problems. The first area chosen is immediately around the triangle at the intersection of 23rd, Jessamine and Cedar Streets.
September 22, 2007
a delight
richmond.com recently reviewed Acappella and called it
a “German-Italian Delight”.
September 15, 2007
816/818 North 23rd Street before & after
Before you see it on the tv, check out our before&after photos of 818/818 North 23rd Street…
September 8, 2007
update on Union Hill A&E house
We’ve heard that A&E will be filming a segment for Flip This House @ 816/818 North 23rd Street Street on Wednesday/Thursday of this coming week, weather permitting. The subject will be the Gable Painter’s renovation of the double house, underway since March. The segment is scheduled to air on Saturday 11/17@8PM.
July 7, 2007
photos of old houses
taberandrew has recently posted a great set of annotated photographs of houses in Union Hill.
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.
April 12, 2007
teen sentenced in 2006 killing
Delonte Durrell Lewis, now 18, was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison (with 20 years suspended) for the March 2006 murder of Elaine Bowens. [via]
April 8, 2007
Fairmount clean-up is this coming Saturday
The New Vision Civic League has organized a neighborhood clean-up for the southern Fairmount area this coming Saturday. The clean-up crew will be meeting at the corner of 23rd and Short Q Streets at 8AM. Any and all help is appreciated!
