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CALENDAR - THIS WEEK
Liberty or Death Reenactment
Sun Jul 20 1:00 pm
@ St. John's Church (2401 E. Broad St.) The Patrick Henry Committee invites you to join us for historical reenactment...
Planning Commission meeting on June 2008 Draft Downtown Master Plan
Mon Jul 21 6:00 pm
The City of Richmond Planning Commission will discuss further revisions to and consider adoption of the June 2008 Draft ...
Beginning Computer Classes for Adults
Tue Jul 22 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 22 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...
A Presentation on Richmond Old & Historic Districts
Thu Jul 24 7:00 pm
@EDI (701 North 25th Street)
Introduction to Organic Gardening by Tricycle Gardens
Thu Jul 24 6:30 pm
Tricycle Gardens are presenting the first of a series of workshops on organic gardening: Introduction to Organic Gardeni...

CLASSIFIEDS
OPEN HOUSE 7/20 (1-3) 425 N. 31st St. $324,500 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!
PRICE REDUCED! $185,000 - 1213 N. 23rd Street. Beautifully Restored - A Must See. 3Beds, 2.5 Baths, 1820 sqft. All new Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and more! Contact Bryan 804.221.5057 Owner/Agent www.WeBuyRentSellHomes.com
3308 E. Broad 2nd floor available 8/01/08. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, living room w/island kitchen, rear porch, cable & security system ready. $1000 month. Security deposit & $35.00 credit application fee. Call Kristie @ 804 349 7919 for an appointment.
$25,000 for duplex! Price Reduced! 1223,1225 N 31st Street, Richmond, VA After Repair Value: $140,000+ Approx. Repair Cost: $55,000 Square Footage: 1201 sqft Square Footage of lot: 3720 sqft 3BR/2BA rbrandon@sistersisterinv.com
601 N. 27th Street. 2 bed/1.5 bath. $229,500. All hardwoods, beautiful tile baths, open floor plan, lofty ceilings, two fire places, wood stove, original stained-glass windows and more. Call Mike Ryan at 804-359-4943.
1991 Volvo 940 Turbo sedan. 258k, 3/09 insp. Runs fine. a.c. doesn't work and the sunroof is stuck. Newer leather seats in the front. Tires are fine. No rust, no accidents, ever. email me for additional details. $850. Offers considered. joygadway@gmail.com
for sale: two slabs of black granite counter top. mlweis@wm.edu
Antique furniture and items appraised at retail price: Two 1900s African wood chairs from the 2300 Club, corner cabinet w/glass doors,mahogany Empire sideboard, walnut dining table w/one leaf, and other cool stuff. Make me an offer,phone 788-4452
Childcare/Babysitter-- I am a graduate student at VCU and am looking for a family or two who need childcare during the day or night... I am available 24 hours a day. I have tons of experience and will provide references upon request. clearyaj@vcu.edu
The Clothesline Children's Consignment Sale will hold their fall/winter sale August 22-23, 2008 at the Woodmont Recreation Center. Consignors, volunteers, and new/expectant moms shop early! Visit www.theclothesline.biz for more information.
PLASTER & STUCCO LLC, Interior plaster repair, new installation, exterior stucco... call Todd Wittemann at 804 545 3185 for free estimate. Plaster restoration for historical tax credit, ornamental and plain work. ref. avail.
If you are looking to buy or sell residential real estate in the Church Hill area contact Brett Marchant of Long & Foster Real Estate on 804 467 2579 or email at brett.marchant@longandfoster.com
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
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June 15, 2008

Loretta Watson’s There Is Hope

Following up on her 2007 novel My Mamma, My Teacha, Loretta Watson has reprinted There Is Hope, her 1996 book of poetry. For every copy sold, one dollar goes toward the Shirley Coleman – Loretta Watson Creighton Court Scholarship Fund and will help a child from Creighton Court pay for a portion of his/her college expenses.

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April 28, 2008

Historic Photos of Richmond

There are more than a few great books covering specific facets of Richmond’s history. The recent Historic Photos of Richmond “captures this city’s journey through still photography selected from the finest archives” with a well-selected set of photos from the 1860s to the 1960s.

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March 23, 2008

short Quince?

This map from 1888, scanned from Chesson’s Richmond After the War 1865-1890, shows some alternate names for the alphabet streets north of Leigh: M, N, O, P, and Q Streets are also labeled as Mason, Nelson, Otis, Pendleton, and Quince Streets, respectively.

January 20, 2008

tales from Haunted Richmond

October 16, 2007

Cradle of America book signing and discussion

This Thursday at 11AM, St. John’s Church will host the Richmond History Center’s Inaugural Liberty Lecture Series, a free discussion and book signing featuring Dr. Peter Wallenstein (Virginia Tech History professor and author of Cradle of America: Four Centuries of American History). Call (804) 648-5015 for more information. [via]

March 23, 2007

Selden Richardson at the FRC

The Family Resource Center at 2405 Jefferson Avenue will be hosting a reading and signing by ACORN’s Selden Richardson of his recent book, Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond, VA, from 3-5PM this Sunday (3/25).

March 10, 2007

reading and signing at the FRC

The March issue of Key Awareness (3.1MB PDF) has a review of last month’s book signing and reading by Loretta Watson at the FRC.

February 22, 2007

book reading and signing this weekend

Loretta Watson will be reading from and signing copies of My Mama, My Teacher this Sunday at the Family Resource Center (2405 Jefferson Ave) from 3-5PM. (event flyer, .PDF)

December 17, 2006

Built by Blacks

A.C.O.R.N. has just released Built by Blacks, a new book about Richmond’s Black architecture and neighborhoods.

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February 16, 2006

a history of Richmond’s trolleys

I recently picked up Carlton McKenney’s Rails in Richmond (Interurban Press, 1986). Having always been fascinated that there used to be trolley lines all over the city, I couldn’t pass up this history of Richmond’s horse-drawn and electric trolleys.

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February 5, 2006

Mary Wingfield Scott’s Old Richmond Neighborhoods

I picked up Paul Clemens’ Made in Detroit and Mary Wingfield Scott’s Houses of Old Richmond at the library on 25th street yesterday. I’d heard an interview with Clemens on NPR a while back and his story of growing up in Detroit during the demographic and economic changes of the 1970s and 1980s is interesting. Scott’s book is beautiful, but not as beautiful and weird as her Old Richmond Neighborhoods.

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October 30, 2005

student essays honored

Student essays from a summer workshop at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and VCU have been compiled in a book, Two Sides of a One Track Mind.

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