Initial reports from the VA State Board of Elections and city’s results had it right: Cynthia Newbille will be the new City Council 7th District representative, and that Delores McQuinn and Jennifer McClellan will return to the House of Delegates.
John Johnson will be hosting a meet&greet for candidate Deanna Lewis at 2710 East Grace Street this Sunday from 3-6PM. The invite offers folks the opportunity to “meet candidate Deanna and hear her views, positions, and thoughts on bring our 7th District representative to Richmond’s City Council. Any other last minute campaign events going on [...]
The big Evergreen Cemetery originally scheduled for this Saturday has been moved to Saturday, November 7th. Contact Deanna Lewis at deanna@pennycemeteryfund.org for more information about the clean-up or the Penny Cemetery Fund.
In addition to the state-wide races, on November 3rd voters in the East End will be electing a new city council representative for the 7th District and selecting a House of Delegates representative for either the 70th or the 71st districts. Also on the ballot will be uncontested races for Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sherif, and Treasurer.
There will be a meet&greet for council candidates Deanna Lewis & Clarence Kenney and House of Delegates hopeful Henry Otis Brown at It Must Be Heaven (2505 East Broad Street) tonight from 5-7PM.
A recent snapshot poll on this site taken over the past week shows an apparent dead heat among four of the candidates for the City Council 7th District seat, with Lewis, Newbille, Robinson, Powell, and UNDECIDED all grabbing 20% of the vote (give or take). What do the results really indicate?
The amazing Virginia Public Access Project has updated the numbers on the City Council 7th District campaign and the money is beginning to show up (previously)…
The Penny Cemetery Fund, an attempt to bring new sources of volunteers and funding to the reclamation of Evergreen Cemetery, is organizing a “a huge volunteer clean-up day” on Saturday, October 31st. The goal to is to clear one acre.
Twenty-six people turned out last night to a forum for the 6 candidates running for the City Council 7th District seat at the Robinson Theater sponsored by the Church Hill Association. If you were one of the thousands that couldn’t make it, we’ve got some must-see video for you…
From the Richmond City Hall post for examiner.com, Isaac Graves looks into the reported donations so far in the race for the City Council 7th District seat: The most recent reports on the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) website shows that the six way race for the open city council seat in the 7th district, [...]
A group of about 30 neighbors met this evening at the EDI with the intent of putting together a new civic organization for some portion of the area north of Broad Street. The first half of the meeting included small group discussions on concerns and desires, while the 2nd half was given over to a [...]
City Council 7th District candidate Deanna Lewis appeared on WCLM 1450AM this past Wednesday and took calls on Echo Harbor, vacant houses, Fulton Bottom, development in Shockoe Bottom, racial barriers, graffiti, affordable housing, the Church Hill Reunion, and more, and in the process picked up the endorsement of WCLM owner Preston Brown.
Potential candidates for council Deanna Lewis and Gary Powell will be in front of Captain Buzzy’s tonight from 7-9ish collecting signatures to get on the ballot for the City Council 7th District contest. Stop by, shake a hand, and help’em participate in the democratic process.
Carolyn Worssam has decided to forego a bid for the City Council 7th District seat. Deanna Lewis was RVA TV’s Future of Church Hill roundtable collecting signatures to claim a spot on the ballot…
