There is a Laura Daab-authored petition circulating outlining a number of specific complaints about the the proposal for 504-510 North 28th Street. The developers of the project will be hosting a Forum of Discussion this Wednesday at 5:30PM at 1901 West Cary where further information will be presented and questions will be answered.
Style Weekly has a short look into the ongoing conversation regarding appropriate development in a historic district: Guidelines for historic districts prohibit new construction or additions from mimicking the historic look of an area. The approach is to make such new construction appears modern instead of faux historical. Daab, a Church Hill resident, says such [...]
Residents of Church Hill North met last night at EDI on 25th Street to follow-up on a September meeting aimed at organizing a civic association for the under-represented area. After much enthusiastic debate, the group decided to form 2 organizations: a civic association to align with the boundaries of the Church Hill North Old & [...]
Laura Daab, the organizer of 2007′s move to establish the Church Hill North City Old & Historic District, has posted an online petition asking the CAR Task Force to amend the CAR guidelines, saying that [...] the Old & Historic Districts of Richmond, Virginia Handbook and Design Review Guidelines must be revised to ensure that [...]
The newly reconstituted Church Hill North Civic Association will meet on Tuesday, September 29th from 7-9PM in the first floor conference room at the EDI Building at 701 N. 25th Street. The general boundaries of representation include properties within the Church Hill North Old and Historic District, Chimborazo Old and Historic District and north of [...]
Laura Daab is proposing that the Commission of Architectural Review (CAR) change their guidelines concerning new construction in Old & Historic Districts (PDF) so that new homes would much more closely replicate historic existing structures on the block. Saying that CAR does a fairly good job with rulings on existing buildings, Daab states, “I think [...]
We’ve just uploaded a really great arial photo of much of the North of Broad area from sometime in the mid-1960s. Thanks to Laura Daab for making this available.
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods announced the recipients of its special awards to be honored at the annual Golden Hammer Awards celebration in October, including special recognition for Laura Daab for the Church Hill North Historic District Initiative. Winners of Golden Hammers in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and [...]
Sunday’s RTD has a long article about the move to get Church Hill North official “old and historic” designation.
Laura Daab’s letter to the editor suggesting landlord licensure gets top billing on the RTD’s Opinion page today.
The RTD profiles Jim and Laura Daab’s Mystery Dinner Playhouse, “a sort of dramatic smorgasbord where the actors double as wait staff and the diners double as detectives”.
The Commission of Architectural Review (CAR) has voted to begin the process of designation. The next meeting is Nov.28.
There will be public meeting July 11th at 7pm at EDI (700 North 25th Street) to discuss the proposed Church Hill North Old & Historic District. This meeting is for property owners only. While others will not be barred from the meeting, organizers are not encouraging outside influences to attend.
Hot off the presses, here are the meeting minutes for the North of Broad Historic District Meeting Minutes from 2/7/06.
From Laura Daab, Neighborhood Block Captain Program Chair: There will be a Church Hill Crime Watch meeting tomorrow, Tuesday (3/14) at the Libby Hill Park House from 7-8pm. The meeting will be moderated by Shelby Long with Lt. Snawder giving crime stats and review the past year. He will also have a Q&A session. You [...]
