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August 25, 2010
New Visions sets special meeting for September
There will be a special meeting of the New Visions Civic League from 10AM-noon on Saturday, September 4 at the East End Library to gather feedback on the draft plan from the East End Transformation Charrette:
This meeting will deal specifically with the drawings that show proposed changes for the area. Civic league members and residents are asked to give their feedback on the plans which will be submitted to Councilperson Cynthia Newbille or Juanita Buster from the City of Richmond Community and Development department. Compiled information from all parties will then be submitted the last of September to the consultants for the final plan.
April 24, 2010
So fresh and so clean!
The great clean-up was a smashing success today. Props to the Richmond Clean City Commission for the supplies and the Department of Public Works for taking care of our pile. Special thanks to Officer Ford from the First Precinct for helping to organize our crucial drop spot, and to everyone from Unity, New Visions, Union Hill, and Church Hill Central that came out to do the dirty work.
January 7, 2010
New Visions meets Saturday
The New Visions Civic League will hold their first meeting of the year this Saturday at 10AM at the East End Library. Residents, property owners, and friends of the area bound by Carrington Street, Mosby Street, Fairmount Avenue, and 25th Street are invited and encouraged to attend!
September 17, 2009
Community yard sale this Saturday
The New Visions Civic Association will be holding a fund-raising yard sale this Saturday at the corner of Fairmount, Nine Mile, and 25th Street. Clothing, shoes, household goods, at least 2 working televisions, furniture, and much much more.
August 31, 2009
Civic organizations in the East End
A list of active civic organizations in the East End, towards fostering better communication and building more cohesive civic representation across the area.
June 11, 2009
Sector 113 report for May
Lt.Martin Harrison’s May report (PDF) for all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile is now available. With photos from New Vision Friends and Family Day at Bryan Park and the Unity Civic Open House and also chock full of dramatic search & arrest narrative:
Firearm Seizure: 05/12/2009, 0026hrs. 900 block of Tulip St. Officer Reynaldo Perez stopped a vehicle driven by a, b/m age 23, for a loud music violation. After being given consent to search the vehicle, Officer Perez found a loaded 12 guage Winchester shotgun (serial #L2131983) in the trunk. Since the driver was a convicted felon, the weapon was seized and he was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon along with other miscellaneous traffic and code violations.
April 8, 2009
South of Fairmount clean-up set for April 18
Come on out and help New Visions Civic League clean up the neighborhood! Meet at the little park at 23rd, Q, and Carrington Streets on Saturday, April 18, at 8AM. Trash picker-uppers and bags have been provided by the Clean City Commission, now we need volunteers to put’em to good use!
November 3, 2008
What could have been for Carrington Street
April 29, 2008
Fairmount Community Meeting this Saturday
New Vision Civic League will be hosting a community meeting this Saturday, May 3rd, at the East End Library @ 10AM. Come out and learn about what has been going on in the area! (event flyer)
February 2, 2008
Fairmount Community Meeting
About 25 people turned out Saturday morning for a community meeting sponsored by the New Vision Civic League for the south end of Fairmount. The meeting included: a discussion of the community desires for development at Nine Mile and 25th, led by Lynn Mcateer of Better Housing Coalition; Cpt.Ronca, Lt.King, and Lt.Harrison of the First Precinct fielded community concerns about drug sales and prostitution; and plans were made to move on tree planting and a neighborhood clean-up.
January 28, 2008
Community Meeting for Fairmount
Residents of the south end of Fairmount are invited to a Community Meeting hosted by New Visions Civic League on Saturday Feb.2, at 10AM at Solomon Temple “¨(1118 N.20th Street). Contact Mary W. Thompson at (804)648-7915 or mwthompson111@aol.com for more info. Bring your ideas, questions, and suggestions about what you’d like to see in your neighborhood!”¨ Download the flyer!
December 2, 2007
Thompsons celebrate their 50th
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thompson Jr. of 22nd Street celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their vows last Saturday at the Thirty-first Street Baptist Church. The former Mary White, retired from the Richmond Public Schools system, is President of the New Visions Civic League in Fairmount. Mr. Thompson is a retired designer/pattern maker of custom-made shirts and a former church school superintendent. [via]
April 14, 2007
Fairmount: now with less tires
Thanks to everyone that turned out for New Vision Civic League’s Fairmount Clean-up this morning! We got a lot more accomplished than I though was possible, including getting rid of over 70 tires, 4 mattresses, and a handful of random appliances.
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!
March 23, 2007
Premier issue of the New Visions Civic League Quarterly Newsletter
Issue 1, Volume 1 of the New Visions Civic League Quarterly Newsletter is now available (PDF). Residents in the NVCL draw area will be receiving this in the mail early next week. Good job, Frieda!