tagged with: NVCL
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!
February 22, 2007
name the new park
The new park at 23rd, Short Q, and Carrington Streets will be turned over to the city in the next month or two. New Visions Civic League is soliciting ideas to suggest for a name for this lil’park.
December 28, 2006
Fairmount in USA Today
A photo of of Augustine Carter and Mayor Wilder graces the USA Today article As older cities shrink, some reinvent themselves.
November 4, 2006
New Visions Civic League Nov. meeting
The New Visions Civic League held their November meeting Saturday morning at Soloman Temple on North 20th Street.
August 25, 2006
Fairmount gets some good words
The RTD takes a look at Fairmount in Lookin’ good in the neighborhood.
November 15, 2005
green space meeting report
A meeting was held Tuesday night at Shiloh Baptist Church to discuss possible future designs for the recently cleared triangle at 1097 North 23rd Street.