Councilman Chris Hilbert will hold his monthly Northside 3rd District meeting this Wednesday, October 24, from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm at the Richmond Police Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road, room 245 (1 Block west of Brook Road – Near Virginia Union University). All members of the Third District are invited and encouraged to attend. [...]
Today’s showers did nothing to raise the water table in the area, and the City of Richmond has announced mandatory water restrictions. From the Times-Dispatch: Richmond today imposed mandatory water restrictions. The city’s action affects water use in the city, and Mayor L. Douglas Wilder said Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield counties, which buy much of [...]
WWBT-12 has details on a meeting between city officials and residents of the Providence Park community (located east of Chamberlayne and Laburnum in Highland Park). Police report that there are some 650 members of 50 different gangs in Richmond, and some of those gangs may have played a role in at least two violent incidents [...]
From today’s Times-Dispatch: Firefighters rescued a man during an overnight apartment fire in Richmond. A fire broke out in the kitchen area of one unit at an apartment complex in the 3900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue around 2 a.m. today. Firefighters had to walk through the flames to get the resident out. He was reportedly [...]
From the Times Dispatch: Richmond police responding to 911 calls of a man down shortly before midnight Thursday found an apparently homeless man who had been fatally stabbed near a North Side intersection. The man was non-responsive when officers arrived at the corner of North Avenue and Essex Street, about a block south of Brookland [...]
Richmond.com’s Michele Stuchell has a review of Lakeside Avenue’s Zed Cafe, and finds an energy she likes.
Richmond.com has plenty of details about this weekend’s rendition of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church’s Oystoberfest, a fundraiser for cancer research and a full day of entertainment: Richmond’s own restaurant businessman Johnny Giavos is responsible for bringing these delicacies of the sea from Cowart Seafood to Richmond this weekend, and will be offering almost every variety [...]
The Times-Dispatch reports that the city has signed a national development firm to make plans for the 60 acres of city-owned land surrounding the Diamond: Mayor L. Douglas Wilder said yesterday that the city has chosen The Staubach Co. as a real estate consultant to recommend the best options for developing the properties and then [...]
Several emails are circulating in the North Richmond community about an increase in the theft of copper and aluminum (downspouts, drains, valves, etc.) from businesses and residences. The Walgreens at Azalea and Brook, as well as a dentist office and bank on the 5000 block of Brook, reported that their sprinkler and water systems were [...]
The Richmond Police Department’s Sector 412 includes the communities of Carver, Newtowne West, Scott’s Addition, Museum, Northern Barton Heights, Brookland Park, Edgewood, Ginter Park, Washington Park, John Marshall, Sherwood Park, Bellevue, Laburnum Park, Rosedale, Chamberlayne Industrial Center and Virginia Union (click for a map). Each month, the sector releases a community newsletter with details on [...]
