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Archive for April 2009

North Central Civic Association Yard Sale

The Annual North Central Civic Association Community Yard Sale will be held Saturday May 2, 2009 from 8 am until 1 pm at North Central Park located on Ladies Miles Road between Fendall and Hanes Avenues. You do not have to be a member to participate; non-members may pay $10 before setting up on Saturday [...]

Today’s incidents of interest

Robbery 4/28/09 1:50 a.m. 4800 block of Chamberlayne Avenue A male reported he was robbed by two males with a gun. Aggravated Assault x2 4/28/09 2:00 a.m. 1500 block of North Lombardy Street Two males reported they were stabbed by unknown suspects. One injury is considered life threatening. Death Investigation We posted about this earlier. [...]

Argument between brothers ends in death

An argument between two brothers last night resulted in the death of one of the men. Richmond Police received a call at 10:50PM last night regarding a domestic dispute at 3204 Fourth Avenue. Officers found Albert W. Brown, 29, unresponsive inside the residence and he was later pronounced dead at VCU Medical Center. The preliminary [...]

Noteworthy incidents

Aggravated Assault 4/25/09 2:00 p.m. 3703 Delmont St. A juvenile male reported he was assaulted by several unknown males with a gun.

Lakeside Farmers’ Market this Saturday

Sharon and Peter Francisco wish to welcome you back for the opening day of Lakeside Farmers’ Market. We have many exciting plans for the season that you will not want to miss. We are located at 6110 Lakeside Ave. Richmond, Va. in the parking lot at Lakeside Towne Center (One block South of Hilliard Rd. [...]

In with the new…

Two years ago, I started North Richmond News after a bit of badgering from John Murden, who founded the oldest of Richmond’s community news weblogs — Church Hill People’s News — several years earlier. I’m now passing the baton to John Murden, Ross Catrow and Valerie Catrow; Ross and Val moved into Northside last year, [...]

Rebuilding Together works on 45 homes

nbc12 has the story on Rebuilding Together‘s work this weekend in Northside: All day Saturday, the nonprofit organization Rebuilding Together helped revitalize 45 homes in two northside communities: Highland View and Green Park. Volunteers performed a multitude of tasks ranging from renovating roofs and floors, to making homes more energy efficient and handicap accessible. To [...]

Lost calico in Brookland Park

Lost cat via Craig’s List: Lost our little calico cat Friday night between the hours of 8pm to 12am. We let her out of the house and she has not returned. She is a year and a half old and responds to KiKi. She was wearing a purple color with butterflies and has a little [...]

A look at Nubian Village Academy

Urban Views Weekly profiles the unique learning environment at Nubian Village Academy (2022 Sledd Street): Collaboration between students, parents and the community is integral, and volunteerism is required of parents and students. “Our keys to students’ success are our parents,” Aseeya says. “The teachers and the community all work together to assure the success of [...]

Wife of man shot by police found dead in Monteiro Avenue home

As part of the investigation into the police involved shooting earlier in the day, the Richmond Police Department responded to 1606 Monteiro Avenue just after 8PM last night to find Alnita Randolph-Coleman, 47, dead. Randolph-Coleman was engaged to her former husband, Nathan Randolph, who was shot by police after an altercation at a traffic stop.

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