The RTD is reporting: Police apprehended an unidentified male last night at the edge of Bryan Park in Richmond’s North Side after they got a tip that he might be headed there with an explosive device. Authorities located the person shortly before 9 p.m. after a search involving roughly two dozen officers from three police [...]
Update One man died in last night’s fire on the 2800 block of 3rd Avenue. From the RTD: A man in his 50s died as a result of the fire, said Lt. Shawn L. Jones, a spokesman for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services. The victim’s name is not being released until relatives can be notified, [...]
Not all laboratories come equipped with petri dishes and test tubes. Just ask any student enrolled in Jennifer Erkulwater’s spring 2009 political science course “Poverty and Political Voice.” Erkulwater had her students explore systemic poverty through reading assignments, a blog, classroom discussions and service-learning experiences in Highland Park, a low-income neighborhood in Northside Richmond. … [...]
From the RPD: The Richmond Police Department would like to alert residents to a recent increase in the theft of HVAC, heating and cooling units from outside homes in the northern part of the city. Within the past two weeks, the RPD has received nine (9) reports from victims whose units were stolen. The thieves [...]
We drove by the other night on the way to the Lewis Ginter Gardenfest of Lights and it looked really nice. Can’t wait until it’s finished.
After a couple reschedulings due to constant rain and a foot of snow, the city’s leaf collection program has been suspended indefinitely. They’ll still pick up bagged leaves if you put them by your supercan. Also, they’ve released the trash pick-up schedule for the holiday week. Its a bit confusing: Solid waste collection is being [...]
Bus lines out of town should be back up and running this morning. The last bus to leave Richmond was Friday at 7:50pm. Some passengers have been stranded at the terminal for over 48 hours. RTD has more.
Add your snow photos to flickr and tag them “rvasnow” — we had a lot of success with this the last big snow. While you’re there, make sure you add them to the Northside flickr group as well.
From the daily RPD noteworthy incidents email: 4th ROBBERY (COMMERCIAL) 12/17/09 1:15 p.m. The North Avenue Market and Deli, 2301 North Ave. An employee reported the business was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male. View Larger Map
From the latest issue of Key Awareness (PDF): The Brookland Park Business Association decided to do a food drive this year to try to feed some families this Thanksgiving. We put boxes for food donations in 15 businesses here in the Brookland Park business area,” stated Willie Hilliard of Trent’s Barber Shop, located at 19 [...]
