The University of Richmond is actually pretty involved in the Northside, both with Boaz and Ruth and their own programs. Below is a spotlight on Carly Vendegna who is starting some community garden projects in Highland Park. Working with Backyard Farmer and a local church, Vendegna is also helping to develop a compost unit and [...]
The Richmond History Center has posted their schedule of walking tours with several in the area: May 8th: Barton Heights June 6th: Ginter Park August 7th: Bellevue September 8th: Hounds of History — Ginter Park
A reader asks: bq. I am a Lakeside resident and cannot for the life of me find any information on when the 13 acres yard sale will be held this year (at the corner of Laburnum and Hermitage). Many of us in the Lakeside area WAIT for this yard sale every year — please let [...]
The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will celebrate women in the arts — specifically women in fiber arts — in an exhibit at the Spotlight Gallery that will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday March 12. The exhibit will hang through April 16 and is part of [...]
Yesterday four different real estate tax rates were introduced at City Council: * $1.23 * $1.22 * $1.21 * $1.20 (current rate) * $1.19 Knowing that the city faces a thirty million dollar budget shortfall, I don’t see Council keeping the rate the same (or lowering it). As “Northside property values stayed roughly the same [...]
An SUV crashed into a parked car, careened across several lawns, and smashed into a house on the 1500 block of Laburnum Avenue. NBC12 has the video:
The Robins Foundation has responded to criticism over plans to demolish two historical Chamberlayne homes. The Chamberlayne Avenue properties were vacant when they were acquired and have remained unoccupied since that time. They have been for sale since February 2009. There have been very few inquiries regarding the properties, and, as of mid-February, when the [...]
Yesterday, around 5pm, Gilpin Court was the scene of a triple shooting and the City’s seventh homicide of the year. The police are currently looking for Tion Randell Bates, a Northside resident. The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating a murder suspect. Tion Randell Bates, 18, is wanted in connection with the [...]
From the ever wonderful Richmond Fire Department twitter: bq. Units working a 2nd alarm fire in the 1700 blk of BELLEVUE. NFD bq. FIRE in the 17OO blk of BELLEVUE AVE UNDER CONTROL.
ACORN has purchased the selling option on a vacant neighborhood house (2927 Garland Avenue) owned by the notorious Oliver Lawrence. bq. 2927 Garland Avenue is listed as a contributing structure in the Brookland Park Historic District, making it eligible for state and federal historic tax credits. This 2-story stucco residence has a wide front porch [...]
