North Richmond News

A new house renovation blog has recently launched covering 2012 Barton Avenue. ...

A fire this morning in a two story apartment building was put out with no injuries. RTD reports: Lt. Shawn Jones said all the occupants had gotten out safely by the time the first units arrived at the apartment in the 400 block of West Fritz Street after the 911 call was placed at 8:36 a.m. Jones ...

The Wingnut Anarchist Collective has organized to bring the Food Bank of Virginia’s Mobile Food Pantry to Southern Barton Heights on the 2nd Saturday of each month at noon at the lot next to the Goal Post at 2400 North Avenue: If you know anyone in the Southern Barton Heights Area who needs more food, please ...

The Department of Public Utilities starts spaying for mosquitos around April 15 every year. They said today that Ginter Park and Barton Heights will be among the next areas to receive attention. ...

The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods, in partnership with the Battery Park, Southern Barton Heights, and Highland Park Civic Associations and the City of Richmond Department of Planning & Development Review Preservation Staff, invites you to explore the history and architecture of three early streetcar suburbs by foot or bicycle on Saturday, June ...

Save the date for May 29th, 11am to 3pm. The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods exist to serve the City of Richmond through the revitalizaiton of its oldest neighborhoods. In keeping with their mission and vision, the Alliance will again partner with Battery Park and Southern Barton Heights to offer a neighborhood tour of ...

Some photos from the Valentine History Center’s recent walking tour of Barton Heights… ...

The Richmond History Center leads many walking tours around the city with several in the Northside. Saturday’s tour will focus on Barton Heights and will be lead by RHC director Bill Martin. This tour focuses on historic commercial and retail activity along North Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard. Established in 1889 as an early streetcar suburb, ...

Just got this email about a neighborhood walk-through with Police Chief Norwood TONIGHT. Richmond Police Chief Bryan T. Norwood and his Command Staff will visit the residents and business owners of North Barton Heights this evening in the Chief’s continuing series of community walk-throughs. Chief Norwood and his staff will join Fourth Precinct officers for a walk ...

The Barton Mansion (aka “Corner Minor”) located at 2112 Monteiro Street and an adjacent historic house at 2204 Monteiro Street are available for sale as a package. Because of the significant architecture and history of these Barton Heights houses, the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods has joined the effort to find ...

Barton Heights began as a real estate development project in the fall of 1880s, one of several contemporary efforts to create new suburban towns just outside the Richmond city limits in Henrico County. ...

Yesterday, Style Weekly ran an article spotlighting the changes in Barton Heights and some of the issues newer residents in the neighborhood are facing. Many young professionals are drawn to the beautiful houses in need of some renovations, but encounter “tensions” when they move in. When the weather warmed up, what they perceived as drug traffic ...

Responding to a report of a person down in an alleyway between Monteiro and Lamb Avenues at around 8:20PM last night, officers found Kernard T. Bowling Jr., 38, unresponsive with gunshot wounds. Bowling, of the 2000 block of Cleary Road in Henrico, was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are in the ...

Anyone else seen these slightly bizarre flyers up around Barton Heights / Battery Park? What’s the deal? One more below the fold. ...

The Southern Barton Heights Community Association will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 21, from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Sandy’s Restaurant, 2424 North Avenue. ...

The Southern Barton Heights Community Association has launched a new website (www.sbhca.org) and the community has launched a new Neighborhood Watch group. In addition, the association has named new officers: Ralph Harris has been named president; Charlotte Edwards has been named vice president; Jeff Waddell has been named treasurer; Jamal Brooks has been named recording ...

Answering a question on Richmond.com about finding good homes for under $200,000 in Richmond neighborhoods, realtor Jennie Barrett Shaw pointed to Lakeside and Barton Heights: Barton Heights and other parts of the Northside offer large, older homes, a great sense of community and easy proximity to the Fan and Virginia Commonwealth University. In fact this area ...

Richmond Police’s crime report shows that there was an abduction/rape near the intersection of Monteiro Avenue and Poe Street in southern Barton Heights on the evening of September 23. According to the report, the crime took place on the 2000 block of Monteiro Avenue. The female victim reported that she was abducted and assaulted by ...

A new National Park Service website spotlights Richmond as a historic destination, and includes detailed profiles of a number of North Richmond neighborhoods — including the Barton Heights community. Here’s a snippet; visit the site for more: Barton Heights Cemeteries are six contiguous burial grounds that African American churches and fraternal organizations established beginning in 1815. ...