Update Richmond Police have arrested a man sought in connection with yesterday’s shooting on Cliff Avenue. Antwan L. Jones, 28, of the 100 block of East Ladies Mile Road, was arrested at 2:30 p.m. today in the 500 block of West 19th Street by the U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force without incident. He has been [...]
In our ongoing attempt to chronicle the shootings in the Northside (three so far this year): AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SHOOTING) 1/20/11 • 12:28 a.m. 1200 block of Highland View Avenue A teen male reported he was shot by an unknown person. His injuries are not life-threatening. View 2011 Shootings in a larger map See all our [...]
Update: In less than 24 hours, Richmond Police investigators have arrested a woman in connection with the homicide last night on 4th Avenue. Shanequa L. Chavis, 21, has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Eric D. Darby, 23, at the home they shared in the 2600 block of 4th Avenue. Investigators believe an [...]
I have a bunch of Google Alerts set up for various Northside keywords, and one of them led me to this feature — which I had no idea existed — on the Times Dispatch: It’s called Snap!, and apparently people can upload their own photos for use by the RTD. The caption for this one: [...]
Discussed earlier this year, Councilperson Robertson is hosting a presentation on a Six Points revitalization plan developed by VCU students. By working directly with the community and through extensive market research, design analysis and interviews with business, area leaders and residents, it was found that, while some businesses and other organizations remain committed to this [...]
Update A suspect has been arrested! With the assistance of Henrico Police, the man wanted in connection to a Northside shooting has been arrested. Khi-Lin Webb, 19, was arrested this afternoon in the 300 block of Winston Street in Henrico County. Original RPD — and the RTD — are reporting a shooting in Highland Park: [...]
3104 2nd Avenue, in the Highland Park Plaza State and National Historic District, is eligible for both state and federal historic tax credits. Zoned: R-8 (Single Family Residential) Description: 30′ wide x 124′ deep ASKING PRICE: $38,100
A reader asks: My cousin, who is older and lives Richmond, but isn’t computer literate, asked me if I could find out if there was a Highland Park Neighborhood Association or something similar. She used to live at 3008 Letcher Ave. and was driving by there within the last year and saw how someone had, [...]
The Collegian has an article up about yet another initiative by the University of Richmond in Highland Park: On Oct. 15, the team hosted about 25 children from the Youth Life Foundation of Richmond (YLFR) for a swim clinic teaching the children, ranging from kindergarten to elementary school-age, basic swim lessons. Each child is paired [...]
