According to a resident on Griffin Ave., police have been leaving flyers notifying Northsiders about a rash of burglaries in the area. If you didn’t receive a paper copy of this crime alert flyer, click on the link for more information. Both the resident and myself have noticed an increased police presence in the area. Have you?
Your council representative, Chris Hilbert, strongly encourages you to attend tomorrow’s District 3 meeting at 6 p.m. Agenda items will include the RPD’s monthly safety report and an update on Hurricane Irene cleanup and how it will affect future projects. As always, you are welcome to bring a list of items to bring to the [...]
This Thursday, October 20, join your fellow 4th Precincters at the October MPACT meeting, at which you’ll get to meet two new CAPS members: Charles Rose (Planning and Development) and Steve Thomas (RPD). Here’s the agenda: Introduce CAPS staff Review CAPS Concerns MPACT Data Presentation HOME Presentation on Foreclosures Additional MPACT concerns And here are [...]
Anyone lose their chickens? This Battery Park resident would prefer that you claim them, lickety-split. (Thanks to John Murden for sending this along).
A couple of buildings are marked for upcoming destruction due to being imminent hazards. You have until November 9 to send your comments to T. Tyler Potterfield at Thomas.Potterfield@Richmondgov.com or (804) 646-6364. The addresses in question are: 211 Home St. 2204 Monteiro St.
Read more gruesome details in the RTD’s article.
Everyone knows about the holiday light situation at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. I mean, everyone knows about it. But did you know that you could volunteer to help put your community’s most festive event together WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS? Check out HandsOn Greater Richmond’s listing for this part of HandsOn Day 2011, and snag a [...]
So many relevant meetings tonight, so hard to choose. Also tonight, beginning at 5:30 at Hermitage (1600 Westwood Ave.), Councilman Samuels invites all of Richmond’s North Central 2nd District to join him for an update on his goals and accomplishments. You’ll also have a chance to hear from/about the following: Bob Steidel, Director, Richmond Department [...]
Check it! The Creative Change Center, otherwise known as C3, hosts a monthly Breakfast Club networking event, and this month, it features/takes place within/gawks at a new Northside gem: the Dovetail Construction headquarters. This renovated electric railway car barn is, as far as their new owners know, the only LEED-certified building in the country to [...]
Richmond Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that took place around 8 p.m. this past Friday in the Lincoln Mews apartment complex (4000 block of North Ave.). The victim was shot twice but is hanging in there after surgery this weekend. If you have any information on this incident, please contact Crime [...]
