Chick-fil-a donating to the Guardian Angels tomorrow »
on Feb 05, 2012 10:15 am
Every once in a while Chick-fil-a will donate a portion of theirproceeds, on a specific night, to a charity/cause. Tomorrow (February6th), 5pm–8pm, proceeds from the Mechanicsville Chick-fil-a will begoing towards the Richmond Chapter of the Guardian Angels. Make sureyou tell your cashier that you want your receipt totals donated to the...
on Feb 03, 2012 10:00 am
I’ve been keeping track of the violent crimes that are reported in theNorthside portion of the 4th Precinct in a publicly available “GoogleFusion Table.” Here are January’s numbers, aggregated by type ofincident: Aggravated assault: 1 Aggravated assault (shooting): 3Attempted Robbery: 1 Robbery: 8 Robbery/abduction: 1 Sexual assault: 1Shooting into an ...
New signage for Virginia Union? »
on Feb 03, 2012 06:45 am
From Monday’s (February 6th) Planning Commission meeting agenda:Special Use Permit for Signage for Virginia Union University. I thinkthat they previously had to get a similar permit to hang some banners.Planning Commission meetings are open to the public, but are,unfortunately, at 1:30pm on Monday (5th Floor Conference Room).
on Feb 02, 2012 07:35 pm
From the RPD incident report: Fourth Precinct Officer PrabhatMcDonnough-Contreras recently responded to 2nd Avenue for a report ofan assault and attempted robbery. After gathering information from thevictim, Officer McDonnough-Contreras searched the area and spotted theoffender. Though the robber ran, Officer McDonnough-Contreras andOfficer Thomas Croce caught and arrested him. OfficerMcDonnough-Contreras ...
A new (super helpful?) candidate for the 3rd District! »
on Feb 02, 2012 03:21 pm
Last week we asked if any one would run against Hilbert or Robertson,because no one wants an uncontested race. Two people commented thatthey were interested in running against Hilbert in the 3rd District,and one of them even offered to help other candidates get on theballot! How nice is that? From Erin ...
Movieland planning to build additional restaurants / retail »
on Feb 01, 2012 08:02 am
The RTD reports: New York-based Bow Tie Partners has acquired about 4acres just east of the theater’s parking lot to build two restaurantsor retail shops. The land is on the north side of West Leigh Street,just east of the railroad tracks. Two new restaurants would be sototally great for the area–assuming ...
Is 9 Overbrook Road falling down? »
on Feb 01, 2012 07:22 am
I found this issue, relating to 9 Overbrook Road, over on SeeClickFix:This home has been vacant for over 2 years. The rear of the house isfalling off and the old asbestos shingle siding on the front and sidesof the house are falling off. Windows are broken, letting wild animalstake occupancy. The ...
Books on Wheels at the Wingnut »
on Jan 31, 2012 09:25 am
This Saturday (February 4th) Books on Wheel will be at the Wingnutproviding free books and bicycle repair. In 2011 Books on Wheelsdistributed over 7,000 books to Richmond organizations. That’s a lot ofbooks.
Help cleanup Woodland Cemetery »
on Jan 31, 2012 07:00 am
This Saturday (February 4th) the Richmond chapter of the GuardianAngels will be coordinating a cleanup of Woodland Cemetery. TheCemetery is home to Arthur Ashe, John Jasper, as well as many of“Richmond’s black elite.” If you’re interested, show up at 10amprepared to work (weather permitting)! February 4, 2012 from 10am untilweather ...
Two Northside schools are some of the “least affluent” »
on Jan 30, 2012 07:38 am
The \[1\]RTD posted this data set listing the schools with the highestpercentage of Free and Reduced Price Lunch (FRPL) correlated withprincipal salary. Two Northside schools make the top 25. Links: 1. http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/jan/29/tdmain18-top-25-least-affluent-schools-ar-1647475