Archive for January, 2009

NO BS! Packs The Camel

Photos by Peter McElhinney For anyone lucky enough to beat the crowd and get in to The Camel last night, this is what the scene looked like. NO BS! Brass played to an excited, capacity crowd, leaving late-comers out in the cold. From No BS! Brass @ The Camel

by Dean Christesen

January 31, 2009

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Southern Barton Heights Community Association goes online

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 [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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VCU student apartments proposed for Chamberlayne

A proposed apartment complex on Chamberlayne Avenue could alleviate overcrowding at Virginia Commonwealth University and change the face of a North Richmond gateway. The Times-Dispatch has more: Virginia Commonwealth University’s swelling enrollment could help attract development to Richmond’s North Side. A Georgia-based company is proposing to build a 192-unit apartment complex along Chamberlayne Avenue that would be [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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Teens sought for Parks and Recreation focus groups

The Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is looking for 25 teenagers, ages 13 to 17, who would be willing to share their opinions about the department’s programs and services. Teens are being sought to participate in a focus group discussion on February 18, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Pine Camp Cultural Arts [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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Welcome the Fourth Precinct to Chamberlayne Avenue on Saturday

From Lt. Timothy Morley of Richmond’s Fourth Precinct comes an invitation to the North Richmond community to come out and welcome the City of Richmond Police Department’s Fourth Precinct to its new home on Chamberlayne Avenue: Chief Bryan Norwood, and the men and women of Fourth Precinct, invite the community to our Grand Opening Celebration. [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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Welcome the Fourth Precinct to Chamberlayne Avenue on Saturday

From Lt. Timothy Morley of Richmond’s Fourth Precinct comes an invitation to the North Richmond community to come out and welcome the City of Richmond Police Department’s Fourth Precinct to its new home on Chamberlayne Avenue: Chief Bryan Norwood, and the men and women of Fourth Precinct, invite the community to our Grand Opening Celebration. [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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Meeting on Boulevard development still on tap for February 10

Plans for representatives of the City of Richmond and Highwoods Properties to discuss the mixed-use development proposal for 60+ acres of city-owned property surrounding the Diamond are still on track. The public meeting will be held next Tuesday, February 10, from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Holton Elementary School. The meeting is open to the public.

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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MacArthur Avenue’s stitching shop spotlighted

The Times-Dispatch’s Monday business section took a look at one of MacArthur Avenues quieter storefronts, and revealed that there’s plenty of activity going to behind the doors at Rich’s Stitches: Identical twins Cecilia and Chris Rich opened Rich’s Stitches, an embroidery, screen-printing and ad specialty company, in 1988 in the basement of their brother’s home on [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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MacArthur Avenue’s stitching shop spotlighted

The Times-Dispatch’s Monday business section took a look at one of MacArthur Avenues quieter storefronts, and revealed that there’s plenty of activity going to behind the doors at Rich’s Stitches: Identical twins Cecilia and Chris Rich opened Rich’s Stitches, an embroidery, screen-printing and ad specialty company, in 1988 in the basement of their brother’s home on [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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Chandler Middle School slated to be closed, RTD reports

The 300 students at Chandler Middle School in North Richmond may be looking for a new place to hit the books come autumn, according to a report in last week’s Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond’s Chandler Middle School almost certainly will close at the end of the school year because of failure to meet federal academic standards, a [...]

from North Richmond News

January 31, 2009

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