Archives: December 2009

Year In Review: The Top 10 Short Pump News Stories Of 2009

2009 was a big year in Short Pump. From two big snowfalls, the opening of new developments and the closing of three well-known national businesses based right here due to a turbulent economy, there was plenty that this year will be remembered for well into the next decade. Below our our top ten picks for […]

Some renovation started but…

This building on 25th Street is for sale:

This is a 3 story, 6 unit apartment building consisting of 6 one bedroom units. There is a certificate of occupancy on record. All units are curently unoccupied. Some renovation started but still needs a lot more. Offered by Robinson-Harris & Co. Inc. Realtors. Call Terry Crawley at […]

Thomas Cannon lauded by Style

In their only-a-plus-two Score of the Decade, Style Weekly names Thomas Cannon as Do-Gooder of the Decade:

Thomas Cannon Reaching up from his own impoverished position, this retired postal worker embodied the spirit of giving for more than three decades. By the time he died in 2005, Cannon handed out more than $155,000 of his […]

2009: July – September

Despite how sluggish we all felt this summer, things were certainly busy in Q3. So much so that it makes Q1 and Q2 look like snoozefests. Stroll down memory lane with us for a bit…

J.R. Pope profiled in RTD

As head of the Richmond park system, J.R. Pope has been overseeing the revitalization of Forest Hill Park Lake. If you’ve ever gotten a chance to hear the excitement in his voice when he’s talking about our parks, you know that he’s in it for the right reasons. He was profiled in RTD today:
He has […]

Rams defeat Pirates, 82-74

Sometimes in sports, the numbers do lie. How else to explain the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams’ victory over visiting East Carolina University on Tuesday night, a game in which the statistics largely favored the visitors after the contest was over?

Trash collection on schedule for Fulton on Thursday

Trash collection services for the City of Richmond are on schedule tomorrow, however if your collection day is usually on Friday, it will be picked up on Saturday. Also, just to be safe, remember to break down any large boxes you have from high end items such as TVs or computers you may have received […]

Police Ready for New Years Eve

If you were thinking about wearing sombreros and shooting your pistolas up in the air to celebrate the new year, I would suggest against it.
The Richmond Police have sent out a press release saying that they will have full staff patrolling the city on Thursday Night/ Friday Morning looking for drunk drivers and disruptions, including […]

“The majority of calls […] involve people firing guns in the air”

The Richmond Police Department wil be more than doubling the number of officers on the streets for New Year’s Eve. The officers and detectives will be divided among the Department’s four precincts based on the analysis of previous years’ data on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day incidents.

“The majority of calls for New Year’s […]

NBC12 on Ukrop’s Leaving Stratford Hills

A positive spin focusing on the fact that the new stores will be open on Sunday and bring more foot traffic. The shopping center has quite a few empty store fronts and maybe the change will spur some regrowth. Click on post title to see video.

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