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Then and now on Cedar Street

Then and now for 2228 Cedar Street, though in 1965 that stretch was still listed as N Street. Older photo and information from the Richmond Esthetic Survey at the Library of Virginia, an repository of maps, photographs, and detailed written survey repo…

Missing a collie dog?

My fiance saw a white, collie-like dog with big brown spots on Cedar this morning walking away from 25th street, across the baseball field, towards 29th Street. The dog did not have a collar. When he tried to call to the dog, it seemed friendly but didn’t want to come over. I’m not sure if […]

Council to consider plan for Nine Mile; Shockoe continued to February

The agenda for the Monday, January 27 meeting of City Council includes: Ord. No. 2013-251 (Patron: Mayor Jones) – To declare that a public necessity exists for and to authorize the acquisition by gift from USP Echo Harbour LLC of permanent and temporary easements on the properties identified as 3011 Dock Street and 3021 Dock […]

This week’s calendar

7th District Shockoe Redevelopment meeting (6 of 6); Big for a Day / Big Brothers Big Sisters; Free Renovation Lending Workshop; Real Richmond “Pizza tour” of Church Hill/Shockoe; Yoga Basics w/ Sukha Yoga; Woodville Elementary’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” celebration; Fairfield Community Walking Club; Church Hill Rotary Formation Club; City […]

Metzger Bar and Butchery hoping to open by spring

If you’ve been up 23rd Street recently, you may have noticed the transformation of the storefront at 23rd and Cedar Streets. Brad Hemp of Sausage Craft and Brittanny Anderson, currently of FenceWalk Catering and Events and The Roosevelt, aim to have Metzger Bar and Butchery open in the space by spring. Metzger Bar and Butchery […]

Richmond Above

Richmond Above has great photos of the city from up on things, including this photo from Libby Hill.

Are there coyotes in Fulton?

From the Fulton Hill facebook group: I live about 2 blocks north of the NRC and I swear I saw a wolf or coyote run down the alley behind my house, and into the woods. Has anyone else seen wildlife like this around here? I just wanted to put it out there for any of […]

Follow Lt.Jody on Twitter

Sector 113′s Lt.Jody Blackwell is now on Twitter at @RPDLtJody. Sector 113 encompasses all points north of Carrington and Nine Mile: Fairmount, Woodville, Brauers, Creighton, Mosby, Fairfield, Eastview, etc.

Luther Libby House tour next Sunday

Drs. Karl and Mary Corley have graciously agreed to one last open house before they move from the historical Luther Libby House as a fundraiser for Assisting Families of Inmates. Luther Libby Open House 1 North 29th Street Sunday, February 2, 2014 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM $10 per person For more information please call […]

$19,900

The vacant and boarded house at 909 Tulip Street is for sale for only $19,900: This home is gutted and ready for rehab. It lies in the Union Hill historic district and is eligible for City of Richmond tax abatement and Federal and State historic tax credits with qualified rehab. Many new renovations underway in […]

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