archive for July, 2007
July 1, 2007
a look at North Jackson Ward
Calling it “the city’s most isolated and desperate neighborhood”, Style Weekly put North Jackson Ward on the cover for their 11/08/06 issue with The Lost Neighborhood.
July 4, 2007
Sector 413 report for July
The Sector Report for July (PDF) from Lt. Gary K. Ladin is out. Highlights include the info new officers being added to the sector, a warning about a spike in theft of items from cars, and the ever-popular Top 5 Wanted from the area. If you have a GM, Chrysler or Hondas, and do not have THE CLUB® security device, call Lt. Ladin to get one at no cost.
July 7, 2007
Maggie Walker birthday celebration set
The Maggie Walker Birthday Celebration has been announced for July 15th at 3PM at 3rd Street Bethel A.M.E. Church. The program will feature an historical reenactement of Walker’s stirring 1909 speech “Race Unity”, children representing the Independent Order of St.Luke performing historic songs and chants, and three generations of Walker’s descendents providing testimonials reflecting on the meaning of her legacy. Followong the program, birthday cake and lemonade will be served at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Visitor Center @ 600 North 2nd Street. [flyer as PDF]
July 7, 2007
national night out plans
National Night Out, always the 2nd Tuesday in August, will be August 7 this year. Sponsored by HJWA and City Lights, NNO Jackson Ward will be at Abner Clay Park from 6-8PM (flyer PDF).
July 12, 2007
shape the future of downtown Richmond
Your opportunity to help transform Richmond starts next Friday! From July 20 through July 26, the City of Richmond, Venture Richmond and Florida-based planning firm Dover Kohl invite the public to participate in a highly interactive process to update Richmond’s Downtown Master Plan.
July 12, 2007
Carver’s summer classes moved for today
Summer programs at G.W. Carver Elementary School will be held at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School today because of work on the boiler at Carver. Buses will transport students to and from Stuart, at 3101 Fendall Avenue. [via]
July 12, 2007
6th District meeting this Saturday
The 6th District’s Council Representative Ellen F. Robertson, chairwoman of council’s finance committee, will discuss the recent budget wranglings and the city’s downtown master plan at a 6th District town meeting on Saturday from 10 AM until noon on the 18th floor of the Bank of America Building at 12th and Main streets.
July 17, 2007
HJWA June meeting minutes available
The June Minutes (.doc) for the Historic Jackson Ward Association are now online.
July 17, 2007
Foster interviews document the past
The VCU Oral History Archive spotlights a series of 5 interviews with Dr. Francis Merrill Foster, Sr. from 2006. Foster, a neighborhood dentist from 1948-1989 and known as the historian of Jackson Ward, discusses his early background in Jackson Ward, local associations and clubs, and dentistry in the neighborhood.
July 18, 2007
recent developments
The summer 2007 issue of Creative Work Space takes a look at recent developments along Broad Street, including Emrick Flats and the new Phillip Morris Center for Research and Technology.
July 18, 2007
quantifying a walkable neighborhood
Jason turned us on to Walk Score, a site that “calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc.”, part of an effort to recognize the benefits to our health, the environment, and our communities of living in walkable neighborhoods (see also).
