archive for April, 2008
April 10, 2008
great housing opportunity for Richmond city employees
RRHA is offering the opportunity to own the under-renovation 1,600-square-foot, three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath home at 308 W. Leigh St. with up to $80,000 in assistance in the form of a forgivable loan (funded by Capital One). To qualify to purchase, the buyer must be a full-time city of Richmond employee (including law-enforcement officers, pre-k through 12th-grade teachers, or firefighters/emergency medical technicians). An open house is scheduled for this Saturday from 10AM to 1PM. [via]
April 12, 2008
valuable properties for sale on long term payments
April 13, 2008
assault @ Kinney and Clay
A reader has written about being assaulted yesterday at around 2PM at the intersection of Kinney and Clay:
I was walking up the street … toward Kroger and saw these three black teenagers standing on the NE corner of the intersection of Kinney and Clay… they moved toward me and one of them crossed the street and was walking toward me. As I passed I said hello and as soon as our eyes met this one was punching my head. [...] They wanted my wallet and were asking/demanding I give it to them. One of the others came in and started hitting my head also. I was able to get some blows in and had to laugh when the guy who had initiated the assult complained for me to stop pulling on his shirt.
April 13, 2008
this week’s C&JW calendar
Tuesday Verses; Monotonix; Clean-Up/Beautification Day in Historic Jackson Ward; Bend Your Ear; Historic Richmond Jazz Suite; MORE…
April 14, 2008
new cafe opens Tuesday
Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the Black Sheep opens Tuesday @ Goshen and Marshall Streets. With a simple but delicious & creative looking menu, Black Sheep ought to be a great addition to the area.
April 14, 2008
The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite @ Muse Creative Workspace
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will host Ashby Anderson’s The Historic Richmond Jazz Suite at 3:00PM Sunday, April 20th, at Muse Creative Workspace (6 North 19th Street).
April 15, 2008
a look at Propaganda Gallery
The RTD’s Focus MshUp has a good 3-minute look at the Propaganda Gallery.
April 15, 2008
Carver Community Day (4/26)
Sponsored by Carver-VCU Partnership and CACIL, the Carver annual spring health and housing fair on April 26 from 11AM-2PM will be a festive community gathering at the Commonwealth Cancer Institute (1109 west Marshall Street). Come out for free health screenings, job information, housing information, crime preventions, and more. Check out the flyer for more info. (PDF)
April 16, 2008
Richmond Voice goes off the deep end
In an article picking up on earlier reports that the Richmond City Health District’s clinic and offices could be moving into the Jackson Center office building at 2nd and Clay Streets, the Richmond Voice quotes business owners against, in favor of, and neutral to the move and then drops this:
Most of the Black business owners were not excited with the news and feel the true intention is to force them into low-ball offers for their property so they can move and whites can completely take over Jackson Ward.
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Jack Green, owner and publisher of The VOICE Newspaper points out this is not right for the community or for the vitality of business. “Something like this will kill the Black businesses in this area and kill economic investments,” Green said. “They are doing this because they feel they can because we’re Black and they feel as if all Blacks should be clumped together. So, I’m telling them not to play on my Blackness.”
April 19, 2008
shooting on Charity Street
Leonardo Robinson, 18, of the 1400 block of Minefee Street, was shot to death yesterday 200 block of West Charity Street at about 6:50PM. The police declined to release any further details. [via]
April 19, 2008
2 teens arrested for robberies
Two unidentified teens, ages 14 qnd 15 years old, have been arrested in a series of armed robberies along the VCU & Broad Street corridor over the past few days. A police representative quoted in the RTD said the teens also face “numerous other pending charges”, including a robbery last Sunday at Clay and Adams Streets. [via]
April 20, 2008
get on the mic @ Tuesday Verses
Brick Weekly profiles the weekly open mic performance Tuesday Verses at Tropical Soul Café.
“I wanted a venue where people could feel comfortable to perform and enjoy the show, and the only way they can do that is if they feel loved. We do Verses because we work everyday and want to have a place to perform and relax.”
