archive for April, 2009
April 1, 2009
First Fridays lineup
The weather folks are saying it might be a tad rainy, but you should still try to check out some of the featured exhibitions.
Click here to get a map of the galleries (also available on firstfridays.com).
April 1, 2009
Tickets still available for Theatre IV’s Fairy Tale Ball
If you’re looking for an opportunity to do something fancy this weekend, tickets are still available for Theatre IV’s 12th Annual Fairy Tale Ball. Read more >
April 7, 2009
Sector 413 March newsletter
(I guess we missed February! Here’s that report.)
Highlights from last month for Jackson Ward
-25% decrease in overall crime
-No violent crime for the entire month
April 11, 2009
Eggleston Hotel collapses after decades of neglect (UPDATED)
With plans for its rebirth as an apartment building stymied due to lack of funding, the Eggleston Hotel at the corner of 2nd and Leigh collapsed early this morning after decades of neglect.
April 13, 2009
Suspicious fire on Clay Street
A two-alarm fire broke out shortly before 4AM this morning in the 900 block of West Clay Street. The RTD is reporting that authorities are saying that arson was to blame for the blaze.
April 13, 2009
Eggleston debris to be cleared today
The debris-filled lot at 2nd and Leigh, formerly the site of the Eggleston Hotel, will be cleared beginning today. No word yet on who actually ended up paying for Saturday’s demolition.
April 13, 2009
Firefighters kinda bummed…
Tobacco Avenue is gets the inside scoop on, like, what the firefighters were feeling at the Eggleston Hotel collapse on Saturday in Firefighters Kinda Bummed They Didn’t Get To Perform Daring Rescue In Building Collapse.
April 14, 2009
Who is to blame for Eggleston collapse?
The RTD is digging into the pile of blame for the collapse of the Eggleston Hotel this past Saturday. The city lays the collapse on the owners’ for not taking action despite the urging of city official for years. The building’s owner, Neverett A. Eggleston Jr., sees it differently, saying that
the city shares the blame, along with financial institutions that he says make it hard for black-owned businesses to get financing for construction and renovation projects.
“The fault can be either way, either us or the city,” said Eggleston, whose father, Neverett A. Eggleston Sr., took over the hotel at the corner of Leigh and Second streets in the 1930s. “For me, and us as a race, just finding financing for anything is holy hell.”
April 14, 2009
Trash can fire also set on Clay Street
Hours before the suspicious fire on the 900 block of Clay Street, another apparently deliberate fire was discovered in a trash can in the 700 block of Clay Street. Authorities have not said whether the two fires are connected.
April 15, 2009
Jackson Ward Spring Clean-Up Day set for Saturday
Jackson Ward Spring Clean-Up Day! Meet at Abner Clay Park at the corner of Clay Street and Brook Road at 8AM.
April 16, 2009
Stop the Violence, Start the Love
The Richmond Youth Council of the NAACP has announced “Stop the Violence, Start the Love”, a rally to confront issues such as violence, truancy, and education, for Saturday April 25 at 9:30AM at Sharon Baptist Church (22 East Leigh Street).