tagged with: Carver
July 18, 2008
Obama office on Marshall officially opens tomorrow
The Barrack Obama campaign is opening 20 offices across Virginia this Saturday, July 19th, from 10AM-2PM, including the Richmond office at 1208 West Marshall Street. Stop by and say howdy!
July 12, 2008
TeaCo is a welcome addition to the community
The new Urban Views Weekly has a profile of TeaCo on Broad Street:
In a fast-paced age where the coffee shop rules, TeaCo has carved out its own niche centered around health and community. The trio from D.C. strives to foster a “home away from home” atmosphere, and to invest in the community that patronizes them. The same family-like character found in barbershops and hair salons can be found at Tea-Co. “I love walking into the room and everyone speaking to you. It’s like stepping into your living room,” says Maya Corneille, a regular patron.
July 12, 2008
Wilder launches Obama voter drive
Mayor Wilder appeared at the Obama campaign’s new Virginia headquarters at 1208 West Marshall Street to announce a voter registration drive:
Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder announced yesterday that the Obama campaign has a goal of registering 151,000 prospective new voters over the next three months. That would be 1,000 more than Obama himself helped register as a community organizer in Chicago before he ran for office.
May 7, 2008
Carver Community Clean-Up and Cookout
The AmeriCorps program is hosting a Carver Community Clean-up and Cook Out event on May 16th from 12-4PM to celebrate AmeriCorps Week. They are looking for volunteers to work beside AmeriCorps and community members. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact (804)828-8850. [via]
May 5, 2008
Sector 412 report for April
Lieutenant Morleys monthly report (PDF) for the Richmond Police Departments Sector 412 (which cover Carvers and a big chunk of Northside) is now available (PDF).
April 24, 2008
April Carver Whisper
The April 2008 issue of The Carver Whisper is now out. The 4-page issue includes a Carver Parking District Update, info on CACIL scholarships for high school juniors and seniors, a heads up on “12 to 15 new single-family houses in the 1100 and 1200 blocks of West Leigh and the 1100 block of Catherine Street”, a piece on the Carver Community Garden, info about CACIL membership and VCU gym benefits, and a recipe for Spring Wild Rice Salad.
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 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 4, 2008
Sector 412 report for March
Lieutenant Morley’s monthly report (PDF) for the Richmond Police Department’s Sector 412 (which cover Carvers and a big chunk of Northside) is out:
At the end of March 2008, motor vehicle thefts were down 33% for the year. Robberies were down 73%. Residential burglaries were unfortunately up from 12 in 2007 to 26 in 2008 for an increase of 116%. Burglaries to sheds and outbuildings were up from 2 to 3 for the period. Thefts from motor vehicles were up 82%.
April 4, 2008
body found in Carver
cbs6 is reporting that a body was found behind a house at the corner of Catherine and Kinney Streets.
March 31, 2008
Richmond’s first housing urban renewal program was…
From the Valentine Richmond History Center’s I Know Richmond:
Q: WHAT WAS THE FIRST HOUSING URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM IN RICHMOND?
(A) Jackson Ward (B) Gilpin Court (C) Carver (D) Mosby Court
