The Richmond Public Schools site has a short history of the Robert Fulton School building at 1000 Carlisle Avenue, now in its 90th year.

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We’ve got a Fulton and Montrose Flickr group set up. Join and share your photos of the people and places, past and present, that make up the neighborhood. Recent and random photos from the group are displayed in a set down the right side of this site, under the search form.

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City Council Vice President Delores McQuinn has announced a 7th District Town Hall Meeting for Saturday, November 10, at 11AM at the historic Mt.Sinai Baptist Church at 812 North 25th Street.

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A small group of Fulton residents met with School Board member Keith West and veteran civic activist Art Burton to begin a new surge in the campaign to build a new elementary school in Fulton. Mr. Burton urged the group to step up local participation in the Build Schools Now initiative, including attendance at the School Board meeting this coming Monday, Nov. 5 at 6pm at City Hall, and a public rally planned for Nov. 26th.

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There is apparently some kind of election on Tuesday… Henry Marsh, the incumbent Democrat, is being challenged by the Independent candidate Robert Owens of Chester for his Senate of Virginia 16th District seat. Democrat Dwight C. Jones is running unopposed for the House Of Delegates 70th District seat.

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Home invasion or intrusion strikes fear in most of us when we hear about it on the news.
Tom Crawford, an experienced security professional, and director of Personal Protection Institute, will teach a two-hour course on Home Protection, Monday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 9 pm at Fulton Hill’s Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Rd.

Learn about “layers” of home protection, “hardening” of the residence, emergency
prepardedness, and tactics for managing a home intrusion.

The seminar will start at 7:00 sharp with a short break for refreshments at 8:00.
Call 226-4366 for more information.

The East End Library on 25th Street will be hosting a Story Time Open House for all East End day care providers. Bring the children and come meet Mrs. Martha Goodman, the new children’s services staff. Enjoy story time, songs, crafts and fun interactive play. For parents, childcare providers, daycare centers and their children. Wed, Nov. 14 10AM-1PM

Delores McQuinn hosted a 7th District Town Hall Meeting this morning at the historic Mt.Sinai Baptist Church on 25th Street. The agenda included presentations by M.Khara on the 25th Street Traffic Control Circle, representatives from the Department of Public Utilities on Senior Heating Bills/Payment Plans, a preview on 2008 Assessment Updates, and the petition for traffic-slowing measures on Venable Street.

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The new opportunity for Fulton resident Kevin Battle is featured in an RTD profile of the new Performance Learning Center at the Richmond Technical Center. The PLC is a small school of about 65 students in four classrooms that targets those at high risk of dropping out, and is the first of its kind in Virginia.

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Do you enjoy working with children AND working in gardens? The fine folks at Tricycle Gardens are looking for a few volunteers to work with the Fulton Hill NRC Learning Garden and the Winchester Greens Childrens’ Garden for the growing season of 2008. Call 804.231-7767 for more info.

Do you need some collard greens for your table? Some gentlemen from North Carolina are selling greens from atop their pickup truck at the bottom of Powhatan Hill. Apparently $10 will buy you a HUGE bag of greens. I’ve already unloaded some on our dear postman but I’ve got more to share. Seriously!

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At last night’s School Board Meeting, the Board’s move to adopt an updated facilities master plan stalled, with the plan sent to the facilities committee for more research. A small group of adults (some in plastic yellow hardhats) urged the board to reconsider the plan and to consider building an elementary school in Fulton. [via]

Leading with a quote by Fulton artist Paul DiPasquale, today’s RTD has a look at the city’s “complaint-driven tree-maintenance policy [which] threatens the urban forest“. City crews are cutting down 1,500 to 2,000 trees a year (often in response to neighbor complaints), while planting only 300 new trees.

I picked up Carlton McKenney’s Rails in Richmond (Interurban Press, 1986) a while back. Having always been fascinated that there used to be trolley lines all over the city, I couldn’t pass up this history of Richmond’s horse-drawn and electric trolleys.

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Whether or not you agree with their editorializing, the amateur historian Richmond Then and Now has a treasure trove of “then and now” photos from around Richmond and a collection of newspaper articles on Fulton from 1930-1980 (such as the Jan.1967 ‘Birthplace’ of Richmond Now Appears Sick, Shaggy, particularly evocative from 40 years out).

The Richmond School Board held a public forum this evening at Armstrong High School to present and take comments on their “New Direction for RPS” planning as of yet. In attendance were board members Keith West and Chandra Smith, and RPS Superintendent Dr.Jewell-Sherman.

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Officials believe that escaped convict Alonzo Logan was spotted in Fulton Bottom early this morning. Logan was apparently looking for his brother at around 1AM at his former apartment in Woodcroft Village on Jennie Scher Road. He may have been sited this afternoon in Church Hill and is considered armed and dangerous. [via]

By Chanelle Green

People of all ages can take advantage of the resources that Fulton Hill’s Neighborhood Resource Center offers. Activities range from art, ballet and modern dance, to tutoring sessions, computer basics and General Education Diploma classes. Most programs are free and are run by community volunteers.

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By Stacey R. Hamman

When you enter the Neighborhood Resource Center in Fulton Hill, you might be stopped immediately by a young entrepreneur who is raising money for a school project.

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