Today is election day, so get out and vote! The polls are open from 6am to 7pm today. Not sure where you are supposed to vote? Go to Virginia State Board of Elections website to find out. To vote you will just need to show a valid id or voter registration card.

I found a very fluffy Pomeranian today at Montrose Park. If it is yours, or you know who it belongs to, please call me at 222-1326. He’s obviously a pampered pet and I would like to reunite him with his people. I can’t figure out how to post a photo, but the dog is very fluffy!

Coat Drive: November 1, 2009 thru November 30, 2009

Location for drop off:
Neighborhood Resource Center
1519 Williamsburg Road
Richmond, VA 23231
Monday thru Friday 8am-6pm,anyone wanting to drop something off on a weekend contact an Elite Ryder!!!

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The Powhatan Hill Chiefs J.V. PeeWees won an overtime game this past weekend to earn the right to play in the City Championship Game. They will play this Saturday, November 14th at Hotchkiss Playground (701 E. Brookland Park Blvd.) at 11:30am. The J.V. PeeWee team consist of boys aged 8 and 9 (with some 7 year old players). In addition, the Juniors and PeeWees will also play this Saturday at Beard Field (Battery Park) in semi-finals games for the opportunity to play for the City Championships in their age divisions. The Juniors will play at 10:00am and the PeeWees at 1:30pm. If your schedule permits, come out and support your neighborhood teams.

A Church Hill slumlord may serve his sentence confined to one of his slum properties instead of in jail. Slumlords are a problem for many city neighborhoods so it’s nice to see the city taking these violations seriously. Read the full story in the RTD. Also check out an effort to hold Richmond slumlord’s accountable, that’s people power!

A Church Hill organization is taking the lead in restoring Evergreen, an East End Cemetery that is the final resting place of numerous prominent black Richmonders. Read more about the graves including Maggie Walker’s in the RTD article. Check out these fabulously beautiful pictures of the cemetery and clean-up! More pictures and info at Church Hill People’s News.

Tough economic times have forced many Richmonders to take a closer look at their finances. Carrying this careful accounting into the recovery may help many of us repair the damage of this downturn more quickly once the recovery begins. Here are some wonderful resources I’ve found in the last few months.

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The RTD reports that undercover ABC agents testified they saw numerous ABC violations, drug dealing, and prostitution at Club Velvet from late 2007 through spring of 2008. The ABC hearing is continuing, although the past convictions of the club owner on charges related to sex with a minor and illegal filming of a sexual act at the club will be excluded from evidence.

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THE ARMSTRONG-WALKER CLASSIC FOUNDATION AND THE VIRGINIA HORNETS SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL TEAM PRESENT THE: ARMSTRONG-WALKER COMMEMORATIVE FOOTBALL CLASSIC

Charity Event
PROCEEDS FROM GAME TO BE DONATED TO NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Saturday, November 28, 2009
Virginia Union University -Hovey Field
Game Time: 1:30 p.m.
Maggie L. Walker H.S.
Tickets available Oct 19th:

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The Powhatan Hill Chiefs J.V. PeeWees Championship game scheduled for Saturday, November 14th at Hotchkiss Playground (701 E. Brookland Park Blvd.) at 11:30am has been postponed. We will update you on the new game date as soon as we are notified.