Today marks the start of smoke-free restaurants in Virginia. There are few exceptions, mainly that the smoking area must be completely separate from the non-smoking, have it’s own entrance and separate ventilation.

As a smoker or non-smoker how do you feel about the new ban?

This year when you have H&R Block do your taxes you can raise money for the Neighborhood Resource Center. As a new client H&R Block will donate $25 to the NRC when you come in with the referral form. Referral forms can be picked up at the NRC, 1519 Williamsburg rd. To redeem the offer bring the form in with your taxes to be prepared between 1/1/10 – 4/15/10. To locate an H&R Block office or make an appointment visit hrblock.com.

Calvary United Methodist Church upcoming Christmas Season Events:

• December 13 “All I want for Christmas is Joy”
• December 20 “All I want for Christmas is Peace”
• December 24 “All I want for Christmas is a Savior”
• December 27 “God Has Come”

Calvary United Methodist Church is located at 1637 Williamsburg Rd. For more information on these upcoming events call 804.222.2891

You are invited to the Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association Meeting on Tuesday December 8 at 7pm. The program will include a local business owner, a representative from the U.S. Census Bureau (they are hiring in Fulton), and the Fire Department.

Tell your neighbors! We look forward to seeing you there!

If you are planning on going on vacation and would like the Richmond Police Department to make periodic checks on your home or business, please fill out the Home Watch — Business Watch Request Form (PDF) and either mail or drop by the completed form at your precinct. Please note, requests are only good for a 3 week period, a longer duration will require additional forms.

Precinct Information for Fulton Hill (including Montrose Heights):

First Precinct
2501 Q Street,
Richmond Virginia 23223
804-646-3602 (phone) Sector 111 – Lt. James Laino

So I know this is in no way Fulton related but I thought I would share. As an animal lover I am outraged and agree that the officer should lose his job. Imagine if this happened in our neighborhood?! Luckily I have never heard of Richmond Animal Control being so heartless.

“He pulled the gun out and shot the dog. Shot him in the hip. The dog fell in the street. He couldn’t get back up and then bent down, and put the gun to the dog’s head, up against his head, and pulled the trigger,” said Davis.

 For the full story see NBC12

A local man was arrested for a Chesterfield robbery & shooting from last month:

Chesterfield Police announce that Duane K. Hope, 23, of the 1500 block of Jennie Scher Road in Richmond, has been arrested in connection with a robbery and shooting incident that occurred in the 5700 block of Hopkins Road in Meadowbrook shopping plaza at about 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 25.

Wreaths Across America, a program to distribute Christmas wreaths to the graves of Armed Forces Veterans across the country, gets local on Saturday with a ceremony at the Richmond National Cemetery (PDF) on Williamsburg Road. Hundreds of volunteers, including a contingent from Franklin Military Academy, will be on hand to put the wreaths in place.

About 9:20 PM this evening I caught a young black male looking through my door window on my front porch. When he saw me he knocked on the door, I then opened the door a crack with my two dogs by my side. The man claimed he had been robbed on Jennie Scher at the apartment complex and wanted to use my phone. I told him I would be more than happy to call the police for him but he refused. He became increasingly persistent about using my phone, even at one point turning his pockets inside out to show he didn’t have a weapon, finally he asked for directions to a store to use a phone claiming he was lost and didn’t know the area. I gave him directions to a store on Williamsburg rd., he then took off on foot heading down Accomac st.

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Farm to Family is a school bus converted into a mobile micro farmers market providing Richmond with fresh and locally grown produce and homemade products.

Come by the Neighborhood Resource Center today from 3-6. Farm to Family will be there visiting the after-school kids with Daisy the Bunny and selling some fresh produce and other items.

So come out and shop!

1519 Williamsburg rd.