archive for April, 2010
April 1, 2010
SIXTH ANNUAL SUSAN CARTER WILLIAMS SEMINAR
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 15th,when the Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods will present a program about Fulton– its history and future. Fulton’s known history stretches back to Powhatan, through centuries of a vital connection to the shipping trade (particularly Rocketts Landing), one influx after another of immigrants and migrants to Richmond, the demise of the lower part of Fulton some 40 years ago, and revitalization using both new construction and, more recently, new enthusiasm for what remains of its historic structures.
April 1, 2010
Purchase The World of Patience Gromes Book
The World of Patience Gromes– a book chronicling the history of Fulton through the flood of 1972 and the urban renewal that followed. The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods has copies available for $10. To purchase a copy, call 804.644.5040 or send an e-mail to mskinner@richmondneighborhoods.org.
April 7, 2010
March Community Crime Report
First Precinct – Sector 111
Community Report
March 2010
Lieutenant James J. Laino
During March, the Sector experienced a 7% decrease in Major Crime; a 38% increase in violent crime (8 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 11 in 2010) and a 14% decrease in property crime (59 incidents reported in 2009 compared to 51 in 2010). The 11 violent crimes reported included: 8 Aggravated Assaults and 3 robberies. Of the 11 violent incidents reported 6 have been cleared by arrest and the remaining 5 are still being investigated by detectives. The current trend in Property Crime is thefts related to motor vehicles, to include motor vehicle theft and the theft of mopeds. During this month there were 20 vehicles broken into, 6 vehicles and 5 mopeds stolen. Read more >
April 8, 2010
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition looking for a Richmond family
The folks that rebuild houses for families in need are looking for a family in Richmond. An email going around has the details:
My name is Lindsay Spaulding, and I’m a Casting Producer for ABC’s Emmy award winning TV series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” We are in the process of finding families who are deserving and in need of a new home for our next season of the show, and we want to move that bus to RICHMOND, VA!
