As reported by NBC12

Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Peter J. Bernard, CEO of Bon Secours Virginia, announced today a public design workshop, best known as a charrette, to revitalize the East End and Nine Mile Road corridor.

The charrette will take place June 2 – 7, at various Church Hill and East End locations. Key contributors to the process are the Richmond Redevelopment Housing Authority and Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital.

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Krispies’ Fried Chicken on Williamsburg Road was inspected by the Health Department on February 18 and scored a perfect score, showing no violations. The have a history of doing well.

An email went out this morning from Preston Brown, the owner/operator of the southside radio station WCLM, urging folks to boycott The New Era Accounting & Tax Services on Williamsburg Road:

The Heart and Soul of the City Newspaper was called to The New Era Accounting & Tax services at 1631 Williamsburg Road next door to Krispy Fried Chicken on Feb 4, 2010.

A 17-year-old high school student went there to see how much it would cost to have her taxes done. She was told to leave her w-2 forms so they could check it out after two trips there she felt uncomfortable doing business with Oladipo H. Muritala. She asked for her w-2 forms back and was told she had to bring her mother to get her forms back.

When her mother came their , she was told they had to pay $120.00 or sue them to get her w-2 forms back. Complaints have been filed with the Board of Accountancy, The General Attorneys Office, and The Consumers Affairs Dept. and more are to be filed.

We can no longer let business come into our communities and mistreat our people and specially our kids.

We ask you not to do business with this company and inform your friends and family members also.

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Thursday, February 4th
Barnes and Noble – Libbie Place
5501 West Broad Street

Buy books, music, coffee or anything else in the store on February 4th and Barnes and Noble will donate a percentage of your purchase to the NRC Montessori Preschool and after-school program. Just present this voucher when you checkout. This is a great opportunity to support quality educational programs in the East End!

Don’t miss:
Valentine’s Day Crafts from 5pm to 6pm
Storytime with Ms. Karen at 6pm
Hotel X performing at 6:30pm

Live across town or out of town? Present this voucher at any Barnes and Noble nationwide and a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the NRC.

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.

The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation presented the NRC with a $15,000 grant to fund a much needed job support service lab. The lab will be open from 10am to 1pm. Evening hours will also be available by appointment. Job seekers will receive help with typing, on-line applications, job searches, resume writing and interview skills.

The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association is having a clean-up of the Business District on Saturday September 26th from 9am until noon. Please come out and help clean up our Business District! Trash bags will be provided. Please bring work gloves.

If you have any questions, please email us at fultoncivic@gmail.com.

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you on Saturday.

Just thinking a little in the future but these solar powered, combined trash cans/compactors might be great for the business district! The solar compacting means pick-up is not required as often, saving the planet by using less fuel in garbage trucks and beautifying places prone to overflowing trash cans. I think there is already one on the MCV campus. Check out more info. No harm in dreaming, right?

Olive Garden! Is it too much to ask for a Barnes and Noble? Hopefully that will be coming soon. Either way the growth is certainly a good thing. Is everyone enjoying having White Oaks so close to Fulton?

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