The City of Richmond has published the schedule for free leaf collection and will be in the Church Hill and Fulton areas between 11/10-11/14 and 1/5-1/9. Citizens will only need to rake their leaves to the curb, and the City will take them away.

Read more >

The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association with the assistance of the Richmond Police Department’s Precinct One will conduct a “walk-through” in the vicinity of Powhatan Park.  This activity will work to identify problems and brain storm solutions for improving the crime and safety management of this critical area of the Fulton Hill community.  We will cover a few blocks in and around the top of Powhatan Park.  The more “eyes” we have participate the greater the potential outcome.  Please come out and join us Tuesday night.  We will convene at 6:00 PM at the parking lot beside the pool. The exercise should wrap up in about an hour.

Some things to remember when posting or commenting.

• No profanity
• No nudity or sexually suggestive material
• No attacks on the basis of race, religion, national origin or gender
• No personal attacks
• No promotion of violence, illegal drugs or guns

Any post that does not comply will be removed.

Thanks and Happy Posting!

Please join us at the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC) for up to date information on what is happing in your community. We meet on the second Tuesdays of even months (Oct, Dec, Feb, April, and June). This a great time to meet other people just like yourselves, make new friends and get caught up on the latest information concerning your community. For those who have just move in our neighborhood please fill free to pick up a “new neighbor packet” it is full of information we put together just for you. Our first meeting will be next month October 14, 2008, look forward to seeing you there.

President
Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association
 

Can you envision what the Varina district of Henrico County will look like in 5 years…10 years…20 years? There will be a presentation and hands-on working group discussion on the 2026 Comprehensive Plan for Henrico County on Monday Sept 15.

Read more >

The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association will be hosting a “Meet Your Candidates” forum on Tuesday, October 21^st at the Powhatan Hill Community Center.  Once again, we are co-sponsoring this debate/forum with The Church Hill Association. The same councilperson and school board member for the 7th District represents Church Hill and Greater Fulton.

We will all pose questions to the Richmond mayoral candidates and hear the platforms of our council and school board candidates. WRIR (97.3 FM) has expressed interest in broadcasting our forum.

Come out October 21^st at 7:00 PM at the Powhatan Hill Community Center.  Meet your candidates.  Ask your questions.  Make your voice heard!

The Grand Opening of the Shops at WhiteOak Village off of Laburnum ave is set for Oct 13, 2008.

Here are a few stores that we are finally getting out in our area. Though I can’t believe we are not getting a Barnes and Noble…hopefully that will be coming.

• Target
• Petsmart
• Circuit City
• Sams Club
• Lowes
• Office Max

You can visit the website here fore more information on the stores and the grand opening.

This minor release included bug fixes for the larger release of Wordpress Version 2.6.

Happy Posting!

Vicki - Fulton Hill News

Fulton Hill’s Run to the River is a new, challenging 10k event to benefit the Neighborhood Resource Center (NRC). The event will lead runners along Richmond’s historic and scenic riverfront, with a 5K walk through Greater Fulton taking place simultaneously. Runners and walkers will celebrate at the finishing line party, which will feature an alternative health fair, healthy food, and live music in the NRC’s new Garden Cafe. [via]

Read more >

Register now for youth football and/or cheerleading. The age group for football players is as follows: Flag-ages 5, 6 & 7; JV PeeWees 8; PeeWees 9 & 10; Midgets 11 & 12; Juniors 13 & 14. Ages for cheerleading is 5 to 14. Contact John Williams (John.R.Williams@richmondgov.com) to register or in person at the Powhatan Hill Community Center.

Tuesday, August 26th – School supplies will be given away as well as food, games, face painting, etc. In addition, free haircuts and health checks (parents/guardians must attend). You must register for this event (registration begins tomorrow at 1:00pm to 4:30pm). The event starts at 1:00pm and ends at 6:00pm. Contact John Williams (John.R.Williams@richmondgov.com) the centers supervisor for more information.

Saturday the 16th, from 9 to 12 the new Dog Park in Church Hill is having it’s grand opening celebration. So, bring your dog and have some fun, there will be rescue groups, food and even a best trick contest. They will also be taking donations for the dog park.

If you don’t know where the dog park is it is located in the lower park of Chimborazo Park. A yellow gate flanks the entrance.

The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association is seeking input from community members for the Fall Newsletter. This edition will be published just prior to the next General Meeting scheduled for October 14, 7:00 PM at the Neighborhood Resource Center-1519 Williamsburg Road.  In addition to news articles we welcome LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, photographs, cartoons, and pictures of original art.  

This is your newsletter and the Association encourages you to use this resource to make a difference in the life of your community!

All submissions are due by the September 3 deadline for Fall publication.  You may send them via email to the Newsletter Editor at zebgray@yahoo.com or calling 308-2560.

2008 NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR A.C.O.R.N. GOLDEN HAMMER AWARDS

This year’s Awards event will be held on Richmond’s historic Northside community.  This annual celebration honors excellence in local preservation and renovation at attracts significant media attention for the good work of those dedicated to restoring vitality to our oldest neighborhoods. 

Read more >

Richmond’s Neighborhood Gardens & Parks: “It’s a Community Thing” in this week’s Urban Views Weekly looks at community gardens across Richmond and has good words about the learning garden at Fulton Hill’s Neighborhood Resource Center:

“The idea is a learning garden because we have a preschool here,” says Mary Lou Decossaux, Co-Executive Director. “We also have an afterschool program here. Both groups of children participate in everything from planting the garden, to watering and weeding the garden, to picking the vegetables and eating them. We also have a café, a community kitchen which will serve vegetables picked from the garden. We serve them during Sunday brunch.”

The Center for Progressive Leadership, one of the nation’s leading progressive political training organizations will be offering one of their 2008 Voter Mobilization Trainings right here in Virginia. The training is supported by leading organizations in the state such as: the Virginia Organizing Project, the Virginia Interfaith Center on Public Policy, and the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. It is going to be a historic year and we are excited to help train the leaders that are going to make the change we need!

Read more >

I would like to get some feedback on starting a Neighborhood Association for Fulton Hill. Now I know what comes to mind when you think of a Neighborhood Association - You can only paint your house a certain color, you have to have your trashcans hidden by a wooden structure or you can’t put lawn ornaments in your yard. Yes, those are rules but rules people in other Neighborhood Associations have put into place. With a Neighborhood Association you as residents are the ones that create the rules and guidelines but they are much more then that.

Read more >

My family member Donald Harris was brutally mudered when he left his home on the night of December 11, 2000 to go get a pack of cigarettes.  He was found 20 minutes later in the back seat of his car in Gillies Creek, shot in the head.  He was not into drugs and he would have given the shirt off of his back to anyone. Instead someone decided to shoot him for no reason. Some heartless coward is walking the street while we had to lay a 34 year old to rest two weeks before Christmas. I hope that the person or persons that murdered him suffer the same, if not worse fate that they brought to him. If anyone knows of these cowards, it would be a relief for our family to have some peace knowing that this scum is off of the street and not harming anyone else.  I don’t usually wish harm to anyone, but for someone to take an innocent life of a man for no reason deserves the worst fate that could possibly be brought to them.  We are looking for answers, as we have been for almost 8 years now.  There is not a day that goes by that we don’t grieve for him.  I know someone out there knows something or maybe who did this to him and if you have a heart in your chest you will contact the Richmond Police Dept. with any information. Detective Fultz is handling the case.  Please, give our family some peace and put this person or persons where they belong.

It has two fenced in areas, one for big dogs and one for small dogs. It is at the bottom of hill in Chimborazo Park at the corner of N. 32nd and E. Broad Street. It also has water for your dog.

Make sure you Read the Dog Park Rules (.pdf) before going with your pooch.

Your neighborhood Civic Assocaition has a arranged a meeting with Lt. Laino of the Richmond Police Departement, who is responsible for Fulton Hill as well as Union Hill, Oakwood, Church Hill, and Chimborazo. He has information on the most recent incidents.

You’ll be able to get your questions answered and we can talk about solutions.

Location: Powhatan Center
Date and Time: Friday, July 11, at 6 PM.

Post here if you have any questions.