Monument Avenue 10K live blog
Blake was on the scene (and running) and caputured some great sights.
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Our state senator proposes vanity plate fee hike
Our state senator, John Watkins, has proposed raising the vanity plate fee from $10 to $20 per year. With 830K vanity plates in Virginia, it could be a windfall for the state. via RTD
Mr. Hoodie Captured
The now famous WOTB serial bank robber “Mr. Hoodie” has been captured. You can read about his escapades here and here. From RPD… Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested Richmond Police made an arrest last night in connection to three robbery cases, including the robbery of a SunTrust Bank. Tion S. Kimbrough, 32, of the 3000 block [...]
Mr. Hoodie strikes again in Museum District
You may remember the hooded man that held up the Carytown Wachovia a few weeks ago. Well, he visited our neighborhood again yesterday, this time the Broad Street SunTrust. From RPD: Richmond Police needs the public’s help locating the suspect responsible for this afternoon’s robbery of the SunTrust Bank at 3022 W. Broad St. This [...]
Fan car burgler “Cowboy” sought
Richmond Police Department: Burglary Suspect Sought Richmond Police are searching for Michael Anthony Beale in connection with several thefts from motor vehicles, especially in the Fan area of the city. Beale, 51, is wanted for one felony count of grand larceny and one felony count of possession of burglary tools. Beale, nicknamed Cowboy, is 6’0’ [...]
Another bank burgled
Count the SunTrust on Broad in on the recent rash of Richmond bank robberies. This one by a hooded woman. The robber entered the bank at 12:40 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money. She did not display a weapon. The suspect is a black female, 5’6”-5’7”, 165-175 lbs (heavy set) and [...]
Carytown Makeover
Richmond Magazine has an article on recent and upcoming changes to the Carytown cityscape: Another phase of upgrades to improve pedestrian safety — by extending curbs at the street corners — was approved by City Council in June. The street work, to be paid for with $485,000 in mostly state and federal funds, is slated [...]
Universal moving from area to Stony Point
Universal Tobacco announced it’s moving from its current headquarters at the corner of Broad and Hamilton to Stony Point. They plan on making the conversion in the Spring of 2009.
Get swabbed
Via Near West End News… C.A.M. Wagner needs your help. He has a very rare disease, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm, and needs a bone marrow transplant. C.A.M and his wife are UR graduates. There is a Bone Marrow Registry Drive Wednesday, Dec. 17th from 5-9 pm, at the University of Richmond Jepson Alumni Center, Robins [...]
Take part in planning the future of the Library
The public is invited to a meeting at Belmont Library on December 10th at 6:00 p.m. about the library renovation project for the City of the Future work to be done at the library. The library consultants and architectural/engineering firm are currently assessing the state of the library and are holding a public meeting [...]
Richmond, VA now the 49th least safe city in America
The Richmond Police Department announced today that Richmond has improved its ranking of the least safe cities in the country, moving from #20 to #49 since 2006. 385 of the largest cities in America were part of the survey. Crime overall in 2008 is down from previous years… Murder down 33 percent Rape down 11 percent Commercial [...]
$10 MM for Pump House Park?
The RTD has an article about little old Pump House Park, sharing that an event there last week drew 600 people, and plans are in the works to open it up on weekends to guests and boatrides. The James River Park system is considering it for a visitor center, for which they would pour $10 million [...]
Digital billboard lights up I-195
Have you noticed the new digital billboard illuminating I-195 about a half-mile south of the Laburnum exit? It’s facing both directions and is currently advertising space availability and the billboard company’s name (Lamar). I must say, it was sure effective distracting. I hope we won’t see more pile-ups on I-195 N during morning rush hour [...]
Carytown SunTrust robbed by woman in a halter top and boots
The Richmond Police Department is looking for a suspect in this morning’s robbery of the SunTrust bank at 3513 W. Cary St. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. a female entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. A weapon was not displayed. The suspect is a black female, 20 to 27 years of [...]
There’s still time to get in on the Museum District Community Garden
If you missed the first meeting to discuss the community garden planned for the Museum District, it’s not too late. There will be a meeting at the Humphrey Calder Community Center at Patterson and Thompson at 7 pm on Thursday October 16th to continue the planning of a community garden at that lot in conjunction with [...]
Please help find a nice, safe space for our Fan and Museum District and Malvern Area Dogs!
From Emily… For several months now, I’ve been taking my dog Sydney to the field at Thompson and Kensington after work. Sydney loves to run around the field and play with other dogs. All of the dogs are very nice and the owners are very respectful. They clean up after their pets and enjoy [...]
Is the Carytown vacancy rate actually down?
Richmond BizSense has an analysis of the vacancy rate in Carytown. In three months, their analysis shows that vacancy rate has declined from 22 empty spaces to 17. Their rate doesn’t include square footage changes, but indicates improvement nonetheless. The article also states that some new stores are headed our way, including “Fringehome” and “EmbroidMe.” Anyone [...]
Scott’s Addition’s “Greener Oil” stockpiling biofuels
Style Weekly’s front cover has the story of “Greener Oil,” a company looking to turn local restaurant’s used grease into fuel. The Scott’s Addition company ships the grease to Maryland, where it will be converted into fuel. Restaurants are now seeing some leverage – before they were paying for grease removal. Now, companies like Greener [...]
Turnover in Carytown: Mayoral Campaign HQ, Boardshop
The latest in and out of Carytown’s revolving door are as follows: 1. NC-based boardparadise takes over Glass & Powder’s vacant location. 2. Robert Grey has been spotted in Carytown, and rumor is that (now confirmed) he is creating a campaign headquarters in EQ3′s vacancy. 3. The vacant spot previously occupied by Carytown Wine & [...]
More trouble at Byrd Park
From RTD: Richmond police investigated a report of an armed robbery this morning about two blocks east of Byrd Park’s Swan Lake. The robbery was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. at a GRTC Transit System bus stop at Powhatan Street and Allen Avenue. There were no reports of injuries.
