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And the winner is…
November 4th, 2008It was hard-fought, but the race is over and your new 4th District School Board rep is Adria Graham Scott. Marty Jewell and Doug Conner keep there 5th and 9th District Council seats, respectively. Betsy Carr retains the 5th District School Board seat.
Congrats all. Now let’s get this city moving in a better direction, please.
Turnout
November 4th, 2008An hour wait in the rain @ Forest Hill Presbyterian this morning. Impressive.
1 (one) blog free to a good home
October 27th, 2008Housebroken (mostly), plays well with others, great with small children!
Seriously, my schedule no longer allows me the time to properly administer this thing, and merely farming off posting duties to others didn’t work out well. If you or anyone you know is interested in the long, tiring, thankless hours immense rewards that come with running such a site, let me know. I’m willing keep hosting it for the time being and let someone else run it 100% or turn the keys over completely.
Moody Ave death
October 11th, 2008The T-D reported that a woman was found dead near the 3300 block of Moody Ave early this morning, possibly as a result of a robbery.
Gunfire @ Crossroads
October 9th, 2008A noon-ish robbery at Crossroads saw shots fired both inside and outside the store- all by the robber apparently. Fortunately, nobody was caught in the crossfire. The T-D says a suspect was picked up near George Wythe shortly thereafter. Hopefully losses and damages to Crossroads are minimal and business as usual resumes shortly.
Will It or Won’t It?
October 6th, 2008I don’t even have to say what this is about, do I? 6PM tonight, and at least one School Board member is still taking your questions/comments.
German School Rd Reopening
September 29th, 2008The work is finally over, and while the ‘soft opening’ has already happened, the city is holding a grand reopening ceremony on Wednesday, October 1st at 11:30. It all takes place at the construction site, and there should be representatives from the local civic association on hand.
Neighborhood Schools & AYP
September 26th, 2008The numbers are out and, with 2 exceptions, all of the neighborhood schools made Adequate Yearly Progress “toward the goal of 100 percent proficiency of all students in reading and mathematics by 2014.” (whether AYP, SOL scores or the myriad other metrics used in modern public schools is meaningful is another subject entirely, one I think we all either 100% welcome or cringe at the thought of). At any rate, George Wythe High School and Swansboro Elementary failed to meet AYP, but the remainder of immediate area schools did. Here’s hoping Wythe gets the stable leadership it needs this year.
Cafe Closure
September 25th, 2008According to the T-D’s restaurant column, Miss Hathaway’s Cafe in Stratford Hills has closed. While I can’t say that I’m shocked, the closure is unfortunate, as they always could be counted on for good soups and sandwiches. Hopefully someone else will step in to fill that niche locally before too long.
Utility work on Forest Hill this week
September 21st, 2008From the City Dept. of Public Utilities:
Beginning Mon. Sept. 22 through Fri. Sept. 26, 2008 from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each day, the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will be performing water main work in the right east bound lane of Forest Hill Avenue from Heartwood Road to Glyndon Lane, a length of approximately 300 feet.
There will be minimal traffic disruption, as only one lane of the four lane road of Forest Hill Avenue will be affected. There will be signs, cones, and traffic barrels in place to alert motorists of the construction. During peak rush hour periods, motorists are asked to proceed with caution around this area.
Southside Plaza fire
September 21st, 2008A sizable fire at Southside Plaza has been burning for a couple hours now. Several businesses seem to be affected, but no immediate word regarding severity of damage just yet.
As the Charter Turns…
September 18th, 2008There had been some rumblings to this effect, but Style’s article was the first confirmation I’d seen that Denise Lewis (aka Principal Lewis @ Lucille Brown) was indeed no longer on the PH Charter board. The article suggests that internal pressure might have led to the resignation, while RPS, of course, denies such a thing.
True drama or manufactured controversy? You be the judge.
Car vs. House (again)
September 15th, 2008Apparently there’s been yet another instance of a car plowing into a house, this time at Forest Hill & Peterborough. Combined with the multi-car stack up at on Jahnke by WH Elementary this afternoon, it’s been a helluva day on the roads.
43rd Street Festival
September 12th, 2008Mid-September has crept up on us again which means it’s time for the 43rd Street Festival. 10AM-5PM tomorrow, and you all know the place.
REA Endorsements
September 12th, 2008The Richmond Education Association has endorsed candidates in several local races. Eugene Mason gets 9th District council endorsement, while no endorsements were made in the 4th or 5th Districts. On the School Board side, the nods go to Adria Scott in the 4th, Otis Mallory in the 5th and Evette Wilson in the 9th.
West-Goldman goes live today
September 12th, 2008On the heels of Jonathan Mallard’s take on the PHI, the West-Goldman plan isto be released at a noon presser today. First person to track down a transcript and/or hard copy of the contract wins the eternal devotion of the Southside masses (or the perpetual hatred of everyone sick of hearing about education).
4th District School Board forum tonight
September 10th, 2008From Kathy Graziano’s office:
Four candidates are running to replace George Braxton, who is not running for a third term. Bert Berlin and Jonathan Mallard are from the eastern end of the district, both residing in Westover Hills. John Lloyd lives on Traylor Drive in Traylor Estates, and Adria Graham Scott lives in the Wayland subdivision off Huguenot Road.
Our forum will provide an opportunity to hear from the candidates, to ask questions, and to share your ideas with them.
It all goes down at 7PM tonight, St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Pkwy. Here’s your chance to put (screen)names to faces…
Of gas and such
September 6th, 2008A gas leak of some sort at the Westover Hills Fas Mart led to roughly every fire truck on the Southside descending on WH Blvd & Dunston this evening. Fortunately, all seems to have ended well with no fireballs or explosions….
Let’s not go to the market
September 5th, 2008…because it won’t be there tomorrow. Weather concerns forced cancellation of tomorrow’s offering, however some of the usual suspects are apparently setting up shop Sunday @ Broad & Staples Mill.
Closer look at the flatwater
September 4th, 2008It’s nothing that most of us didn’t already know, but nice to see nonetheless…
Mayoral Debate
September 4th, 2008It’s not in the neighborhood, but the Richmond Crusade for Voters and the Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Richmond are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Debate at Thomas Jefferson HS tonight, 6:30 PM.
Powhite Nastiness
August 27th, 2008A tractor trailer wreck on the Powhite bridge is causing some major delays for southbound traffic. At least a couple lanes are blocked and it sounds like it might be a while before it’s cleaned up, so adjust as necessary.
Help Wanted
August 14th, 2008I’m sure regular readers have noticed a dropoff in posting frequency of late. A major increase in “real-world” responsibilities has severely cut into the time I can devote to the site right now, so I’m in need of a bit of assistance. I’m looking for an additional writer- someone who attends council meetings, district meetings and that sort of thing would be great, but not necessary. If anyone has an interested, email me and I’ll fill you in on the details.
New kid on the block
August 14th, 2008If you’ve ever read these pages and lamented that the coverage didn’t go too much south of the Forest Hill corridor (and I know a couple of you have), then Southside Richmond should be right up your alley. There will probably be some overlap between here and there, but they should have you folks a little south of here covered.
Stratford Hills snarl
August 14th, 2008Apparently there’s a rather nasty wreck @ Forest Hill and Hathaway involving a vehicular rollover and possible fire. Not sure how it’s affecting things overall, but you may want to take that into account this afternoon…
