From the Forest Hill Neighborhood watch; We’ve had some criminal activity in the neighborhood. Please be on the lookout for suspicious people during the day and evening and call police at 646-5100 for non-emergency or 911 for emergency situations.
From Captain Gary K. Ladin of the Richmond Police Department Training Academy; Recruits from the Richmond Police Department will be running through our neighborhoods and Forest Hill Park Tuesday, May 10th beginning at 4:30pm. We will start at the shelter off of W.42nd St. run about 3 miles and come back into the park at [...]
I’ve gotten word that the Forest Hill Regatta planned for May 14th has been cancelled. The reason for the cancellation is a lack of entries and volunteers. The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association determined that rather than proceed with an event with low turnout in attendance and competitors it would be better to cancel. The are [...]
Luke McCall one of our city’s arborist and VP of the Forest Hill Neighborhood association was recently on the PBS program ‘Virginia Home Grown’ talking about the city’s Tree Steward program. Phil who sent this into me referred to Luke as “unofficial mayor of W. 45th St., also know as “The Lorax” because he speaks [...]
From Facebook; Kenneth Yate’s Moped was stolen late on the night of Saturday April 23rd or really early in the morning on Sunday April 24th, from a backyard near 49th and Forest Hill. It is two tone blue buddy 150 with a windshield and chrome crash bars. Stickers on the front.
Both the Westover Hills & Forest Hill Neighborhood Associations meet tonight at 7:00. Westover Hills meets at the Westover Hills United Methodist Church and Forest Hill meets in the Old Stone House in Forest Hill Park. Agenda items for both after the break.
Chris sent this in this evening; My Jeep Cherokee was broken into last night and the thief stole some electronics/video games that were in the backseat. The inside was trashed, however the thief only took the games. All of my work materials, tools, cds, and other goods were left. When I left for work I [...]
About 190 folks showed up to run in the 2nd Annual I Heart 5k on Saturday. Of that 190, 40 of those were walk ups the day of the event. The weather was perfect and the event went off without a hitch. Congrats to all the runners, below are the fastest unofficial times. Fastest male: [...]
The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association will hold it’s February meeting at the Stone House on Thursday, February 17th at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will hold formal nominations and voting for those Board members whose terms are up. The Nominations for 2011 Officers: All positions are open (term is one year) President – Richard Day Vice President – [...]
Registration form & press release below; The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association is holding our annual I Heart Tree 5K on Saturday, March 12th, 2011. The “fun run” begins at 9:00am at the Historic Stone House in Forest Hill Park. For the last two years, over 200 runners, walkers, joggers, strollers and even canine-types have enjoyed this great [...]
Update 10:15 – Just received an email – The meeting scheduled for this week has been cancelled. It is going to be rescheduled for next week, date and time TBD. From FHNA; The February meeting of Forest Hill Neighborhood Association is this Thursday, 2/10, 7pm next week at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church location to be [...]
Weather permitting, it begins tomorrow for about 60 days. Only the westbound lanes will be closed. Lanes will be closed from 8:30 – 4:00 (the press release says 7:30 but I’m going by the big sign on Forest Hill Avenue). Westbound buses will operate as normal, with a flashing police escort. Eastbound traffic and buses will [...]
Image from the awesome Library of Congress, Chronicling America website.
Incidents occurred in Forest Hill and I was notified by email this evening; I wanted to ask if anyone has called or emailed you about a suspicious guy knocking on doors within the past week? He knocked at my house last week and from the 2nd story window I could see he wasn’t someone I [...]
The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association meets on the 10th. Check out the agenda
2010 Fall Festival Poster PDF
House Lust, a real estate column on Richmond.com has a post up about finding a good neighborhood for kids. House Hunter lists 9 and among them is Westover Hills. Westover Hills Area 60 Pros: Beautiful homes built during the 20′s and 40′s on large lots. Sidewalks, restaurants, O’Toole’s, great neighborhood vibe. Huge trails and playground [...]
There was a discussion Wednesday night at the Forest Hill Neighborhood Association about crosswalk safety at two of the crosswalks on Forest Hill Avenue. Attached below is a section of the Code of Virginia relating to pedestrian right of way. As you will note, it is not a simple black or white situation. Drivers must [...]
Message from Shannon Taylor Forest Hill Neighborhood Watch Coordinator www.ForestHillNeighborhood.com 1. Neighbors are still reporting suspicious vehicles to the police. The following vehicles have been observed lurking about the area. If you see these cars, please report it to the police at 646-5100. Near Dunston & 46th Street Alley – large van with license plate [...]
Forwarded to me from the FHNA; At around 9:30pm on Thursday evening, my dad was robbed at gunpoint in front of my house. He had gone outside to cool the car for before he, my mom and I were about to visit my cousin, and as my dad waited an African-American man in his mid-twenties [...]
National Night Out is an event to promote community involvement and interaction with local police to make our neighborhoods safer. There are several events going on in our neighborhoods and I am listing them below. If I missed one, please let me know and I’ll either add it to the list or post it separately. [...]
From the good folks in the Forest Hill Neighborhood Association; The next issue of the Forest Hill Flyer is due out September 1. The deadline for articles and ads is August 1. We need suggestions for “Celebrity Pooch” and “Know Your Neighbor” articles. If you know an interesting pooch or neighbor, or if you yourself [...]
The Forest Hill Neighborhood Association will not meet in July or August. Not a lot going on in the Summer, and lots of folks out of town. The next planned meeting will take place on September 8th, 7pm at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church.
