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Two public hearings scheduled on school closings, rezoning

Two public meetings on proposed school closings and rezoning have been announced:

• Tuesday, May 28th 5:30PM at Thomas Jefferson High School
• Monday, June 3 5PM in Council Chamber at City Hall

The proposed rezoning would have a portion of Fulton rezoned into Bellevue Elementary (a school occasionally mentioned for closing due to under-enrollment).

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/05/22/two-public-hearings-scheduled-on-school-closings-rezoning_27579/

Man shot in Fulton

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (SHOOTING)
5/19/13 4:30 p.m.
1400 block Williamsburg Road
A male reported an unknown person(s) shot him. His injuries are life threatening.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/05/20/man-shot-in-fulton_27546/

Community Health Fair in Fulton

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/05/17/community-health-fair-in-fulton_27515/

Planning Commission to review Fulton park, roundabout on 25th Street

The City Planning Commission Agenda for Monday, May 20, 2013 (PDF) includes a number of local projects:

• Conceptual, Location, Character, and Extent Review for Historic Fulton Memorial Park (611 Goddin Street)
• Final Location, Character and Extent Review for alterations to the improvements to Great Shiplock Park
• Final Location, Character and Extent Review for the roundabout at the intersection of 25th, Nine Mile, and Fairmount Avenue

The meeting will be held at 1:30pm in the 5th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Please contact Matthew Ebinger at 646-6308 with any questions or concerns.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/05/17/planning-commission-to-review-fulton-park-roundabout-on-25th-street_27500/

Rebuilding Together: Fulton

Scott Yates has posted a great set of photos from Saturday’s Rebuilding Together event in Fulton.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/30/rebuilding-together-fulton_27315/

1,500 volunteers to fix homes in Fulton this Saturday

Councilwoman Newbille invites all to see 50 free home make-overs in Richmond’s Greater Fulton Neighborhood this Saturday: Year of planning, preparation and production realized

Rebuilding Together of Richmond to deploy 1,500 volunteers to fix homes owned by seniors with low-income and people who are disabled

The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th Voter District, invites everyone to come out and see 50 homes in the Greater Fulton Neighborhood receive free home repair make-overs this Saturday. The project includes homes owned by seniors with low-income and people who are disabled.

Produced and managed by Rebuilding Together of Richmond, the 2013 Richmond Rebuilding Day is part of a national event that locally represents a year of dedication and hundreds of hours of planning, preparation and production. Work completed up to this point has included soliciting and reviewing applications; coordination of funding and supplies; months of skilled trades work done in preparation; and, coordination and management of 1,500 community volunteers.

Examples of repairs and renovations include painting, heating/cooling systems, roofs, windows, handrails, porch repairs, lighting and removal of dangerous trip/ fall hazards.

Rebuilding Together of Richmond is a local nonprofit agency that was established in 1992 and receives its supplies and funding from Richmond-based businesses, individuals and community partners.

Homes to be repaired are chosen annually from applications submitted to Rebuilding Together of Richmond in the previous year. Criteria for assistance include: homeowners who are 55 years of age or older or have disabilities; have a household income less than $25,000; and, living in a property in a selected project area (assessed annually).

WHEN Saturday, April 27, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE Event Headquarters
Neighborhood Resource Center
1519 Williamsburg Road
Richmond, Virginia

WHO The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, East End 7th Voter District

Ms. Amy King, Executive Director, Rebuilding Together of Richmond

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/24/1500-volunteers-to-fix-homes-in-fulton-this-saturday_27222/

City Council to consider commercial uses at Lava Loft, new park for Fulton

The agenda for Monday’s City Council meeting (PDF) has a number of items of local interest:

Ord. No. 2013-78 (Patron: Mayor Jones) – To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition of the parcel of real property owned by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and known as 611 Goddin Street for the purpose of establishing a new public park to be named Historic Fulton Memorial Park.

Ord. No. 2013-75 (Patron: Mayor Jones, By Request) – To amend Ord. No. 2011-20-32, adopted Mar. 14, 2011, which authorized the special use of the property known as 310 North 33rd Street for the purpose of the conversion of the existing building to a multifamily dwelling with up to 50 units, to additionally authorize principal commercial uses permitted on corner lots in the R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District on the property, upon certain terms and conditions.

All of the budget-related items introduced at the last meeting are on the agenda as well.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/18/city-council-to-consider-commercial-uses-at-lava-loft-new-park-for-fulton_27095/

Stabbing in Whitcomb, robberies on Jennie Scher and Main Street

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (STABBING)
4/14/13 9:13 p.m.
1900 block of Whitcomb Street
A female reported a known male stabbed her. Warrants have been obtained.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (DOMESTIC)
4/14/13 11:00 p.m.
1900 block of Redd Street
A female reported a known male assaulted her. Warrants have been obtained.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
4/12/13 7:55 p.m.
1500 block of North 20th Street
A male reported a known female assaulted him. Warrants have been obtained.

ROBBERY
4/14/13 1:30 a.m.
2000 block of East Main Street
A male reported three unknown males robbed him at gunpoint.

ROBBERY
4/12/13 10:28 p.m.
1500 block of Jennie Scher Road
A male reported an unknown male robbed him at gunpoint. An arrest was made.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/15/stabbing-in-whitcomb-robberies-on-jennie-scher-and-main-street_27072/

Planning Commission to review commercial uses at Lava Loft, new park for Fulton

The City Planning Commission Agenda for Monday, April 15, 2013 (PDF) includes a number of local projects:

• To authorize acquisition of 611 Goddin Street for Fulton Memorial Park
• To authorize commercial use at 310 North 33rd Street [MORE]
• To review the Fulton Gateway sign 2011 Williamsburg Road

The meeting will be held at 1:30pm in the 5th Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Please contact Matthew Ebinger at 646-6308 with any questions or concerns.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/12/planning-commission-to-review-commercial-uses-at-lava-loft-new-park-for-fulton_26974/

Gillies Creek Park clean up on Saturday

Gillies Creek Park clean up tomorrow!
2pm to 4pm, Saturday, April 6
Meet up at the Old Fulton Street Bridge. Bring work gloves and extra trash bags, if you can.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/04/05/gillies-creek-park-clean-up-on-saturday_26847/

Free cooking class at Neighborhood Resource Center

Free cooking class at the Neighborhood Resource Center in Greater Fulton, sponsored by Tricycle Gardens.

Saturday, March 16 9AM-noon
Neighborhood Resource Center
1519 Williamsburg Road, Richmond

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/03/07/free-cooking-class-at-neighborhood-resource-center_26500/

Wanting to buy a Chinese restaurant in Fulton?

The business and building at the Sing Hing at 4809 Parker Street in Fulton are both for sale for $50,000. The property is currently assessed by the city at $198,000.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/02/17/wanting-to-buy-a-chinese-restaurant-in-fulton_26319/

Fulton Blues

Corey Harris’ Fulton Blues was released yesterday (iTunes/Amazon):

Fulton is a community in Richmond, VA that is older than the city itself. From its docks on the James river, the first African captives were marched to the city’s slave market to be sold into bondage. This Black town on the east end of the city endured for more than 300 years until its land was seized and the families living there were forcibly evicted in the name of greed masquerading as progress.

Fulton Blues, Corey Harris’ new collection of both original and classic material, celebrates the timeless sound of traditional blues with fresh, insightful lyrics that paint an unflinching picture of life in the American South, both then and now. The stories in the fourteen songs on the album range from love, loss and longing to celebration, tragedy and triumph. Fulton Blues is rooted in the blues tradition with true story-telling and soulful musicianship. It is the next step in the nearly twenty-year career of today’s most daring and innovative acoustic blues player.

Michael Paul Williams has a piece on the album & the Fulton Memorial Park:

Harris, 43, a native of Colorado and the recipient of a 2007 MacArthur “genius grant,” has lived in the greater Fulton area for three years. He said “Fulton Blues” — which was released Thursday — was inspired by the book “Built by Blacks,” a local history by Selden Richardson that chronicles Fulton’s demise.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/02/01/fulton-blues_26129/

Fulton Memorial Park coming this spring

Thanks to the tenacious leadership of Spencer Jones of the Legacy Committee of the Greater Fulton Futures Initiative and thanks to the City of Richmond Department of Parks & Recreation, the history of Fulton’s golden years and tragic demise will now be commemorated by the Fulton Memorial Park.

Malachi Mills of RK&K and Andrew Bleckley of Cite Design met at the City of Richmond’s granite stockpile yard to inspect the remains of the Fulton neighborhood. In large piles rest the curbs and cobblestones that are the bones of Fulton. These pieces of infrastructure will be incorporated in the design of the park, which will be located at the base of Powhatan Hill Park on Williamsburg Road. The City of Richmond, Storefront, the Greater Fulton Futures Initiative and the RK&K and Cite Design team are working to begin construction on the Fulton Memorial Park in Spring of 2013.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2013/01/08/fulton-memorial-park-coming-this-spring_25665/

Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday

Volunteers will recognize the service of American veterans at Richmond National Cemetery (1701 Williamsburg Rd) this Saturday, December 15, 2012, as part of Wreaths Across America Day.

Contact James Biehl at 804-683-0659 or jbiehl@klmkgroup.com for more information. You can sponsor a wreath online.

VIA: Church Hill People’s News / http://chpn.net/news/2012/12/14/wreaths-across-america-day-is-saturday-2_25329/