Do We Really Need Another Kroger? New Life Emerges at Cloverleaf Mall
News of the revitalization of Cloverleaf Mall comes with mixed feelings. Of course I want to see Southside improve, but having visited what was once one of Richmond’s most popular malls throughout my childhood and adult years still conjures nostalgic feelings. It also makes me sad that a mall, of all things, can do this. [...]
Recap of February 9th District Community Meeting
9th District Councilman Doug Conner presided over the February 15, 2011 9th District Community Meeting at Southside Baptist Christian School, which covered the following issues in the community: -RPD monthly report given by Lt. Angela Greene. One important issue noted is that the curfew for children under 18 is 11:00pm -Representative Benjamin Lambert unexpectedly appeared [...]
10 Questions With Artist-Thomas Van Auken-Giving Southside Soul
I’ve been thinking about doing a series of interviews with artists/creatives friends who live in our area of Southside for some time. Welcome! I’m finally getting to that plan. My hope is to create a better awareness of the area through the knowledge that great people – people you likely already know – are increasingly [...]
Suspects Sought in Overnight Shooting in Hillside Court, One Fatally Shot
The Richmond Times Dispatch has just posted an update on a shooting that also took place on Tuesday evening, January 18, 2011 in the Hillside Court area, which is located east of the city between Jefferson Davis Highway and Commerce Road. Richmond Police today were searching for several males believed to have been involved in [...]
A Greenway for Southside Richmond
Partnership for Smarter Growth Presentation on Potential “Rails to Trails” Program
The forthcoming 9th District Community Meeting will feature a special presentation on an exciting potential project to transform the old CSX railroad corridor into an urban trail for Southside Richmond. (The 2.3 mile corridor currently runs from George Wythe High School, beside Reedy Creek, behind the new GRTC headquarters, to McGuire Hospital.) Join us on [...]
Spring Break Bloody Spring Break
Richmond and other area schools began spring break on Friday, the third. I came home from work and opened the news and read that a neighbor, unknown to me, had been killed. Spring break ends today the same way it began; this morning, just near my place of work, someone had been killed. In case [...]