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Finch on fence Downtown

Finch on fence Downtown

Published on June 30, 2017
Shelynda Burney-Brown, vice president for real estate development for CPDC, said Tuesday that CPDC has the financing and is now seeking federal approval to proceed with the next phases, a renovation of the former Baker School in Gilpin Court into 51 units for Fay Towers residents and the creation of a 194-unit, mixed-income apartment complex at Duval and 1st streets that is to include 72 units for Fay Towers residents. CPDC could face a stumbling block. It has requested that the city provide $1 million to pay for installation of utility lines and other infrastructure for the 1st and Duval project, but the city has responded that no money currently is available.

Shelynda Burney-Brown, vice president for real estate development for CPDC, said Tuesday that CPDC has the financing and is now seeking federal approval to proceed …

Published on June 30, 2017
Ribbon-cutting for seniors’ new home //It took an extra five months, but the Highland Park Senior Apartments are finally finished and all 77 units are filled. The completion of the $11.4 million project was celebrated Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the former elementary school building at 1221 E. Brookland Park Blvd. Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney and other dignitaries attended. From left, residents Richard Cheatham, Wilbert Curry and Jerome Hewlett watch the program from the balcony. “It’s like living in heaven,” Mr. Hewlett said of his new home. Mr. Hewlett and other residents were relocated from Fay Towers in Gilpin Court. Washington-based Community Preservation and Development Corp. undertook this redevelopment and is working on the next two phases to raze the aging towers.

Ribbon-cutting for seniors’ new home //It took an extra five months, but the Highland Park Senior Apartments are finally finished and all 77 units are …

Published on June 30, 2017
Ready to roll // Shy’Tia Henry, 5, takes off with the help of Corey “Cool” Brown of Petersburg as she tries out her new bike last Saturday at the Fairfield Court Community Day. She won one of several bicycles that were raffled off during the neighborhood event. Mr. Brown is a member of one of the motorcycle clubs that sponsored the bike giveaway. Location: 2300 block of North 25th Street.

Ready to roll // Shy’Tia Henry, 5, takes off with the help of Corey “Cool” Brown of Petersburg as she tries out her new bike …

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017
A 2012 rally at the Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue.

A 2012 rally at the Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue.

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017
Fifth-grade teacher Mackenzie Sanders, right, hands a crate of books to Sebrina Davis, a Title I math teacher.

Fifth-grade teacher Mackenzie Sanders, right, hands a crate of books to Sebrina Davis, a Title I math teacher.

Published on June 30, 2017
Teachers at Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School load books onto the school’s R.E.A.D. Bus for its initial run Wednesday in neighborhoods in which the school’s students live. R.E.A.D. Buses from 20 of the city’s 24 elementary schools are part of the Reading Riders program to encourage students to read during the summer.

Teachers at Oak Grove-Bellemeade Elementary School load books onto the school’s R.E.A.D. Bus for its initial run Wednesday in neighborhoods in which the school’s students …

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017
Corey Douglass

Corey Douglass

Published on June 30, 2017
Chris Belcher

Chris Belcher

Published on June 30, 2017

Published on June 30, 2017
Maggie Ingram

Maggie Ingram

Published on June 30, 2017
Joy Harris shows off her 10-year labor of love — the book she wrote about her grandmother, gospel music icon and evangelist Maggie Ingram.

Joy Harris shows off her 10-year labor of love — the book she wrote about her grandmother, gospel music icon and evangelist Maggie Ingram.

Published on June 30, 2017
Alajah Johnson, front, holds her nose while she is baptized by David Lowe, and Kijah Powers gets ready for her baptism with Spencer Spinner. The two were among 29 people baptized last Saturday during the Jehovah’s Witnesses convention at the Richmond Coliseum in Downtown. It was the first of a series of three-day weekend conventions by the denomination. The series concludes Aug. 4 through 6.

Alajah Johnson, front, holds her nose while she is baptized by David Lowe, and Kijah Powers gets ready for her baptism with Spencer Spinner. The …

Published on June 30, 2017