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31% live in poverty in 5th District
The city’s 5th District, which includes the area south of Ellwood/Floyd Avenues, Byrd Park, Oregon Hill, Maymont, and a chunk of Southside, has a 31% poverty rate. The 1st District, covering the rest...
View ArticleTrack the snowplows!
You should be able to see which streets have been plowed. I don’t think it works on phones.
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New bike trails behind Carillon are good
Dogwood Dell had been the home to trails in the late 1990′s early 2000′s, but Hurricane Isabel damaged the trails beyond repair in 2003. They remained unusable until 2012 when a grant from REI allowed...
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City releases new voter district maps
The new maps of Richmond’s 9 voting districts were released last week by the city.The full set of PDF’s can be accessed on the city’s website. West End District 1
View ArticleMapping historic photos of Richmond
Inspired by Cameron Holmes’ mapping of historic photos of the streets of old Fulton, I’ve put together a page for mapping historic photos of Richmond as a whole. This is a very rough working draft....
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Video from the 5th District Council Candidates Forum
Inform yourself! Via NBC12′s Decision Virginia and moderator Ryan Nobles, video from the 2nd and 5th District City Council Candidates debates from last week: 5th District City Council Debate Parts 1...
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Sample ballot for 1st and 5th Districts
Our coverage area has contested local races for 1st District and 5th District City Council, School Board, and Mayor, as well as choices to for POTUS, Senate, and House of Representatives. If you live...
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5th District voting by precinct
The State Board of Elections a breakdown of the recent vote by precinct. I’ve broken out the 5th District results for City Council and School Board; I’ll post the 1st when that Coucil race is...
View ArticleThe Richmond Hood Map
Due to several requests for a bolder, more neighborhood-centric version of the Richmond Type Map, the fine folks at BLUNT OBJECTS created a new option for your walls–The Richmond Hood Map!
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The Boulevard Historic District
CONTENTS Introduction Clover Street to Byrd Park Robert E. Lee Camp No.1 (Battle Abbey, VMFA, United Daughters of the Confederacy) Churches, Apartment Buildings, and Houses Boundaries and Maps of the...
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January 5CAT meeting is Friday
Some folks in the Fifth District have organized what they are calling 5CAT (from 5th Community Action Team). The team has been set up to help “build unity among the district’s neighborhoods and give...
View ArticleClark Springs/John B. Cary parent meeting set for Wednesday
A Clark Springs/John B. Cary parent meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday April 3, 2013, 5:30-6:30PM at Belmont Library (3100 Ellwood Avenue): The purpose of this meeting is to dispel any myths...
View ArticleVacant Richmond
The city’s Vacant Building Registry list for June 2013 (PDF) lists 2,306 properties. An earlier post with the January data included just under 1,400 properties. To create the map below, the source PDF...
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Maps for local elementary schools
After a season of rezoning and school ready to begin next week, here are the new draw zones for the elementary schools in the area:
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