Archive for “Shockoe Bottom”
Blind Man Robbed of Cane – Suspect Caught
This is a prime candidate for the Batman version of street justice.From ABC8; Richmond Police have arrested a man they say is responsible for robbing a blind man of his cane at knifepoint. The incident happened late Monday morning in the 1800 block of East Main Street. Officers spoke with witnesses on scene who described the suspect [...]
Shamrock the Block Rockers Announced
Uisce Beatha, Highway Saints, The Trongone Band, Age of Excess, and Bayside. Not a lot of information yet but Shamrock the Block is on Facebook.
Arrest Made in Saturday’s Shooting
From RPD Facebook Page; The person initially detained in the death of Kareem Shaquille Browne early Saturday morning in Shockoe Bottom is now charged in that investigation. Daytron Lamarn Brown, 22, of the 4300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue is charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The investigation [...]
Hike the Slave Trail with Urban Scale Richmond
Urban Scale Richmond does a great job of exploring some history of the Slave Trail with ALONG THE BANKS OF SHOCKOE CREEK posted this morning. Current photos are mixed with images from the past. Definitely worth checking out, maybe even bookmarking in your fancy smart phone for the next time you want to mix some [...]
Man Killed in Shockoe Bottom Takes Out Power
From RTD; Richmond police were detaining a passenger from the car of a Henrico County man who was shot and killed early Saturday while driving west on East Broad Street in Shockoe Bottom. Kareem Shaquille Brown, 20, of the 3800 block of Tighe Court crashed into two utility poles at 17th and Broad streets about [...]
Robbery on 19th Street
The RTD has details on a robbery last night: The victim was not injured in the robbery, which occurred after the man had left Club Prestige in the 100 block of North 19th Street about 10:25 p.m. The victim told police he got into an altercation with another man inside the club and left, only [...]
Why are the streets so crappy in Shockoe Bottom?
richmond.com’s Why Richmond, Why? takes on the crappy Shockoe streets: Why is it that the roads in Shockoe Bottom are in such terrible shape? Specifically Cary Street coming out of the slip heading east. It starts to get really bad around 14th St. and gets worse the further you go. Also 17th and 18th streets [...]
Eat and drink at C’est Le Vin
Big news from 17th Street’s C’est Le Vin We are excited and ecstatic to announce to all our friends and neighbors that C’est Le Vin is now OFFICALLY a Wine Bar! Do come by to sample our House Wines and taste our Light Fare menu!
Tip one for a cause at the Tricycle Gardens’ Organic Cocktail Party
Come celebrate National Organic Month at the Tricycle Gardens’ Organic Cocktail Party at Julep’s New Southern Cuisine this Thursday, September 30th: There is no cover charge, no attendance fee, and you don’t have to buy a ticket. Just come down and enjoy complimentary hors d’ouevres made from locally-sourced, organic product. Julep’s is donating a dollar [...]
Sector 112 report for August
Lt.Beazley’s Sector 112 August report (PDF) (covering Blackwell, Oak Grove, Shockoe Bottom, Shockoe Slip, Manchester, Old Town Manchester, and Hillside Court) is now available.
The day of the flood
It’s been 6 years since Gaston flooded Main Street and Shockoe Bottom: Then, at about 6pm at night as we all stood in the main entrance way to our street level offices the front doors opened….. it was a wall of water about 12 inches high. It swept through the office. Everyone ran to get [...]