Near West End News

Sports Backers Announce Athem Moonlight Bikeride

Jonah_H — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:54 +0000

Richmond Sports Backers just announced the coolest event — The Anthem Moonlight Bikeride on Aug. 8th! And even better — it is going to take place (partly) right here in the Near West End. I will totally be doing this ride — and hopefully will be dragging lots of TRIgirls to do it with me! Howl [...]

Sports Backers Announce Athem Moonlight Bikeride

Jonah_H — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:54:03 +0000

Community HS Student Named Youth Female Diver of the Year

Jonah_H — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:37:12 +0000

Latifia Neblett-Burell, a Richmond Community High School student, was recently named the Youth Female Diver of the Year by the National Association of Black Scuba Divers (NABS). Neblett-Burrell learned to dive from the Richmond RHA Youth Sports & Fine Arts Academy.

Possible Small Earthquake Shakes Near West End

Jonah_H — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:10:06 +0000

Downtown ShortPump is reporting that the rumbling I heard in my house last night , around midnight, was likely an earthquake. “What was THAT?” I said to my husband. I guess, the next thing I should have done, was turn to Twitter, but instead, I went to bed. Here’s the lowdown from Trevor over at [...]

Police Arrest Women in Connection with Robbery

Jonah_H — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:45:17 +0000

Police have arrested a women in connection with an armed robbery of a Patterson Avenue convenience store, according to the Times Dispatch. Fulgencio Maria Freeman, 41, was taken into custody near Intertstate 64 and Nine Mile Road shortly after the 7:20 p.m. robbery at The Market Place 13 in the 8900 block of Patterson Avenue yesterday.