Randolph Community Group June Meeting

The Randolph Community group requests your presence at the:
Randolph Community Group June Meeting
Tuesday, June 1st at the Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Avenue from 6-8 p.m.
All students, homeowners, and renters invited!

Guests to Include:
Catherine Howard–VCU Vice Provost–Division of Community Engagement
Reuban Rodriguez–VCU Associate Vice Provost/Dean of Student Affairs
Rachel Flynn–City of Richmond–Director of Planning and Development
Thomas Barnes and Darlene Mallory –Clean City Commission
Ward Kuper–RPD–3rd Precinct Community/Environmental Officer

Please come and help us build a wonderful, cohesive community!

Randolph Community Forum

When: Tuesday May 4, 2010 from 6 to 8PM
Where: Randolph Community Center (1415 Grayland Avenue)

The Randolph Community group requests your presence at the:
“Randolph Community Forum”
All students, renters and homeowners invited!

Guests to Include:
E. Martin Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District
John Venuti, VCU Police Chief
Ronald Brown, VCU Community Development Coordinator - Carver
Catherine Howard, VCU Vice Provost - Division of Community Engagement
Reuban Rodriguez, VCU Associate Vice Provost/Dean of Student Affairs
Rachel Flynn, City of Richmond - Director of Planning and Development
Pastor James Henry Harris, Second Baptist Church
Ward Kuper, RPD - 3rd Precinct Community/Environmental Officer

Representatives from RRHA, The Fan District Association, The Carver Area Civic Improvement League, and the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association have also been invited.

Please come and help us build a wonderful, cohesive community!

Randolph Community Group Meeting Rescheduled!

President-Elect, Stephanie Rizzi invites all Randolph residents to the next Randolph Community Group Meeting, Tuesday February 16 from 6 to 8PM at the Randolph Community Center. (Previously scheduled for Feb 2, but moved back 2 weeks due to weather.)

Our guest speakers for the evening are:

Dr. Ruben Rodriquez
, Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs
Chief John Venuti, VCU Police Department
W. Hawkins Kuper, 3rd Precinct Community Environmental Officer

PLEASE COME OUT
, STEP UP and SPEAK UP

Light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

State of the City Address on Tuesday

The Annual State of the City Address will be held on Tuesday January 26, 2010 at Richmond CenterStage, Carpenter Theatre from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. This is a public event that is free and open to everyone. Complimentary parking is available across from the Grace Street side of Center Stage. Enter from 6th and 7th Streets.

CAPS Meeting Tomorrow

The Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting is tomorrow.

Date:   Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Time:   6:15 p.m.
Place:  Round House at Byrd Park (600 Swan Lake Dr.)

What is CAPS?

Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) is a systemic change in the way the residents and city administration think about and approach overall neighborhood health in the City of Richmond. CAPS seeks to eliminate blight and restore luster to our neighborhoods by partnering with citizens to identify and eliminate the problems associated with the most troublesome properties in our City. CAPS provides a vehicle for us to work together to ensure that each of Richmond’s neighborhoods is clean, safe, and healthy.

The CAPS philosophy recognizes that code enforcement alone cannot deal with blighted and other problem properties in the City. Nor can the Police alone always solve crime-plagued properties. A key feature of CAPS is that numerous city departments work together as a team with citizens to ensure that a problem property will stay a priority until a satisfactory resolution is reached. The CAPS process has achieved outstanding results in all parts of the City.

Randolph Neighborhood Holiday Party RESCHEDULED

UPDATE: The Holiday Party has been rescheduled for tomorrow, December 23 from 5:30 – 7:30PM.

The Randolph Community Group (NOT the Randolph West HOA) will be hosting their annual Randolph Neighborhood Holiday Party, Wednesday December 23 (originally planned for Dec 19). The event will be held at the Randolph Community Center at 1415 Grayland Ave from 5:30 - 7:30PM.

Come meet your association representatives and mix and mingle with your neighbors in a  festive environment. There will be crafts for the kids, holiday music, food and fun!

For more information call 646-1080 or 257-7273.

Governor Kaine to Visit Byrd House Market Tomorrow (June 16)

From the Byrd House Market:

Gov. Tim Kaine will be visiting the Byrd House Market from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday June 16, to see how the market works with other WBCH programs to enrich the community. Come and greet the governor and show him how much you love your market!

Get more information on the Byrd House Market Blog.

National Night Out: August 4

The “26th Annual National Night Out” (NNO), a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2009 (Texas will celebrate on October 6th, 2009). We cordially invite you and your community to be a part of our NIGHT OUT 2009 team.

Last year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 37 million people participated in National Night Out 2008.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

See the Richmond Police Department’s annoucement on Facebook.

Learn more about National Night Out at www.natw.org/nno

May Homeowners Association Meeting

What: Randolph West Homeowners Association Meeting
When: Thursday May 14 at 6:30PM
Where: 1705 Kemper Street (yes, its in the house that’s for sale).

Who should attend?
All homeowners and tenants of Randolph West. (Or anyone who is interested - everyone is welcome to drop in.)

What’s the point?
The homeowners association serves to help improve the area through open communication and networking of all individuals living in, or owning property in Randolph West. This month we will get an update on the newly established Neighborhood Watch, discuss recent issues in the neighborhood and plan for the upcoming Randolph West Block Party. Come hear the details or better yet, come get involved and be a part of improving our part of Richmond.

Oh, and the Bowers usually bring food and drink for everyone to enjoy. Hopefully they’ll do that again this time around!