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| When: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| Time: 6:00 PM |
| Location: 533 Club |
| Corner of 3rd and E. Jackson Streets |
| Love to see you there! |
| Sign our Guestbook. |
Each Christmas if you look at the Bojangles Stature park at the corner of Adams and Leigh, you would think that Santa's elves magically
swooped in and decorated the lamp posts to make the area so festive. But, actually, it's our very own Bob and Steve from the 400 block
of W. Clay Street who not only decorate their entire block and the 100 block of W. Leigh Street, but also do the Bojangles Statue area as well.
All of Historic Jackson Ward would like to extend to them a hearty thank you!
Left: Liza enjoys Clean Up Day. Right: Bob takes Darlene Mallory our trash location map. Another successful Clean Up Day here in Jackson Ward went off without a hitch this morning, Saturday, October 15th. The weather couldn't have been any more beautiful, and we had 21 people come out to clean up trash, enjoy a wonderful breakfast together, and weed, plant and mulch. Despite the fact that we "broke the city trash truck", we were able to get much of the trash on sidewalks and alleys cleaned up. The trash in the Catherine Street Alley was the culprit that disabled the truck, and what a mess that was, but with Bob, Steve, Tripp and Stephen's help, most of that disasterous mess was obliterated. And, another truck will come in the coming week to get the trash from the alleys that still remains. Bob and Steve were still busily documenting trash locations on Steve's trusty map to send to Darlene Mallory at Public Works to be sure our neighborhood is clean. Lt. Hood came to support us in our effort along with a few of Richmond's finest, and we even had the pleasure of a visit from Bill Pantele. The beautification effort held simultaneously with clean up today was thanks to Amber who applied for a grant for us from Keep Virginia Beautiful for which we were given a check for $1,000. Amber purchased hand tools, mulch and plants and with the help of several residents went to work on beautifying the area around the fence at Abner Clay Park. It is now weeded, mulched and has new plantings, and it looks beautiful. Much thanks to Amber, Theoron, Stephen, and Tripp for all their hard work on the garden. If you missed this one, don't worry; our next Clean-Up Day will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012. To make things easier on everyone with busy schedules, we now have set dates for Clean-Up Days. Every 3rd Saturday in April and October will be HJWA Clean-Up Days, so mark your calendars! If you came out on Saturday and did not receive your thank you email, it was because it was bounced back, or I did not have your correct email address, but not to worry, click here to view: "Thank you". To view the slideshow of today's event, go to Clean Up Day, Fall 2011. |
Historic Jackson Ward has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Community Greening and Beautification Category. The KVB grant program focuses greater
resources and attention on individual localities throughout the Commonwealth and how they are addressing the issues of litter prevention, recycling,
waste reduction, beautification and education. In honor of Earth Month, Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) is awarding �30 Grants In 30 Days� in April, 2011.
Click here,
The Belvidere at Broad Article,
to see the wonderful article published on February 24, 2011 in the University of Richmond publication. Way to go Julie and Dave!
(Photo by Chris Ijams, CSI Studio LLC)
The Historic Jackson Ward Association was recently recognized with a Service to Law Enforcement Award primarily for our National Night Out activities
and other relationships we have developed with the Richmond Police Department. Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church and Ebenezer Baptist Church were also
recognized. Our event was recognized as one of the (if not "the") largest celebrations in the City. Hats off to all of our members who worked to make
our NNO activity a huge success.
Have you noticed that we have a Guestbook where you can give us feedback on the website, share some tidbit about the neighborhood, tell us what
you think about living in Historic Jackson Ward, etc.? If you have a comment or would just like to see what others have to say, just click on the Guestbook
picture. Or, you can click on "Contact Us Today" (last left navigation bar) or use the drop down menu at the top of each webpage throughout the site.
If you want an answer to a question, please use the Contact Us Form at the top of the page. Contact Us questions will automatically be emailed to the
HJWA webmaster and then forwarded to the appropriate person for a response.
After many months of planning and meetings with neighbors in the Historic Jackson Ward community, the Community Design Assistance Center has
sent us a conceptual master plan of what our future Abner Clay could look like. To see the final report, click here:
Abner Clay Park Conceptual Master Plan. 
Please take a look at our Strategic Plan goals and objectives. If you have any ideas about how these objectives and goals can be met, contact
us through our "Contact Us" page or shoot an email to Charles. We would also love it if you would like to become involved in achieving these goals, so please
let us know if you'd like to chair a committee or maybe even start a new one. Any input you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Have you noticed the many beautiful Christmas decoration on various homes and on many of the lamposts in Historic Jackson Ward? If you haven't,
now is your chance to take a look at alot of them from the comfort of your own home. If you have, you'd probably still really enjoy seeing
them all together in a slide show. Thanks to Steve Hennessee, you can merely click on the link below to see them all. Thanks, Steve!
Christmas Decorations Slideshow
Weekly Rant gives you a comprehensive listing of fun and entertaining events in the City of Richmond on a weekly basis. You can also sign up
for their weekly email. To visit their site, go to www.weeklyrant.com.
Is your home safe from unwanted guests? All Richmond City residents are eligible for a FREE Home Security Survey from the Richmond
Police Department.
VCU Libraries, in cooperation with the City of Richmond, is proud to present a series of photographs documenting Richmond's Historic Jackson Ward
neighborhood. These photos were taken by John Zehmer as part of a City of Richmond project, and published in 1978 in the book The Jackson Ward
Historic District, with text by Robert P. Winthrop, Virginia architect and specialist in the architectural history of Richmond.
Included are the full text of the book and a Google Map interface. To see this incredible collection, go to:
http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm4/index_jwh.php?CISOROOT=/jwh.
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| White Historic Jackson Ward T-shirts are for sale now! |
| Sizes are S, M, L, XL | |
| Available in long ($15.00) and short ($12.00) sleeved | |
| Contact Marilyn Milio to purchase | |
| Phone: (804)643-1680 |
www.cjwn.net
Need a quick reference to find services in our area? Need to direct someone to an organization that helps the homeless?
Want to contact the police, fire, rescue in a non-emergency situation?
Have a desire to contact our councilman or the mayor? Need to obtain a building permit or inspection? Curious to find information about a piece of
property? Looking for a list of the HJWA Board members? Want to visit the Black History Museum or maybe the Richmond Public Library?
Click on the question mark to find information and links to with answers to these questions and many more.
Due to the ongoing issues with car theft in the area, residents of the 4th Precinct can get a free anti-car theft device, "The Club". To get yours,
bring your vehicle registration to the 4th Precinct office at 107 South 5th Streeet. Call (804)646-4105 before coming to make sure an officer will
be there to help you.
Click on Giving Procedures to view procedures for applying and responding to requests for assistance from the Historic Jackson Ward Association, Inc.
