Posts Tagged ‘iron triangle’
L.I.F.E. in the Iron Triangle
More than 100 residents turned out Saturday to see the newly-remodeled L.I.F.E. Center in the heart of the city’s Iron Triangle neighborhood. The L.I.F.E. Center is a community jewel, said pastor Sydney Keys, who also serves as director of the center.
Read MoreLocal police lead major drug bust in ‘Iron Triangle’
Richmond police working with federal agents made one of the biggest drug busts in local history, taking more than $1 million worth of cocaine off the streets.
Read MoreBank-owned homes cost city time, money
Nearly 1,000 homes in Richmond are bank-owned, but many banks have failed to keep them maintained. So city code enforcers are spending big bucks and countless hours securing vacant properties and chasing down the banks that own them.
Read MoreCrime overlays poverty
The concentration of poverty tends to concentrate other problems like violent crime. Criminologists have long agreed on this relationship between poverty and crime. The city of Richmond, as the map to the left suggests, is plagued by both social ills.
Read More‘Taking the city back, one block at a time’
On a recent Saturday, Richmond city officials, volunteers and residents joined a community clean-up activity called One Block at a Time to clean a few blocks in the Iron Triangle.
Read MorePatrolling Richmond’s ‘Iron Triangle’
Phillip Sanchez comes to work with a crisp uniform and courteous demeanor. He’s recognized at the local Starbucks, where he likes to start off his day with a coffee and pastry. But the normalcy stops there. Sanchez’ office is one of the most crime-addled neighborhoods in the nation. Officer Sanchez patrols one of nine beats,…
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