A quick and perfect profile on YouTube by Lunggirl of a longtime local, the semi-indigent artist Nathan Motley.

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources maintains a record of the registration forms for the National Register of Historic Places for properties and neighborhoods around the state, with Richmond heavily represented. Some interesting area forms include those for Hollywood Cemetery (PDF), Oregon Hill Historic District (PDF), Belle Isle (PDF) and St.Andrew’s Church (PDF). The site also includes maps and photos ([1], [2], [3], [4]).

DETAIL: The classifieds listings for For Sale/Wanted and Housing include results from Craig’s List after any listings specific to this site.

wric.com has a story about the problems with graffiti on the “new $1,000,000 riverview wall”, interviewing Josh Irwin (Vice President of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association).

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TODAY: Byrd House Market from 3:30-7PM, National Night Out Community Movie in Pleasants Park at 7PM.

The crime map has been reworked to focus more on only Oregon Hill.

An article about declining museum attendence in the The Petersburg Progress-Index mentions that the American Civil War Center at Tredegar “isn’t close to their projected 60,000 annual visitors nine months into their opening, and officials would not say how many visitors had come so far”.

Being not nearly as hot as last week, today is a great day to wander on over to the Byrd House Market (open from 3:30-7PM).

All volunteer OHHIC work crew seen at 515 South Laurel this morning.

It’s that time again! The Byrd House Market is TODAY from 3:30-7PM. We’ve also got Music at the Market starting at 4:30PM, with Pam McCarthy as today’s guest.

An Oregon Hill resident shared this news:

I just saw up signs up in all of the windows of the Chuckwagon that it is
for sale by owner. If so, that marks the end of a decades plus run by the
same family. Anyone interested in one of the very few available commercial
spaces in the neighborhood should walk by and give it a look.

There was a large VCU party on the 300 block of Cherry St. this past weekend, causing complaints of fighting, public urination, public drunkedness, and noise disturbances.

Police were called and there was a report of at least one arrest. VCU officials have been notified and the matter is likely to receive attention at the next meeting of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association this coming Tuesday night.

Congratulations to Allen Townsend for this article on the front page of the Real Estate section in the Times-Dispatch! Also thanks to Carol Hazard for such a nice article: Modern, modular Victorian - Prefabricated house fits in among historic Oregon Hill’s homes.

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The Byrd House Market is the best place in town to purchase locally grown fresh produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, unique plants, crafts and much, much more, and is on from 3:30 to 7:00PM today. Also - Music at the Market offers an Acoustic Jam Session, all musicians invited@Byrd House Market. AND - Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting from 7-8PM) @ William Byrd Community House, meetings are open to all people and anyone living in Oregon Hill is automatically eligible for membership.