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.