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Have you been court ordered to take a parenting class? Do you have difficulty talking to your teenager? Contact Jordan's Quest, Inc. and we will come to you. We can be reached @ 804-393-0110 or cjordan@jordansquest.com
Need estate sale services? Have items to consign? Since 1999, Susan's Selections has conducted in-home estate sales. Our consignment store at 8008 Staples Mill Rd is open Mon to Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm. 232-6480 or Roy@SusansSelections.com.



archive for October, 2007


October 1, 2007

SynerGeo/Kids oN The Hill seeks volunteers

A message from Katie Cowles from the neighborhood nonprofit SynerGeo:

My name is Katie and I’m the volunteer coordinator for SynerGeo. For those of you who are unfamiliar with us, we are a small non-profit at the corner of Albemarle St. and S.Laurel Street here in Oregon Hill. We run Free afterschool art and homework help programs for grades K-5th.

One of our programs, Kids on The Hill, runs on Tuesdays from 3:30- 5:30 and is held at Pine St. Baptist Church. It includes homework help time, bible study, recreation time, special interest groups and dinner. We are looking for volunteers who can spend at least one hour, if not all three with the children. We also still have more room for children to sign up for the program!!!

The special interest groups are a chance for someone to spend time with the chilren teaching them something new like Origami, juggling, drawing techniques, etc. If you have a talent or hobbie that you’d like to share, please feel free to let me know. And if you or anyone you know would like to volunteer at this program, please email me at cowleskatie@yahoo.com and I’ll reply right back with further info. Our program begins THIS TUESDAY @ 3:30.

Please spread the word as I would really like to see some more neighborhood involvement with this!

Katie Cowles
cowleskatie@yahoo.com
www.synergeo.org

October 1, 2007

100 block of South Belvidere destroyed

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Just drove by and saw the remnants of the two brick buildings on the lot immediately to the north of the 7-11. I’m guessing this signifies an impending development. Also, it’s sad as there is now only a single remaining Oregon Hill home on Belvidere, the one brick home on that same block.

October 2, 2007

Rainbow over the Lee Bridge


This picture was taken back in the day when it actually used to rain….

October 3, 2007

Sector 413 report for September

The Sector Report for September (PDF) from Lt.Lisa Drew is out. Highlights include info on arrests for drug violations, info about an initiative to reduce theft from automobiles, and a funny narrative about a man getting caught for stealing beer from Mojo’s 3 different times.

October 5, 2007

A few upcoming events…

The University of Richmond is hosting a free e-waste recycling event on Oct 11-13.

The National Folk Festival will be happening close by on October 12-14.

The 2007 McDonald’s Duathlon Long Course World Championships Event happens on Sunday, October 21st. There will be some local road closings because of this.

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October 5, 2007

Miss Judy

Many of us had the pleasure of working with Miss Judy at St. Andrews School. What a warm, friendly and remarkably helpful person! She will be greatly missed. There was a good tribute to her in the T-D.

October 5, 2007

610 Idlewood wins ACORN Golden Hammer

The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) paid tribute to the individuals that are “in the trenches” renovating and revitalizing Richmond’s historic neighborhoods at its annual Golden Hammer Awards last night. The winners were announced in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill Construction, with the award for Best Infill Construction going to Allen Townsend (Whippoorwill River, LLC) for his work at 610 Idlewood Avenue (Allen Townsend, designer; Victorian Homebuilders, LLC, contractor).

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October 7, 2007

Hollywood Cemetery photos

Local blogger Karmic-Dragonfly put up a great set of photos of Hollywood Cemetery from this afternoon.

October 8, 2007

Overlook Development Pleases Oregon Hill

A look at the impact and demographics of the now 3-year-old Overlook Townhouses by Baylen Forcier…

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October 9, 2007

TODAY: Byrd House Market

Byrd House Market

The Byrd House Market is open from 3:30-7PM. Musical entertainment this week will be the mellow sounds of Mike Bogil.

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