French and Goswick
Oregon Hill mourns the passing of two of its older residents this past month. Frances Rebecca Goswick and Rosalind French are both remembered fondly.
Archive for April 2008
“Renegade Market” tomorrow and Festival on April 12th
Yes, it’s another April showers day! And our “Renegade Market” vendors will be selling their goods and wares. We know these showers will soon bring happy produce and May flowers! Tuesday 3:30-7 p.m. We love that you spend your Tuesday afternoons with us. Come and celebrate our BHM Appalachia Spring Family Festival on Saturday, April [...]
Scepter and Crown
In what is surely to bode well for future diplomatic relations with Southside, I attended a party last night off Forest Hill Avenue and was treated to a surprise coronation ceremony that recognized my new found position. It is good to be King.
Historic OH stable house to be moved soon.
If anyone hasn’t noticed yet, VCU is moving full steam ahead with the moving of the remaining Oregon Hill stable house from the rear of the former City Auditorium to the 100 block of south Linden Street. It’s quite an involved process that includes the construction of a temporary crushed gravel road to transplant the [...]
Second Edict: Grow Gardens for Self and Community Sufficiency
Peak Oil vs. Global Warming vs. The Long Emergency and about a half dozen other scary phrases… As the newly declared King, I intend to lead a war on fear itself by crafting a long term policy dedicated to the principle of self-sufficiency. With the price of a gallon of gasoline or a loaf of [...]
First Edict: Eugene, I command thee
to commit Virginia Commonwealth University to a more environmental friendly future. As King of Oregon Hill, I demand that you, President Trani of VCU, sign a treaty that addresses global warming, along with other college and university presidents. This will improve the the environment of Oregon Hill and the world. I am trying to look [...]
I Declare Myself ‘King of the Hill’
I have been President or Co-President or Acting President of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) for over four years now. No one has offered to take over that leading position, or that of moderator of this neighborhood blog, or that of owner of the neighborhood email discussion group. OHNA elections have been postponed or [...]
