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Archive for October 2008

Monroe Park Activity Reminder…

Folks- Just a reminder that some pretty cool stuff will be going on in Monroe Park in the next few days, so please note: On Sunday, Oct 26 at 4PM in Monroe Park, World Famous Bread and Puppet Theater bring their larger than life puppet show complete with relevant social commentary to the Park. There [...]

OHNA President Asks VCU to Take Positive Step For True Community Partnership

As VCU celebrates its 40th birthday, Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association President Scott Burger calls on VCU and the Richmond community to reflect on the university’s encroachment into surrounding neighborhoods.

Open High Gets Ramp On Front Door

This is a positive development. I am assuming this is ADA compliant (?). Hopefully there will be more ADA improvements in the future.

Really Really Free Market

The October Really Really Free Market will be on Saturday October 25th from noon until 6. The Really Really Free Market happens the last Saturday of every month in Monroe Park, at the corner of Main and Laurel.

“Grab the snake!”, plus potluck dinner and the return of the puppets!

Community Movie Night: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull October 17 at 7:00 P.M. Grilled hotdogs, chips, served (last movie until Spring) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. MONDAY OCTOBER 20TH AT 6PM, SynerGeo is hosting the O. Hill community dinner of the month. Please join us to share a meal together and meet some new neighbors [...]

Lecturer To Examine Civil Rights and Race Relations in Virginia Public Education

William Byrd Community House is pleased to announce the next lecture in its Hans S. Falck Lectureship on Social Responsibility, Civil Rights and Race Relations in Virginia Public Education: A Case Study in Social Change, for Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 7-9PM at St. Andrew’s School Auditorium (236 S Laurel St., Richmond, VA 23220). For [...]

What do you consider to be Richmond’s greatest asset? What do you consider to be its greatest liability?

More candidate questions from RVAnews.com. Here are 5th District Council candidate responses (Jewell is still a self-admitted “dinosaur” when it comes to computers): Mark Brandon: (3/5) Assets : Its location on the James, it’s diverse neighborhoods and its history. Liability : Its history Marty Jewell (incumbent): (0/5) NO RESPONSE Lee Shewmake: (3/5) Richmond’s greatest assets [...]

Sunday Morning Messes

in front of 121 S. Cherry on 300 block of S. Laurel

Flying Brick Library to reopen in 2009

The Flying Brick Library, Richmond’s Oregon Hill-based radical lending library, has announced plans to reopen in early 2009.

2nd Annual St. Andrew’s Community Fair, Sunday, Oct. 19

The 2nd Annual St. Andrew’s Community Fair in Oregon Hill; Sun., Oct. 19; noon to 3:00 p.m.; Oregon Hill at the Byrd House Market/Grace Arents Community Garden location; food, fun, activities, homemade foods and crafts; plus live music featuring The Thistle & Shamrock Dance Troupe; The Shalom Singers, a Kenyan vocal quintet singing traditional music; [...]

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