Morning Winter Sunshine On Parsons Linear Park
Enjoy it while you can, rain forecasted for New Year’s Eve.
Archive for 2009
Times Dispatch: Volunteers Reclaim Hollywood Cemetery
From this morning’s Times Dispatch: Hollywood Cemetery, established in 1847, was one of the nation’s first cemeteries designed in the “rural style,” with meandering roads that follow the contours of 135 acres overlooking the James River just west of downtown. The center of attention is Presidents Circle, where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are [...]
City Has “One for the Chipper” Program
Press release:
1902 Follow-Up Article: Two Arrested Over Trouble With Dogs
From The Times, December 21, 1902, which follows up earlier article by the Dispatch: TROUBLE OVER DOGS Two Arrests Made by Police at Instance of City Pound Master Luther Page and Joseph Warriner, employees of the Tredegar Iron Works, were arrested yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Barfoot, of the Third District, on warrants sworn out by [...]
Oregon Hill Christmas Carol(?) from 1896
From Richmond Dispatch, December 20, 1896: Christmas comes and Christmas goes- Stayeth with us never, But the Broad-Street bob-tall car Mule abideth ever. Oh, will it be always thus, ‘Spite of all endeavor? Can we not this antiquate bond of union sever? Ask the winds of Oregon Hill, that blow so, ever; Ask the Ninth-Street-hill [...]
Conviction for Belle Island Attack
The Times Dispatch reports that a man convicted of sexually assaulting a jogger on Belle Island could be facing 40 years in prison. The victim in the case has been lauded for her courage in facing her attacker and testifying in his prosecution.
Snowball Fight Scheduled For Monroe Park This Evening
According to this Facebook page, there is a snowball fight scheduled for Monroe Park this evening. Hopefully there will be some fresh snow for it. NO ROCKS!
1902 Article: Mob Chases Dog-Catchers
From Dec. 19th, 1902 edition of Richmond dispatch: HOUND MUSES RIOT, Oregon Hill Mob Bulldozes Dog- Catchers Without Avail. A hound dog on Oregon Hill almost precipitated a riot in that section yesterday morning. The dog-catchers happened to be in the locality, performing their duties, and among the dogs they caught was a hound belonging [...]
