OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night (Tuesday)
7 pm, William Byrd Community House a few of the topics: - report on Oregon Hill parks by City staff - VCU Rampart Study presentation by Dr Alan Townes - police/VCU matters
Archive for January 2009
VCU Students Organize Cleanup
I was glad to see this, because I don’t want to live in a trashy neighborhood : Let’s paint the town GREEN! Join the VCU SGA’s trash clean-up initiative!!! When: January 31, 1:00-3:00 Where: Oregon Hill Neighborhood in Richmond *Meet at SGA office between 12:30-1:00 Why: Because really, who likes living in a trashy neighborhood?? [...]
VCU Takes Away Parking
VCU has closed ALL parking on the 00 block of S Pine (Just South of Main). This is a hardship to businesses on the Cary business corridor. It has been like this for too long. I don’t understand how the City allows indefinite closures like this at the expense of taxpaying citizens. They could easily [...]
Real Estate Auction and Assessments
Just saw this: 612 Idlewood Ave. goes up for auction tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, the Times Dispatch is reporting that local property tax assessments will stay fairly flat.
2 Serious Crimes To Report
Please inform your community of the crimes listed below. They are still under investigation and I will update you with further information as I receive it. Please ask anyone with any information on these crimes or any others to call the Police (nonemergency, 804 646 5100). At approximately 4:00 am this morning a female reported [...]
got 30 or 40 miles in you?
Richmond Area Ridefinder has word on a great ride leaving out of Oregon Hill in a few hours:
Pack it in…Pack it out…
From City Parks & Rec release: Belle Isle users asked not to litter while service bridge is closed Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities would like for individuals who use Belle Isle to be careful not to litter and to carry their own trash off the island while the park’s service bridge is [...]
Mamma Zu Chalks Up Another Positive Review
‘Brandon Eats’ praises Pine St.’s Italian restaurant with article in Style. Congratulations, Ed!
No Alternatives?
Remember when VCU told Oregon Hill, the city, and the state that there was no alternative to demolishing the historic stables and encroaching further into the neighborhood in order to build the massive student recreational center? Now they just happen to buy most of a city block less than a year later from starting the [...]
Green Building Standards in Richmond
Written and Submitted by Elizabeth Chaney The Richmond City Council voted this evening on Resolution 2008 R152, a measure requiring all city construction projects to meet LEED Green Building Rating System’s Silver rating. All but one council member voted “Aye,” the one “No” coming from practicing architect and 1st district (West End) representative, Bruce Tyler.
