The Earthlings Organic Food Coop is still around and had a successful delivery this past Sunday at William Byrd Community House facilities. It is looking for new members. This Wednesday evening at the Science Museum, the Sierra Club is hosting an open meeting that will feature Anne Darby and Jonah Fogel, with Richmond Area Food [...]
Books on Wheels is now working with Network for Good in accepting donations. http://www.networkforgood.org/ This service offers a safe and easy way to make a tax-deductible donation to our organization to ensure that we continue in working to provide our services. Please visit our website at www.bookonwheels.com for more information and a link to the [...]
This link goes to an online PDF of a printed profile of William Byrd Community House Executive Board President Margaret Friedenberg in the Richmond Free Press. Given the the Free Press’ past treatment of it online content, I doubt this link will work in the long term.
A Times Dispatch obituary pays tribute to a notable Richmond clown, Poppy, aka Betsy Lyons Terry, who was buried in Hollywood Cemetery yesterday. Click here.
The Virginia Girls Choir, a city-wide choir for girls in grades 4-7, will sing Evensong at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Oregon Hill, Sunday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. The 20-member choir formed in September 2008 and is a city-wide music ministry of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Choristers audition for the competitive slots and come from [...]
This big tree came down on 500 block of Pine Street recently. Some residents believe this portends new development on this lot, near Mama Zu’s.
Oregon Hill Oregon Hill once again leads the pack with only 2 crimes in December – one burglary and one larceny. The burglary occurred at 225 S. Pine St. Unknown suspect(s) entered the home between 9AM and 3PM on December 27th and stole electronics. The larceny was of license plates at 611 S. Cherry Street [...]
Published with permission from OH email discussion, another take on the changing relationship between VCU students and the neighborhood: My observation is that there is an increasing trend for students living in our neighborhood and others surrounding VCU to be ever more and more oblivious to certain aspects of urban living and coexistence, including having [...]
You may remember Oregon Hill resident Silver from his run for President. Also, congratulations and thanks to Jones administration for doing right thing. Its a great start to the new year and city politics. An announcement of the new Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph: Silver Persinger yesterday launched the Richmond City Council Reporter & [...]
