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Archive for March 2009

I Am The Sun King

And I can do anything… Before you question how much these solar panels cost (a lot, but I am hoping to get tax rebate), or how long it will take to recoup that cost (less long, given recent news), I would like to pose some questions of my own: -When will Open High, with its [...]

TD Reports That School Board Rep Carr To Run For Hall’s Delegate Seat

From the Times Dispatch: A member of Richmond School Board is the first to declare for the House of Delegates seat of retiring Democrat Franklin P. Hall. Betsy Carr, a school trustee since 2006, is outreach director of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, a parish located just outside Capitol Square. Hall announced Friday that he is [...]

Support Trees For Monroe Park

Did you know that during its period of “historic significance” in 1904, Monroe Park boasted 362 trees of 26 species? Today, the Park has only 155 trees of 23 species- less than half of what they had back then. The Monroe Park Masterplan calls for replanting treestock to replace many trees both on the sidewalk [...]

Lost Dog “Jake”

From Craigslist: LOST chocolate lab named Jake. He went missing between 7 and 11 pm Sunday night. He has a gold name tag and newport news city tags on an orange collar. Please please please call 201 259 9934 immediately if found. We are so worried! 100 block of S. Cherry

Dominion Power Seeks To Increase Rates

Nope, it’s not just water. From the Times Dispatch: With tens of millions of dollars likely at stake, the rate case has large implications for the company’s financial well-being, Virginia’s energy security and customers’ pocketbooks. Rate cases establish the regulated utility’s allowable profit and are different from the annual adjustments for fuel costs, such as [...]

Hot Tamales at WBCH!

Learn how to make this famous Latin dish and learn some Spanish at the same time with Honduran native at the William Byrd Community House Elicet Vonderlippe Choose from any of these Saturdays March 28, April 25, or May 23 Classes cost $10 which includes your tamales lunch. Limited spaces available per class so RSVP [...]

Ukrops Monument 10K and Oregon Hill… and Traffic Again

The Ukrops Monument 10K was this morning. Its a fantastic, family-friendly, fitness event for the whole region. I know some Oregon Hill residents took part and I implore them to send some photos so I can post them here. And I am really sorry to bring up a sore subject with such a great, happy [...]

And Here We Go…Proposed City Budget Has Higher Water fees

The Times Dispatch reports In addition, residents would pay more for gas, water and waste-water disposal. Property owners would pay a new annual storm-water fee to fund utility projects. No surprise here, we tried to warn our fellow citizens. I guess we can join SaveRichmond.com in saying, we told you so. And we continue to [...]

Oregon Hill Attack, Saved By Pepper Spray

I hope to have an update on this story soon. From the Times Dispatch: A woman used pepper spray late last night to fend off an attacker in Richmond’s Oregon Hill area. Richmond police Capt. Dave Martin said the 18-year-old victim “was a little scraped up but she refused medical treatment.” The woman told police [...]

Another Albemarle Fire Benefit

A benefit show to help our friends who lost their homes in the Oregon Hill fire. Saturday, March 28 7pm at Beth Ahabah 1117 W. Franklin Street (Corner of Franklin and Ryland) $5 donation for those who lost their homes No BS Brass Band Jonathan Vassar and the Speckled Bird Gull Julie Karr Lindsey Driscoll

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