From the Richmond Dispatch, February 28, 1897: An old soldier, who for four years wore the grey and bore the stoma of battle, lay all day yesterday unconscious at the City Hospital. He is John W. Satchfield, and since July 5, 1890, has been an inmate of the Soldiers’ Home. A gentleman was passing near [...]
Dear Monroe Park Community Advisory Group Members, I want to advise you that VCU will conduct a tornado preparedness exercise on Tuesday, March 2, as part of statewide emergency preparedness efforts. The VCU exercise will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the activation of 10 sirens on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses along with text [...]
From the Richmond Dispatch, February 26, 1888: The Solid Democratic Club of Oregon Hill met last night at 8 o’clock, with President D.R. Read presiding and J.L. Lee acting as secretary. After transacting the regular business of the club, lively and stirring addresses were made by Mr. Meade Haskins, James W. Gibbons, W.M. Prentiss, John [...]
From City of Richmond press release: The city of Richmond is preparing to start construction on a traffic signal upgrade project to improve intersection safety for motorists and pedestrians. Who: City of Richmond Division of Transportation Engineering What: Traffic signal improvements When: Monday, March 1 through September 17 Where: Belvidere Street and Main Street; Belvidere [...]
While Jennifer Hancock is still the interim President of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association, there were some leadership decisions made at this past Tuesday’s OHNA meeting. Kyle Meyer is the new vice president. Debbie Anderson is the new secretary. Todd Woodson is still Treasurer. OHNA has a new committee dealing with VCU gym membership. Barbara [...]
To support reconstruction efforts after the earthquake in Haiti; middle School student, Nadine Delano, will be hosting Kids Helping Kids,a yard-sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at William Byrd Community House (WBCH).
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meets this Tuesday, 7 pm, William Byrd Community House. Agenda includes more discussion and possible election of new leadership, 3 zoning matters, and a possible neighborhood cleanup on March 6th.
From SynerGeo : As with most non-profits, it’s been a challenging year finding the resources to keep the wheels turning at SynerGeo. Please help us to continue building community and providing a safe, fun place for kids to get creative in Oregon Hill. This winter / spring, we’ve got two great options for supporting Synergeo [...]
Since Verizon has still not made FiOS available in Oregon Hill, some residents are hoping that Google’s new internet initiative may be able to help. Will Verizon respond to more potential competition? Oregon Hill is not the only neighborhood wondering. Stay tuned.
From the Art180 blog: This past fall, Sukenya Best and Mike Dulin led a printmaking program at St. Andrew’s School in Oregon Hill. Throughout the program, the young artists explored the theme of pressure in interesting ways. They experimented with new methods and new materials with some impressive results. This is a video taken last [...]
