From Richmond Food Collective blog post: Ana sent out an e-mail listing all of the vendors that will be at the Byrd House Market this Tuesday April 20th. It looks good enough for a full season listing! Hope you can make it out. Amy’s Garden: Asparagus, Salad, Asparagus, Chard and Eggs Bread for the People: [...]
The above view is looking east towards downtown. It looks like the fire might have started at a homeless encampment that’s in the trees just a few feet to the east of the site, but that’s just conjecture. I also have heard unofficial accounts that, around the same time last night, there was some wine [...]
A large fire below Hollywood Cemetery – this picture was taken from above Oregon Hill Parkway looking west…hopefully its just debris and brush and no one is hurt. Police and fire crews arrived on scene after going through neighborhood, trying to find best access…
Meant to post this earlier…free history this Saturday! From the website: Come see your history in action! More than 15 museums and historical sites in partnership with The Future of Richmond’s Past will offer a full day of free activities for the public at Civil War & Emancipation Day: the 150th Anniversaries. With the dual [...]
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Commons Plaza From webpage: Ride your bike to campus on April 14 for a tune-up and registration, and talk shop with other VCU riders. All bike riders – serious, silly and sensible, alike – are welcome. This program is for the every-day, casual bike rider. Competitive and serious cyclists are [...]
With the federal tax credit winding down, there seems to be a lot more houses coming up for sale in the neighborhood. Don’t forget Affordable Housing Awareness Week. Speaking of affordable housing, the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council is excited to be building three new modular houses on the 600 block of South Laurel St. [...]
Announcement: TheCollegePlace-Richmond Upcoming Workshop: College Admissions for High School Students – Preparation for college is important and it?s never too early to start doing your research on higher education. This workshop is targeting high school students and provides basic information on choosing schools, filing college applications, computing college costs and more. (Please note: This is [...]
A longtime Oregon Hill resident reports: 12:30AM April 10, 2010 8 RPD patrol cars (2 were unmarked) were in the rear and front of the houses on 200 block S Cherry where an out of control VCU party was taking place. I would estimate that between the people outdoors in the back yards and the [...]
From announcement: Fourth Precinct .The Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting will be held: . Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. Place: Linwood Holton Elementary School 1600 W Laburnum Avenue We look forward to seeing you there.. Thank you Jacki Page Sr. Customer Services Representative 804-646-4150
Local blog Handfull Of Brains has details and commentary. First show is May 7: May 7th – Lee Brice w/ Puddleduck. (Lee Brice is Americana, Outlaw Country. “As Brice puts it, his music sounds like what would happen if Hank Williams, Jr. and John Mayer had a love child.” I don’t know whether that is [...]
