821 Cafe Wins Best Burger Poll

Congratulations to 821 Cafe for winning Richmond.com’s ‘Best Burger Poll’.

“We took over the restaurant seven years ago,” owner Andrew Clarke says, “and really ‘beefed up’ the menu, so to speak.”

Co-owners Chip Cooke and Andrew Clarke introduced a variety of ½-pound and full-pound juicy burgers to the menu and topped them with everything from fried onions and portobello mushrooms to bacon and chili.

They also do a lot of burger specials, like the Volcano Burger stuffed with fresh mozzarella, fried jalapeños and buffalo sauce or the Texas burger with BBQ sauce and whiskey fried onions.

821’s burgers run $6.25 to $9. Or you can even go for a “Man vs. Food” type challenge with the Brent Burger – a whopping one-pound patty sandwiched between two grilled sandwiches for $12.

821 also makes their burgers extra affordable with $2 quarter-pound burgers every Monday night. How’s that for a deal?

The most popular burger, according to Andrew, is the Union Burger ($8.50) topped with bacon, portobello mushrooms and fried onions. Or the Veggie Burger with bacon (yes, odd combo, but apparently quite popular), provolone cheese and avocado.

HOME Workshop on Foreclosure Recovery

While other parts of the Richmond area have seen lots of foreclosures, Oregon Hill has remained relatively stable. That’s not to say that people are not struggling here and elsewhere. In response…

Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) announces a new group education
opportunity for those recovering from a foreclosure or facing a
foreclosure. The goals of the recovery class are to provide support,
education and resources to help recover financially and personally; to
empower individuals to create for themselves a more secure financial
future; and to find comfort and encouragement in a peer group setting of
other individuals who have also been through this difficult time.

HOME invites anyone who has recently been through or are currently in
the process of a foreclosure to see if this 4-week class is right for
them by attending one of the informational sessions on Tuesday, March 22
at 6:30PM or Thursday, March 24 6:30PM. Individuals must attend one of
these information sessions or contact HOME by phone prior to the first
class on March 29.

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Celebrating Lent With Soup At St. Andrew’s House

From announcement:

On Fridays during Lent, St. Andrew’s House (yellow house beside the church at 236 S. Laurel Street) is going to be open for FREE coffee, WiFi, and soup — as long as the soup lasts, that is — when it’s gone, it’s gone:-). 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. Stop by and enjoy the space!

Feel free to call or email if you have questions (648-7980, abailey at standrewsoreghonhill.org).