Oregon Hill

News For Oregon Hill, in Richmond, VA

Canal Drawings

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Scott

The first graphic is a drawing that Venture Richmond sent today of the proposed damage to the Kanawha Canal for the proposed amphitheater. They propose slicing the south bank of the historic canal and infilling the canal to make a smooth slope. The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) passed a resolution against damaging the canal.

The second map uses a 1877 Beers Atlas to identify the location of the proposed damage to the canal.

Click here and here for more on the controversies regarding the proposed development for this area.

China Street Restaurant Going Through Changes

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Scott

Richmond.com reports that Pescados China Street is closing, but then reopening as EAT Oregon Hill.

Excerpt from the article:

Pescados chef/owner Todd Manley announced Tuesday that Pescados China Street is closing and reopening next week at EAT Oregon Hill (note: this is Oregon Hill only; Midlo stays as-in).

According to Manley, the new menu and concept is all about him and his culinary team (Chef Trevor Knotts and Sous Chef Sean McGee) having fun and being creative.

“I colloborated with the staff as a whole to come up with this concept,” Manley said. [It’s] going to knock the socks off of a Richmond and be a true Richmond eatery.”

He said being a “niche seafood restaurant” just wasn’t working for the neighborhood; he wanted to be able to accommodate more guests at all price points and for any occasion.

“We want to be the Richmond eatery … we want to be distincly Richmond.”