Brinkman has continued her habit of salvaging old wood from project sites, and wherever else she can find it. And she’s using it to build some beautiful homemade frames of all sizes.
“I just hated to throw away the really old stuff like heart pine,” she says. “It really has the most beautiful grain and wonderful luster — and it smells fantastic.”
Brinkman says she’ll work on commission and that for now, postcard-sized frames run around $25, and an album-sized frame is $50. You can find her Etsy page at etsy.com/shop/framesbygreta or email her at gkb498 at yahoo.com.
Brinkman plays bass for metal band Druglord, but she’s had a long and colorful career playing for such big-name and wide-ranging artists as Debbie Harry, L7, Moby and Jayne County. Druglord has a new vinyl EP, “Enter Venus,” coming out in a month and it plays Strange Matter on Dec. 17 with Torche.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
In recycling news, Charlottesville City Schools launch recycling challenge. As reported by NBC29,
“the project is led by the city’s high school students and supported by local recycling and waste hauler, Republic Services in partnership with TFC Recycling.”
Missing Person Sought
From RPD press release:
Nov. 26, 2013
Missing Person Sought
The Richmond Police Department needs the public’s help to locate a man with a medical condition who has gone missing.
Samuel P. Hoyt, 46, was last seen Friday morning, Nov. 22, at the Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St. He left all of his personal property at the memorial and has not been seen or heard from by family members since that time.
Anyone who has any information about Hoyt’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective Rashaan Wigfall at 646-6769 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000. Citizens may also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both Crime Stoppers methods are anonymous.
Holiday Market Rescheduled But Renegade Market Happens Today
From email announcement:
Due to the freezing rain, we’re cancelling the Holiday Market festivities for tomorrow, So We’re Having it on Dec. 17th!
Plan your holiday gift and treat shopping for Tuesday December 17! We’ll have the Holiday Pavilion up with lights, hot drinks and great handmade, locally grown or crafted foods and sooooo much spirit… you’ll wanna move in.AND in the meantime our intrepid Renegaders will still be here today. So, FLY BY! Swoop in on those good Thanksgiving staples from The Byrd Farm, Faith Farm Foods, Mugsy’s Dogtown Lounge and more! (we’ll keep you posted!). Last market before Thursday! Go for it! Pantry’s calling…
The best of late fall/winter root veggies, rich leafy greens, crisp sweet apples, luscious cheeses, honey and preserves for good and all.
You know you need some!
Stay warm and Eat well and Share some!
_____________________
Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
Canal Water Levels And Venture Richmond
There is important new documentation on the water level in the James River and Kanawha Canal provided by the research of canal enthusiast C. Wayne Taylor. He has made the discovery that there is still a water gauge in the canal at the city Park Hydro near Cherry Street, some 1000 feet from Venture Richmond’s proposed amphitheater. The water level in the canal is clearly shown by a line on the wall at 83 feet next to this water gauge. Water has eroded all paint from the gauge under the 83 foot mark on the gauge.
Remarkably, Wayne Taylor has also discovered a 1990s photograph from the City Planning Department in the VCU Library showing water in the canal at the location of the Park Hydro, and this photograph shows the water gauge in the canal.
The 83 foot water elevation of the water in the canal shown in this gauge and photograph correspond with the many Tredegar and C&O Railroad surveys of the historical water level in the canal at this same location.
It would be folly to reduce the elevation of the tow path of the James River and Kanawha Canal to 83 feet as proposed by Venture Richmond, when a preponderance of evidence shows that the historical water level in the canal near the amphitheater is documented at 83 feet elevation.
When will Venture Richmond acknowledge its plan is based on flawed history? When will Venture Richmond give in to sensible compromise and stop trying to dishonorably label neighborhood concerns as unreasonable?
OHNA Meeting On Tuesday
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 26th at 7:00 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
Dinamo Up For Elby Award
Dinamo, on W.Cary, is a the top of the list of nominees for Best New Restaurant (opened between November 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013).
And Oregon Hill’s own Ed Vasio, of Mamma Zu’s, Edo’s Squid, and Dinamo has been nominated for Restaurateur of The Year.
Good luck to our nominees, the award ceremony will be at the Virginia Museum of FIne Arts on January 26.
View from Pine Street Alley and Parsons Linear Park
You can imagine what the view from Belvidere may have been from this.
More Party House Problems and Graffiti
Despite complaints last week, party house problems persisted this weekend on both the 400 block of S. Laurel and 400 block of S. Cherry.
According to one neighbor:
“They had another huge loud party last night. (VCU Police) Officer Felton and RPD went out last week and spoke to them. It made no impact, since just a few days later they were back to it.”
In addition to more litter this morning, blue paint graffiti tags were found nearby:
Neighborhood Illustration
Here’s his Oregon Hill version: