Venture Richmond’s Amphitheater Proposal Before UDC On Thursday

According to an agenda I just saw, the City’s Urban Design Committee has Venture Richmond’s “Tredegar Green’ amphitheater proposal on their regular agenda for January 9th at 10 am, 5th Floor Conference Room of City Hall.

“12. Final Location, Character and Extent review of the portion of the Tredegar Green Amphitheater proposed for City Property, 344 Tredegar Street; UDC #14-07”

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. (For more information click here.)

Note: “Bring One for the Chipper” event 1/11/2014 from 9 am until 2 pm, (Document shredding and electronics recycling will be included too.) hosted by the City of Richmond Dept of Public Works and Richmond CCC, field at corner of North Boulevard & Robin Hood Rd).

Also, check out a recent column on local recycling by local writer, Phil Riggan, by clicking here.

In other recycling news, Los Angeles plastic bag ban has gone into effect (though with some confusion and New York City’s City Council has voted to ban styrofoam containers. Begs the question, what is RVA doing?