From SynerGeo

Hey Everyone!

MONDAY, NOV. 17TH, SynerGeo is hosting their monthly
Oregon Hill Community Dinner.
Please join us to enjoy a wonderful meal and interact
with your neighbors.
All are encouraged to bring a dish or dessert to share.

This community dinner is special because it will be paired
with an Oregon Hill Art Show!

SynerGeo located at 349 S. Laurel street on the corner
of S. Laurel and Albemarle streets.

We hope to see you all there!

I think the bear must have moved up to Wall Street, but I did receive this photo of a supposed lion in Riverside (Riverview) Park.

What’s next, dragons?

TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES
SUNTRUST RICHMOND MARATHON, McDONALD’S HALF MARATHON & NTELOS 8k
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008

Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th Streets from 4am to 5pm. The recommended detour is southbound 3rd Street to Byrd Street. Byrd Street will bear left and intersect Canal Street. Follow Canal east to 14th Street.
Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 4th and 11th Streets will be closed to traffic from 4 to 9am. Westbound traffic will be detoured north onto 11th Street and west on Leigh Street to the Boulevard.
Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 4th Street and N. Boulevard will be closed from 6 to 9. Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Sheppard Street, east on Marshall Street, north on the Boulevard, east on Leigh Street, south on 10th Street, east on Marshall Street, south on 12th Street back to Broad Street.
Traffic on 4th Street will be reversed starting at 9am to allow Eastbound Broad Street traffic to access Franklin Street to Bank Street to 12th or 14th Street.
Grace Street from Allen Ave. to 3rd Street will be closed from 6am to 3pm.
3rd Street from Broad Street to Cary Street will be closed from 6am to 3pm.
Mulberry Street between Broad St. and Monument Ave. will be closed from 6 to 9am for the Ntelos 8K.
Grace Street will be closed between Boulevard and Allen Ave. from 6 to 9am for the NTELOS 8K.
Lombardy Street between Brook Rd. and Monument Ave will be closed from 7 to 3pm.
North Boulevard northbound from Broad St. to Hermitage Rd. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Hermitage Road northbound from Boulevard to Pope Ave will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonalds Half Marathon.
Brookland Parkway eastbound from Hermitage Rd. to Lamont St. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Lamont Street from Brookland Pkwy to Whitby Rd. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Whitby Road from Lamont St. to Rennie Ave will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Rennie Ave. from Whitby Rd. to Loxley Rd. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Loxley Road from Rennie Ave. to Westwood Ave will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Westwood Ave. from Loxley Rd. to Hermitage Rd. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Gloucester Road from Westwood Ave. to Wilmington Ave. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Confederate Ave. from Chatham Rd. to Lamont St. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Wilmington Avenue from Chatham Rd. to Lamont St. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
Monument Avenue westbound between Mulberry and Westmoreland will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30am.
Grove Avenue westbound between Commonwealth and Granite will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30am.
Riverside Dr. will be closed from the Huguenot Bridge to Scottview Drive from 6am to Noon.
Forest Hill Ave. westbound from Roanoke St. to W. 47th St. will be closed from 8 to 11:30am.
Belvidere Street northbound at Grace Street will be closed from 7am to 3pm. The recommended detour will be east on Byrd Street to the Downtown Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound.
Belvidere Street southbound between Broad and Grace Streets will be closed from 7am to 3pm. The recommended detour for southbound Belvidere Street will be onto I-95 southbound just north of Leigh Street.
The Huguenot Bridge will be closed to northbound traffic from 8am to approximately 11am. Northbound traffic on Huguenot Road will be detoured north from Huguenot Road onto Chippenham Parkway to the Willey Bridge.
The southbound exit ramp from the Powhite Parkway to Forest Hill Avenue and the northbound entrance ramp from westbound Forest Hill Avenue onto the Powhite Parkway will be closed to traffic from 8am until approximately 11am.
There will also be numerous and frequent lane closures along the Marathon, Half Marathon & 8k routes, including closures on: Broad Street, North Boulevard, Monument Avenue, Grove Avenue, Granite Avenue, Cary Street Road, River Road, Scottview Drive, Forest Hill Avenue, Semmes Avenue, the Lee Bridge, Belvidere Street, West Main Street, Hermitage Road, Fauqier Avenue, Brook Road. Motorists are advised to use extreme caution when entering these roadways or making turns across the runners’ paths along these roadways.

For more info, go to the Richmond Marathon website.

Walking through Shockoe Slip this afternoon, I saw Mayor-elect Jones and wished him congratulations.

He won the district in the election, receiving 39.44% of the Mayoral vote. More results are available on the City website.

Fan District Hub website has some quality Advice for Mayor-elect Jones.

I understand that Paul Goldman and Rev. Dwight Jones, candidate for
Mayor, will be canvassing the neighborhood later today.

Jones has received Goldman’s and the Democratic Party endorsements and
is one of the front runners in the mayoral race.

I spoke to Rev. Jones this past week about neighborhood concerns, in
particular, in regard to greenways and VCU encroachment. As King, I think he is
worthy of consideration for your support.

Late notice, but some neighbors are volunteering this morning to do a litter cleanup. Usually meet at the gazebo around 9. Here are some pictures from the Bread and Puppets show on Sunday in Monroe Park and the Halloween parade last night on Laurel St.

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Folks-

Just a reminder that some pretty cool stuff will be going on
in Monroe Park in the next few days, so please note:

On Sunday, Oct 26 at 4PM in Monroe Park, World Famous Bread and
Puppet Theater bring their larger than life puppet show complete with
relevant social commentary to the Park. There is no admission but
donations will be accepted.

On Tuesday, Oct 28 from 1-3 PM, Rock the Vote will hold a FREE PRE
CONCERT RALLY in historic Monroe Park. On hand, according to Rock
the Vote, will be The Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow,
hanging out and playing music.

On HALLOWEEN, the Oregon Hill Parade feating NOBS Brass and All
the Saints Theater Company will meet in Monroe Park at 7 PM for the
start of the Parade. This event is not to be missed as it gets
better each year.

Please pass the word along and come out for all if you can.

Todd.

As VCU celebrates its 40th birthday, Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association President Scott Burger calls on VCU and the Richmond community to reflect on the university’s encroachment into surrounding neighborhoods.

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This is a positive development. I am assuming this is ADA compliant (?). Hopefully there will be more ADA improvements in the future.

The October Really Really Free Market will be on Saturday October 25th from noon until 6. The Really Really Free Market happens the last Saturday of every month in Monroe Park, at the corner of Main and Laurel.

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