Here’s an excerpt:

“For many students that are here, they are away from home for the first time and they can go hog wild. It all comes down to the kids being young, which is not a problem, but they don’t have a lot of experience and some of this stuff hasn’t occurred to them,” said Jennifer Hancock, interim president of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association. “The point of view for some of them is that they are only going to be here for four years and they don’t care.”

The residents of Oregon Hill are not trying to pick on or “dog pile” the students, Hancock said. She believes that students have a different perspective than the long-term residents that live in Oregon Hill, because most students know they will only live in the neighborhood for a few years and eventually move away.

Read the entire article and see online video by clicking here.

Monroe Park Plans

There will also be a story in Style Magazine published tomorrow.

‘CarnivOil’ Comes to Richmond, Celebrating the Greatest Addiction on Earth
Big Oil: Keeping America dependent on oil for 150 years and celebrating
victory over
Virginia’s clean energy future

Richmond, Va. – The U.S. Senate’s failure to pass a clean energy and
climate bill this summer, coupled with the continued push to block new
clean air standards, is reason to celebrate if you profit from America’s
oil addiction. Highlighting Big Oil’s stranglehold on Washington, we
present “CarnivOil”: the Greatest Addiction on Earth – a celebration of
America’s addiction to oil with an outdoor midway-style carnival
complete with games, concessions, and some Big Oil-style celebrating.
Step right up! Don’t be afraid. See the world’s biggest polluters – by
looking behind the curtain.

Games will include the Petroleum Wheel of Doom, Oil Executive Boxing and
the Big Oil version of the famous Hammer game. The event highlights Big
Oil’s success in pocketing Congress, while blocking progress toward a
clean energy future and threatening to kill American jobs and worsen
public health with the Dirty Air Act.

WHAT: CarnivOil: The Greatest Addiction on Earth: complete with games to
celebrate Big Oil’s success

WHEN: Tuesday, August 31, 2010

TIME: 11 am – 1 pm ET

WHERE: Monroe Park, 620 W. Main St., Richmond, Va. 23220

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For more information, contact:
Sarah Driscoll, sdriscoll@environmentvirginia.org
Phone: (603) 236-2097

Albemarle Street was named for William Anne Keppel, second Earl of Albemarle and Governor General of the colony from 1737 to 1754.

Belvidere Street took its name from home of William Byrd III on the crest of what is now Oregon Hill. Originally, part was traversed by railway trackage.

Cary Street was originally laid out by planners to be called “C” Street according to the alphabet being third in order from the North side of the James (River). It was changed later to be called Cary Street in honor of the many Cary’s that held historic bearing in the early beginning of the City- probably Archibald Cary.

Cherry Street is one of the early streets of Oregon Hill named after the fruit tree.

China Street is named after the Chinaberry tree.

Church Street (no longer exists, was east of Belvidere) was located in the Oregon Hill area and for the short distance it covered there were located several churches.

Cumberland Street is named after the Duke of Cumberland, the third son of King George II.

Holly Street was named by developer Ben J. Harris for the trees grown there.

Idlewood Avenue was originally called Beverley Street. It was changed to be compatible with the Avenue of access to the Idlewood Amusement Park and located near the newly formed Byrd Park.

Main Street is the industrial and commercially centered early street, that in it’s beginning only ran from 18th Street to 25th Street.

Pine Street was named as was popular then for the Pine Trees.

Rowe Street (no longer exists, was east of Belvidere) was named after a Millwright who was the builder.

The following were not included in the book:

Beach Street (no longer exists, was just west of Linden Street)

Green Alley was named for was named after Ben Green who was involved in a
fairly high-profile, alleged bank embezzlement case around the mid-1800′s. More importantly, at
least as far as Oregon Hill residents should be concerned, is that Green was
the architect of the first row houses in the neighborhood.

Laurel Street was most likely named for the trees that grew there.

Linden Street was most likely named for the linden trees that grew there.

I am looking for more information on the following:

Beach Street (no longer exists, was just west of Linden Street)
Harrison Street (I am guessing was named after President William Henry Harrison, but I would appreciate it if someone could confirm)
Howard Street (no longer exists, was east of Belvidere)
Howe Street (no longer exists, was east of Belvidere)
Maiden Lane (no longer exists, was east of Belvidere)
Spring Street ( I assume there was a water spring involved.)

2010 UAA William Byrd Comm. House Flyer

RichmondBizSense:
Finally, Zipcar is in Richmond

Zipcar is known for renting cars, usually the environmentally friendly type, by the hour in cities and college campuses across the country. Before coming to Richmond, Zipcar already had cars at the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University and The College of William & Mary.
That’s why it was hard to discern why the company continued to bypass Richmond. BizSense has an inquiry in to Zipcar’s corporate headquarters to find out why Richmond finally got its chance.

TimesDispatch:
VCU offers Zipcars, additional bus service

The cars are not limited to student use, though clean driving records are required. VCU students must be 18 years old and community members at least 21 to rent a car at a cost of $8 an hour on weekdays and $9 on weekends. That includes gas, insurance and 180 free miles.

There’s also an annual membership fee of $35 for students, faculty and staff. Drivers not affiliated with VCU pay a $50 annual fee plus a $25 application fee.

Private housing for VCU going up east of Belvidere

Excerpts:

Gilbane Development Co. of Providence, R.I., said its 540-bed, eight-story apartment building off Canal Street should be ready for the start of the 2011 school year.

“We’ll start leasing over the next month,” said Russell Broderick, vice president and senior development manager for Gilbane. “Students will move in in August 2011.”

The $18 million building, designed by Grant Architects of Baltimore, includes 160 apartment units on six levels, and parking on two levels.

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Rents will be in the range of $600 to $700 per person, Broderick said. The units will be furnished.

“We’re excited to offer students a modern environment including amenities which appeal to today’s lifestyle, including flat-screen televisions, in-unit washer/dryers, and full kitchens,” Robert V. Gilbane, chairman and CEO of Gilbane Development, said in a statement.

Campus Advantage will offer students activities designed to create a thriving student community.

The green project was designed in accordance with the LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — accreditation system, the development company said.

The project — called 8½ Canal Street — broke ground in early spring.

With 32,000 students, but only 4,882 spaces for students in university housing, VCU believes demand is sufficient to fill both its own residence halls and privately developed projects…

Of local interest, the report disclosed additional problems with the James River in Richmond.

The stretch from the Boulevard Bridge to just upriver from the Mayo Bridge — an area popular with paddlers, waders and swimmers — was listed as polluted with mercury and the long-banned pesticides DDT and chlordane.

That stretch already was known to be polluted by fecal bacteria, primarily from the waste of wildlife and upriver cattle, among other sources.

DEQ spokesman Bill Hayden said the additional pollutants don’t pose a threat to people in the river. They primarily mean that eating fish from that stretch could be unsafe.

Gerel said, “More than likely all this has been there forever, and we just haven’t caught it” until now.

Some mercury, however, could be getting in the river from air pollution from coal-burning power plants, Gerel said.

Joanita Senoga, a single mother of two who fled her village in Uganda in 1996, came to America with virtually nothing, and is now an alumna and employee of University of Richmond. In 1994, two years before fleeing home, she started Circle of Peace School in Uganda for children who could not afford an education there (as education is not free there). The school is now 250 students strong.

St. Andrew’s Church will host a photo exhibition, “Images of Hope: What Would You Buy With $50?” on August 27 at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Circle of Peace School development efforts – specifically, funding will go to a final payment to secure land for building classrooms and dormitories.

Students of the school in the village of Makindye, Uganda were asked what they would buy with $50, and these children responded by drawing what they would buy. None of these children have ever had $50 in their whole life.

The campaign needs help – it is trying to raise $18,000 by September 1 to make a final payment on land the school will be able to use to expand the campus to build classrooms and dormitories.

Here are a few photos:

The agenda includes discussion of Holly Street Playground plans.

the fabulicious
Susan Greenbaum
locally grown corporate babe turned singer/songwriter
Tuesday August 24
5:30 – 7:30 pm
AND
4th Tuesday Wine Down
featuring the fine fermentations of

and

Grayhaven Wines on sale from 3:30 – 8:00 pm / Tastings begin at 6:00 pm

(Market Hours Extended to 8pm on 4th Tuesdays)

Vendors returning from breaks include:
A Wise Gardener
Manakintowne Specialty Growers
Simply Delicious
Jill Parker Designs
and

Saturday 28 Aug. 9:30 am -12 noon
Cooking as a 2nd Language #6
Cuisine from Camaroon with Yvette Zintseme
(pronounced Zeen-chem)
Registration Necessary & Re-Confirmations Due Wednesday 8/25!

The City of Richmond has partnered with Earth Aid as part of its Green Richmond Initiative to help promote energy conservation and efficiency in our community, and to enable Richmond residents, our partners, and the community as a whole to track their energy and water usage online!

EarthAid.net/richmond is a free service that enables your household to track all of your actual electric, gas, and water utility usage in one place online, compare your usage to friends and neighbors, and find easy ways to save money. In addition, you earn Earth Aid Rewards Points based on how much energy and water you save at home—points you can redeem for discounts and offers at over 200 local, regional, and national participating businesses, including dozens right here in Richmond!

Second, the ask:

If you are an Oregon Hill resident, I invite you to join the Richmond Oregon Hill group by clicking here. Hopefully, more on this aspect later…

Third, the follow-up:

The local Sierra Club group is starting off its fall season on with meeting program entitled: Richmond Sustainability and Reducing your Utilities Usage! The meeting is on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7 pm at the Science Museum of Virginia. As with all of its general meetings, attendance is free and the public is invited to attend.

It will feature at least two speakers:

Alicia Zatcoff is the first Sustainability Manager for the City of Richmond. In this role, she provides strategic direction, development and daily oversight of a complex, city-wide Sustainability and Energy Management Program. Zatcoff has over twelve years of local government experience in areas including municipal law, governmental process, complex real estate transactions, community development, public safety and sustainability.

Tabitha Daniel is a Marketing and Public Relations Specialist for the City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, and is excited to promote the city’s partnership with Earth Aid, a union she describes as a “win-win for everyone, especially the environment.”

MPC move in map.2010

Friends of VCU,

It is time for all new and returning VCU students to begin moving in. This process may impact all of us in different ways. In an effort to better manage, I am attaching our move in maps for both the Monroe Park Campus and the MCV campus. We will begin blocking off surrounding streets at approximately 6:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday and will end the process at 7pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday. I am also attaching the informational letter we send to students about how the process works.

Ron Brown

Richmond, VA – Teens from the Mayor’s Youth Academy will present the Lifestages Showcase at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2010, at the Landmark Theatre, 6 North Laurel Street. The showcase will feature Mayor’s Youth Academy participants ages 14 through 15 in a variety of artistic performances to include song, dance, theatre, fashion and more. The public is strongly encouraged to attend this free event.

“It has been an exciting summer and I am pleased with all that the young people involved with the Mayor’s Youth Academy have accomplished over the past few months. I have a real vision for our youth in Richmond and I pledge the city’s continued investment in their future,” said Mayor Dwight C. Jones. “I would like to thank the public, private and non-profit entities who have partnered with us in providing this tremendous service to our city’s youth.”

During recent months, more than 442 city youth participated in the Mayor’s Youth Academy program. Approximately 172 youth between the ages of 14 and 15 participated in the Life Stages program which consisted of leadership training and life skills enrichment opportunities, while 67 youth within the same age range participated in the Youth Urban Conservation Corps. This summer, 203 city youth between the ages of 16 through 19 were employed in public, private and non-profit organizations.

Mayor Jones launched the Mayor’s Youth Academy earlier this year to reduce teen crime, social deviant behavior and create a future emerging workforce. The program is constructed to provide development opportunities designed to promote leadership, career awareness, workforce skill development, community engagement, improve school attendance, heighten understanding of career and educational pathways, and increase the number of high school students graduating with post-secondary aspirations. The Mayor’s Youth Academy program has had a 98 percent retention rate with several youth being offered both full and part-time employment.

Join us for our annual Carnival! Bring the kids, Learn more about WBCH programs, there will be games, slides, and fun for all ages! This event is free, open to the public! Sponsered By Capital One, the Kiwanis Club of Richmond, and Seventh Street Christian Church.

Click here for a few photos from last year.

Here’s the website for info.

I am looking forward to hearing former Laurel Street neighbor Tim Barry play at Fine Foods on Saturday.

It’s mid August and the flavors are at their peak! You know me, I’m perfectly happy to drool as I draft a long, long list of the delicious foods available at our market on a weekly basis. I just made my first quiche (really my first, and really yummy, and REALLY EASY) this weekend and all I could think was how I couldn’t wait for Tuesday to start experimenting with all the good ingredients at my fingertips. How about you? Tried a new recipe this summer?

The SPCA will be with us this week as well as the 3rd Tuesday Jam with Epic Gardens’ own Patricia Stansbury.

Madyun’s Jewelry and A Rose Above Pastries observe the Muslim tradition of fasting for the month of Ramadan, so they’ll take a break from the heat of the market day at this time and rejoin us mid September. Also away: Fertile Crescent, A Wise Gardener, Manakintowne Specialty Growers.

However, joining us this week will be Boka Truck (with Noodles!) and on 8/24 Jill Parker Designs will bring back her groovy glasswork jewelry.

See you at the Market!

–
Byrd House Market
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St. Richmond, VA 23220
ByrdHouseMarket@gmail.com
(804) 643-2717
byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

From the Daily Dispatch, August 7, 1880:

A meeting of the Conservatives of Oregon Hill is announced for to-night, at which Captain George D. Wise, Hon. A.M. Keiley, and S.B. Witt, Esq. are expected to speak.