http://www.oregonhill.net Oregon Hill, Richmond, Virginia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:38:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Roughly in the tradition of Grace Arents, who started the first free library in Richmond (now the William Byrd Community House), Greg Wells and friends started the Flying Brick Library in their house on Pine Street. Now that household is dissolving, and the Flying Brick Library is changing hands. Style ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/07/01/flying-brick-library-changes/ This past Tuesday night at its monthly meeting, the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association once again voted and re-, re-, and re-affirmed its support for Urban Business District zoning for W.Cary St. and 100 block of Belvidere (we have been voting on this since at least 2002). We want to save ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/25/re-zoning-and-the-disappointing-marty-jewell/ The Richmond Times Dispatch has an article about St. Andrew's School students painting a mural in honor of the late Jonny Z. "ART 180 enlisted the help of students at St. Andrew's to come up with ideas for the mural. Zanin's friends told the students about Jonny Z -- about his ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/23/st-andrews-students-paint-mural-for-jonny-z/ Through talking to an employee at 821 I cobbled together the following information about businesses on the 800 block of west Cary Street, Oregon Hill's commercial face, and it's all exciting news. The former storefront at 825 west Cary Street that once housed a barber shop many decades ago, but has ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/17/800-block-west-cary-facelift/ This Monday, June 16th, SynerGeo will have our Oregon Hill Community Dinner at 6pm. The dinners are held every 3rd Monday of the month(except August due to our volunteering trip to Seattle. Our doors will be open with lots of food to share! I plan to pass out little flyers ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/12/synergeo-community-dinner-on-monday/ June 17 @ 7 p.m. William Byrd Community House 224 South Cherry St. Richmond, VA 23220 In April, two Virginia activists walked three days south crossing the Arizona desert into Mexico. They walked in solidarity with the countless number of people who traverse the dangerous terrain in search of better lives in the ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/11/border-crossing-puppet-show/ RICHMOND, VA May 30, 2008. Six Burner Restaurant will host a benefit for the Byrd House Market on Wednesday, June 18th from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. Diners will receive a delicious three course dinner for their donation of $35 to benefit the Byrd House Market, a program of William ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/04/byrd-house-market-benefit-dinner-hosted-by-six-burner-june-18/ There will be another litter pickup this Saturday (6/7) @ 9AM. Like usual, we will meet at the gazebo (Pine St. & Oregon Hill Pkwy). Please bring gloves, garbage bags will be provided. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/04/litter-pickup-this-saturday-67-9am/ Just one of the things that makes OH a great place to live. The Water Horse was the feature this past Friday night. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/01/picture-show-in-pleasants-park/ One of the few good things about the VCU rec center project is that VCU will finally properly renovate the historic City Auditorium building. Right now you can really see and appreciate this magnificent architecture of the original structure, though sans its supporting stables. It was the 'white elephant' arts ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/06/01/see-it-while-you-can-city-auditorium/ Richmond Schools Step Up An addition should be added to Open High for an elevator. Along with solar panels. Money should not be that big of an issue. That building is a beautiful part of Grace Arents' legacy to Oregon Hill and Richmond education. It should not be closed. Open High, as a ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/30/open-high-mentioned-in-article-on-ada-for-rps/ On my walk this evening I saw kids lining up for their graduation from St. Andrew's School as well as the latest modular house on Idlewood (see this post on the first one from last year). http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/29/a-beautiful-evening-on-idlewood/ Who saw the bear this morning? If you do see it in the future, don't approach or even gawk, just call 911 so Animal Control can be alerted. They are hoping it will find its way back to more wilderness. This reminded me of a few years ago when the deer came ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/19/bear-deer-and-other-wildlife/ Highlights Of Hollywood Cemetery DAILY walking tour; Byrd House Market; Story Time In the Library; Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting; MORE... Highlights Of Hollywood Cemetery DAILY walking tour Mon May 19 10:00 am Monday – Saturday (April 1st - October 31st); 10:00-11:30 a.m.; and Saturdays in November 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd 29th, 10:00-11:30 ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/19/this-week-in-oregon-hill-2/ A message from the folks at the Byrd House Market: "Yikes, it looks like rain and thunderstorms on Tuesday. We will be here, rain or shine…if it is raining too hard, we will set up in our big blue gym on Linden Street." We are getting into the rhythm ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/19/byrd-house-market-rain-or-shine/ Mamma Zu's owner Ed Vasaio will host a $100-per-plate fundraiser at the restaurant on June 1 for Central Montessori School in Church Hill. [via] Contact Central Montessori School at (804) 447-7493, centralmontessorischool@comcast.net, or centralmontessori.org for details/tickets. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/19/central-montessori-school-mamma-zus/ Byrd House Market; Story Time In the Library; History Hounds Explore Oregon Hill; Highlights Of Hollywood Cemetery Sunday walking tour; MORE... Byrd House Market Tue May 13 3:30 pm Veggies, crafts, bread, and more! Every Tuesday, rain or shine. http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/ Story Time In the Library Tue May 13 10:00 am Mary West delights toddlers and pre-school age ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/12/this-week-in-oregon-hill/ The Times Dispatch has a sad, but well-written article about her passing and her life. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/09/open-high-principal-green-die/ This past week, again with Stomp Stomp Dave's help, I installed another dog station on behalf of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association. This one is near the intersection of Idlewood and Belvidere. As for more park stuff, I need to circle back with the City's Parks and Rec Dept. to see ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/08/another-dog-station-time-for-park-plans/ Check out this link on Scotty Moore, Elvis' guitar players website. Great shots. Please notice the New Years Day, 1959 picture of Monroe Park in the background as the Pilgrimage of Prayer marched to the Capitol. Tip of the hat to Todd Woodson at Candyland Music. http://scottymoore.net/richmond.html http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/07/musical-history-of-richmonds-mosque/ Asked to post this by Byrd House Market folks: YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. KNOW YOURSELF. Come find out more about yourself and your neighbors at the William Byrd Community House/Byrd House Market Tuesday May 6 – Opening of the 2008 Market Season Welcome back to the Byrd House Market! We ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/05/byrd-house-market-officially-opens-tuesday/ Built around 1818, the residence of Quaker abolitionist Samuel Pleasants Parsons at 601 Spring Street is strongly believed to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. [via] http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/04/601-spring-street/ Wilder is defending his stormwater utility proposal. As an environmentalist, I am not against the idea of a stormwater utility, but there is a lot more to this than meets the eye. As Oregon Hill residents have stated, the pools of water are still pooling, and thankfully at least one ... http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/01/diving-into-the-mayoral-race/ Pine Street resident Silver Persinger announces his write-in campaign for President of the United States. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/05/01/silver-for-president/ Blog post on 611 W. Main St. has very cool old photos and music video. http://www.oregonhill.net/2008/04/30/remembering-bennys/