Donnie Corker (aka Dirtwoman), one of Oregon Hill’s most notorious residents, has announced his candidacy for mayor in next year’s election…
Dirtwoman ’08
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
TODAY: Byrd House Market
The Byrd House Market is open from 3:30-7PM. Musical entertainment this week will be the mellow sounds of Mike Bogil.
Overlook Development Pleases Oregon Hill
A look at the impact and demographics of the now 3-year-old Overlook Townhouses by Baylen Forcier…
Hollywood Cemetery photos
Local blogger Karmic-Dragonfly put up a great set of photos of Hollywood Cemetery from this afternoon.
610 Idlewood wins ACORN Golden Hammer
The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) paid tribute to the individuals that are “in the trenches” renovating and revitalizing Richmond’s historic neighborhoods at its annual Golden Hammer Awards last night. The winners were announced in the categories of Best Residential Renovation, Best Commercial Renovation and Best Infill Construction, with the award for Best Infill Construction going to Allen Townsend (Whippoorwill River, LLC) for his work at 610 Idlewood Avenue (Allen Townsend, designer; Victorian Homebuilders, LLC, contractor).
Miss Judy
Many of us had the pleasure of working with Miss Judy at St. Andrews School. What a warm, friendly and remarkably helpful person! She will be greatly missed. There was a good tribute to her in the T-D.
A few upcoming events…
The University of Richmond is hosting a free e-waste recycling event on Oct 11-13.
The National Folk Festival will be happening close by on October 12-14.
The 2007 McDonald’s Duathlon Long Course World Championships Event happens on Sunday, October 21st. There will be some local road closings because of this.
Sector 413 report for September
The Sector Report for September (PDF) from Lt.Lisa Drew is out. Highlights include info on arrests for drug violations, info about an initiative to reduce theft from automobiles, and a funny narrative about a man getting caught for stealing beer from Mojo’s 3 different times.
Rainbow over the Lee Bridge
This picture was taken back in the day when it actually used to rain….
100 block of South Belvidere destroyed
Just drove by and saw the remnants of the two brick buildings on the lot immediately to the north of the 7-11. I’m guessing this signifies an impending development. Also, it’s sad as there is now only a single remaining Oregon Hill home on Belvidere, the one brick home on that same block.