Monthly Archives: January 2014

Vicarious Travelers Series 2014 Announced For Main Library

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From HI-Richmond Hostel :

Vicarious Travelers Series 2014
Best Kept Secrets: Outdoor Adventure Close to Home

Where: Main Branch, Richmond Public Library
101 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-646-7223

When: Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m., refreshments served

Feb. 1 — Exploring the East Coast by Hostel: Affordable Adventures for the Young at Heart
Jennifer Burnett- DC, Baltimore and Boston
Sarah Weisiger- Harpers Ferry and Cape Cod
Virginia Vassar- New York

Feb. 8 — Best Birding Adventures along the Atlantic Coast
Don Messersmith, retired University of MD professor

Feb. 15 — Weekend Paddling Trips in Virginia
Justin Doyle-James River Association
Lillie Gilbert-Wild River Outfitters

Mar. 8 — Bike Touring for all Ages; how to prepare for your first bicycle tour
Champe Burnley-Virginia Bicycling Federation
Ron Corio-Virginia Commonwealth University
Calvin Pletcher, retired

Welcome Tree Work

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Oregon Hill residents are delighted by work on their street trees. Old, dying trees being removed and new ones planted.

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From a neighbor:

Many thanks to Councilman Agelasto, Luke McCall and others for the new street trees in Oregon Hill! They look great!!

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Community Discussion on Shockoe Bottom Alternative Vision

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This Thursday evening at 7 pm there will be a meeting at the William Byrd Community House to discuss alternative plans to the proposed Shockoe stadium. This is the sequel to a previous meeting.

From the FaceBook event page:

We invite Metro Area Richmond residents to come learn about the history of Shockoe Bottom and an alternate vision for its future.

This is an opportunity for the African American community to weigh-in on an alternate plan for the Bottom.

Please feel free to direct any comments or questions to:

People for a Just Richmond Coalition
AJustRichmond at gmail.com
804-803-1453 (Voice Message)

We are including a link to the alternate vision for your review:
[http://shockoebottom.blogspot.com/p/our-proposal.html]

We are also including the No Stadium BlogSpot for additional information for your review as well…
[http://shockoebottom.blogspot.com/]

City Planning Commission Postpones Vote On Amphitheater

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Excerpts From the Times Dispatch article:

The Richmond Planning Commission voted Tuesday to postpone a vote on Venture Richmond’s amphitheater proposal for Tredegar Green after hearing concerns about the possible impact on future plans to re-water the James River and Kanawha Canal.
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But commissioners continued a vote on a final plan review until early March to allow the City Council to take up an amendment to Venture Richmond’s lease that would require the organization to raise the height of the canal towpath to about 85 feet if, at some point in the future, the planned 83 feet proves insufficient to allow boats to navigate the canal west to Maymont.
The vote was unanimous with the exception of Commissioner Melvin Law, who abstained. The lease amendment was raised as a solution after the Planning Commission was advised that it did not have the legal authority to attach a future obligation to the property that’s not directly tied to Venture Richmond’s plans.
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“I don’t want to put it at 85 feet just because somebody from Oregon Hill wants it that way,” Berry said.

OHHIC Historical Documentation of the Site of Richmond’s Proposed Amphitheater

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Remember the 60 page report? Well now Charles Pool has expanded it to 106 pages. We can only hope intellectual honesty and historic fact will matter as the City decides on Venture Richmond’s plan. It is also important to again recognize that there is a compromise plan that Venture Richmond has so far ignored that would avoid cutting into the historic canal.

OHHIC Historical Documentation of the Site of Venture Richmond’s Proposed Amphitheater (final) January 2014

Because of its national importance, the James River and Kanawha Canal should not be altered, cut, lowered or filled for trivial reasons, such as for improving sight lines or making it easier to cut the grass. It is vital that George Washington’s 18th century canal be afforded the respect that it deserves so that this rare historic resource one day can be a restored “blueway,” a treasure for future generations of citizens of the Commonwealth.

Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

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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.)

Also,
The Fourth Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival (RVA EFF), to be held around the second weekend in February, 2014, is right around the corner! The Enrichmond Foundation, Falls of the James Group – Sierra Club, Capital Region Land Conservancy, EarthCraft Virginia and the James River Green Building Council have been working together to make sure this year’s festival is the best yet, with many insightful films designed to raise awareness of environmental issues relative to all residents of our planet – and to Richmond citizens in particular.

Tomorrow night, there will be a fundraising dinner at Baker’s Crust in Carytown:

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The film selection subcommittee is pleased to announce that it will expand the Festival to include an additional film evening at VCU’s Grace Street Theatre on February 6, 2014 between 6:00 and 9:00 PM. This special event will include screenings of the following films:

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