I hope someone was Slack enough to salvage it. All hail Bob!
Fred’s Old (Church of the Subgenius) Toilet
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Monthly Archives: March 2017
‘Morning and China Street Cat
(These were actually from earlier this week)
Eliza Jane and 811 W. Cary
I am sorry to say that I just heard that “Granny”, the woman who inspired the “Eliza Jane RVA” blog, passed away earlier today. I enjoyed relating “The Lady in the Lavender Hat”. Here’s “Laughter & Freedom”, in her honor:
Granny’s family lived at 811 W. Cary Street. In those days Oregon Hill continued into that area, before the Downtown Expressway sliced through it’s edge, and before Virginia Commonwealth University put up a parking deck at Cary and Laurel. The house was just a few doors down from Paragon Pharmacy, where Granny and her friends would roller skate out front due to it having the only concrete. The rest of the sidewalks in the neighborhood were red brick. The family’s house had two sets of steps on the front: one set went up to the porch and front door, the other set went down to the family grocery store where Granny would steal penny candy throughout the day.
Backyard at 811 W. Cary St., Oregon Hill
The house was attached on the right side to another home and the two families were friendly. Granny says she rarely got from one place to another in the usual fashion, much to her mother’s (Lena’s) chagrin: To visit her neighbors, Granny would simply climb over the railing dividing their porches.
Sisters Frances and Claryce (“Ikey”), eldest two of the four siblingsEventually the family moved around the corner to Randolph Street. On the left side of the home there was a low building with a metal roof. Instead of going downstairs and out the front door, Granny would jump from her second story bedroom window onto the metal roof next door, then jump once more to the ground to run off and go play. She still describes this act with a far away look in her eyes and laughter in her voice.
811 W. Cary Street (with Harvey Hardware in the background) Photo courtesy of Charles Allen Sugg
Author’s note:
The two middle homes pictured here – the first of which is 811 W. Cary St. – were torn down just a short time before I arrived to take a picture for my Granny. I was devastated. She had given me the address in her distinctive “Old Richmond” accent: “Eight Eleh’m West Curry Street” (811 W. Cary Street). Fortunately, Charles Allen Sugg had photographed it in 2008 and came to my rescue. A copy of this photo now sits framed in my Granny’s home.
Shirley Anne Trower’s Memorial Service Tomorrow At Pine Street Baptist Church
From obituary in Times Dispatch:
TROWER, Shirley Anne, 87, of Richmond, passed away March 16, 2017… Shirley was a native of Oregon Hill and was a lifelong member of Pine Street Baptist Church. She was a retired employee of the City of Richmond…A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Pine Street Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 20, in Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Endowment Fund of Pine Street Baptist Church, 400 S. Pine St., Richmond, Va. 23220.
Recent Crimes
DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLATION
1XX S BELVIDERE ST
Mar 16, 2017 at 8:29 pm
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police DepartmentPOSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS
X S LAUREL ST
Mar 16, 2017 at 7:25 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police DepartmentTHEFT FROM BUILDING
7XX W CARY ST
Mar 16, 2017 at 7:15 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police DepartmentTHEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
1XX S PINE ST
Mar 15, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
“A bag of root vegetables – m4mw”
From Craigslist ad:
I found a bag of root vegetables from martin’s in oregon hill last friday. No one was around and I was worried for them so I took them. If they are yours message me what vegetables were in the bag. also I’m sorry but I ate the baguette.
Drumming Tonight
The bucket street drummers will have some competition tonight.
From Modlin Center for Arts webpage:
Exploring the limitless possibilities of the traditional Japanese taiko drum, Kodo is forging new directions for a vibrant, living art form. In Japanese, the word “kodo” conveys two meanings. Firstly, “heartbeat,” the primal source of all rhythm. The sound of the great taiko is said to resemble a mother’s heartbeat as felt in the womb, and it is no myth that babies are often lulled asleep by its thunderous vibrations. Secondly, read in a different way, the word can mean “children of the drum,” a reflection of Kodo’s desire to play the drums simply, with the heart of a child.
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
In local recycling news, Prince William County Board of Supervisors is asking the Governor and Dominion to look at removal, recycling of power plant waste as alternatives to Dominion’s plans to cap and seal in place 4 million tons of ash that had been deposited in lagoons near Quantico Creek and the Potomac River. The ash, which contains a variety of pollutants, is a byproduct of decades of burning coal to generate electricity at the company’s Possum Point power station.
Also, more media coverage of Virginia oyster shell recycling. “Recycling Shells to Support New Oysters”.
In national recycling news, from recyclingtoday.org:
Closed Loop Fund (CLF), an investment fund that finances recycling infrastructure and sustainable manufacturing technologies to advance the circular economy, has announced its requesting for proposals (RFPs) for projects that collect, sort and/or process postconsumer polypropylene (PP) plastic.
CLF says there is an opportunity to increase recovery of PP with the proper infrastructure, driving cost savings for municipalities, increasing revenue for material recovery facilities (MRFs) and supplying greater volumes of high-value material into the manufacturing stream.
Stormy Night Problems
Neighbors reported various problems last night in the midst of stormy weather-
At 11pm Monday nite, at two Intersections, Traffic Lights completely dark. Corner of Belvedere & Idlewood Ave. and corner of S. Laurel St. & Idlewood Ave. Reported to SeeClickFix.
2:15am Power outage here 500 block S. Pine St.
Report all outages (888) 667-3000Chimney fire on 600 block of S. Pine. Thank you RFD for a quick response.
Power out on part of 400 block Laurel.
Also, sometime between 8-10pm, there was an apparent hit and run on 1000 block of Idlewood. Looks like someone coming off expressway too fast hit two parked cars, knocking them into each other and up onto the sidewalk.
RPD: Suspect Sought in Belle Isle Sexual Assault
From Richmond Police:
Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify the suspects involved in a sexual assault which occurred last week in Belle Isle.
At approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, police received a report of a sexual assault which occurred between 2 and 4 p.m. at a heavily frequented area of Belle Isle. Police were told the victim was approached by three males, one of whom with a dog. The incident occurred near the Hollywood Rapids by the Porta-Johns on the north side of the island.
Police are seeking two suspects and one person of interest:
Suspect 1: Black male with a light complexion, possibly Hispanic. He is in his late-teens to early-20s, 6’0 in height, average build with short, dark hair. At the time, he was wearing a gray, long-sleeve crew neck shirt (i.e., moisture wicking, performance) and white tennis shoes.
Suspect 2: Black male with a light complexion, possibly Hispanic, with short, dark hair. He is in his late-teens to early-20s, approximately 5’7 in height, 200 pounds in weight. At the time he was wearing a red shirt and a gold watch.
Person of Interest: Black male with a medium complexion, possibly Hispanic, with short dreadlocks or braids, and some facial hair. He is in his late-teens to early-20s, approximately 6’0” in height with an average build. At the time, he was wearing a white T-shirt and khaki pants. He was last seen with a 6-week old grey and white pit bull puppy.Detectives ask anyone with any information about this incident to call Major Crimes Detective P. Mansfield at (804) 646-6996 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000, online at www.7801000.com or by texting Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the keyword “ITip” followed by your tip.