Hopefully, the movie can still be heard over the music from the Folk Festival. These October weekends are jammed packed with events.
Friday Night Movie: Close Encounters
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Next Week’s OHNA Meeting Will Include A ‘Know Your River’ Workshop
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association president Todd Woodson sent an email reminder that next week’s OHNA meeting at 7pm on October 22nd at St Andrews Church will primarily consist of a presentation by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay concerning ways we can help waterways and especially our precious James River. The community is welcome to attend.
Congratulations to Trent and Lil’ Sprouts!
This site has mentioned Holly Street neighbor Trent Jackson and his Lil’ Sprouts business before, but this morning, at RealLocalRVA‘s October meeting, he won a semi-finalist position for Help To The Shelf. As part of a partnership with Hatch Kitchen and the Apple Cart Co., Help To The Shelf is an exciting food/beverage pitch competition aimed at helping businesses launch a product and gain recognition with a larger audience. Here’s hoping that Lil’ Sprouts microgreens brings it all home!
Help To The Shelf semi-finalists, Trent Jackson is on left.
Punk Show At Mojo’s On Sunday
Learn more at the FaceBook event page.
5th District Candidate Stephanie Lynch Met With Residents Last Night
Neighbor Ruth Twiggs graciously hosted a candidate-meet-up with Stephanie Lynch, candidate for City Council 5th District, last night at her lovely Pine Street home.
Lynch took questions from the audience, including an important one about VCU. She and other candidates still need to submit their written pledges.
BikeWalk Holly Street
Not trying to embarrass anyone personally, but I found this scene somewhat ironic. Note that this northern portion of Holly Street has no sidewalk.
Throwback Thursday: St. Andrews School Staff Early 1900’s
3rd Time’s A Charm For The Sandlot This Friday
After two rain postponements it looks as if we will be having a community movie night this Friday, September 27th.
Mandatory Homework Assignment For Candidates
If you are a candidate for political office (state or City), please submit via official campaign email to info@oregonhill.net a pledge to defend the neighborhood from more VCU disrespect and encroachment, to recognize the demands already made to Richmond300 and the City of Richmond’s Planning Commission, and to do everything in your power to get VCU to make a written Memorandum of Understanding (aka MOU or commitment) to Oregon Hill, including but not limited to requesting a meeting with VCU Board of Visitors.
Extra credit: Submit your own ideas on how to defend Oregon Hill from VCU hegemony. Feel free to be creative.
These assignment will be accepted up to October 15. Late work will NOT be accepted. Grades will NOT be on a sliding scale.
By October 16, neighbors will know who NOT to vote for. We are looking for candidates who we CAN vote for.
Virginia Living Reviews L’Opossum
Virginia Living magazine gives a very positive review to L’Opossum.
It begins with:
The atmosphere is dark and moody, but the décor is light and fun. You’ll find anything from Star Wars collectible plates emblazoned with the Millennium Falcon to foot-tall golden statues of Michelangelo’s David lining the red walls—all items owner and chef David Shannon has collected over the years. “I wanted to capture the feeling of the restaurants I grew up with in the ’60s and ’70s,” says Shannon. Specifically, he wanted to evoke the contrived fanciness of a French restaurant of that era—“a French restaurant in the Cleveland airport in 1977,” he says. What he has accomplished with his Richmond restaurant, L’Opossum sur la Colline de l’Orégon, is transportive.