Among many, many other things happening this weekend, there is this:


The City’s Planning Commission yesterday ignored the recommendation of the Urban Design Committee and the staff of the planning department to consider alternatives to cutting down the magnolia and maple trees in Monroe Park for temporary tents.
On Sunday, at the Monument Avenue Easter Parade, the Sierra Club Falls of the James collected many petition signatures in favor of saving the the trees.
It will be really awful if the City continues to ignore PUBLIC concern for trees on PUBLIC property.

The photo below of the maple tree was previously published in the Times Dispatch:

From earlier this evening:



Thanks to neighbor Cristina Ramirez for the photos.
From Craigslist ad:
Needs transmission work to get going but could be a simple fix that I can’t afford to even check in to. It was inspected a month ago and had all necessary work done, new windshield, tune-up etc and is working great other than the transmission not engaging. 200k miles but it’s a volvo, it’ll run forever if ya do the work. Call/text/or email is fine. Thanks

Today is the birthday of local writer James Branch Cabell, currently in Hollywood Cemetery.

Paraphrased from Richard Lee Bland:
This april 1926 Times Dispatch article documents the Old Fairgrounds when the fair occupied a much wider area along Belvidere street…notice the reference to Banktown, situated where Jefferson Davis’ circle is in Hollywood Cemetery.
Writer Liza Kate Boisineau waxes poetic about the experience of eating ramps at Dinamo restaurant. Excerpt from her article:
I had just eaten a beautiful dish of ramp pesto with handmade tagliatelle, but I could feel the warmth coursing through my veins before the very first bite hit my mouth. And what a hit it was! I might have some bruising, but I had waited for one long, lonely year to have the dish again and it was worth waiting for.
When I first tried Dinamo’s ramp pesto last year, my eyes closed involuntarily and I was transported to an oniony, garlicky, green-tasting galaxy somewhere between the Earth’s core and some star cluster yet undiscovered. The sounds around me melted together and for a brief moment, my whole world was smooth and comforting and right.
Something akin to magic was happening to my body, maybe to my aura too, and I wished for even my worst enemy to have this experience at least once in their miserable life.
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.
Richmond News (“The Voice of Ray County Since 1914”) has an article containing “Tips for getting rid of the old TV”. But here in Richmond, there is a RVA Clean City Campaign event on May 6 that includes electronics recycling.
Schedule at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church:
April 13: Maundy Thursday, 7:00pm, child care available
April 14: Good Friday Services, Noon and 7:00pm, child care available at the 7:00
April 15: Great Vigil of Easter, 7:00pm, child care available
April 16: Easter Day, 8:30am – Easter Rejoicing Service with Pine St. Baptist in the Chapel at St. Andrew’s; 9:30am – Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt; 11:00am – Easter Service, child care available
Schedule at Pine Street Baptist Church:
Thursday, April 13
Maundy Thursday Worship Service 7:00 P.M.
Friday, April 14
Good Friday Worship 7:00 P.M.
Easter Sunday
9:45 Sunday School & Wake Up! Cafe and Bible Discussions
11 am Worship

From CommunityCrimeMap.com:
TAMPERING WITH AUTO
7XX S LAUREL ST
Apr 7, 2017 at 10:00 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
ANNOYING PHONE CALLS
8XX CHINA ST
Apr 6, 2017 at 10:30 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department