Neighbors see, report, and take part in anti-Trump marches that are going through the city and the neighborhood tonight.
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Street Closures For Richmond Marathon Saturday
Some highlights:
The intersection of 5th & Tredegar Street will be closed starting at 10 a.m. on Friday for Finish Line set up and construction.
– 5th Street will be closed from Broad Street to Tredegar Street from 4 a.m.-4 p.m.
– Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 5th and 11th streets will be closed to traffic from 4-10 a.m. Westbound traffic will be detoured north onto 11th Street and west on Leigh Street.
– Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 5th Street and N. Boulevard will be closed from 6-9 a.m. Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Sheppard Street, east on Marshall Street, north on the Boulevard, east on Leigh Street, south on 10th Street, east on Marshall Street, south on 12th Street back to Broad Street.
– Grace Street from Allen Ave. to 6th Street will be closed from 4 a.m.-3 p.m.
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– Semmes Avenue westbound from Cowardin Avenue to Roanoke Street will be closed from 8:30 a.m.-Noon.
– Belvidere Street northbound at Grace Street will be closed from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. The recommended detour will be east on Byrd Street to the Downtown Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound.
– West Main Street, from Belvidere to Boulevard will be closed from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Westbound traffic Main Street will be detoured North on Belvidere, east on Franklin, and south on 1st Street to the Westbound Downtown Expressway.
– Belvidere Street southbound between Broad and Grace Streets will be closed from 7am to 3pm. The recommended detour for southbound Belvidere Street will be onto I-95 southbound just north of Leigh Street.– There will also be numerous and frequent lane closures along the Marathon, Half Marathon & 8k routes, including closures on: Broad Street, North Boulevard, Monument Avenue, Grove Avenue, Maple Avenue, Cary Street Road, River Road, Scottview Drive, Forest Hill Avenue, Semmes Avenue, the Lee Bridge, Belvidere Street, West Main Street, Hermitage Road, Fauqier Avenue, Brook Road.
*Motorists are advised to use extreme caution when entering these roadways or making turns across the runners’ paths along these roadways.
Mayoral Race Results From Clark Springs Elementary
Courtesy of Times Dispatch:
Sunday Specialty Tour of Hollywood Cemetery (Walking Tour)
This Sunday at 2 pm, there is a especially detailed tour of Hollywood Cemetery.
An extension of the daily “Highlights” tour, this version covers in more detail the cemetery’s unique history, landscape design, architecture, symbols and residents.
$15 per person
$5 for Valentine Members
Walk-ups welcome.
Cash or check.
On-street parking.This tour is presented as part of the Richmond History Tours program, a service of the Valentine. We offer a full schedule of walking and bus tours of city neighborhoods, waterways, parks, retail districts, historic sites and battlefields. Led by a trained master guide, a Richmond History Tour is the best way to experience the city’s rich past, present and future.
Ceremony To Close Monroe Park Tomorrow
Report from Cherry Street neighbor Todd Woodson on Monroe Park:
Breaking News- tomorrow, Wednesday, November 9th at 10am, the Mayor and VCU president Rao will hold a ceremony in the park with watering cans to celebrate the closing. Ms Massie reports that this weekend will be the last for activity in the park before work begins. The Conservancy is asking that displaced feeding groups not use other parks. The first phase of work is tree work, which will take 4-5 months. It is important that we stay vigilant during this period as in all phases as we don’t want any “mistakes”. They will also be removing the benches and lights from the park during this period.
(Political) Refuge
From Rev. Bailey:
The chapel at St. Andrew’s Church is open for quiet prayer and meditation all day today until the polls close at 7:00 pm when we will have a special service of communion to pray for healing in the nation. All are welcome to stop in at anytime.
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.
Anyone in the neighborhood interest in DIY plastics recycling with Precious Plastic V2.0?
‘Grace’ by Owen
Doug Childers has a review of Howard Owen’s new book, ‘Grace’, in the Times Dispatch. It’s once again set in Richmond and one of the main characters is a minister named Sam McNish, whose background includes growing up poor and fatherless in Oregon Hill. Like “Oregon Hill”, a previous Owen novel, this features his hero/reporter protagonist Willie Black.
Here are the first few paragraphs of the review:
Richmond’s building a reputation as a highly creative city, with everything from art shows to ad agencies getting national press. Few of the city’s creative types have built a following by writing about Richmond’s crimes, though.
Of course, the crimes that Howard Owen describes in his critically acclaimed Willie Black series are fictional. But the books are so thoroughly rooted in recognizable locales that it sometimes feels as if local readers following Black’s path through the city might bump into him.
In fact, each installment in the series takes its title from a Richmond neighborhood or landmark. Owen’s latest, “Grace,” refers to Grace Street. As Black tells us, “(T)he city’s history is laid out along its chopped-up route.”
Pink Flamingo?
Marathon runners practice in costume on Cherry Street this morning. The Anthem Richmond Marathon is this coming Saturday.
Sierra Club Endorsed McEachin
