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City of Richmond Fire Department Survey

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Excerpt from email:

My name is Steven Hall Jr. and I am a lieutenant for the City of Richmond Fire Department. Like you, I am a resident of the City of Richmond. As a National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer candidate, I am conducting research that will help the City of Richmond Fire Department better understand and meet the expectations of our citizens. Below you will find a link to a short survey that will help our leadership better understand your expectations and how we can improve our service to you.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cityofrichmondfire

New ‘Oregon Hill Terribles’ Patches

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John Murden at Church Hill People’s News has a post on this–

Clara Cline at The Wild Wander has these fantastic Boy Gangs of Richmond patches available. Pick’em up at this weekend’s Richmond Craft Mafia Handmade Holiday event.

The names are taken from Charles Wallace’s The Boy Gangs of Richmond in the Dear Old Days: A Page of the City’s Lesser History, an out-of-print history of the city’s rapscallion youth by Charles M. Wallace from 1938.

Leaf Collection/Street Cleaning and The Tireless Jimmy Blackford

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Cherry Street neighbor Jimmy Blackford and I worked on dislodging leaves and dirt from sidewalks and gutters in preparation for City’s upcoming leaf collection and street cleaning. It would be great if other neighbors could do the same. It is supposed to rain Tuesday and Wednesday, so hopefully it will get done before then. Don’t forget to move those cars!

Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

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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 recycling news, a lot of people are wondering if Samsung will repair, refurbish or recycle millions of recalled phones? Its a good question because people spend so much time with their phones these days and a marketing researcher says people are more likely to recycle things they relate to their identity.

In local recycling news, don’t forget about the 2017 VRA 25th annual conference call for papers.
Submit your presentation idea for VRA’s 25th annual conference, Moving Toward Zero Waste, by January 20, 2017.

Tirami’Zu Brew

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One of the neat things about the micro-brewery explosion in Richmond is the collaboration with local restaurants. Great to see neighbor and restauranteur Ed Vasaio taking part.

From the Strangreways Brewing FaceBook page:

Tirami’Zu Brew Rum Barrel Aged Porter returns to Strangeways taps today at 11a. As you recall, this is our collaboration with Mamma Zu, Edo’s Squid, Dinamo, and 8 1/2 and you’re going to want to have this by your side for Thanksgiving. Bottle availability is limited and they’ll only be sold at the brewery. No limit on purchase, so get it while you can.

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