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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 sad news, Recycle the Clown died.
Mr. Seidel, a 73-year-old Midlothian resident, died May 7 the way he wanted to go, without machines or drugs.
He was the first individual in Chesterfield County to adopt a road to keep clean when the Adopt-A-Road program began. Because of his interest in recycling, he chose “Recycle” as his clown name when he began clowning in the 1980s.
At first, everything about his costume was recycled, said Paula “Petunia” Ward, a fellow member of Clown Alley 3. “Most of the stuff he bought at yard sales and thrift stores, like a gold foil top hat and his first pair of pants — bright golf pants, the kind you only would wear on the golf course.
“He carried a plunger and would use it like a drum major with a baton. He had a big cow bell that on several occasions we had to take away from him so he would not, for instance, take it in church for the wedding of two of our clowns.”
Later, he acquired a more polished wardrobe. His trademark props were a chartreuse green wig and a big horn. While he sculpted balloons into different shapes, he’d talk to children about the importance of recycling.
Futon
From Craigslist ad:
This futon served me well for the past two years, but I’m getting married so it’s time to say goodbye to my bachelor pad furniture! I kept him under a loft bed (queen, also for sale), so the dimensions work perfectly for small spaces. He was $150 new (see link to the retail site below). The texture of the futon is great and he unfolds into a twin sized bed. No tears, stains, smells, or holes on the futon’s fabric. I’m reducing the price mostly because I had to repair one of the back legs and I didn’t re-attach the fabric on the underside of the futon (see pictures). I’m gonna miss it, but gotta make space! Feel free to contact for more information.
Graffiti On Cumberland, Wire Fraud on Cherry, Assault on Tredegar
From RAIDSonline.com:
DESTRUCTION PROPERTY/STATE GRAFFITI
9XX CUMBERLAND ST
May 31, 2016 at 9:00 am
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
WIRE FRAUD
3XX S CHERRY ST
May 31, 2016 at 1:40 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
SIMPLE ASSAULT, DOMESTIC
3XX TREDEGAR ST
May 31, 2016 at 6:59 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
Times Dispatch Reports Folk Festival Line Up
From Times Dispatch article:
“Our local programming committee has outdone themselves, once again,” said festival director Lisa Sims in a statement. “Dancers from Sri Lanka, zydeco players from Louisiana, virtuosic musicians from Afghanistan, gospel singers from Tennessee and dozens of others will all offer free performances within a half-mile of each other. There’s really nothing else like it in the Virginia.”
Last year, a record-breaking 200,000-plus people attended the festival, up 50,000 from a rainy 2014.
Quick editorial: Hopefully Venture Richmond can become a better neighbor and we can all enjoy it this year as in years past. Still waiting for more agreement to neighborhood’s reasonable requests.
There are also still outstanding questions about how this important, historic area of the riverfront will be recognized and preserved in the future.
https://www.oregonhill.net/2015/10/12/folk-festival-and-a-deliberately-missed-opportunity/
VCU Warns About Upcoming Traffic
From VCU press release:
RICHMOND, Va. (June 1, 2016) – The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department expects an increase in traffic near VCU’s Monroe Park Campus and around the Stuart C. Siegel Center during high school graduation ceremonies starting Tuesday, June 7. Twenty-seven high schools from Richmond and Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and New Kent counties and a technical school will host ceremonies at the Siegel Center between June 7 and June 18.
Graduating students and their guests are advised to arrive early at the Siegel Center. Attendance for the ceremonies is expected to range from 2,500 to more than 6,000. In anticipation of these events, VCU Police, VCU Parking and Transportation, the City of Richmond Transportation Engineering Division and the Richmond Police Department have established a regional traffic plan and have added staffing.
Law enforcement officers will be directing traffic around the Siegel Center before and after each graduation. Guests with mobility impairment can be dropped off in front of the Siegel Center on Broad Street, near the intersection of Broad and North Harrison streets.
“Our goal is to keep drivers and pedestrians moving as quickly and safely as possible through the area,” said VCU Police Capt. Sean Ingram. “Drivers in Richmond may want to consider alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic before and after the ceremonies. We appreciate the public’s patience during one of the busiest times of year at the Siegel Center.”
Attendees with blue or red parking passes, issued by area schools, can park in either the West Broad Street Parking Deck at 1111 W. Broad St. or at the Bowe Street Parking Deck at 601 Bowe St. The Siegel Center is located at 1200 W. Broad St.
2016 Siegel Center Graduation Schedule
(Doors open one hour prior to the start of each ceremony.)Tuesday, June 7
3 p.m., St. Gertrude High School
Thursday, June 9
10 a.m., Thomas Dale High School
2:30 p.m., Clover Hill High School
7 p.m., Monacan High SchoolFriday, June 10
10 a.m., Cosby High School
2:30 p.m., Manchester High School
7 p.m., Matoaca High SchoolSaturday, June 11
10 a.m., James River High School
2 p.m., Midlothian High SchoolMonday, June 13
10 a.m., Meadowbrook High School
2:30 p.m., L.C. Bird High School
7 p.m., Carver College and Career AcademyTuesday, June 14
11 a.m., Henrico High School
3 p.m., Highland Springs High School
7 p.m., Glen Allen High SchoolWednesday, June 15
11 a.m., Hermitage High School
3 p.m., J.R. Tucker High School
7 p.m., Deep Run High SchoolThursday, June 16
11 a.m., Varina High School
3 p.m., Douglas S. Freeman High School
7 p.m., Mills E. Godwin High SchoolFriday, June 17
1 p.m., ECPI
7 p.m., New Kent High SchoolSaturday, June 18
8:30 a.m., Hanover High School
Noon, Patrick Henry High School
3:30 p.m., Atlee High School
7 p.m., Lee-Davis High School
St. Andrew’s School Dedicates New Library
From WRIC:
A former teacher at several area schools will live on through the Little Free Library at St. Andrew’s School.
A ceremony on Tuesday, May 24 dedicated it to Elizabeth (Betty) Chambers George.
George taught at schools including Mary Mumford and Binford Middle. She died at the age of 95, leaving a legacy of her love of reading as well as money earmarked for literacy causes.
Members of the Richmond Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi, of which George was a member, donated the Little Free Library.
St. Andrew’s School is an independent elementary school in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood. It was founded by Richmond philanthropist and social reformer Grace Arents in 1894, specifically for families with low incomes.
Belle Island Canine Adventure Rescue Walk
From Canine Adventure:
Best Italian
Congratulations to Oregon Hill neighbor Ed Vasai. Two of his restaurants, Edo’s Squid and Mamma Zu’s (which is in Oregon Hill), were at the top of the Best Italian Restaurant category in Style Magazine’s annual Best of Richmond issue.
Says Style:
Both Edo’s Squid and Mamma ‘Zu are owned by Ed Vasaio, and you could say that the restaurants are two sides of the same coin. Edo’s is the natty modern younger brother, while Mamma ‘Zu isn’t comfortable out of its jeans and flannel shirt.
5th District Meeting This Wednesday
From announcement:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Wednesday, 25 May 2016Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District
All Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, will hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District. Councilman Agelasto typically holds individual meetings for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District every other month throughout the year that include information on his goals and accomplishments; a topical agenda; and, special guests. These meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents are invited and encouraged to attend. The planned agenda for this meeting includes:
· ”Avoiding Scams & Fraud”
Mr. Tom Veazey, Senior Fraud Specialist
Better Business Bureau – Central Virginia· “Zika Virus: What You Should Know”
Ms. Dena Cherry-Brown, Public Health Advisor
Virginia Health Department – Richmond City Health District OfficeWHEN Wednesday, June 1, 2016
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.WHERE Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities
Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Avenue
Richmond, VirginiaWHO The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District
CONTACT The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.6050 (tel), or parker.agelasto@richmondgov.com (email)