Soft Shells at Dinamo!

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Scott

dinamo dinner menu
june 19, 2015
> matzoh ball soup 5.
> chilled potato & leek soup 5.
> crostini w/ chopped liver 8.
> crostini w/ cured salmon 8.*
> crostini w/ whitefish salad 9.
> hearts of palm & chickpea w/ flatbread 10.
> red pizza 10.
> white pizza 11.
> add topping $1: sausage, mushroom, onion, anchovy, olive
> egg in tuna sauce 3.
> squash salad. 5
> mixed green salad 6.
> lentil salad 7.
> swiss chard 10.
> roasted red pepper w/ bufala mozzarella 15. w/ anchovy 16.
> beet & fennel salad 12. w/ feta 13.
> arugula & asparagus salad w/ egg 13.
> squid w/ chard 12.
> mussels – white or red 13.
> seafood salad 15.
> soft shell crab 15.
> trenette w/ eggplant sauce 16.
> ricotta gnocchi or tagliatelle w/ bolognese 17.
> mussels w/ trenette or squid ink fettuccine – white or red 21. / 23.
> calamari & shrimp w/ squid ink fettuccine 24.
> broccoletti & provolone sausage w/ polenta & beans 18.
> rockfish w/ mixed greens 23.
> t bone w/ arugula salad 31.*
> soft shell crab entree 32.

Belvidere Wall To Get Murals Before Bike Race

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Scott

Councilperson Agelasto mentioned at a meeting that a series of murals will be painted on the wall separating Oregon Hill from Belvidere Street in time for the UCI Road World Championships. Style Weekly includes some information in its roundup of bike race related art exhibitions.

http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/a-summer-of-cycling-brings-the-art-of-the-race-to-richmond/Content?oid=2214197

To cheer up the race route, four well-known Richmond artists — Ed Trask, Matt Lively, Greg Leach and Hamilton Glass — plan to paint murals on a 7-foot-tall wall stretching for four blocks from Belvidere to Oregon Hill, Trask says.

Updates From Tredegar (American Civil War Museum)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Scott

From email:

Beginning Wednesday, July 1, the Museum will conduct cannon demonstrations daily between 2:15 and 2:30 pm. Daily demonstrations will continue through Labor Day weekend, and are part of our ongoing efforts to create interesting and engaging activities for Museum visitors. It is our sincere hope that the expanded schedule will not cause undue stress among our neighbors on Oregon Hill.

I also would like to give you an update on the work that is being done to the canal wall at the Tredegar site. All the willow oaks on the south side of the wall, and the small scrub trees growing close to the north side of the wall, have been removed. Craddock Masonry, Inc. is conducting repair and reconstruction, which is under way. Where the extent of damage requires it, the top three courses will be rebuilt and the entire length of the wall sealed. Holes and erosion of the wall will be repaired. Old bricks that are in good condition will be reused, with matching vintage brick being used as needed. This work is scheduled to be finished by late July.

Oregon Hill Walking Tour On Sunday

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Scott

From the Valentine Museum/Richmond History Center:

June 21, 2-4 p.m.
Oregon Hill Walking Tour
Oregon Hill originated as a grouping of residences for workers from the Tredegar Iron Works and survives today as a tight-knit working class enclave that has continued to thrive with remarkable cohesion. Learn about its history and newer developments on this tour of the neighborhood. Meet at Laurel and Idlewood streets.

Oregon Hill in April 1865

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Scott

At the conclusion of the Civil War, the U.S. military telegraph troops were photographed in Oregon Hill in April 1865 with their covered wagons. The many tents and temporary stables shown near the houses on the 100 block of S. Cherry suggest that these troops were bivouacked in Oregon Hill. The photographs were taken from the vantage point of looking north towards West Cary Street, with the rear of the William Smith House, which has survived at 611 W. Cary Street, shown in the detail. Very high resolution copies of these two photos can be downloaded for free from the Library of Congress website:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2013647869/
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000706/PP/

Photo credits: Library of Congress

Byrd House Market Today

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Scott

From email announcement:

It’s about the food.
For the finest in fresh, locally grown,
healthy foods, do your shopping at
Byrd House Market!

√ eggs
√ chicken
√ sausages

√ beets
√ cucumbers
√ green beans
√ mushrooms
√ onions
√ potatoes
√ spinach
√ sprouts
√ squash
√ turnips

√ blackberries
√ blueberries
√ cherries
√ herbs
√ honey
√ noodles
√ pastries
√ Irish breads
√ pops
√ and more!

“$10 Deal” Vendors
are Agriberry, The Byrd Farm, Two & A Half Irishmen, Origins Farm, Tomten Farm, and Deer Run Farm.

This week’s nonprofit is Richmond Tree Stewards

It’s hot today so stay in the cool and breezy, drink plenty of water, dress lightly, keep your head covered and eat like you love your body!

Our mailing address is:
WBCH Byrd House Farmers Market
224 S Cherry St, Richmond, VA, United States

Richmond, VA 23220

Protesting the Cuts

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Scott

Richmond City Hall, 06/15/2015 8:00 am.

Richmond City Hall, 04/28/2014

Richmond Tree Stewards: Will you help water new street trees?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Scott

Richmond Tree Stewards are asking residents to help:

The forecast for the coming week is HOT and most parts of Richmond have not received an inch of rain in the last week and so…

Trees planted this year and last need help from the people who live or work near them.

A few minutes of your time and 15 – 20 gallons of water is all that’s needed to help these new trees thrive. Watering once a week would be best now; every two weeks is OK.

If you don’t have a watering bag, a slow trickle from the garden hose works well.

Let it run long enough to deliver at least 15 gallons.