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Jefferson Davis Birthday Memorial Saturday Will Have Lots of Cannon Fire

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From Hollywood Cemetery’s FaceBook page:

There will be a memorial for Jefferson Davis this Saturday at 9am. The memorial service is a family event complete with music, poems, and keynote speaker. There will also be a marching bagpipe band, honor guard and musket salute.

The event is free and open to the public.

I have been also informed that there will be cannon fire, lots. It will all be over by 11:00 am.

Upcoming Weekend Events at the Richmond Public Library’s Main Branch

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Upcoming weekend events at the Richmond Public Library’s Main branch:

Friday, June 6
7-9pm
9th Annual Poetry Slam
Local poets compete for cash prizes on a first come, first serve basis. The Friends event is hosted by Tom Sanchez Prunier of SlamRichmond.

Saturday, June 7
10am-12noon
Master Gardener’s Help Desk/Seed Catalog
Master Gardeners can answer all your questions. Saturdays in June.

10:30am-12noon
Fun with Storytelling Workshop
Join local theatre artist Tyra Robinson in learning how to make reading fun for you and your child. Certification points available. Call 646-4768 to register. For parents, teachers, and child care providers.

11am-1pm
Poetry in the Park
Casual outdoor readings featuring local and regional poets Christine Stoddard and Burt Ritchie.

3-5pm
Vicarious Travelers
Richmond welcomes the 2014 Cabot Community Tour of the East Coast Greenway: A Celebration of Communities and Good. Sponsored by the Richmond Hostel.Refreshments.

WTVR News: Officials discuss rerouting trains around Richmond that transport volatile oil

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WTVR CBS 6 recently had a new report on talks with the railroad company and government officials about possibly rerouting the trains that carry the volatile oil around Richmond. This follows the recent disaster in Lynchburg.

Excerpt:

Fire officials define the “worst case scenario” for this situation would involve 33 train cars derailing in Shockoe Bottom.

If that were to happen during peak business hours, the impact could stretch to a half mile radius encompassing hundreds of thousands of people.

T. Tyler Potterfield Day of Service On July 19

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From new FaceBook event page:

The City of Richmond was chartered on July 19, 1782. It’s
fitting that she shares a birthday with our dear colleague,
T. Tyler Potterfield, who was once heard to profess her “the greatest city in the world”.

This year we’d like to celebrate Tyler and his beloved City of Richmond by volunteering on their birthday, July 19. We’ll be working to help clean up and improve a section of the Riverfront, a place in the city Tyler treasured, at the Pipeline Walk and Overlook. We’ll also plan to have lunch together and a chance to celebrate Tyler’s legacy through conviviality, not just service. More details will be forthcoming as plans are finalized (and we’ll share them here).

Project Clean Move Makes A Dent In Student Tenant Trash Problem

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This past Saturday, Project Clean Move went into action, cleaning up several piles of student trash. Again, what is significant about this VCU-lead effort is that it proactively makes a point of contacting landlords and tenants and tries to get them involved in solutions.

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This past Saturday, several volunteers helped sort through tenant leftovers and identify furniture and other objects for pickup by charities, as well as work with City trash crew to pick up garbage. The process could have benefited from more volunteers and there were still some problem areas leftover from the weekend. They were noted for enforcement. In some cases, furniture marked for charities was taken and new trashed furniture was left.

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But overall Project Clean Move had a good start. It will need to improve with the next iteration next month. The hope is that this will lead to a change in culture.