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Byrd House Market Today, 3:30 – 7pm

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From email announcement:

More spectacular weather
guarantees that Byrd House Market is a great place to spend the afternoon, or drop by! Pick up a late lunch, supper to go or a quick snack. Time to stock your fresh food pantry or the ingredients for that long anticipated fall stew, autumn roast, October saute? Ever thought about making a surprisingly easy herbed frittatta for the next brisk morning, or simple end-of-summer tossed salads with a warm dressing… How about the simple joy of crisp warm cinnamon toast from freshly baked bread served with with steamed fresh whole milk, or a peach smoothie made with fresh, pasteurized yogurt?

Is there anything better than good food?
No, but a good intern comes mighty close. Teresa Willoughby is working with BHM from September 2013 through June 2014 – interning with the Library Programs and Byrd House Market at WBCH through St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Grace on the Hill service program. She has a B.S. in Public Health with a particular passion for promoting community health through good nutrition, specifically local, seasonal, fresh foods. If you haven’t met her, she’s the girl taking market stats and learning quickly to be a great market assistant. Say hi and welcome!

Mark Your Calendars!
National Food Day is Coming and Byrd House Market is on the Agenda! Tuesday, Oct. 22 join us with partners in the VCU Wellness Resource Center and the Healthy Community Action Team. $10 Student Boxes (with Student ID), Raffles, Music and more!

Location & Location
Many of our produce and specialty food producers vend at the Farmers Market @ St. Stephen’s Church on Saturday mornings, so if you missed something there you can probably find it here, and vice verse of course!

Support your local farmers and food producers! Buy Fresh and Buy Local! Buy Byrd House Market!
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306

Car Crimes on S. Laurel

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From RPD crime report:

4th Precinct
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
9/26/13 – 9/27/13 11:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) stole the license plates off of the vehicle.

4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
9/29/13 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown male broke into the vehicle and stole a cell phone.

(ed. note: No mention of fireworks arrests or aggressive panhandler calls)

Saturday Yard Sale On Pine Street

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From Craigslist ad:

This Saturday September 28, 2013 9 am on – 325 S. Pine Street in Oregon Hill between Idlewood and Albemarle and just one block off of Belvidere Street. We will have vinyl records, cds, other music/pop culture related items, books including 50’s/60’s sci-fi and other pulps, late 19th Century Poetry books, Art and Craft books and original artwork, lots of ephemera as well as small collectibles. Not your typical yard sale, lots of oddities and unusual items. Hope to see you then.

Plans for Zip Lines Across James River

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Last night at the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, most of the discussion was about Venture Richmond forcing a 10,000 person theater upon the neighborhood, with no restrictions.

There was also a short presentation by Kern Smith on a business plan to put zip lines across the James River in several places, including a site near the Lee Bridge on Oregon Hill’s side. It remains to be seen if this will be considered an acceptable use under the James River Park Conservation Easement.

Here is a video of a zip line, similar to what is being proposed, in action in San Francisco:

Burglaries on 100 Block of S. Laurel

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Although Oregon Hill has not experienced the violent crime that other neighborhoods have had very recently (knock on wood and keep your eyes peeled!), we have had two burglaries on the 100 block of S. Laurel.

From Richmond Police:

4th Precinct
BURGLARY
9/17/13 8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.

4th Precinct
BURGLARY
9/17/13 2:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the residence and stole several items.