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Dinamo Review

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Dinamo restaurant was recently reviewed in Richmond Magazine:

You’ll find a full range of flavors here, whenever you drop in: Spicy Italian sausage, polenta and eggs to-order make for a memorable start to the day, one that will stick with you. Sandwiches like the leg of lamb, and the prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella make for a serious lunch. At dinner, the shrimp cappelletti, delicate sheets of pasta that enfold tender shrimp swimming in sun-dried tomato sauce, is subtle in texture and deep in flavor. The anchovies and flash-fried green-pepper crostini presents a funky umami. The clarity of the broth in the tortellini en brodo lets the subtle flavor of the traditional beef, pork and veal filling come through. Mussels and clams bathed in garlic and parsley spark notes all around your palate, and as small plates stack up around you, remember that after dinner you will want to linger over a rich espresso and homemade desserts, so pace yourself.

And there are items here you won’t find elsewhere: matzo ball soup, borscht, corned beef with sauerkraut, whitefish salad. The comfort foods of Anitai’s childhood round out the menu nicely, adding depth and authenticity to the atmosphere of Dinamo as coffee shop, in addition to a dining destination.

Bicycle Film Festival Weekend Kickoff

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The new Bicycle Film Festival brings the awesome to RVA for 2013. It’s a whole weekend of bikes, bikes, bikes, and more bikes and it starts right here in Oregon Hill:

Friday, 9/6
BFF Opening Party @ Bunnyhop Bike Shop
349 South Laurel Street
8pm -10pm
FREE. Come by. Say hi. Get stoked.

Saturday, 9/7
BFF Pizza Crawl @ Carytown Bicycle Company
3112 West Cary Street
4pm Registration
5pm Ride
$10 for pizza & crawl
$20 includes t-shirt
https://www.facebook.com/events/484377448325453/

Sunday, 9/8
BFF Film Programs @ The Byrd Theater
2908 West Cary Street
Different film programs @ 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm
$10 per program
$15 for all-day pass

60 Pages On Venture Richmond’s Amphitheater Proposal

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In time for the UDC Committee meeting on Thursday morning, comes this OHHIC analysis of Venture Richmond’s amphitheater proposal (Pool). (This links to a PDF that is very large and may take some time to load).

Will the City and Venture Richmond consider these 60 pages or will they continue to blow off input from Oregon Hill residents?

Trash/Recycling Pickup Thursday

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Due to the recent Labor Day holiday, this week’s trash and recycling pickup is on Thursday. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup Thursday. They do not belong on the sidewalk after Thursday night.

In recycling news, a Virginia man died tragically in a work accident at Roanoke recycling plant last week.

Also, another reminder for the Sierra Club Falls of the James group’s second annual Recycling Breakthrough! contest. Last year, George Mason Elementary School won first prize ($1,000). For more information, email recyclingbreakthroughcontest@gmail.com.

UDC Meeting This Thursday

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There are several items on the agenda pertinent to Oregon Hill for the upcoming City of Richmond Urban Design Committee meeting to be held next Thursday at 10:00am. These include curb extensions for Cumberland Avenue as well as new curb extensions at N. Laurel and W. Main Street as part of the Landmark Theatre renovations. UDC will be reviewing other items for the Landmark Theatre including lamposts, marquee, trees, etc. Perhaps of most interest is that Venture Richmond’s plan for what they call “Tredegar Green” is also on the agenda.

Fall Foods Flowing at BHM’s First Tuesday Market

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From email announcement:

First Tuesday of September!
Means so many good things: Greens (arugula, chard, kale, collards, cabbages) are on the way back in season. Amy’s Organic will have Student Boxes today, along with Agriberry, Byrd Farm and Epic Gardens. Robin Raver will be massaging your tired, your poor, down-trodden muscles. Blue Lotus Collective presents “Nick and Friends” acoustic music and harmonizing.

Stop by Whole Foods Market today (after the market!!)
From now through 10 pm today, help Whole Foods Market celebrate their 5th anniversary in Richmond by supporting their 5% Day. Proceeds will benefit Byrd House Market and Byrd House Farmlet with infrastructure, program and marketing projects! More info at www.wbch.org

Chicken with a kick of spice
Our Deb Stoneman starred on Virginia This Morning – If you missed it last Friday morning, catch it here: http://eatgoodgrowgreat.blogspot.com/ – and thanks to WTVR’s Greg McQuade for the Byrd House Market shout out at the end! Everything in the recipe is seasonal, organic goodness.

VSU Dietetic Interns
will be helping out at the market this week as part of their Farm to Table rotation. This one day immersion will give them a handle on food issues at the consumer and grower market level.

Wed. at Noon: Lightly on the Ground Radio
Christopher Doval, Esq. visited the outdoor studio at Epic Gardens. Join us on the front porch and hear the ambient sounds and the discussion, noon Wednesday, 9/4, on WRIR 97.3 lp FM and WRIR.ORG. Chris Doval is assistant professor at VSU Reginald L. Lewis School of Business where he teaches business ethics and corporate sustainability. In this discussion of business, plant breeding, and intellectual property, we focus on the question of labeling GMOS. Chris Doval’s thoughtful consideration of questions he had not considered before gives this conversation richness and depth. Lightly on the Ground Radio is hosted and produced by our own Patricia Stansbury. Check it out.
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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