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OHNA Meets Tomorrow Night
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meets tomorrow night at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
2nd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Invitational Announced
Another soccer tourney from Manny. From the FaceBook event page:
Fund raiser for the William Byrd Community center foundation
$5 per player. All proceeds will be donated to the foundation.
7 v 7 coed invitational on an irregular field…
We are now accepting 6 teams with a minimum roster of 8 players. First come first served.
no more than 5 guys on field at any time per team
mail $20 deposit along with roster and team name/jersey colors to: 614 China St. richmond VA 23220 or email oregonhillnumina at yahoo.com.
Defending champs:
Aggravated Assault On N. Laurel Street
From alert.vcu.edu:
On February 24, 2013, at 1:20 AM, Richmond Police and VCU Police responded to a reported fight in the 200 block of North Laurel Street. No suspects or victims could be located after a search of the area was completed. At about 3:10 AM, Richmond Police responded to Retreat Hospital after the victim called to report the assault. Richmond Police determined the assault to be aggravated in nature.
The victim was asked for a cigarette by a group of four black males. Two of the suspects punched and kicked the victim when he did not respond. The suspects were last seen heading East on Franklin Street.
Suspects: The victim described two of the suspects as the main aggressors. One of the suspects was a black male wearing a black jacket, black hat, blue jeans, and had a beard. The victim was unable to provide any other descriptors other than the second suspect was a black male. No weapons were used in the assault.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000, VCU police at (804) 828-1234 or text VCUTIP to 274637, also anonymously.
5th District Meeting On Thursday
City Council member Parker Agelasto has announced a 5th District joint meeting with School Board Representative Mamie Taylor. The meeting is next Thursday, Feb 28th at George Wythe High School @ 6:30 p.m.
VCU Green Unity Street Cleanup Meeting
Tomorrow afternoon (Sunday), VCU’s Green Unity is having a street cleanup near/in Oregon Hill. They are meeting at Mojo’s (733 West Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23220) at 1pm. All are welcome to join.
Dominion and Renewable Energy In The General Assembly Update
Following up on some earlier news and editorials about our neighbor, Dominion Power….
McDonnell signs Va utility regulation bill.
Activist Ivy Main has written an overview of the 2013 General Assembly session on the Power for the People VA blog:
The Virginia General Assembly will soon wrap up its work on the 2013 legislative session. Renewable energy advocates began the session with high hopes for a series of bills that promised to reform our renewable energy law, expand net-metering, and open up new opportunities for financing solar systems and small wind turbines.
So how did we do? Well, this is Virginia. Progress is slow, the utilities are powerful, and half the legislature doesn’t believe in climate change. On the other hand, they do believe in business. Under the circumstances, we did okay.
Really Really Free Market/Spaghetti Dinner with Bread and Circus Saturday
This Saturday from noon to 3 pm in Monroe Park is the Really Really Free Market.
The RVA Really Really Free Markets provide people with a chance to share the excess that they possess, to prevent the landfills from filling with stuff that will never decompose and is nowhere near the end of its usefulness, and to offer the community a chance to come together for a day of free fun in the sun!
There are a wide variety of things that can be shared. There have been workshops led by community members and musical performances. Community members have brought games to play with each other at the market. Vegan cookies have also been known to make an appearance.
So the last Saturday of every month, dig through your closets, take the extra from your work, ask your parents and friends and neighbors to come to bring stuff and come to get stuff. Bring clothes, furniture, food, tapes, cds, office supplies, kitchen stuff, knick knacks & paddy whacks! Bring your music, your skills, your stuff, your food, and your friends and family, and help us prove that there is enough stuff in the world for everybody!
***PLEASE bring any and all warm weather clothing that you’re not using this year! We especially have a need for X-Large and up sizes!!***
And, Saturday evening…
All the Saints Theater Company, the folks who organize Oregon Hill’s Halloween Parade, are holding a spaghetti dinner at a Westover Hills church. Special guests are the famous Bread and Puppet Theater from Vermont, on tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They will be performing the Circus of the Possiblitarians:
The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish fashion, including rotten ideas, a wild dancing horse and some mellow lions, a solemn salute to the world’s casualties and much more! The Dire Circumstance Jubilation Ensemble provides a little bit of brass and a lot of noise. Please take note that if some of the circus acts are politically puzzling to adults, accompanying children can usually explain them.
Dinner starts at 7, show at 8. More details on the FaceBook event page.
Also, don’t forget the Main Street Library’s Knitting Sale Extravaganza on Saturday.
Laurel Street Catfish
This photo set off a conversation on Reddit.com.
‘So my friend was walking back to her house, and saw this..’
4th Precinct CAPS Meeting Tonight
From email announcement:
This is just a friendly reminder to all that the monthly CAPS meeting for the 4th precinct is swiftly approaching. It will be held next Thursday, February 21st, at the usual time and place: 6 pm at 1600 West Laburnam Avenue, in the library of Linwood Holton Elementary School. Come on out and speak with CAPS and RPD representatives about concerns in your neighborhoods!
Hope to see you there!
Matthew Toner
4th Precinct MPACT Coordinator
City of Richmond
(804) 646-1062
matthew.toner at richmondgov.com