From The American Civil War Center At Historic Tredegar’s Facebook page:
What’s new here? Our new cannon just arrived! The 12-pounder will be making its firing debut soon. Photos to come!
New Cannon
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Recycling/Trash Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night. Fun recycling fact: Auto manufacturer Honda Motors Co. Ltd., Tokyo, has announced plans to start reusing the rare earth metals that can be extracted from used nickel-metal hydride batteries by the end of 2012.
Shooting On Belle Island
The Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting a violent crime from last night:
Richmond police Capt. Yvonne Crowder said the victim was taken to VCU Medical Center and underwent surgery for life-threatening injuries after being shot twice in the chest at 12:07 a.m. at the municipal park, which closes at sundown.
Crowder said the shooting occurred while the 25-year-old victim and a friend were fishing in the area of the old power plant near the southeast corner of the island in the middle of the James River.
Crowder said the men were confronted by two other men, one in his 40s and the other in his mid 20s and one of whom had a handgun. When the robbers tried to rob the fishermen, a struggle ensued and the victim was struck twice in the chest.
Detailed suspect descriptions were not available.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000.
Byrd Market This Tuesday
From announcement:
THIS Tuesday At the Market …
will truly be an oasis in the week’s rising temperatures which will cap at an official One HUNDRED and TWO on Friday.
But, for us, it will be just warm enough to enjoy iced drinks and cool desserts; to safely carry home those lovely cheeses, chocolates, chutneys and eggs; to relish the next morning’s breakfasts with berries, peaches, granolas and homemade muffins and smoothies; to make salads and light suppers with the simplest of seasonal veggies and herbs (what you don’t eat today you can roast tomorrow); to stock up on flavorful grass fed cuts of beef, pork, toxin-free chickens and finely seasoned sausages; to deserve gluten-free cupcakes and lush cookie bars and tea cakes… and that’s just the eating part… Set a spell under the umbrellas and enjoy a leisurely lunch, ready to eat, with Sustenance, Cafe 2100 and Almadina.Our weekly raffle continues to be generously sponsored by Byrd Farm & Rural Virginia Market! $1 ticket gets you a chance at a week’s share of goodies from Byrd Farm – value $33.83. Win this week, pick up your share next week. And help us get a misting tent or produce scale!!! (hint. hint. wish list. wish list.) And we get to see your pretty face and you take your loot home in a shiny new Virginia Grown re-usable sack. Not too shabby! We’ve had 8 very happy winners!
Under the Mulberry Tree
Facepainting by Nadine (have you seen her frogs, aliens and butterflies??? pretty groovy)
Storytelling, 4 – 5 pm with Caroline
Make musical instruments withGirls Rock! RVA, “a newly formed organization in Richmond, Virginia with one year of success under our belt! Our mission is to facilitate a space in Richmond that empowers girls to collaborate creatively in an environment of mutual respect and positive self-expression. To this effect, we have started an all-girls pop/rock/hip-hop/punk/etc. summer music camp here in Richmond.” Check out more at http://girlsrockrva.wordpress.com.All this good stuff under the Mulberry Tree in the Grace Arents Community Garden. We could not ask for better weather for these kind of activities.
What are you eating this summer?
Got a YUMMY story? Write a little paragraph and send us a photo – we’ll post it on our blog!try this dressing…Orange Vinaigrette
1/2 cup good extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup champagne or white wine vinager
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
– Whisk ingredients together, enough to dress four individual saladsBack in the 60’s and 70’s in Southern California, my grandmother used to make a really simple version of this dressing for a salad serving 4-6 people:
3 Tablespoons Vegetable oil + 3 Tablespoons Orange juice + salt & pepper to taste – measured and poured right over the salad of lettuce and avocado chunks, tossed and served immediately. sometimes she added jicama for a mild sweet crunch. altogether refreshing and yummmmy, of course.July’s First Tuesday Film: Urban Roots
Discussion will be led by Duron Chavis from the city’s community garden department and John Lewis with RBHA and others. Pot-luck salad – bring a salad, an ingredient, a dressing and join us on Tuesday July 3rd, 7:30-9:30 pm. See a trailer and learn more at www.urbanrootsamerica.org – presented by Victory Farm, Shalom Farm and William Byrd Community House. Like to help set-up and take-down. Contact me at byrdhousemarket@gmail.comCooking as a 2nd Language Returns!
Saturday, 21st of July welcomes back Elicet Von Der Lippe who will teach us the greatest food upper body building dish ever: Tamales con Pollo. Register at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com. $10 per person. Soon to hit the schedule… Ethiopian, English, Czech, Indian, Soul, American, French – its local to local and local to global – Roots to Roots Good Food.there’s even more doings at
william byrd community house www.wbch.org
eat good grow great via byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
OHNA Meeting Tomorrow Night
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meets tomorrow night at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
Sources say the Victory Rug SUP will be on the agenda.
Vintage Banjolin For Sale
From Craigslist ad:
Hard-to-find vintage banjolin manufactured by S.S. Stewart (now out of business). Needs work, but a classic.
Go to ad link above for seller’s phone number.
Yard Sale This Saturday
From Craiglist:
Yard sale on Saturday 23rd on Idlewood@Laurel from 9-1230ish
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Records– pUNK, soul, r&b
4-track
furniture/ shelves/side tables/ 4tier metal racks
clothing, some womens vintage clothing sz M/L
housewares. pots and pans,
set of 4 vintage chairs
and much more.
come and check it out!
Tri State Gang Event Cancelled; But Gamelan Show This Evening
From VCU Library blog:
The “Tri-State Gang in Richmond” book talk with Selden Richardson, scheduled for Wednesday, June 20, has been cancelled because of the speaker’s illness. We apologize for the cancellation and hope to reschedule the event for later this summer. Stay tuned for updates.
In better news, from FaceBook event page:
Free Gamelan Show @ The Anderson Gallery @ 5 pm
The Richmond community group Gamelan Raga Kusuma presents music of the gamelan gong kebyar, the gamelan semara dana and the gamelan gender wayang with Balinese dancers from the Indonesian embassy. Check out the Gallery’s latest offerings and grab some $2 beers.
Hope to see you there! We’ll be playing outdoors in the shade during Richmond’s sweltering 100 degree heat.
Drip…Drip…
Correspondent of the Day in the Times Dispatch:
Water rates target smaller users
Editor, Times-Dispatch:
You ran two Op/Ed columns on Richmond’s water rates. The column by Gloria LeRose, “Water’s worth the cost and effort,” explains that the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) does a needed job protecting our water quality, and what it spends to do so is worth it.
An earlier column by Scott Burger, “City proposes outrageous water rates,” relates to the amount of service charge DPU has in its rate structure, which results in a lower volumetric charge, which in turn discourages conserving water.
While both of these are valid concerns, the main issue with a high service charge is the inequality of cost for small consumers. Someone using 3 to 5 ccfs (1 ccf = 100 cubic feet) of water per month ends up paying about 79 percent of his total bill for service charge, while someone using 100 ccfs per month pays only about 11 percent. The purpose of the service charge is to recover certain fixed costs and should be recovered proportionally based on the amount each consumer uses. Lowering the service charge requires increasing the volumetric rate to compensate for the reduced revenue. There would be no less money for the DPU. There would be no lost revenue.
I raised this issue in 2006 with the DPU after a study recommended reducing the service charge. At that time the DPU indicated it agreed the service charge was disproportionate to the small user and planned to gradually reduce it and increase the volumetric rates. The DPU needs to renew this plan.
Robert Bedell.
Richmond.
Recognition for Officer Nathanson
Although there were no crimes in Oregon Hill on today’s Richmond Police report, there was recognition and congratulations for Officer Jonathon Nathanson, who has done a lot of work in the Fourth Precinct and Oregon Hill in particular.
Kudos to Officer Jonathan Nathanson who was named Fourth Precinct’s Officer of the Month for May! Officer Nathanson is still racking up the arrests – 42 for the month–and taking the calls – responding to 48! He’s also initiated more than 70 encounters just from his own observation while patrolling his assigned area. Officer Nathanson also seized two firearms and illegal narcotics last month; wrote 55 incident-based reports, conducted 16 field interviews and did more than 60 hours of bike patrol!
He was also selected to conduct DUI selective enforcement, resulting in numerous DUI arrests. Somehow, he still manages to find time to mentor a recruit from the 107th class and work with the Homeless Outreach Program with the Daily Planet and Richmond Behavioral Health Authority. Officer Nathanson is an all-around great officer and that’s why he’s been a frequent flier for Fourth Precinct’s Officer of the Month honors. Congratulations!