Should be warmer then.
From Craigslist ad:
Yard Sale Saturday morning starting at 9 am, ending at 12:30 pm, near downtown in Oregon Hill, 612 South Laurel Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Household items, decorative items, books, men’s mountain bike, collectibles, magazines, records, cds and dvds, etc.
Last (Wednesday) night I was coming home and thought I saw someone perching on something big and white at the Overlook. I really was not sure what I had seen, but I decided it was not worth investigating at the time. This morning, I walked down and saw a whole path of ice at the same location.
From press release:
RICHMOND, VA (Jan. 5, 2012) . . . Richmond Animal Care & Control, the city of Richmond public animal shelter, welcomes the new year with an all‐out effort to find more loving homes for shelter pets than ever before! Volunteers are needed to assist with a variety of activities including cat and dog adoptions held on Saturdays throughout the city. Foster homes for cats and dogs are also needed. All volunteers must be at least 18 years old. For details, please contact Paula Ritter, outreach coordinator, at Paula.ritter@richmondgov.com.
Adoption hours are Tuesday – Friday, 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, noon until 4:00 p.m. The shelter is located at 1600 Chamberlayne Avenue in northside/ downtown Richmond. All pets are spayed and vaccinated. Pets available for adoption may be seen online at www.richmondgov.com/animals. The shelter adoption phone number is 804‐646‐5575.
Donations of blankets, towels, pet beds, kitten food, baby food, peanut butter and toys for cats and dogs are always needed.
Press release:
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, (PHSSA), the State’s first elementary charter school and a Richmond Public School, is accepting new kindergarten and first grade applications for mid-year enrollment as it moves into its permanent location at 3411 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA.
PHSSA has an academically challenging integrated curriculum based on a SOL framework that demonstrates an environmental science focus that integrates the Arts, Language, Math, and Social Studies. The students tested 94% in English and 97% in math on the spring, 2011 SOL assessments. The new location of the school provides additional square footage that allows PHSSA to open up more spots for enrollment.
The school currently has 185 students and is proud of its very involved and diverse community. One parent offered up some thoughts on their experience with PHSSA.
“We have lived in Richmond for eight years, and we made the decision to enroll our child in PHSSA mainly because of the integrated curriculum and the focus on science, art, and environmental studies,” said PHSSA kindergarten parent, Matthew Warner. “I witness this as I talk to my child about what he has learned, and I look at the work that he has done at the school. In addition, my kindergartner can apply these things in his daily life. The ideas that he expresses, while we are on our family activities are a direct result of the lessons and the curriculum from PHSSA.”
Interested families can visit the PHSSA website at www.patrickhenrycharter.org to download an application or can pick up an application at any of the Richmond City Branch Libraries. Families will need to complete the application and mail it to P.O. Box 2459, Richmond, VA, 23218.
Applications must be postmarked by Monday, January 9th to be considered for enrollment. No preference will be given to families who get their applications in early. If applications exceed space, a lottery will be performed. Families will be notified of enrollment by January 17, 2012.
Patrick Henry School is the first elementary charter school in Virginia. The school’s charter was approved in October 2008. The school started its second year of school on August 10, 2011.
In other news, Open High School won a 2012 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award.
From the announcement:
The Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award was earned by 171 schools (ed. across the state) that met all state and federal benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and made progress toward the goals of the governor and the board.
Congratulations Open High!
From announcement:
Tree Steward Classes
Register or get more information richmondtreestewards.wordpress.com
Classes start January 10, 2012
Learn about tree care, tree ID, and the problems that urban trees face.
Volunteer with us after training to help care for and teach the community about trees.
We have covered some trolley history here before, but this map may illuminate it further.
From Times Dispatch article:
Richmond police are investigating the apparent shooting of a dog in the 600 block of South Cherry Street this morning.
A police spokesman said that at around 10:30 a.m. a neighbor heard a gunshot, looked out the window and spotted a white male in his 60s leaving the area on foot.
A dog that had left its owner’s property was discovered with a non life-threatening wound and was taken for medical treatment.
Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
From email announcement:
Phal’s lovely spring rolls will return with the greens of spring. Rona’s in hibernation this week (wouldn’t you???). Byrd Farm and Faith Farm will certainly be there. A little rain, a little winter visiting before the New Year breaks. Stock up. Keep warm… with SOUP! We had butternut squash and apple soup, cream of fresh mushroom soup and beef vegetable soup – each with broth to “die” for – so soothing. Recipes and ideas needed? just ask!
Xmas Eve and Xmas Day have gone, but Hannuka (Sunset, December 20 to Sunset, December 28) and Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1) continue. December also holds the Winter Solstice, Saint Nicholas Day (in Europe) and Los Posadas (in Mexico). Ah, all that we don’t know could fill another universe or two.
So, to take solace, why don’t we just meet up at the Renegade market this afternoon from 3pm til Sunset and celebrate the gifts yet given and the goodies yet to be enjoyed. New Year’s Eve and Day approach and we all have a lot of work to do! Let’s enjoy, share and empower each other at every opportunity.
I’m looking forward. How about you?
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Byrd House Market
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St. Richmond, VA 23220
ByrdHouseMarket@gmail.com
(804) 643-2717
From Pesacados Facebook page:
PESCADOS CHINA STREET is closed for the holiday today, Monday December 26th, and will re-open Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. for lunch as usual.
Don’t forget to call and make reservations for NYE 2011, seats are going fast. Happy Holidays to all of our friends!
As for Mamma Zu, I am not sure of their holiday schedule, but congratulations to their sponsored soccer club, which is moving up a division:
It was a successful season. I had 3 goals this season and we accomplished at least one of them. Winning the championship was a goal distance from us. It was a well played game and it was exciting for both teams. Cosmin came through with a great goal and Paul gets the assist. We will have to settle for a 1-1 tie and second place in Div 4.
Good news is we will be promoted. It was the goal that we had to get to 3rd division.
Thanks and Happy Holidays to the City’s Parks and Rec!
