Its “Red Wednesday” tomorrow which means curbside recycling pickup as well as trash pickup in the neighborhood. And don’t forget what Ms. Friedman wrote.
If you have items that you think are reusable by others, such as furniture or books, you might want to consider donating to the Really Really Free Market in Monroe Park this Saturday. According to organizers, anything left at the end of the day will be taken to Diversity Thrift.
From their 1998 “Over The James” album, legendary local hardcore punk band AVAIL blasted the song “scuffletown” at a searing 1 minute and 18 seconds with the following lyrics:
There’s kepone in the river
But the river’s still flowing east
Ethyl ‘dozed the planet
In an attempt to keep the downtown cleanStill it’s a beautiful day
And the sun is still shining over the JamesOregon Hill is at end time
VCU crept up and lit the torch
West Ave. honkeys don’t forget
That trains still run northThird per-capita
Next year number one
Couple of quick notes-
Local band Kepone, named after the local chemical disaster, just had a reunion at the GWAR-B-Q.
Ethyl, now known as NewMarket, owns much of the Richmond riverfront, something which is becoming more of an issue recently.
And, yes, VCU is still a concern….
Though in a few ways, Richmond is different from ’98, when there was speculation that it would go from third most murderous city in the country to number one.
Now as far as Dominion Power is concerned, Jim, there is the following reference in the AVAIL song “The Falls” off the 2002 Front Porch Stories album–
i’ve been broke and forlorn and caught out with the best at acca yard
oh it just goes to show, to desert friends like these streets
i would be crazy
to all the years full of backyard parties
winters in hibernation
to assaulting views with dominion at our door
healing but scarred
3:30p to 7:00p
at Idlewood and Linden, Richmond, VA
From Byrd House Market blog:
Welcome Shoppers!
The bounty cannot be denied. You just have to come get some.And …
We welcome the 3rd Tuesday Acoustic Jam with Epic Gardens guitarist Patricia Stansbury
SNAP EBT and Credit/Debit Cards swiped for wooden nickels? Outrageous(ly efficient method of tendering)! Ask us how it works.
Amy’s Garden is on vacation from the market this week and giving those crops a chance to catch up after all the rain, so we’ll see Amy and the crew and all their great organic goodies next week.
Vegan 101 cooking class series begins this Wednesday, 21 Sep, 6pm. Plenty of room in the class this week, but don’t wait til Wednesday to register (at eatgoodgrowgreat.blogspot.com)!
Check out the the market’s blog: byrdhousemarket@blogspot.com.See you at the market!
From press release:
RICHMOND, VA, September 19, 2011 – Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, a Richmond Public School, will be reopening second, fourth and fifth grades for additional enrollment spots.
Interested families can visit the PHSSA website at www.patrickhenrycharter.org to download an application or can stop by the school at Woodland Heights Baptist Church – Education Center, 611 West 31st Street, Richmond, to pick up an applications. Families will need to complete the application and mail it or drop it off at the school during the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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More information is emerging about new proposals for the Richmond riverfront after last week’s public riverfront planning meeting. In particular, some items have been announced that concern the Kanawha Canal and the area just east of the Lee Bridge. An amphitheater and possibly a new road that would connect from 2nd Street to Tredegar Street have been mentioned already in the media. Click here for a James River News Hub story and click here for one in the Times Dispatch. Most if not all this land is currently owned by New Market Corporation. Hopefully more facts and discussion will be forthcoming.
In the meantime, I know Oregon Hill neighbors who are concerned about what will eventually happen with riverfront planning. One wrote to me wondering if Dominion Power might try to get an even taller high-rise on the riverfront after all.
From police report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
9/17/11 12:01 a.m. – 3:00 a.m.
100 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole an iPod.
From Facebook event page:
War and revolution in the Middle East have recently shadowed their neighbors to the west, but the denizens of the Balkans are in the midst of a new wave of their own struggles. As its people continue to suffocate between the brutalities of global capitalism and murderous power-plays of regional demagogues, anarchists and others struggle to build a new world on top of the old. Join author Shon Meckfessel, just back from the Balkans’ own Arab Spring, in a reading and spirited discussion Tuesday September 20 at 7pm at The Flying Brick Library.
From announcement:
WELCOME BACK FOOD CARTS!
Missed your Soul Ice? Nate’s Tacos? Tropical Safari?? Pizza Tonight?? Your Goatacado Juices??? (me, too)SEMI-MONTHLY VENDORS
St. Andrew’s Church canned goods (2nd & 4th Tuesdays)
Mimi’s Whole Wheat – full time from now onFILL-IN VENDORS
Breeze Hill Farm (quail eggs, all natural wool dryer balls and other wool products from goats and sheep)
Bonnyclabber Cheese Farm (goat cheeses)
Thinking of You Creations (granola, cookies, cakes)
Tiny Glaciers (gourmet fruit pops)4pm DEMO
Elli Sparks will discuss the benefits of raw milk and demonstrate how keifer is made – at Faith Farm TentCOOKING CLASSES
Cooking as a 2nd Language, Sep. 17, 9:30-12noon, register at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com
Vegan 101 with Jen Hurst, semi-monthly class begins Sep. 21, 6:00 pm, register at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com
NOTES FROM WBCH
WBCH’s After-School program Now Enrolling and Serving Elementary/Middle School Children ages 4-12 Years; Pick-Ups @ Clark Springs, Carver, John B. Cary, Fox, Maymont, Mary Mumford, St. Andrew’s, Patrick Henry, Binford and Hill. Details at www.WBCH.org or call 643-2717.
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 7-9 Pm – WBCH Presents the 2011 Hans S. Falck Lecture on Social Responsibility – SUBJECT: Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Across The Life-Course
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From yesterday evening:
Around 6:30 pm, a bicyclist was hit by a car at the intersection of Spring and S. Laurel Streets.
