And I thought the piano flyer was kinda random…
Just for fun, here’s a photo of some bicycle polo in Holly Street Playground…
Ski Poles For Sale/Bike Polo Photo
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Miscellaneous Notes, Follow-Ups, and Mentions
Clean Energy Rally tomorrow evening in Monroe Park! There’s more events and movie showings planned…
I heard the Benny-Fit went well, and there are tentative plans to hold it again next year.
Pete’s virtual roadtrip got some international press.
Noticed this on Oregon Hill’s Wikipedia page: “Michael Irgens, a product of oregon hill, is making his name known in production and rapping under the name Mike The Martyr.”
City Council gave Center Stage the the Landmark Theater.
Councilperson Marty Jewell lampooned on Tobacco Avenue.
Don’t forget to make plans to attend the upcoming St. Andrew’s Oregon Hill Art Show (and Community Fair on the following Sunday!).
Richmond Police Recruiting for Citizen Academy
For Immediate Release
News Release
Richmond Police Recruiting for Citizen AcademySept. 16, 2009
If you have ever wondered what it takes to become a Richmond Police officer or how the Richmond Police Department operates, now is your chance to find out.Richmond Police will offer an eight-week Citizen Police Academy for those interested in learning about the Richmond Police Department’s personnel, goals, community policing strategies and law enforcement-related topics.
There will be seven, two-hour classes held every Thursday, beginning Oct. 1 through Nov. 19. Classes will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Richmond Police Training Academy, 1202 W. Graham Road. The academy concludes the eighth week with a graduation ceremony.
The Citizen Police Academy instruction will cover different areas of the Department provided by expert guest instructors from area law enforcement agencies as well as certified police officers. The courses are diverse and range from the Department’s organizational structure to forensics, criminal investigation, narcotics and firearms.
Anyone who lives or works in Richmond can attend the academy. You must be at least 18 years old with no felony convictions. Misdemeanor convictions will be reviewed and considered by Chief Bryan T. Norwood. The deadline to register for the academy is Tuesday, Sept. 29. Space is limited.
“The best way our citizens can help us help them is for them to learn what we do, how we do it and why we do it,” Chief Norwood said. “That’s the purpose of the citizen academy.”
Persons interested in registering may contact Citizen Police Academy Coordinator GiTonya L. Parker at 646-7648.
Canal Bridge Plans
I went and saw the new canal bridge plans this afternoon. The new bridge should
be put in place just west of the telephone pole bridge early next year, and the
old bridge will be taken out at that time. Officially the project is called the “North Bank Trail Pedestrian Bridge Replacement”, and what its really about is a new bridge that will cross the historic Kanawha Canal near the Lee Bridge and enable pedestrians to make their way to the James River Park. The flat bridge will be placed so that it can be raised easily later to accommodate canal development and possibly the return of canal boats. The money for this is coming from greenway grants that the neighborhood association previously applied for and won. Anyone can go see the plans for themselves which are in the City’s Parks & Rec office at 808 W. Main (in the Landmark Theater building).
VCU Class Visits Oregon Hill
An Urban Studies class from Virginia Commonwealth University took a tour of Oregon Hill last night.
Bike Stuff For Sale
ACORN update: Golden Hammer Awards, Renovator’s Open House
From Church Hill People’s News:
ACORN has announced that the 10th Annual Golden Hammer Awards will be held 11/12/09 at the revamped Plaza Bowl in the Southside Plaza Shopping Center. Nominate that project for a Golden Hammer! Also, the next Renovator’s Open House will be Thur 9/24/090 5:30-7PM at 801 North 24th Street. RSVP required. Contact ACORN at (804)644-5040 or info@richmondneighborhoods.org
City Council Seeks GRTC Board Member
From the Hill and Heights neighborhood blog:
Richmond City Council is considering appointments to the GRTC (Greater Richmond Transit Company) Board of Directors. It’s unpaid, meets monthly. Interested parties can obtain an application from the city clerk’s office or download this pdf: Appointment Application Form. Applications are due in by the end of the day next Monday. There is no description of the job on the city website just this on the Obligations of the Board.
Acquire, operate, lease, or otherwise provide for the operation of a public transportation system, including by way of illustration but not limitation, the operation of passenger buses, both within and outside the City of Richmond, including providing for transportation for pupils attending public schools operated by the School Board of the City of Richmond.
Patience is a Virtue – shop at the BHM for the rewards of the seasons
It is all about seasons and the rhythms of nature here at the Byrd House Market. Our patience is being rewarded by the return of our delicious Gala apples, Asian pears, red and orange carrots, a variety of potatoes, onions, cruciforms and lots of greens! As we celebrate this Labor Day weekend, remember that the market vendors are always working for us to be able to enjoy our local fruits and vegetables, this is no holiday weekend for them. So…. remember to join us on Tuesday, to support the market vendors, shop, grab a bite to eat, meet friends and make new ones at the WBCH, Byrd House Market.
Activities this week: Story telling from 4 to 5 pm, Face painting from 5 to 7 pm. And a surprise child activity. And back by popular demand, music by Bean and John of the P’s & Q’s from 6 to 7 p.m.Check our blog to see more about what the vendors are bringing to the market: http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/
Councilperson Marty Jewell’s Nephew Held in VUU shootings
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports:
A Richmond city councilman’s nephew is being held without bond today in the malicious wounding of a Virginia Union University student early Sunday.
Jamir Lee Jewell, whose uncle is Councilman E. Martin Jewell, was arrested Sunday about 1:15 a.m. — minutes after a student was shot in front of Newman Hall, an all-female dormitory on the northern edge of campus near Brook and Graham roads. Jamir Jewell is not a VUU student.
University police confirmed yesterday that the shooting occurred as they tried to deal with a crowd that had grown to as many as three dozen people.
“I really have to hand the credit to our people for the way they reacted,” VUU Police Chief David Horace said, noting that one officer stationed in a guard shack about 30 yards from Newman Hall called for reinforcements as the crowd grew more unruly. “It could have been much worse,” the chief said.
At least a half-dozen students have been shot or stabbed on or near the VUU campus in the past decade, according to news reports. The school has sought for years to control access to the campus, especially from nearby neighborhoods with histories of violence. A fence encircling the campus is under construction.
Campuswide alerts were not sent to the university community until nearly an hour after the shooting.
Two of the three school officers responding to the crowd are not authorized to carry weapons, Horace said.
Jewell, 21, could receive up to 23 years in prison if convicted on a malicious-wounding charge and an accompanying firearms charge. He made a brief appearance yesterday in Richmond General District Court and said he will retain his own attorney. A hearing was set for Sept. 11.
VUU officials declined to release the identity of the student who suffered three gunshot wounds to his left leg. He was expected to be released from the hospital shortly.
Martin Jewell said the news of the arrest of his sister’s son was a shock to him, but he declined any further comment. His nephew lives in the 800 block of West Lancaster Road, a few blocks from the university.