The sun was peeking in through the trees early this morning near the corner of Laurel and China streets. A winter storm is expect later this evening.
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Belvidere Aerial, Historic Photo
Former Oregon Hill resident/neighbor Tom Elliott forwarded this neat photo from the Valentine Museum that not only shows the Penitentiary but also the west side of Belvidere before it was demolished to widen the highway. The photo also show the construction of the RMA highway which tore through the 200 block of Oregon Hill.
Christmas Eve Dawn From Oregon Hill Overlook
Downtown side:
River side:
Merry Christmas From Oregon Hill
Trash/Recycling Pickup Moves To Thursday With Holiday
This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which usually means trash and recycling pickup, but because of the holiday, pickup will move to Thursday.
Please go over what can be recycled.
NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
Mocha Gourmet Market Donation Drive
From FaceBook announcement:
Come by Mocha Gourmet Market at 700 Idlewood Ave. to make a difference in your community today! Something as simple as a T-shirt and even a can of corn goes a long way! Happy holidays to all!
St. Andrew’s School Community Care Day On Friday
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow Morning
Tomorrow is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.
Please go over what can be recycled.
NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
In local recycling news, a local recycling plan in Chesterfield suffered a fire.
This may make its plastic bag recycling efforts more important: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/nextrex-launches-united-states-online-plastic-bag-film-drop-off-directory/
In international recycling news, the fifth United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting has come and gone without a legally binding global plastics treaty.
Restaurant Adarra Almost Open In Old Mamma Zu Building
RichmondBizSense.com has an article on how Richmond restaurant is set to open soon in the Mamma Zu spot at the corner of S.Pine and Spring. Renovations were massive but they kept the marker for Dirtwoman and hopefully much of the charm.The article includes an inside pic, but here are some photos of the outside from this damp December morning:
Elsewhere, there are excited rumors about ‘Brave Captain’ soon to open next to Tito’s on W.Cary. Another pizza option for the neighborhood?