Category Archives: animal wildlife

New Amphitheater Planned

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RichmondBizsense and the Times Dispatch are reporting on plans for a new amphitheater adjacent to the Tredegar Iron Works complex on the downtown riverfront.
While some Oregon Hill residents are excited, other residents are very concerned about its impact on the neighborhood and the riverfront’s wildlife.
Unlike the previous amphitheater proposal, this one is on private land with no special use permit required. The riverfront rezoning over a year ago removes any parking requirement. When City officials presented the rezoning to Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association in Pleasants Park, residents asked to see their master plan, and they replied that they had no plans for the site (which was apparently untrue). They previously removed the trees and the canal raceways and stone sculpture from the site.
With this and Oregon Hill’s Richmond300 amendment going the Planning Commission next week, the neighborhood is on edge and can barely keep up with the pace of change, and that’s probably purposeful under RIchmond’s neoliberal regime.

Neighbor Honored For His Service As Animal Control Officer

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Cherry Street neighbor Daniel Leech works Animal Control Officers at Richmond Animal Care and Control. In a neighborhood of dog and cat and wildlife fans, Daniel and his wife Sarah fit in very well. They are known for volunteering extra hours in helping lost animals that show up in the neighborhood.
Its always interesting to see what creatures Daniel is rescuing next- from big hawks to small snakes and dogs of all sizes.
Daniel’s work can be very difficult also as he has often must deal with the horror of animals that are lost, neglected, and terribly abused. Some must be euthanized.
Through it all, Daniel keeps an even emotional keel -sometimes using humor, declaring himself ‘Bird Cop”. Still, it is very challenging.
A coworker nominated him for recognition by local television station NBC 12 and it comes as no surprise but with great satisfaction and pride in seeing him publicly lauded for his “Acts of Kindness” in serving local human and animal residents.