The Friends of Oregon Hill Parks group has announced a new event to look forward to.
From the FaceBook event page:
Please join us on May 16th at 6pm in Linear Park at the new Community Garden for a sundown picnic to celebrate our 3rd Annual Open Garden Day in Oregon Hill. We’ll provide lemonade and cookies, bring your own food for yourself, or to share if you’re feeling inspired! Hope to see you there.
From Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) email:
ADVISORIES:
Street Cleaning happening this week. Check the signs, move your car! Even disabled vehicles must be moved. If your car is towed: Siebert’s Towing, 642 W. Southside Plaza. (804) 233-5757; seibertcos.com
Parking Violations: Due to the increase in pedestrian traffic casualties, the city is cracking down on parking violations, in an effort to ensure drivers and pedestrians have sufficient safe sightlines at intersections. Your car may be ticketed if parked (some examples): Within an intersection; Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; On a crosswalk; Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; In front of a ramp leading to the crosswalk at an intersection or located at any other point along a curb, constructed for use of persons with disabilities; In a public alley in such a manner as to leave less than ten feet of the width of the alley available for the free movement of vehicular traffic. More: City Code here:
https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH27TRVE_ARTVISTSTPA
OHNA Monthly Meeting
The next meeting of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association will be Tuesday, April 28th, 7pm, on Zoom.
NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
Third Annual OH Open Garden Day: May 16. Sign up to have your garden included at Foohp@GoogleGroups.com.
FOOHP Meeting: April 11, 9am, Pleasants Park
Pleasants Park Workday: April 11, at 10 am. Bring your gloves!
Community Garden News
Tarps needed! any size. Bring to the Community Garden Shed
CG Hangs: Every Saturday, 9-11 am, at the Oregon Hill Community Garden in Linear Park (between China St and Holly St). Visit the garden, help with tasks!
OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
VCU Pedestrian Safety Fair: Weds April 8, 11-1. VCU Compass, 199 N Linden St
5th District Townhall: Thursday, April 16, 6pm. First Unitarian Universalist Church (1000 Blanton). Hear from: Andy Boenau, Richmond Director of Transportation (RDOT); Police Chief Rick Edwards; Office of Immigrant & Refugee Engagement – Karla Almendarez-Ramos
RVA Circuit Court Deed Alerts: Due to fraud concerns, the Circuit Court has joined a program to enable property owners in the city to sign up for alerts if a document with specified name or Tax Map/Parcel ID# is filed in the clerk’s office. Learn more: https://risweb.vacourts.gov/VADeedAlert/#/login
And: THANK YOU! to the VCU “Big Event” volunteers and Stephenie Harrington!
Projects included cleanup around Open High and the Apiary, and filling up Community Garden beds with Soil. Great work!!
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association
Valerie L’Herrou, President
John Bolecek, Treasurer
Amanda Bradley, Co-Vice-President
Bryan Clark Green, Co-Vice President
Jennifer Hancock, Co-Vice President
Susan Hill, Co-Vice President
Phaedra Hise, Co-Vice President
Scott Racette, Secretary
JOIN OHNA: https://forms.gle/joCpHqcPrShu8qf86
For events and more: https://ohnarva.org/
Photo by Mikołaj Zeman on Unsplash
Heads up area sports fans! From the depths of shadowy underground racing, word has emerged…
The 2026 UEC ‘Unofficial’ Naked Challenge Race has been scheduled for the afternoon of May 23rd!
For those unfamiliar…Electric unicycles (EUCs) are self-balancing, single-wheeled personal transporters that use gyroscopes to remain upright while moving. They offer a high-performance, portable alternative to ebikes, with top speeds exceeding 100 mph (up to 136 mph) and ranges up to 75+ miles. Prices for these vehicles range from roughly \(\$399\) to over \(\$1,999\) depending on speed, battery capacity, and features like suspension.
The race track will roughly follow a circular pattern around S.Pine, Albemarle, S.Cherry, S. Laurel Street alley (600 bock), and Oregon Hill Parkway and Overlook.
Oregon Hill streets will be shut down for approximately an hour for any other vehicle traffic as these one-wheeled daredevils speed against each other for glory.
The exact pole position time has not been announced, but the purse is rumored to be $7000, not to mention considerable bragging rights!
The late notice is due to some scheduling difficulties, with secretive organizers trying to schedule around Dominion RiverRock and VCU Graduation, while still getting the word out to the underground racing world. It should be clear that this a sports event that is being held totally independently of local organizations Sports Backers and Venture Richmond.
Because participants are expected to race naked other than unicycle, shoes, knee and elbow pads, and helmets, this race is unique among Personal Electric Vehicle (PEV) Sports, and sticks out as ‘wildcat’ event. It is sure to gather excitement from all over, not seen in Oregon Hill since the Richmond 2015 bicycling event.
When asked why this event is naked, an organizer drily replied “you may have noticed that some of these guys like to show off.”
The American Civil War Museum at Tredegar is battling boredom this week- from a museum email:
Look forward to making your own knapsack checkerboard, playing Civil War–era games, or decoding secret spy codes while exploring real spy artifacts. You can also build simple machines to learn how they worked.
Monday, Mar 30: Battling Boredom – Soldiers’ Games in the Civil War
Wednesday, Apr 1: Civil War Espionage
Friday, Apr 3: Simple Machines at Tredegar
Recommended for children.
Tickets include access to all exhibits!
Mon / Wed / Fri, 10AM—12PM
ACWM—Tredegar
$10 / Free for Members
Learn more on the museum website: https://acwm.org/events/
Sponsored by Pine Street Baptist Church
400 S Pine St, Richmond, VA 23220-6241, United States
Duration: 2 hr 30 min
Even if you aren’t crafting, come hang out with community and enjoy some productive art making and socializing!
This week: special Easter Egg decorating for children!
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meets tomorrow night over the internet.
Monthly Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, 24 March 2026 • 7:00PM
This meeting will be held by Zoom, at the link below.
(Editor’s note: Zoom link and information redacted. Contact OHNA directly, ohnarva@gmail.com, for information)
Welcome
Approval of Minutes: Scott Racette
Community and local Officials Updates: Del. Carr, RPD, VCU, CA McEachin, City liaison,
Councilmember Lynch/Amy Robins
Committee updates:
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Continued Business:
Parking Committee: Chair selection
Zoning, FoOHP , Traffic and Safety, Bylaws, Amphitheater, Events
New Business:
Traffic & Safety Committee: Traffic concerns to request city action
Bylaws Committee: first round voting on proposed changes
Valerie L’Herrou, President
John Bolecek, Treasurer
Amanda Bradley, Co-Vice-President
Bryan Clark Green, Co-Vice President
Jennifer Hancock, Co-Vice President
Susan Hill, Co-Vice President
Phaedra Hise, Co-Vice President
Scott Racette, Secretary
Of course, if you follow this site, you already know that Code Refresh is a scam. But it might be useful to attend this meeting and hear for yourself what Richmond neighbors are saying.
Holton Elementary 1600 W Laburnum Avenue, March 5, 6-8pm
According to the email for the meeting, there will be “a special announcement of a new initiative to be voted on by Council, for our community to completely re-evaluate Code Refresh with details to be revealed at the March 5 meeting.”
Learn more at www.richmondcivicleague.com/blog