The church will be having a yard sale on April 21 in Pleasants Park. Community members are invited to set up their personal yard sale alongside the church for their own individual profits.
From the FaceBook event page:
LIPID
(Cary Street Rap Punk-Featuring Members of Kuni, Leather Daddy, and No Tomorrow)BUTT
(you already know them you already L.U.V. them)HAIRCUT
(you want it you need it ‘Shutting Down’ is a 7in you should bump almost daily)GUMMING
(new tape out on Not Normal!)BUFFALO TOFU BITES AT 8 MUSIC AT 9
8-10 dollars ALL OF IT FOR RRFP.
Portion of Gumming merch sales to RRFP.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project (RRFP) seeks to further Reproductive Justice by providing practical and financial support for abortion services in Virginia and surrounding communities. RRFP strives to be a resource to the community by engaging in grassroots advocacy for the full spectrum of reproductive rights.
More info: http://www.rrfp.net/
From the message:
Despite what people say, I am not a big fan of public demonstrations, yet they are certainly necessary sometimes. Everyone that I have spoken to says we need to get more media attention and public support if we are going to save these buildings. For that reason, I am calling all neighbors and friends of Oregon Hill to come to the sidewalks at and near the corner of Laurel and W. Cary on Sunday at 4 pm to demand that the threatened buildings be saved from demolition. Please spread the word. All we really need is for people with signs to come together for fifteen minutes or so for some good photo opportunities. This is a family-friendly, nonviolent, inclusive action in order to make this cause more visible. No vandalism or obscenity please.
From announcement:
VINYL CONFLICT PRESENTS
our FIRST photo show featuring Chris Boarts Larson of Slug and Lettuce fame!The show will have an opening party Friday March 2nd and will run for the entire month of March.
We have Richmond specific hardcore punk photos from 1997-2002 hand picked for your pleasure.
Expect to see: AVAIL, STRIKE ANYWHERE, DARKEST HOUR, HIS HERO IS GONE, HATE O FOUR, HATEBREED, STOP IT!!!, AUS ROTTEN, TEAR IT UP, PAGE 99, DYSTOPIA, CONVERGE, AMDI PETERSENS ARMI, ANN BERRETA, VARUKERS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, 9 SHOCKS TERROR and so many more!
Prints will be for sale, we will be collecting orders and everything will be available at the end of the month via pick up or shipping. We are just going to print everything at one time to keep things simple. The first 10 prints of each photo will be numbered and signed by Chris!
Move those cars….
VCU announcement:
“VCU Vice-President for Administration Dr. Meredith Weiss announced the second round of public meetings in support of the University’s ONE VCU master site plan process. Please see the attached document or visit https://masterplan.vcu.edu/ for more information. The University is committed to providing an open, thoughtful, transparent and inclusive master planning process designed to engage the VCU community and our external stakeholders. To that end, we are holding several public presentations (details below) that may be of interest to you.”
Please feel free to distribute this information:
Daytime
MCV Campus
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium (basement level), 1217 E. Marshall Street
A live webcast of the MCV campus presentation will be streamed on VCU’s Facebook page: go.vcu.edu/vcufacebook.Monroe Park Campus
Wednesday February 28, 2018
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location: Temple Building room 1160 (first floor), 901 W. Main Street
Evening
Monroe Park Campus*
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Temple Building room 1164 (first floor), 901 W. Main Street
*Free parking is available at the West Main Street Parking Deck, 801 W. Main St., for those who attend the evening session. Ask for parking validation before you leave the meeting room.
It’s noteworthy that many neighbors are still very concerned about VCU’s encroachment into Oregon Hill and the neighborhood association has repeatedly asked for a memorandum of understanding over the last fifteen years.
From Amy Robins, 5th District Liaison:
REMINDER: Councilmember Parker Agelasto is holding a 5th District meeting this Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Southside Community Service Center (4100 Hull Street).
Richmond Public Schools new Superintendent Jason Kamras and 5th District School Board Representative Dr. Pat Sapini will be holding a “Meet & Greet” at the same location starting at 6pm.
Starting around 6:45pm, the meeting will cover the following agenda:
~Cigarette Tax Discussion
~Crime & Public Safety, Richmond Police Department
~5th District Updates & Discussion
~Q&A
UPDATE: Code Enforcement has been moved to the April 26th meeting.
Holly Street neighbor Phaedra Hise is hosting a meeting of the Richmond Solar Open House this Saturday.
RSVP for the event at: www.solarunitedneighbors.org/RichmondSolarOpenHouse
Have you ever considered going solar?
Come to a Solar Open House!Saturday, February 24, 2018
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Solar Home of Phaedra Hise:
714 Holly St, Richmond, VA 23220Tour the solar home of Phaedra Hise, ask questions about solar and the co-op process, and connect with other homeowners in the area who are interested in solar! Stop by for a few or stay for a while!
Learn more about our Richmond Solar Co-op at: www.solarunitedneighbors.org/richmond
From the event page:
Part of the Virginia War Memorial’s 2018 Black History Month Series:
“If ordinary people are given proper training and opportunity they can do extraordinary things, regardless of race, creed, or color.” Those words were spoken by Mr. Howard Baugh (pictured), who flew 135 missions with the Tuskegee Airmen. During World War II, African-Americans fought fascism overseas and racism at home. These American heroes also included men like Mr. George Bland, who was serving aboard the USS West Virginia during the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor.
CBS6 Anchor Greg McQuade will lead the discussion as Captain Howard Baugh Jr. and Mr. Frank Bland share stories of their fathers and spread their legacies at the Virginia War Memorial on Saturday, February 17 at 2:00pm.
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. Parking is free and will be available next door to the Virginia War Memorial at the VHDA.
Register here: http://vawarmemorial.org/event/our-fathers’-fight-freedom