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A Cemetery for Both Reverence and Recreation

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Henrico Citizen newspaper Managing Editor Patty Kruszewski has a nice opinion piece in the latest issue about a small controversy regarding the use of cemeteries. (Click here to see it as PDF)

In it, she mentions her own’s daughter’s burial place in Hollywood Cemetery.

Quote: “I would never have thought to bring my own children to Hollywood (Cemetery) or to use it as a playground or public spot, but it makes perfect sense. It’s beautiful, it’s public, it’s historic”.

Actually Hollywood Cemetery is still a private business that opens to the public. Kruszewski also rightly brings up the role of the cemetery as a valuable green space. We are very fortunate to live next to it.

Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and Richmond Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to Open 8th Season of William Byrd Community House Farmers’ Market

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From City Press release:

COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED

Monday, 5 May 2014

Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe and Richmond Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to Open 8th Season of William Byrd Community House Farmers’ Market

Everyone invited and encouraged to attend

WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe, will join The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District in opening the 8th season of the William Byrd Community House Farmers’ Market. The event will include a tour, preschoolers, live music and 22 farmers, food-makers and hand-crafters.

Accompanying Mrs. McAuliffe will be Mr. Chris Blain, the new Virginia Executive Mansion Chef, who will shop for local foods to be used in the mansion’s kitchen.

The William Byrd Community House Farmers’ Market is held on Tuesdays, from 3:30 – 7:00 p.m., weekly from May through October.

WHEN Tuesday, May 6, 2014
3:30 -4:30 p.m.

WHERE William Byrd Community House Farmers’ Market
980 Idlewood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23220
(Corner of Idlewood Avenue and S. Linden Street)

WHO

First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe

The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman
Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District

Ms. Shelia Givens, Executive Director, William Byrd Community House

CONTACT For more information, please contact
The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.6050 (tel), or parker.agelasto@richmondgov.com (email)

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