Today at Byrd House Market

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Scott

From email announcement:

Asparagus, Beets, Greens, Lettuces, Spinach, Salad Greens, Herbs,Mushrooms, Salad Dressings, Strawberries, Spring Onions, Onions…
Eggs, Pasture-raised Pork, Beef, and Chicken – Sausages, Hams, Soup Bones…
Organic Teas, Herb Blends, Herb & Veggie Plants, Medicinal Herbs & Plants, Sage Smudge Sticks
AND …
Granolas, Breads, Croissants, Pastries, Cookies, Desserts to Order
Goat’s Mild and Vegetarian Soaps, Soap Balls, Lotions, Shampoo Bars, Lip balms, Insect Repellent, Aromatics
Wool Yarns, Needle Felted Animal Toys and Gifts
Ready to Eats: Spring Rolls, Noodles with Local Veggies and Herbs, Kebabs, Vegetarian and Omnivore Options

Live Music:
Blue Lotus Collective is
a local collective of RVA musicians, who organize house and venue shows and offer recording/performance opportunities to up-and-coming songwriters. They include
Solace Sovay
The Foresters
Celtic Panda
The Alberts
The Banduras
Megan Parochka
Captain Captain
Floodwall
Recluse Raccoon
Gracious Ghosts
Energy 2000
Clifton Gibbons
The Willie Nelson Experience
Ashes
Haints in The Holler
Where’s Denmark?
Temple
Kristen Leigh
Longjohn’s Silver
James Curtis
The Manifestivus
The Cognitions
Rivers Crude
Snowshoe Orangatang
Aaron Mauck
Good Stuff Today!

Get your $10 Student Deal at Origins Farm, The Byrd Farm, Epic Gardens, Agriberry, and Tomten Farm.

In the market, the Virginia Friends of Mali sharing information about Segou which is Richmond’s Sister City in the Republic of Mali in West Africa – a part of Africa where many of our ancestors originally came from!
Ms. Beth from the Richmond Public Library will do Story Time.
It will be a wonderful 75 degrees – great weather for active outdoor fun! So we will have the corn hole boards set up and 2 hoola hoops. For the younger kids the hoola hoops can be laid on the grass as targets for tossing the bags into.
We should all start watching the Mulberry Tree’s berries progress from unripe and green to ripe and purply-red over the next few weeks… Botanical Word to Repeat and Learn: Morus Rubra (pronounced MORE-US ROO-BRUH) – this is Latin for Red Mulberry!

From more information, go to http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

3rd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational Tourney Schedule

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Scott

The schedule for this Saturday’s 3rd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational Tournament has been released:

SCHEDULE IS NOW POSTED:
Saturday May 24th
9:00am Mama Zu vs. Madrid FC
10:15am Pine St. Barbers vs. Holy Pariah
11:30am Tournament Team vs. Mattaponi Warriors (ringer players)
12:45am Mama Zu vs. Pine St. Barbers
2pm: Madrid FC vs. Mattaponi Warriors
3:15pm: Holy Pariah vs. Tournament Team
Sunday May 25th
9am Mattaponi Warriors vs. Pine St. Barbers
10:15am Madrid FC vs Tournament team
11:30am Mama Zu vs. Holy Pariah
12:45 4th place vs. 1st place (seed A)
2pm: 3rd place vs. 2nd place (seed B)
3:15: Winner Seed A vs. Winner Seed B

Study: Older, smaller buildings better for cities

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Scott

From the Associated Press article:

Neighborhoods and commercial areas with a mix of older, smaller buildings make for more vibrant, walkable communities with more businesses, nightlife and cultural outlets than massive newer buildings, according the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s study.
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“There is a lot of economic capability in older and smaller buildings and in historic districts that’s often overlooked,” she said.
The study is the start of a larger initiative also examining Baltimore, Philadelphia and other cities with less robust real estate markets. Researchers also want to know whether their findings hold up in younger and smaller cities as well or less prosperous areas.
“We hear from time to time, ‘well, it’s just easier to tear it down and to start over,'” Meeks said. “So we feel compelled to put the strongest argument forward that it’s worth the effort to invest in these places, not just from a cultural standpoint but from an economic standpoint.”

Festival Parking

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Scott

Signs of Protest At Dominion River Rock Festival

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Scott

From the dwightjonesrva twitter account:

Dominion RiverRock Festival This Weekend

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Scott

The James River is swelling, but it looks like the weather is breaking favorably for the Dominion RiverRock Festival, which takes place this weekend. Should we expect more golf carts?

“Loving and Looting in RVA”

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Scott

A new video has appeared on YouTube that puts light on Venture Richmond, Salomonsky, and the City’s latest economic development plan.

‘LOVE’ Sculpture Proposal

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Scott

From Councilperson Agelasto:

The temporary “LOVE” letters sculpture may be coming to the Oregon Hill Overlook pending the Public Art Commission approval on Tuesday, May 13th, at 9:15 am in the 5th Floor Conference Room at City Hall.

For some examples of “LOVE” installations, click here.

A Cemetery for Both Reverence and Recreation

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Scott

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