I will be posting this year’s Halloween Parade flier later, but I want to make sure folks also know about the benefit spaghetti dinner for the fine folks of All The Saints Theater, who work hard to organize and put on the parade every year.
From email announcement:
Community Movie Night– Last movie until spring
Friday, October 19 at 7:00 pm
Pleasants Park – Refreshments Served
Check out the video link below from the James River Association:
Dumping Ground to Best River Town; 40 years of Progress on the James River
October marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s landmark environmental legislation to protect water quality. Over the past four decades the James River has gone from being a “dumping ground” to supporting Outside Magazine’s 2012 “Best River Town Ever.” Arguably, it is the most improved river in the nation.
This accomplishment has been the result of a diverse, collective effort by many concerned citizens, businesses and governments. While the Clean Water Act and other state and local plans and policies provide the framework for improving the river, it ultimately comes down to individuals who make it happen.
From email announcement:
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The weather, if a little damp (but only a little), will be mild and lovely. Therefore Byrd House Market will present a nearly full house today! Have you seen the Autumn colors, eh? Starting to turn beaootiful. Starting to fall a bit. I walked out my door this morning and the grass was sprinkled with brilliant yellow silver maple leaves. Always the first to drop in a breeze, no other leaves had even turned from green to any other shade, but those silver maples can’t to flutter and fly… I love autumn.
I’d like to remind you of Chocolate! Bars and cookies and tarts and hot drinks… But then I’d also like to remind you of the greens and root veggies and lettuces that are savory good, belly good and prepare the system for that 70% cacao rush! Simple, nutrient dense and heart warming soups and broils are soooo on the menu.
Did you see Steve???
Steve Haas Mushrooms made the big time daily paper’s Gardening section last week – just dude and his ‘shrooms. What a great article about a peculiar vocation! My favorite part of having Steve and Liz at the market, beside their grooviness, is that every time I ask about a new mushroom, how I should cook it, they both do the same thing. They look thoughtful for a nano second before saying, “Oh, I’d just slice it and saute it in butter” (I’m asking you, now, is there any better answer to a cooking question than butter???)
Oct. 19: Carnival!
William Byrd Community House will host its annual neighborhood Carnival! on Friday, October 19 from 4pm to 7pm. More info at wbch.org – Come out, Have fun, Bring Kids and Alumni. Sponsored by Capital One. IF it actually tries to rain us out, we’ll move it indoors, so do NOT think you’re NOT coming! :-) (flier attached)
Oct. 20: Cooking as a 2nd Language
2-parter on West African cuisine from Senegal!! Wolof-central! Jolof-central! Home of Yassa and Thiebu Jen and Maffe and Curry and Oxtails – OH so GOOD. Chef Boubacar will surprise us on October 20 and November 17 – daring to share his way of cooking at least 2 of these fabulous entrees. Register at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com! Only $10 per person per class.
Oct. 23: Food Day
For the national details visit FoodDay.org. For the local scoop visit SlowFoodRVA.org. For the super local poop visit ByrdHouseMarket.blogspot.com and see the attached flier for the Byrd House Market / VCU partnership for the week’s activities. Here at the market, it’s going to be grand, tasty, informative and good for you!!! (flier attached)
Oct. 30: Last day of BHM
Cider pressing returns!!! Rebecca Sings!!! Harry Plays!!! The Food will be fabulous!! The farewells a little weepy but full of SEE YOU NEXT YEAR…
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
From email announcement:
Today:
Sister city delegates from Segou MALI visit market to chat with farmers about wind and solar-powered irrigation. Led by the mayor of Segou, Ousmane SIMAGA, the Segou directors procurement, energy, partnerships and sister city commission, and their version of the folk festival – Festival sur le Niger, the delegation is interested in agriculture, youth and sports (soccer, mostly), sanitation, urban lighting, early childhood and university level education, and of course, the festival. NOTE: our festival is on the James river, theirs is on the Niger river, hence the name — and “sur le” means “on the” – so there you go.)
St. Andrew’s Church canceled their Harvest Fair and so have lots of goodies for sale and so will be at the market this week and next.
ONE (nonprofit) will tent with us today as well. one.org for more information
And so much more!!!
Oct. 19: Carnival!
William Byrd Community House will host its annual neighborhood Carnival! on Friday, October 19 from 4pm to 7pm. More info at wbch.org – Come out, Have fun, Bring Kids and Alumni. Sponsored by Capital One.
Oct. 24: Food day
For the national details visit FoodDay.org. For the local scoop visit SlowFoodRVA.org. For the super local poop visit ByrdHouseMarket.blogspot.com and see the attached flier (Ed. note: click here for flier) for the Byrd House Market / VCU partnership for the week’s activities. Here at the market, it’s going to be grand, tasty, informative and good for you!!!
Oct. 30: Last day of BHM
Cider pressing returns!!! Rebecca Sings!!! Harry Plays!!! The Food will be fabulous!! The farewells a little weepy but full of SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Robert heads to ChildSavers
L. Robert Bolling, our executive director of 4 years will assume the role of CEO of ChildSavers on October 15, leaving a fine legacy of carrying forward WBCH’s mission to transform lives and build self-sufficiency. But we still expect him to drop by as a shopper at BHM, don’t we?? Thanks Robert for your support of WBCH’s outdoor and library nutrition education programs!
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____________________Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
This Saturday from 8:30 am to 1 pm is VCU’s Paint the Town Green event. More information from Richmond.com calendar listing:
We will meet up at Monroe Park at 8:30AM on 10/13/12 for a free breakfast. This event will satisfy any community service hours needed as long as you sign in. We will group up and head to the pick up sites at 9AM and should finish at 1PM where we will return to Monroe park for a party.
We plan to clean up Jackson Ward, The Fan, Oregon Hill, Randolph, Carver, and maybe Mosby Court
Please wear a green shirt. Children are welcome if they are accompanied by a parent.
Contact:
Paintthetowngreenvcu at gmail.com
This is something that Oregon Hill neighbors have joined in the past and will do so again for the benefit of the whole neighborhood. Please consider doing this and then, perhaps, enjoying the Richmond Folk Festival.
From email:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association
RE: Proposed Victory Apartment Special Use Permit application
DATE: October 6, 2012
RICHMOND: The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) has voted to strongly oppose the excessive density and lack of off-street parking for the proposed Victory Apartments at
407 S. Cherry Street. The current proposal is a 29 bedroom development in 18 apartments and one townhouse, with only 8 off-street parking spaces. This far exceeds that 6 units that
would be permitted under the current zoning.“This proposal is a non-starter,” said OHNA President Jennifer Hancock. “Oregon Hill already has a tight parking situation because of our proximity to VCU, and the excessive density and lack of off-street parking of this development would exacerbate an already serious problem.”
The developer has rejected OHNA’s proposal for elderly housing in the old Victory Rug building that would need only half the off-street parking. The developer has also rejected OHNA’s proposal for a neighborhood-friendly business use of the building. “The developer has rejected every reasonable suggestion of the neighborhood association,” said Hancock.
OHNA has expressed particular concern over the city planning department’s misapplication of Riverfront District zoning regulations to the project to allow on-street parking to be used to meet the off-street parking requirements. Oregon Hill is not in the Riverfront District, and residents claim that they have been denied due process by the city.
The neighborhood expects the Special Use Permit to be soon brought to vote by the City Planning Commission. Over 113 of the nearby Oregon Hill residents have written letters of opposition to the proposed Victory Apartments SUP.
Contacts:
Jennifer Hancock, OHNA President
bookzen at comcast.netTodd Woodson, OHNA Treasurer
candylandmusic at earthlink.net
For more background on this issue, please click here.
From Craigslist ad:
Sat morn – 9:00 – 12:00 – at the corner of Cherry and Albemarle Streets in Oregon Hill – right by the Hollywood Cemetery entrance.
Vintage
Collectibles
Household odds & ends
Tchotchkes
Objets d’art
Bikes
Slide viewing table
Kitchen stuff – big and smallWonderful stuff, never before offered! Things you need!!!
