Category Archives: community

Grace Street as Chinatown

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One of the benefits of living in Oregon Hill, so near the VCU campus, is the plethora of food choices available. Oh sure, we have good restaurants like Mamma Zu’s, Pescados, and 821 Cafe right in the neighborhood, and Elephant Thai and the chain Chili’s nearby. But only a few more blocks away is what one local artist describes as “Richmond’s Chinatown”, ready to fill student appetites.

I just wish that the Grace Street places would ease up on the “door hanger” flyers (many of which we eventually have to pick up as litter) and start advertising on this and other RVAnews community news sites instead.

Check Your Drains/SeeClickFix

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With wet weather coming in the two or three days, it makes sense to take a moment to check your residence’s and street storm drains to make sure they are in operating order.

For example, it looks like dirt and debris from recent storms and street cleaning have blocked this one at the northwest corner of S.Laurel and China streets.

I know there has been some frustration and cynicism with the City’s online Citizen Request process in the past, but I did use the revamped one to report this drain, so let’s see how well it works. It’s worth noting that you can also use the mobile phone app SeeClickFix to report issues to the City now.

CAPS Meeting on Thursday

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From announcement:

Fourth Precinct

.The Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting will be held:

. Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Place: Linwood Holton Elementary School
1600 W Laburnum Avenue

We look forward to see you there!!

Thank you

Jacki Page
Sr. Customer Services Representative
804-646-4150

Dog Found Near VCU

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As the Japanese nuclear plants explode, sometimes its best to concentrate on problems you can actually do something about- in this case, a lost dog found on Cumberland near the City Auditorium/VCU student rec center. In that spirit, I will reprint this post, which originally appeared on Craigslist and then Fan of the Fan sites.

FOUND TAN AND SOME WHITE – 3/9/11 (VCU CARY STREET GYM AREA) Found a female tan and pit bull, pit bull mix, or staffordshire terrier mix around VCU. She was seen running down Cumberland road and across the Downtown expressway at 11 am on Wednesday 3/9/11. She was later found hanging around the Cary Street Gym at VCU around 5 pm. She is sweet, looks young and well taken care of.

Vegan Class at William Byrd Community House

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From announcement:

WBCH is offering a new class for all you would be cooks out there! We are very excited to be offering a Vegan cooking class starting Wednesday, March 16 and going on every Wednesday for six weeks from 6 8pm with the last class being April 20th. The classes will $50 for the series or $10 per class if taking them individually. These classes are open to the public. Please call or email Jessica Turner to sign up today! jturner at wbch.org (804)643-2717 ext 324.

The vegan diet is free of all animal products including meat, eggs, dairy and any by products. Utilizing this diet correctly can embrace a healthful and environmentally conscience lifestyle. The class will be taught by Jenn Hurst, writer for the blog River City Vegan. WBCH is happy to be able to provide educational classes for the entire community.

This Week at Byrd House Renegade Market

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From announcement:

Faith Farm Foods – Mugsy’s Dogtown Treats – Byrd Farm/Rural Va Market – Snider Bros. – Subrosa Breads

and … well, you know how renegades are… kinda mavericky, y’know? Come on by and see who’s there – with the great goods at BHM’s Renegade Market, Tuesday, 3-5:30 pm

RETURNING AND PROSPECTIVE VENDORS: Don’t forget the VENDOR ORIENTATION MEETING on Tuesday, 1-2 pm. Share one scant hour getting up to speed on the Ways & Means of BYRD HOUSE MARKET AND YOU! RSVP please, thanks.

Coming soon:

Sacred Spaces in Oregon Hill

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The Commonwealth Society, part of VCU’s Special Programs, offers opportunities to meet new people, explore new subjects, enjoy field trips and much more.

Coming up on their Spring 2011 schedule is “Sacred Spaces in Oregon Hill” (click any preceding text for website):

Wednesdays, April 27 to May 25
9 to 11 a.m.

Oregon Hill Historic District is a fine 19th- and early-20th-century working-class neighborhood with architecture and streetscapes that illustrate how industrial workers lived. Access to the James River and Kanawha Canal and the industries that were growing along these waterways furthered and expanded the growth of the population in the area. Through lectures and walking tours, we will look at the history of this Richmond neighborhood and examine such landmarks as Hollywood Cemetery, St. Andrews and Pine Street churches and the Virginia War Memorial.

Instructor: Edwin Slipek Jr., an architectural historian and architecture critic for Style Weekly, teaches at VCU and Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies.

I don’t know if if this class is full yet, but for more information, you can call (804) 828-3635 or e-mail psworley at vcu.edu.

Solidarity is Sexy!

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This evening at 7 pm at the Flying Brick Library:

Solidarity is Sexy!: International Sex Worker’s Rights Day will be an event to remember! Join sex workers and their allies to discuss the intersections of radical politics, sex work, consent, patriarchy, class struggle, and gender identity. Learn about one of the most marginalized groups of workers and the fight for autonomy and respect.