Pine Street neighbor and Dominion employee Stephenie Harrington has secured a small grant from Dominion Energy to support Oregon Hill neighborhood clean-up events and ongoing efforts to keep the sidewalks and alleys improved. Two dates have been planned so far, September 21 (Dominion volunteers are coming) and September 23 (VCU volunteers are coming). Neighborhood volunteers are encouraged to contact Stephenie at S.Harrington@dominionenergy.com. Please click below for flyer.

Clean Up Oregon Hill Facebook flyer

Also, here are before/after photos from last year’ volunteer sidewalk work:

Tomorrow Stone Brewing is throwing a festival down at Brown’s Island.

From the Stone’s Throw Down festival web page:

Paying homage to the people of Richmond and the one year anniversary of our first local brew, this festival entwines independent craft beer with a full day lineup of artists as vibrant and distinctive as the region’s beers themselves.

We’re proud to support the Richmond community by donating 100% of the proceeds from this event and by promoting a culture of social responsibility, collaboration and involvement.

Doors open at 12:00pm and show starts at 1:00pm. Craft beer from Stone Brewing & friends will be available for purchase. Folding chairs are allowed.

As for music, besides headliners Lettuce, the bill includes Oregon Hill-based No BS! Brass Band as well as The London Souls and Pontiak.

This is the time of year in Richmond when the amount of festivals really picks up and there’s a lot going on. Don’t forget PrideFest at Brown’s Island on Sept. 23, and of course, the Richmond Folk Festival Oct 13-15.