A local university graduate student is conducting a survey of Oregon Hill residents’ sexual activities for research purposes.
To take part in this very short survey, please click here.
The completed surveys are mostly anonymous and confidential until your internet provider decides to sell your personal information.
According to the student, intermediate results will be presented and discussed at this month’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting.
A Laurel Street neighbor has decided to build on her physical therapy career by researching and advancing opossum (as in the animals, not the local restaurant) massage. The woman claims to be inspired after her pet dog injured a opossum in her backyard. She declined to be identified by name or photo for this post, but was willing to elaborate on the topic.
I am not making a blanket recommendation for hands-on work with opossums and other forms of wildlife, as that could be harmful for all parties involved, but for very special cases, I am interested in seeing if massage can make a difference in regard to rehabilitating opossums who have suffered traumatic back injuries.
She shared this video of opossum massage technique by renown expert ME Pearl:
Pine Street resident and animal welfare advocate Todd Woodson, another opossum enthusiast, strongly reiterated that no one should try to make physical contact with opossums and other wildlife, but was intrigued by his neighbor’s efforts.
God bless her for her compassion for these beautiful animals, I hope she can make safe progress with her study.
This past Tuesday at the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Organization meeting there was a design presentation on a proposal for Monroe Park. The response has not been favorable and neighbors are urging concerned citizens to send comments in to Urban Design Committee about this proposal. An opposition letter from OHNA is forthcoming.
From one neighbor:
URGENT!! This Thursday morning, April 6th, the Urban Design Committee will decide on an application to replace a children’s resource center in Monroe Park with a corporate event center call “Laurel Street Venue”. They also want to destroy two more healthy mature trees in the process. Please email the UDC secretary Joshua.Son@richmondgov.com to register your objection. There is a sample letter below you are welcome to copy. Please act NOW!!!
The Monument Avenue 10K will begin Saturday morning, and an estimated 40,000 participants will take to city streets. Numerous road closures and “No Parking” zones will be in effect as a result.
Courtesy of neighbor Todd Woodson. Rain expected tomorrow.
Also, neighbors are organizing a ‘garden swap’ for Sunday. 9 AM – 12 PM
Pleasant’s Park, corner of Laurel and Albemarle
Fellow urban gardeners: Bring seeds, sprouts or plants (in giveaway pots) to swap, and get to know the gardeners of OH.
From email announcement:
Hello all,
We (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) are meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28th, at 7 pm in the Little Chapel at St. Andrew’s.
On the agenda:
STOP Signs. Basket weaving options 1 and 2.
Presentation by 3North architects on the Laurel Street Event Venue (in Monroe Park). It will be going before the UDC on April 6th.
Note: these plans may be altered in the near future prior to being reviewed by the UDC on April 6, 2017.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yv3aglpmtdi3ejw/LAU_EventVenueUDCBooklet_2017-03-16_REV.pdf?dl=0
Thanks
Jennifer
From FaceBook event Flying Brick Library Housewarming:
GOOD NEWS everyone! After months,ahem, years of planning the Flying Brick Library is moving & we couldn’t be happier. After over a dozen years in a private residence in Oregon Hill we’ve decided to take the plunge & expand to a public location. We are joining forces with the fine folks at the Richmond Zine Library at Gallery 5 in Jackson Ward. Now not only can you dive into the ever growing zine collection, but now you are welcome to cozy up to the hundreds of books that the library will have on hand.
Help us celebrate, not just our new digs, but also Gallery Five’s twelve year anniversary that week. Performances by Jake Mayday & Andrew Alli will round out a very festive evening.
Thursday, April 6 at 7 PM – 10 PM
From the obituary:
INGE, Vernon E. Sr., known as Bill, was born in Newport News, Va., on November 22, 1938 and passed away on March 17, 2017, after a prolonged illness and then cancer. Mr. Inge grew up in Oregon Hill in Richmond, attended Randolph-Macon College and received his law degree from the University of Richmond. Mr. Inge practiced law in Richmond for many years until he realized the dream of many lawyers and bought a fishing pier in the Outer Banks.
