Rev. Turner continues his sermonizing in strange and mysterious ways, building on ‘the sofa series’.
Some may remember ‘the Men of Oregon Hill’ calendars from the 1990’s.
Sofa Calendars Now Available
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Category Archives: community
Bicycling Meeting On Tuesday At Main Library
From announcement:
BIKE + WALK PUBLIC MEETING When: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 Where: Main Library, 101 E Franklin Street Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The Department of Public Works is seeking your feedback on the design of bicycle infrastructure along 10 corridors across the City, totaling 25 miles, to implement the vision and goals of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. Join us to ask questions and get up-to-date information on the proposed recommendations and typical roadway sections for the following important corridors. Your feedback is encouraged! S 17th Street (from the Capital Trail to the Farmer’s Market) Brook Road (from Charity to Azalea) Franklin Street (from Laurel to 9th) Government Road (from 36th to Williamsburg) Grayland Avenue (from Robinson to Harrison) Malvern Avenue (from Cary to Cutshaw) Patterson Avenue (from Commonwealth to Thompson) Semmes Avenue (from Forest Hill to Cowardin) Westover Hills Boulevard (from Forest Hill to Nickel Bridge) Williamsburg Avenue/Road (from Main Street to Government Road) For more information, contact Jakob Helmboldt at (804) 646-7141 or jakob.helmboldt@richmondgov.com
Location: 101 E Franklin Street
Movie At VCU: “Facing The Surge”
Given the headline in today’s newspaper, this free movie showing on Saturday might be of interest:
Don’t forget about the upcoming RVA Environmental Film Festival in February.
‘Neighborhood Batteries’
New technology is coming. How soon can Oregon Hill take advantage of it?
From article:
Solar City shareholders meet today in the Bay Area to vote on a proposed merger with Elon Musk’s Tesla. The merger will likely supercharge a growing trend of big battery facilities that can store enough electricity to power a neighborhood, small town, university or even an island like Kauai.
Grid storage is making people’s lives easier (and cheaper) by allowing communities to unhook themselves from the utility power grid. In some cases, it’s also providing an incentive for switching to renewable energy sources, which tend to dry up either at night (solar) or during the day (wind).
Racist Flyer Posted At VCU
Sad to say, a racist flyer was seen at the corner of Laurel and Franklin.
Hopefully it was torn down quickly along with any other garbage.
Super Duper Moon
View of downtown from Pine Street neighbor Michael Gahan:
Anti-Trump March
Neighbors see, report, and take part in anti-Trump marches that are going through the city and the neighborhood tonight.
From WRIC:
Volunteers Needed This Saturday For More Alley Work
This past August volunteers were recruited to help spread donated gravel on some alley ways. Now there is more gravel coming our way. From announcement:
Volunteers are needed Saturday morning from 9am to ~10:30am to help spread some gravel in 2-3 of the worst alleys. This is a bandaid not a fix. We will be meeting in the Fine Food Market parking lot at 9am. Shovels, rakes, and gloves will be provided. If you have a wheelbarrow, that would be great!
St. Andrew’s Church To Host Labyrinth Walk in Pleasants Park On Wednesday
From email announcement:
On Wednesday evening, November 2, St. Andrew’s will host an All Souls’ Labyrinth Walk in Pleasants Park (editor’s note: corner of Laurel and Albemarle). Please feel free to stop by any time between 5 pm and 7 pm. It is an invitation to walk in quiet remembrance of and thanksgiving for the ancestors who have gone before us to light the way.
Walking a labyrinth is one of the oldest contemplative practices for prayer and pilgrimage found in faith traditions around the world. Labyrinths may have been in existence as early as 3,500 to 4,500 BCE.
The labyrinth will be set up from 5 to 7pm for those who would like to walk it, and we will have hot chocolate and cookies for those who join us.
Reverend Abbott Bailey
Halloween Parade Video
When I first met David Martin, I was not sure what to think. But over time he has devoted many, many hours photographing, video-ing, and documenting stuff around RVA, probably more so than even Silver Persinger. He has done a lot of it for free, including many events for the local Sierra Club. Anyway, he did his best to capture the Halloween parade last night, so I am giving him a plug here. Contact David for a paying gig- he does wedding photography also.
Hope everyone had a great Halloween! Special thanks to St. Andrew’s for sponsoring the Jack O’ Lantern contest and to All The Saints Theater for yet another great parade!