St. Andrew’s Grace-On-the-Hill (GOTH) is sponsoring the March cleanup for the neighborhood this Sunday from 12:30 to 2 pm. Meet at the corner of Idlewood & S. Laurel. Please dress accordingly for the weather. All pick up supplies will be provided. For more details and sign up as a volunteer, please click here.
Thanks to some polite correspondence from Laurel Street neighbor, Charles Pool, the Times Dispatch kindly made this correction to their earlier story on the history of the Virginia War Memorial.
The Virginia War Memorial lies on the eastern side of Oregon Hill. A Feb. 24 story on Page A1 about the memorial’s 60th anniversary incorrectly described its location.
From announcement:
Everyone’s invited to join us this Sunday for St. Andrew’s Church’s 2nd Annual Friends and Family Day Celebration. Join us for lunch in Baldwin Hall of the School at 12:30 pm. You are also welcome (as always) to join us for worship at 11:00 am when we will have some special music by the St. Andrew’s School Violin Ensemble.
From the FaceBook event page:
Come give your input on the Riverfront Project that will be done in tandem with the T. Tyler Potterfield Bridge. There will be a conversation with the artist and then if weather permits we will walk the project site!
http://richmondvaannouncements.blogspot.com/2016/02/city-names-artist-for-riverfront-art.html
From email announcement:
Hello all
Your monthly reminder for the OHNA meeting. We are meeting in the St Andrew’s chapel at 7 pm on the 200 block of S. Laurel.
We have several visitors on the agenda:
Members from Dominion’s environmental team will be present to give an overview of Dominion’s coal ash pond plan.
Gay Stokes, a city employee with DPU, will be attending to speak on protecting the James River by preventing bacteria and nutrient pollution of the river. She will have some giveaways, including doggy poop bags, lawn signs, and other items.
And Dolly Vogt, general manager for Altria Theater, will be attending to talk about plans to add outdoor seating to the new café/coffee shop, located on Main St, at Altria Theater.
Thanks
Jennifer
From announcement:
Residents are invited to learn about VA SUN, an energy co-op that organizes group installation of solar panels. An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at VCU’s School of Engineering West Hall (601 W. Main Street) Room 103.
There was a forum meeting yesterday in part of the downstairs ballroom of the Altria Theater about the homeless and the future of Monroe Park. It became very crowded and more chairs were brought in. It was kind of weird as lots of loud laughter was heard on the other side of the partition where I guess there was another gathering of some sort.
After an introduction by Debra D. Gardner, Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer for human services, the director of Homeward, the planning and coordinating organization for homeless services in the greater Richmond region, presented some statistics and polling data.
After a few questions were asked about this presentation, the meeting moved into a panel by the leaders or representatives of several area homeless service providers.
One question that was not given a definitive answer was whether homeless service providers would be allowed in Monroe Park after renovations were done. The Monroe Park Conservancy was there, as was the Mayor’s representative, VCU representatives, and Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Facities Norman Merifield, yet they all stayed mum on what protocol will be after the renovation.
From the University of Richmond’s Center for Civic Engagement:
CCE Brown Bag: Civic Leaders and their Neighborhoods Friday, Feb. 12, 12:30-1:25 p.m., Weinstein Hall Brown Alley Room 313
Join us for this week’s Brown Bag discussion on “Civic Leaders and their Neighborhoods” with Ryan Rinn, executive director, Storefront for Community Design; Jo White, chapter commander, Alliance of Guardian Angels; and Maura Meinhardt, citizen leader, Oregon Hill neighborhood. Please note: this week’s Brown Bag discussion will be in the Weinstein Hall Brown Alley Room 313 (not THC 305).
http://engage.richmond.edu/events/brown-bag/index.html
Vinyl Conflict, the punk metal record store on S. Pine Street, is helping RVA CleanSweep sponsor a neighborhood litter cleanup this Sunday.
From the FaceBook event page:
We do enough for our music community so this time were gonna turn around and do something for our actual neighborhood.
Come meet with us as we get together and clear the Sidewalks, alleyways, parks and so on of excess garbage, clutter, litter, nick nacks, crap, junk, debris, filth, rubble, swill, trash, sewage, dregs, dross, slop, and whatever else needs to go!
Meet up at the shop for some treats and then we will take on neighborhood. Maybe we can take it to Mojos afterwards for some wings and drinks??
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Hey guys! Were gonna be tackling the neighborhood around 2pm. We will have specific streets and alleys to take care of, so please come meet up HERE at Vinyl Conflict. We will break up into teams, we will have supplies ready for you and so on!
Come early for Hot Chocolate, and hang out afterwards at 821 or Mojos (group size pending)
From press release:
The Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council, (OHHIC) a neighborhood membership organization whose mission includes historical preservation, is presenting an author’s talk about historic Tredegar Iron Works on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30 pm. Local historian Nathan Vernon Madison, a graduate of the University of Mary Washington (BA) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MA), will present and discuss his recently released book, Tredegar Iron Works. His account utilizes a wealth of primary sources and firsthand accounts to chronicle the full history of the Richmond industrial icon. The Oregon Hill neighborhood was built and occupied by many of the foundry’s workers and therefore has a special connection to this history. This author’s talk is co-hosted by St. Andrew’s Church and will take place in their chapel at 236 S. Laurel Street. After the presentation Mr. Madison will be available to sign books. A small reception will follow the talk next door at the St. Andrew’s Parish House. This event is free and open to the public, however seating will be limited and RSVP’s are appreciated.
Related links:
St Andrew’s Church
Richmond Magazine article on Mr. Madison and Tredegar Iron Works
Amazon.com author’s profile
