New Amphitheater Planned

RichmondBizsense and the Times Dispatch are reporting on plans for a new amphitheater adjacent to the Tredegar Iron Works complex on the downtown riverfront.
While some Oregon Hill residents are excited, other residents are very concerned about its impact on the neighborhood and the riverfront’s wildlife.
Unlike the previous amphitheater proposal, this one is on private land with no special use permit required. The riverfront rezoning over a year ago removes any parking requirement. When City officials presented the rezoning to Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association in Pleasants Park, residents asked to see their master plan, and they replied that they had no plans for the site (which was apparently untrue). They previously removed the trees and the canal raceways and stone sculpture from the site.
With this and Oregon Hill’s Richmond300 amendment going the Planning Commission next week, the neighborhood is on edge and can barely keep up with the pace of change, and that’s probably purposeful under RIchmond’s neoliberal regime.

Plan Ahead For Riverrock

The popular sports and music festival, Dominion Riverrock, will take place Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22. The event, hosted by Richmond Sport Backers, is expected to bring several thousand participants and spectators to Browns Island during the weekend.
The following streets will be CLOSED with NO PARKING in effect from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
• Brown’s Island Way and 2nd Street Connector between Tredegar and South 2nd Streets;
• South 5th Street between East Byrd and Tredegar streets;
• Tredegar Street between the Dominion Resource Entrance and South 7th Street.
The following street will be CLOSED with NO PARKING in effect from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday:
• Tredegar Street between South 5th and South 7th streets.
Please check the Dominion Riverrock website for more information about the event: https://www.sportsbackers.org/events/riverrock/

OHNA Sponsors ‘Haunted House’ Decoration Contest

From announcement:

There will be a contest for Best Decorated House at the first annual Oregon Hill Fall Festival, coming Saturday, October 23rd. In order to be eligible, please enter by 10/15 via email, with the subject line “Haunted House Entry.” Please include your address. There are going to be some amazing prizes! More info soon.

(Must live in Oregon Hill to enter)