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Art 180 Day at Pescados This Monday

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From announcement:

Pescados China Street (in Oregon Hill) is generously donating 15% of their sales ALL DAY on Monday, Jan. 31 to ART 180! Stop by for lunch between 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., or for dinner from 5 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and ART 180 gets a pretty penny—15%—at no cost to you.

ART 180 is a local non profit that has been serving Richmond’s young people since 1998. They build art-related after school programs for young people living in challenging circumstances. More info available on their website at www.art180.org or become a fan on Facebook.

4th Precinct MPACC Meeting Thursday

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From MPACC (not to be confused with MPAC) announcement:

Please join your neighbors and community leaders for the 4th Precinct MPACC (Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corp) meeting at 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 27th at the 4th Precinct Police Headquarters, Community Room, 2219 Chamberlayne Ave. This monthly meeting is an opportunity to hear from City Leadership about plans to address citizen issues and to discuss with your neighbors pressing issues in your community. MPACC is designed to deliver results to high priority citizen requests and to highlight pressing issues of community members. These monthly meetings provide a chance for citizens to hear what requests have been handled and to dialogue with the City Leadership on neighborhood concerns.

Please consider joining the MPACC team for the 4th Precinct every 4th Thursday at 6:30 PM at the 4th Precinct Police Headquarters.

Charles W. Finley, Co-chair
Sector 413

School News: Open Wins Another Award; Patrick Henry Looking For More Applicants

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Open High School won a 2011 Board of Education Competence to Excellence Award for having met all state and federal benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and are making progress toward the goals of the Governor and the Board of Education.

Click here for more on that award.

Also, Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, a Richmond Public Charter School, has begun accepting elementary student applications for the upcoming 2011-12 school year.

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A Robbery And A Death In the Neighborhood

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From today’s Richmond Police crime report:

4th Precinct
ROBBERY
1/22/11 5:15 a.m.
500 block of South Laurel Street
A male reported he was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males.

4th Precinct
DEATH INVESTIGATION
1/22/11 10:00 p.m.
800 block of China Street
A male was found deceased inside the above location. Foul play is not suspect. Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death.

Natural Food Coop on Pine Street?

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I enjoy posting neighborhood history. This year, I have been concentrating on Civil War-era history. But I am concerned that as the years go by we are losing some of the more recent stuff that precedes the internet.

Case in point, does anyone have more info about a natural food cooperative storefront that used to exist on Pine Street back in the 1980’s? This is not to be confused with the Earthlings’ buying club, which seems to be in hibernation.

I could be wrong, but my understanding is it was in this building, now for rent, at the corner of Pine and Idlewood.

It was good to see people remembering Grace Place.

Litter CleanUp on Saturday, Jan. 29th

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Saw this welcome news on Facebook for LitterFreeRVA:

Happy New Year RVA!

Now that that holidays are over, we’re planning our next cleanup for Saturday, January 29th in Oregon Hill. We’re going to meet at noon at W. Cary St. & S. Cherry St. and work our way through the neighborhood. After the cleanup we’re going to meet back at one of the nearby restaurants for a great lunch. We’ll be providing gloves and trash bags, but feel free to bring some water and a snack if you’re interested. Bring your friends and help us beautify Richmond!

Click here for LitterFreeRVA’s web page.

Coming Up: “Interfaith Stories of Religious Persecution: Rising Above Adversity”

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From announcement:

The Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond would like to extend to you a special invitation to attend their January program entitled “Interfaith Stories of Religious Persecution: Rising Above Adversity”. It will be held at the VCU Student Commons Richmond Salons on Thursday, January 27 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

The ICGR considers this to be their hallmark program of the year and are hoping for a sellout crowd!

DISCOVER: How have people of faith been or are persecuted?

EXPLORE: What have we learned from the past that will empower us to prevent future persecution?

Distiniguished panelists for featured faiths:
-Baha’i
-Islam
-Judaism
-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
-Sikhism

Moderated by Isabelle Kinnard Richman, JD, PhD, Vice President for Education, First Freedom Center.

Refreshments will be served.