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Canal Drawings

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The first graphic is a drawing that Venture Richmond sent today of the proposed damage to the Kanawha Canal for the proposed amphitheater. They propose slicing the south bank of the historic canal and infilling the canal to make a smooth slope. The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) passed a resolution against damaging the canal.

The second map uses a 1877 Beers Atlas to identify the location of the proposed damage to the canal.

Click here and here for more on the controversies regarding the proposed development for this area.

China Street Restaurant Going Through Changes

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Richmond.com reports that Pescados China Street is closing, but then reopening as EAT Oregon Hill.

Excerpt from the article:

Pescados chef/owner Todd Manley announced Tuesday that Pescados China Street is closing and reopening next week at EAT Oregon Hill (note: this is Oregon Hill only; Midlo stays as-in).

According to Manley, the new menu and concept is all about him and his culinary team (Chef Trevor Knotts and Sous Chef Sean McGee) having fun and being creative.

“I colloborated with the staff as a whole to come up with this concept,” Manley said. [It’s] going to knock the socks off of a Richmond and be a true Richmond eatery.”

He said being a “niche seafood restaurant” just wasn’t working for the neighborhood; he wanted to be able to accommodate more guests at all price points and for any occasion.

“We want to be the Richmond eatery … we want to be distincly Richmond.”

Trash and Recycling Pickup On Thursday This Week

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Because of the Labor Day holiday, the trash and recycling pickup, which normally falls on a Wednesday, shifts to Thursday morning. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup Thursday night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after Thursday night.

In recycling news, the Times Dispatch recently reported that in-state trash amounts are up, while out-of-state waste is flat. Here is a excerpt from the article:

The amount of trash shipped to Virginia from other places for disposal remained relatively flat last year after increasing in 2010 for the first time since 2006.

Virginia – the nation’s second biggest importer of trash, behind Pennsylvania – took in about 5.6 million tons of trash and debris last year, up less than 1 percent from 2010, according to a report on solid waste released by the state Department of Environmental Quality. State law requires that the 208 permitted waste facilities in Virginia compile and transmit their data to the state agency annually.

According to the report, 26 states and jurisdictions, as well as several countries, including Canada and Mexico, shipped trash to Virginia for disposal last year. A majority of the out-of-state waste came from Maryland, New York, Washington, D.C., New Jersey and North Carolina. Maryland topped the list with more than 2 million tons sent to Virginia.

Overall, the total amount of household garbage, construction and demolition debris, vegetative and other types of waste received at Virginia facilities in 2011 increased more than 5 percent to 20.7 million tons. Waste from within Virginia increased about 7 percent to 15.2 million tons.

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Of the total solid waste managed in Virginia last year, nearly 75 percent of it was disposed of in landfills, about 12 percent was incinerated and the rest was managed by other methods, including mulching and recycling, the report said. Virginia plans to issue a separate report on the statewide recycling rate for 2011 later this year.

Today at Byrd House Market

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From email announcement:

It’s Storming so it must be Tuesday…
Isolated Thunderstorms and 30-40% chance of rain all week I think.
Bah! That’s nothing for you weathered market visitors.

9/4/2012
Agriberry – seasonal fruits (berries, peaches, apples…CSA
Sustenance – organic egg salad on croissant, PBJ, hot dog with slaw sandwiches, iced herbal tea…
Ettamae’s Oven – breads, rolls, pies, pie slices
Bill’s Produce / Heath Farm – seasonal produce, sustainably grown
Nanas Homemades – jams, jellies, chutneys, peanut brittle, tea cakes, cookies, dainties…
Cafe 2100 – spring rolls, sauteed tofu, rice and wheat noodles with pickled and steamed fresh vegetables…
Limeades & More – limeades, lemonades fresh squeezed and made before your eyes
Faith Farm Foods CSA – cow shares, eggs, Amish butter and produce, grass fed meats and poultry, goat cheese, honey, preserves, egg noodles, etc
Chocolate Cravings – dark and milk chocoloate bars, barks of assorted flavors, brownies…
Byrd Farm / Rural Va Market CSA – seasonal produce, Byrd Farm honey, Billy Bread, peaches, goat cheese, mushrooms, eggs, chickens
amy’s garden – certified organic seasonal produce, cut flowers, CSA
Epic Gardens – seasonal produce, edamame, cut flowers, eggs, plants
Tomten Farm – seasonal heirloom produce
Deer Run Farm – seasonal produce, eggs
Caromont Farm – variety of natural cow cheeses and goat cheese
Sub Rosa Bread – Evrim’s back with limited supplies of his famous bread and even more limited supply of his soon to be famous croissants…
TBC – Marshall Farm Natural Cheese – variet of local artisan cheeses
Salt Pork – variety of locally grown meat sausages – Italian, Bratwurst, Andouie and more
Becka’s Aloe Vera Juice – Va grown aloe juice in assorted fresh locally grown fruit and veggie flavors
Steve Haas Mushrooms – locally grown and harvested mushroom varieties
Tuckahoe Lamb and Cattle Co. – grass fed cattle and lamb, lamb’s wool, eggs, soup bones, ground, chops…
Robin Raver, CMT – chair massage
Soul-Ice – naturally flavored fruit sorbet-style ices
Wild Heaven Farm – artisan goat soaps, creams, insect repellents…
Thinking of You Creations – artisan granola, cookies, Yum Tarts…
Petal Palate – divinities flavored with fragrant herbs and flowers
Victory Farms – certified naturally grown seasonal produce and fruit, CSA
This is why you come, no?
SNAP / Credit and Debit Cards accepted

See upcoming events below
including the ongling VOTE for WBCH through 9/15 on RichmondUnited.org (we need at least 1,000 votes)
DONATE to WBCH through Amazing Raise on 9/19-20
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306

“poop is on my mind”

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Status report on WBCH FaceBook page:

POOP. Unfortunately, yes, poop is on my mind. Partly because it was on my hands about an hour ago and on the grass where vendors set up last week.

With all the generosity of spirit I hope is needed, I’d like to remind folks who walk their dogs onto the grassy (garden, market, playground, soccer and farmlet) fields along Idlewood Avenue, to PLEASE bring plastic bags or whatever you need to clean up after your beloved canine.

Part of this may simply be the influx of new residents (college bound or otherwise) who simply don’t know that these areas are in use on a regular basis, and may be thinking that weather and natural processes will take care of the mess. Sorry. It ain’t so. Time is not on your side for this one.

So, as a general rule for living, please leave the place you use like you found it, or better!

Thanks,

Ana
Manager, Byrd House Market and Library Programs
on behalf of the vendors, shoppers, children, seniors, and friends who walk and play in these areas

September’s Hollywood Cemetery and Rural Garden Tours

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From the Valentine Richmond History Center:

Sept. 9 Hollywood Cemetery (2-4pm) WALKING TOUR
An extension of the daily “Highlights” tour, this version covers in more detail the cemetery’s unique history, landscape design, architecture, symbols and residents. Meet at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets.

Sept. 29 NEW! Hollywood Cemetery: A Rural Garden on a Grand Scale (2-4pm) WALKING TOUR
Discover the park like setting and the natural tranquility of this rural-style cemetery and see why some call it “A garden of people, their loves, their faith, their dreams”. This tour will explore the cemetery from a historical and horticultural perspective with an emphasis on the beauty of Nature and the impact the Romantic Movement had on 19th century culture. Meet at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets.

Dr. Trout’s Letter Concerning The Kanawha Canal

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Dr. Trout, former president of the American Canal Society and Va. Canals and Navigation Society, sent Mr. Berry of Venture Richmond the following letter concerning the Kanawha Canal:

Dear Mr. Berry,

Could you please encourage those planning the new amphitheater at Ethyl, near the Lee Bridge, to think creatively to avoid destroying part of the Kanawha Canal?

The canal, on the National Register of Historic Places, has been there for over two centuries. The course of the canal there is still intact and clear. Instead of damaging it, please make every effort to keep it intact as one of America’s most important historic sites, a monument to George Washington and the industry of early Virginians. It’s not worth destroying part of it just to build a larger amphitheater. It would be like slicing into a Civil War fort to build a bigger visitor parking lot.

Would it be possible to forward to me a copy of the present plans?

Many thanks,

William E. Trout, III, Ph.D.
Past president, American Canal Society and the Virginia Canals & Navigations Society

Some more background on this can be found by clicking here and here.