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DUI Accident

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From Richmond Police report:

Richmond Police investigators have arrested and charged a man with driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash this morning.

At approximately 12:37 a.m. today, an officer witnessed a crash at the intersection of 2nd and Canal streets. Based on the Department’s Crash Team investigation, they determined that Varinder Chahal, 23, of Springfield, was driving a 2004 Mazda 6 westbound on Canal Street when he ran a red light.

His vehicle T-boned a 2007 Toyota Yaris traveling northbound on 2nd Street. The Yaris then spun around and struck a nearby building. A back seat passenger in the Yaris, Carolina Perez, 19, of Virginia Beach, was taken to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and died a few hours later.

The 19-year-old driver of the Yaris and 20-year-old front seat passenger were also admitted to VCU Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Chahal has been charged with driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a blood or breath test and felony manslaughter. Four other passengers in his vehicle were not injured.

Curbside Recycling This Wednesday

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The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority will be picking up curbside recycling this coming Wednesday.

Speaking of recycling, there’s this announcement from University of Richmond:

RecycleMania, takes place from Feb. 5 through March 31 and is between over 500 schools. Every school is competing to recycle the most and waste the least. Last year, the University of Richmond ranked first among schools in VA for recycling of bottles and cans! This year we hope to see improvement in our waste per person numbers. Please visit http://sustainability.richmond.edu/involved/competitions/recyclemania.html for more information on the competition and to see how we are doing each week. Please take this opportunity to learn what you can recycle on campus and share your knowledge with a co-worker or friend, http://www.sustainability.richmond.edu/materials-management/recycling/guide.html. With your help, RecycleMania 2012 will be the best one yet.

From Bikinis to Burqas

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From announcement:

“From Bikinis to Burqas: Are Women Oppressed or Empowered by Religiously-Mandated Dress?” Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m. VCU Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Avenue. Panelists, with diverse expertise, will discuss how these charged issues of modesty, women’s rights and religious rights can be addressed in informed ways without reliance on stereotypes or generalizations. This discussion is free and open to the public. Parking is available for $5 for the evening at the 801 W. Main Street Parking. This series of public presentations is hosted by a partnership of the First Freedom Center, the Religious Studies Program at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond School of Law.

Renegade Market and MORE this week!

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From email announcement:

60+ degrees, snow melted, winter vague and unsure
Renegade Vendors sure and steady, 3pm – Sunset
Tuesdays through April…
Just south of the heart of VCU
On the northern edge of Oregon Hill
Near the back gate of Hollywood Cemetery
Easy off the RMA-195 at Belvidere Exit
Easy on the RMA-195 or I-95
Lots of Parking – on street or on the field behind the gym

Chickens & YOU Training Workshops
– Leading to Master Chicken Keeper Certification

February 25th, 9am-5pm: Chickens & YOU Training Workshop 2 (SIGN-UP NOW!)
Way of the Hen: Using Broody Hens to Incubate and Hatch Eggs Naturally
Composting and Biomass Recycling with Chicken Helpers
How to be a Chicken Whisperer
March 22nd, 7-9pm: Chickens & YOU Training Workshop 3
Egg-traordinary Eggs! The Science and Chemistry behind Cooking with Eggs!
March 31st, 10am-4pm: Chickens & YOU Training Workshop 4
Chicken Coop/Tractor Construction
REGISTER at ChiknEGG.eventbrite.com

Cooking as a 2nd Language – March 17
Honduran Cuisine with Elicet Von Der Lippe
Savory Tamales Con Pollo! ummm yummmy
Register today (or very soon) at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com

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Byrd House Market
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry St. Richmond, VA 23220
ByrdHouseMarket@gmail.com
(804) 643-2717
byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

Kenneth “Skuggy” Glenn, R.I.P.

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Kenneth Glenn passed away last week. He loved Oregon Hill and lived there all his life. He was 74. He will be missed by many.

The posted obituary:

GLENN, Kenneth Ellwood “Skuggy” Sr. 74, passed away Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; one brother, and the love of his life, his wife, Emily “Boo” Glenn. He is survived by three children, Karen Jarrell (Kenneth), Kenneth . Glenn Jr.(Paula) and David Glenn; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Brannan and Birchie Church; nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was an avid bass fisherman and enjoyed being on the water almost everyday. He loved his family and friends, especially his lifelong friend, Paul Lumpkin. A special thanks to Shawna Glenn who was there for him. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, February 19 at Bliley’s-Central Funeral Home, 3801 Augusta Ave. A graveside service will be held at Hollywood Cemetery Monday, February 20 at 11 a.m.

Sustainability Community Workshop This Evening

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From City press release (originally released last week):

Richmond, VA – As part of the process to develop and implement Richmond’s Sustainability Plan, RVA Green: A Roadmap to Sustainability, Mayor Dwight C. Jones will host a public workshop to share the draft sustainability plan and gain community input for action steps and resident participation in plan implementation. The workshop will be held:

Thursday, February 16, 2012
5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Richmond Police Training Academy, 1202 West Graham Road
Registration and light refreshments begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Sustainability Plan is part of Mayor Jones’ Green Richmond Initiative created to support the City’s sustainability goals. Those goals are to improve the quality of life for residents, create a healthy environment and enhance economic opportunity in the city of Richmond. During the workshop, the City will share the draft Sustainability Plan and provide opportunity for community input to develop action steps for resident involvement in the implementation of the plan.

Once the community begins implementing the plan, the City will use metrics to report annual progress and assess future sustainability efforts for City government and the community.

Those planning to attend who require assistance or special accommodations are asked to please contact Ashley Gresch at agresch@vhb.com or (804) 343-7100. Please make request by February 13, 2012 to allow time to arrange the accommodations.

The planning process is fully funded by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

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It seems like just yesterday when the Mayor launched RVA Green….

St. Andrew’s School Fostering Healthy Hearts

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From St. Andrew’s School website:

Help fill our hearts at St. Andrew’s School!

We have set a goal to raise $2,012 in February to support healthy initiatives at our school and need your help to make this happen.
We have raised $375 toward our goal of $2012!

It is our commitment to foster healthy hearts, bodies and minds since academic potential is not optimal if our students come to school hungry and are not healthy. Some of the staggering statistics in our area are:

-35% of children in the Richmond Metro Area live in poverty.
-9% of Virginia’s households are “food insecure,” which means they lack access to enough food to fully meet basic needs.
-34% of children are not meeting daily recommended physical activity targets.
-Only 4% of young people in Richmond meet the USDA recommendation of nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day

We have set a goal to raise $2,012 in the next 29 days and need your help to make this happen. Your support will promote wellness and healthy living by:

-providing our students a balanced, nutritious meal at no cost to our families.
-integrating healthy lifestyle elements into our curriculum.
-ensuring our families can provide food in the home by maintaining a food pantry.
-organizing family workshops on nutritious cooking and food budgeting.
-participating in the backpack program which sends food home with students each weekend.
-teaching the importance of fitness through physical education classes.

St. Andrew’s School fosters healthy hearts by educating the whole child through instilling healthy choices.

Click here to donate.