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Category Archives: News
Breaking Down The Water Bill
From press release:
Better Government Richmond, a citizen advocacy organization, is pleased to announce the release of a new video about the City of Richmond Water Utility Charges and Rates. Better Government members produced this video in order to inform the public about the Mayor’s proposed plan that is under review by City Council. Better Government mentioned a study of the water utility by paid consultants as one of its top issues in its first press release in February.
The 9-minute video includes information regarding the consultants’ study as well as an explanation of charges on a sample City of Richmond utility bill. It has been made available online at Vimeo.com as well as on Better Government Richmond’s website and Facebook page. Supporters are asked to share with their neighbors and contacts.
The Vimeo.com url is http://vimeo.com/64618134
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Musket Volley In Hollywood Cemetery This Saturday Morning
From email:
There will be a monument dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.
It is for a Confederate soldier that recently had a monument placed at the gravesite.
There will be musket volleys fired as a part of the memorial service.
Thank you for assisting us in getting this message out to the surrounding
neighbors.
Exam Break
Drizzly Twilight
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
Also, click here to watch this week’s “Curbside Live” video from Waste & Recycling News.
Bottle Cap Artist
A VCU graduate launched his startup armed only with a pair of pliers and 10,000 discarded bottle caps.
Josh Stolberg started RVA CapWorks in February. He uses tin snips and a metal press to sculpt beer and soda caps into flowers, stars, birds, signs and anything else his clients can think of.
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Stolberg, who works full-time for power company Alstom, said he spends about 30 hours on the weekends flattening and assembling the pieces.
Stolberg started developing the idea for the company about two years ago. He constructed a Halloween gladiator costume using 3,200 caps. The 17-pound costume took 250 hours to make.
For now, Stolberg works out of his Oregon Hill home. He said that if demand picks up he would look for a separate work area and a place to sell the sculptures.
Dennis Dolan, R.I.P.
From the obituary in Times Dispatch:
DOLAN, Dennis A., a lifelong resident of Oregon Hill, passed away April 8, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents; and is survived by his sister, Sheila Dolan. A graveside ceremony will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 1400 S. Randolph St., Richmond, Va. 23220.
Time Out, VCU Student Renters
It’s that time of year when many VCU student renters are finishing their classes and exams and getting ready to move on.
The VCU administration and the City of Richmond are trying to avoid some of the previous problems with public dumping. Please work with them to recycle and keep our neighborhood clean.
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
From Richmond Police Department:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
4/24/13 – 4/25/13 7:07 p.m. – 9:30 a.m.
600 block of China Street
An unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a wallet.