From Hollywood Cemetery:
The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society will hold a memorial service for General JEB Stuart at his gravesite in Hollywod Cemetery on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
The service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and end between noon and 12:30 p.m.
There will be rifle volleys fired as a part of the service.
From The Daily Dispatch: May 9, 1864:
Accidentally shot.
–A gentleman from Oregon Hill, while assembling for militia drill Friday afternoon, accidentally lost his hold upon the musket which he was carrying, when it fell with the butt to the ground, the force of which discharged its contents, inflicting a serious wound in his arm. For the time being he is disqualified for service.
From the VCU press release:
RICHMOND, Va. – In response to the numerous cases of youth violence reported around the nation, Virginia Commonwealth University will bring together families, educators, mental-health professionals and community and youth leaders to discuss how they can work together to curb the growing problem.
Presented by the VCU Department of Psychiatry’s Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, the 39th annual Child Psychiatry Spring Forum, to be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on May 11, will focus on “Exploring Partnerships for Peaceful Communities: Enhancing Positive Youth Choices and Breaking the Cycle of Violence.”
The daylong program will present successful violence-prevention programs, along with ideas for forming partnerships between communities and universities. The forum will highlight the new VCU Center on Youth Violence Prevention, which was recently funded with $1.2 million from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The forum will include performances by the Richmond Girls’ Choir and “Drums, No Guns!,” a national youth movement for the prevention of handgun violence. Students from Open High School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood will perform with “Drums, No Guns!”
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The program will be held at the VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Registration for the event is $45, which includes lunch and parking. For more information or to register, contact Eunice Seaborn at (804) 828-4393 or at CICFS@vcu.org.
Excerpt from the Times Dispatch obituary:
GARNETT, Shirley Enroughty, 81, went to be with the angels on April 30, 2011. Shirley, the oldest daughter of Edward (Buddy) and Lottie Enroughty, was born in Richmond, raised on Oregon Hill, and graduated from John Marshall High School. Shirley is survived by her husband of 58 years, Louis Garnett and her loving children, Susan Seward and Brian Garnett and their spouses, David and Wendy.
From the Richmond Police Department:
The Richmond Police Department would like for drivers and citizens to be alert and prepared for the following disruptions in normal traffic flow during this Saturday’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K.
East Byrd Street will be closed between South 5th and South 7th streets to accommodate the Start and Finish lines. It will be closed on Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The following streets and bridges will lose a single travel lane to accommodate the event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.:
*Manchester Bridge southbound to Semmes Avenue exit
*Semmes Avenue westbound to Cowardin Avenue
*Cowardin Avenue north across the Lee Bridge northbound
*South Belvidere Street northbound to East Byrd Street
From Richmond Police crime report:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
5/4/11 4:30 a.m.
300 block of South Laurel Street
Two unknown males broke into a vehicle and stole several items.
From the Daily Dispatch, May 4, 1861:
Died.
Yesterday afternoon, Leathy, infant child of Baylor S. and Leathy Martin, aged 2 years9 months and 12 days.That once loved form, now cold and dead,
Each mournful thought employs;
We weep our earthly comforts fled,
And withered all our joys.
Hope looks beyond the bounds of time,
When what we now deplore
Shall rise in full immortal prime,
And bloom to fade no more.The funeral will take place from the residence of her father, on Oregon Hill, this (Saturday) afternoon, at 4 o’clock. The friends of the family are invited to attend.
Editor’s Note: Baylor Martin was one of the founders of the Pine St. Baptist Church and lived at 401 S. Pine
From today’s police report:
4th Precinct
BURGLARY
4/30/11 12:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
825 W. Cary St.
An unknown person(s) entered 821 Cafe and stole alcohol.
From announcement:
Byrd House Market opens it’s 5th season on Tuesday, May 3rd having grown from 27 to 32 vendors offering fresh, seasonal, locally grown fruits, vegetables and plants, locally made desserts, baked and canned goods, meats, butter, more hot and ready-to-eat foods and an array of ornamental plants, cut flowers, and handcrafted items. We are delighted to have a winery with us this season and BHM is proud to be home to many of our area’s finest fresh food subscription (aka CSA – Consumer Supported Agriculture) vendors. New and returning vendors help keep our market almost 95% food-focused, ensuring the widest possible array of delicious, healthy food selections.
EAT GOOD GROW GREAT is the operating principle behind William Byrd Community House’ nutrition education program and is the reason-being for this historic social services agency to have added a farmers market, community garden and production farmlet to its rich array of services for Richmond families in need. Good nutrition is key to healthy living and by also teaching it we see the WBCH mission — transforming lives … building self-sufficiency – in action, every day.
Byrd House Market is open Tuesdays, May through October, 3:30 – 7:00 pm.
For a detailed list of vendors and other market information, please visit our blog: byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com!
Really Really Free Market Saturday
School choice group meets Saturday
Disney’s Beauty and The Beast continues at the Landmark Theater
Pine Street yard/garage sale on Saturday-
May Day Parade…er…Celebration on Sunday
Pescados brunch service starts on Sunday
Monday is City Council budget meeting…perhaps we will see if Patrick Henry School gets more funding.
And don’t forget that Tuesday is the first official Byrd Market of the year!
Also Tuesday, there’s a meeting about Richmond’s transportation policy…I might have a few thoughts on that.