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Style Runs Story On Homeless Woman’s Hoard

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A story appeared today on Style Magazine’s website in regard to a pile of a woman’s accumulation of stuff near Hollywood Cemetery. Click here for the story.

According to police and residents, for most of the last four years, the woman (Style Weekly isn’t using her name) has kept a collection of odds and ends in the backyards and vacant lots of Oregon Hill, sometimes with residents’ permission.

Six months ago, she placed several pallets of things in Samuel P. Parsons Park. After receiving complaints, police told her to move her stuff. She then transferred her possessions to a tarp-covered pile, perhaps 25 feet long, on the edge of the Hollywood Cemetery parking lot.

VCU Earth Day in Monroe Park this Friday

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From the Facebook page:

For the fourth consecutive year VCU will be celebrating Earth Day! This year the event will be held on the Commons Plaza between the Student Commons and Harris Hall.

The focal point of Earth Day this year is will be to showcase the sustainable campus initiatives that have been completed or are currently ongoing. Come learn about what’s going on with transportation, energy, green buildings, resident life, recycling, stormwater management (to protect the James River and Chesapeake Bay), dining and composting, academic programs, procurement, and our Climate Action Plan (CAP), VCU’s plan for to become climate neutral by 2050. Meet the people bringing you these changes and learn from the source!

There will be catered food, herb and vegetable seedling giveaways, informational tables, and potentially a few really exciting surprises we can’t give away just yet!

Rough Weekend On Laurel Street

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A neighbor asked me to report that, around 4 am Sunday morning, a driver side swept 3 cars on the 400 block of S. Laurel Street.

The culprit was likely driving a black car which is now probably missing large pieces from the door and/or fender and a long piece of silver trim, likely from a door. The damage is in the thousands of dollars.

A similar incident happened only a few months ago in the same place on Laurel Street but that driver was caught then.

Also, it looks like the SynerGeo building was tagged with graffiti again.

If anyone knows anything, please report to the Richmond Police non-emergency number, (804) 646-5100, or this website.

Flying Brick Presents Ciclovida

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From the Flying Brick Library website:

We are excited to host the crew from Ciclovida: Lifecycle, who will be stopping in Richmond to present their documentary and to host a workshop!
On April 20 at 3 p.m. Ciclovida will host a workshop on Pedal and Solar Powered Projection systems!
On April 21 at 7 p.m. we will host the first backyard movie screening of 2011 with the presentation of the documentary, Ciclovida: Lifecycle.
The film pedals alongside a group of subsistence farmers from Brazil who bicycle over 6,000 miles across the South American continent in search of natural seeds.
This feature-length documentary is made up of moving stories from landless peasants, indigenous communities, and small farmers that expose the devastating effects of industrial agriculture destined for agrofuels. Filmmakers and protagonists will be here for both events!

Pescados Benefits ROSMY and Plans Brunch Service

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Pescados China Street, the City’s ‘Best New Restaurant’, continues to benefit local charities on Mondays. This Monday (April 18), ROSMY will receive 15% of the day’s take from Pescados China Street, on Monday April 18th, either lunch 11:30- 2:00 or dinner from 5:00 until closing. ROSMY has been ensuring Virginia’s sexual minority youth an equal opportunity for success since 1991.

Also, I am hearing rumors of Sunday brunch starting in May.

Today: PH Construction and Tredegar Firing Demonstration

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Sorry for the late notice, but a few notes for today:

Received a press release:

The Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, Virginia’s first elementary charter school, kicks off its construction schedule with a week-long playground renovation and garden build.

The renovation, which will be mostly done thanks to the work of school and community volunteers, will begin on Saturday, April 16th at 9 a.m. On this day, volunteers will be clearing mulch and preparing the site for the new playground equipment to be installed Monday, April 18th. The garden team will be preparing the beds for spring planting.

Where: Patrick Henry School Building at 3411 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, 23225.

When: Saturday, April 16th from 9 a.m – 3 p.m.

About PHSSA: Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts (PHSSA) is a kindergarten through fifth-grade school based on meaningful parent, educator and community involvement. The school will provide the children of our diverse community with an academically rigorous science- and arts-based curriculum that emphasizes environmental awareness and social responsibility.

About Patrick Henry Building: PHSSA will be continuing construction, including ADA and life safety upgrades to the 90 year-old school building, over the next two years. PHSSA will also replace kitchen equipment and windows to make the building energy efficient, provide computers and other technology for students, and make cosmetic upgrades to create an inspiring learning environment for the children. By investing in capital improvements in the building, PHSSA is also preserving a historic building. The overall cost of the renovation is $1.45 million. The cost of the renovations will be covered by a unique financial package that includes historic tax credits, private donations, a small portion of local and state funding and grants.

Also, I previously mentioned Civil War and Emancipation celebration, but then there is also this on the schedule:

3.30pm

Check out an Infantry Firing Demonstration at Historic Tredegar. It’s hard to imagine this as being anything but awesome.

Passing of Tom Robertson

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A neighbor supplied this sad news…though more can be seen on a FaceBook page.

Thomas E. Robertson (1942-2011) passed away April 7 after a brief illness. Tom resided at 302 S Laurel St.

Born in Richmond, Tom was orphaned and left school in the third grade. He was pipefitter by trade, Tom was with his beloved domestic partner Bette Wilson for 34 years until her passing last year. Despite a lack of education, Tom bought and sold property and ran an innovative natural lawn care service/health food store in Northside. Tom picked up stray animals out of kindness. Tom left no family but will be missed by Bette’s four grown sons, and his dog Cleo. Tom will be cremated; in lieu of a funeral.

Favorite Lyric:

Broken windows and empty hallways,
a pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey.
Human kindness is overflowing,
and I think it’s gonna rain today.

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Get Wise About Plants At The Library Tomorrow

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From the Grace Arents Facebook page (now what would she think of social media?):

Get ready for Virginia Garden Week – John Wise, one of our favorite garden Gurus and a BHM vendor will be at the Main Branch of the Richmond Public Library on Wed. April 13 at noon for a talk about the history of landscape plants in Richmond. It is a free talk and open to the public. Come and ask John garden questions, his knowledge about woody plants is encyclopedic/wikipedic!