Personally, I prefer the hula, but it does look like good sport.
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Category Archives: Overlook
Reminder: Group Ride in Memory of Lanie Kruszewski Tomorrow Night
There will be a lot of bicycle traffic in the neighborhood tomorrow night as part of the group ride in memory of Lanie Kruszewski, the unfortunate victim of a hit-and-run Sunday night on River Road.
From the FaceBook event page:
Event Instructions
• Take some time to reflect on meaning of this event at the overlook area before you depart.
• Leave the overlook area in “waves” of six to eight riders. This will give less congestion in the streets and a safer ride.
• Obey the stop lights
• Ride single file
• Depart from the start point in groups of 6 to 8 and avoid bunching up
• Bright light in front and blinking light in the back of the bikeRegards,
Gill
Lanie Kruszewski Memorial Ride. Start 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Sunday, August 5.
PARK VCU Laurel St. Garage (between Main and Cary) Leg, Miles Total, Miles
Ride South on Laurel St. to the James River Overlook 0.5 0.5
START Laurel St. Overlook (depart in groups of 6 to 8)
1Proceed on S. Pine St 0.4 0.9
2 Left on Idlewood Ave 0.1 1
3 Right on S. Cherry St. 0.1 1.1
4 Left on Floyd Ave 0.4 1.5
5 Right on N. Harrrison St 0.1 1.6
6 Left on W. Clay St 0.5 2.1
7 Right on Bowe St. 0.2 2.3
8 1st Left on W. Leigh St 0.1 2.4
STOP Visit Maggie Walker School at Lombardy and Leigh St.
9 Take Lombardy St. South 0.3 2.7
10 Right on W. Grace St. 0.3 3
11 Left on N. Allen Ave 0.2 3.2
12 1st Right on Monument Ave. 1.3 4.5
13 Left on Roseneath Rd 0.5 5
14 Left on Grove Av. 1.6 6.6
15 Right on N. Harrrison St 0.1 6.7
16 Left on Grayland Ave 0.3 7
17 Left on Idlewood Ave 0.2
7.218 Right on S. Laurel St. 0.5 7.7
END Laurel St. Overlook
Hula!
View from Oregon Hill by Van Auken
The Eric Schindler Gallery in Church Hill is currently featuring recent work by Thomas Van Auken. Exhibition runs through May 11, 2012.
High waters, a buzzard flying above, bank beyond the bridge. View from Oregon Hill, March 2012.
Sunday Sundown Sit
Trustee Sale of 716 S. Pine Street
Style Weekly has a classified ad for the trustee sale of 716 S. Pine Street, one of the Overlook townhouses.
The sale is scheduled for Thursday and bidders are required to put down a $20,000 deposit.
From The Hill
Hot Water Music in Oregon Hill, RVA, 2000
Homebrew Ski Jump?
Last (Wednesday) night I was coming home and thought I saw someone perching on something big and white at the Overlook. I really was not sure what I had seen, but I decided it was not worth investigating at the time. This morning, I walked down and saw a whole path of ice at the same location.
Coal In Their Stocking- Dominion’s Permit Has Expired
Speaking of Special Use Permits, local citizen watchdog C.Wayne Taylor has been just as concerned about the latest flurry of riverfront planning as Oregon Hill neighbors.
He has started asking some very pertinent questions and has come to the conclusion that, despite what local officials may or may not say, Dominion Resources’ riverfront SUP has legally expired:
In 2001, City Council approved a special use permit for the Dominion Resources headquarters on Tredegar Street. The permit increased the maximum allowed building heights within a sloping “envelope” that extended from 60 feet above ground level to 160 feet above ground level.
Under the terms of the permit, it would automatically expire if certain conditions were not met. The city maintains that the conditions were met and that the permit is “still valid.”
The facts indicate that the permit expired. The property owner failed to meet the deadline for using the special use permit. The development that occurred on the property complied with the zoning regulations and did not require the special use permit.
Look for Dominion to try to quietly go behind the scenes and change things to their advantage. After all, this is what they do. And continue to do.
And don’t look for the local corporate media to cover it, after all, this is what they they won’t do. Why is it up to this little neighborhood community news site to mention the local connection to the MF Global story, where a former United States Congressperson and Governor “doesn’t know” where over a billion dollars went?
Citizens, remain vigilant!