Despite emergencies, the ‘Welcome Back’ cookout went on in Pleasants Park. This photo was take as it was winding down- I understand there were a lot more people there earlier.
Scene from ‘Welcome Back’ Cookout Yesterday
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Welcome Back Cookout For Students Sunday
UCI Bicycle Race Leaves Monroe Park In The Dust
Some choice excerpts from the Times Dispatch article:
Monroe Park will not host a designated fan zone during the UCI 2015 Road World Championships despite plans to the contrary and tens of thousands of dollars in city expense to improve the space.
A sponsor that loosely agreed to underwrite the celebration space in the Fan District switched gears in recent weeks, according to officials with Richmond 2015, the organization putting on the event.The group declined to name the sponsor but said it had shifted to another space along the course. Officials would not detail costs associated with sponsoring a zone at the park. The move did not affect fundraising, they said.
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Todd Woodson, who lives in neighboring Oregon Hill, said the city had squandered taxpayers’ money.
“We’re in a crisis of leadership in this city and we’re hemorrhaging money,” Woodson said.
About 300 feet of a water line along Franklin Street was damaged during work done this spring, officials said at the time. How much the damage cost was unclear Monday. City officials were not able to provide an estimate.
Solar Oven Picnic Scheduled for Sunday
A “solar oven picnic” is scheduled for this Sunday morning and early afternoon in Riverside Park.
From Solar Cookers International:
Most solar cookers work on basic principles: sunlight is converted to heat energy that is retained for cooking. Sunlight is the “fuel.” A solar cooker needs an outdoor spot that is sunny for several hours and protected from strong wind, and where food will be safe.
From FaceBook event page:
Cook and share food using only solar ovens at the top of the grassy slope in Oregon Hill’s Riverside Park. If it rains or it is too overcast the event will be postponed.
Seeing as the forecast is partly cloudy, this may have a 50% chance of happening, but as with the recent neighborhood yard sale, this event is an experiment that will hopefully improve with re-iteration.
RUN Official Teaser
Local horror/thriller movie that includes scenes of Lee Bridge and Belle Island…
Verizon FiOS in Pleasants Park
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Big Movie Big Dinosaurs Big Screen
James River Park Public Service Announcement
James River Park System PSA - Pick up Your Trash! from Max Posner on Vimeo.
A message from James River Park System Superintendent, Nathan Burrell on the importance of picking up the trash you bring into the JRPS.
Please pack out what you pack in to The James River Park System.
Don't trash our treasure!
Brought to you by The James River Outdoor Coalition.
https://www.facebook.com/jroc.rva?fref=ts
…same goes for Oregon Hill. Resident or visitor, please pick up your trash!
Belle Isle Cleanup This Sunday
RVA Clean Sweep is scheduled to work on Belle Isle this Sunday:
Belle Isle is in desperate need of a cleanup, this is the time of the year when the highest number of visitors are out and unfortunately they leave a huge mess. We’ll clean the parking area and then do a loop over to the rocks and back around. It shouldn’t take more than 2 hours at the most. I’ll have trash pickers, gloves and trash bags, please bring water and good walking shoes.
Please go here to sign up to volunteer:
http://www.meetup.com/RVA-Clean-Sweep/events/224029643/
The Belle Isle parking lot on Tredegar Street was completely full yesterday evening and it’s no wonder with accolades still pouring in- outdoor sports store REI has named the James River Parks as one of the nation’s six best river parks. This comes three years after Outside Magazine readers voted Richmond as the Best River City in the country. Richmond will again be featured as a travel destination in the September issue of National Geographic Traveler. Their brief feature “Where to go Next” highlights L’Opossum and the James River Park.