From the FaceBook event page:
Earth Folk Collecitve will be hosting a fundraiser
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25th 5pm-10pm
All proceeds will go to buying materials and paying for studio space to make the puppets for this year’s Halloween Parade!
All are welcome!
Family Friendly
Donation based
Also, do not forget about the St. Andrew’s/OregonHill.net Jack O’ Lantern Contest! $50!
The Richmond Main Public Library, Soul of Virginia, and the African American Heritage Association of Virginia will be hosting a Lunch & Learn Lecture Series. See announcement below:
From City of Richmond:
PUBLIC INFORMATION ADVISORY
WHAT: Members of Richmond City Council will attend the Venture Richmond Executive Committee meeting.
WHEN: Friday, October 21, 2016
7:30 a.m.WHERE: Newmarket Corporation
Pavilion Board Room
330 South Fourth Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219CONTACT: For more information, please contact Jean V. Capel, City Clerk, at 804.646.7955 or jean.capel@richmondgov.com (email).
It should be an open meeting, open to the public, with the exception of a planned closed meeting that will take place at some point during tomorrow’s meeting.
No word on if Venture Richmond will give a more substantial response to outstanding and reasonable neighborhood concerns about ‘Tredegar Green’.
Normally closed on Monday’s, L’Opossum restaurant will be open on Monday, 10/31, Halloween!
From CommunityCrimeMap.com:
HIT AND RUN
4XX S PINE ST
Oct 17, 2016 at 10:00 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
St. Andrew’s Church is now cosponsoring the First Annual Oregon Hill Jack O’Lantern Contest. More details forthcoming, but they will be assisting with judging and promoting the contest. With their help, the grand prize has increased to $50 and there will be runner up prizes also. Remember, this is only open to Oregon Hill residents (that includes student renters) and click here for the full rules. Get those photo entries in!
There is a new interpretive sign beside the canal on the North Bank Trail showing the location of the old water works below Hollywood Cemetery.
So the local Chamber of Commerce (ChamberRVA) is holding a Mayoral candidate forum tonight at the nearby Altria Theater.
It is free and open to the public (get there before 6:30 pm), and will be broadcasted live on NBC12 television at 7 pm.
By the way, you may notice that ChamberRVA has moved on from promoting the Shockoe stadium scheme to pushing for doing something with the Richmond Coliseum. Anyway, I suspect that the Coliseum will come up in the questions, but there is one question I doubt will come up, though it should:
As someone running for Mayor, have you signed the Virginia Declaration of Solar Rights?
Solar energy empowers Virginians to harness clean local energy, creates jobs, and enhances our energy security. Sadly, Virginia’s current laws violate our right to invest in and benefit from solar energy by limiting consumer choice. This fall, the General Assembly will hold a special session to review solar policies that will help all Virginians fairly access solar energy. This is a great opportunity for Richmond leaders and citizens to let our state senators and delegates know there is broad, bi-partisan support for legislation that will enable all Virginians to go solar.
There is more detail here:
http://www.vasun.org/declaration-of-solar-rights/
This past Thursday I attended a City Council candidates forum at the Binford Middle School auditorium.
After the 2nd District candidates left, many people left also, leaving a rather sparse audience for the 5th District candidates.
As I watched and listened to challenger Montigue Magruder and incumbent Councilperson Parker C. Agelasto (third candidate and challenger Garrett Sawyer did not attend) take questions from the newscaster turned moderator, I was glad I stayed, and I was struck by how lucky the 5th District is to have these fine candidates. They both champion better schools, more financial responsibility, and increasing transparency. Agelasto shows off considerable experience and knowledge of his position, while Magruder does a great job of speaking up for different perspectives of race and economic status and doing so with passion. There are moments of real debate and clashing of ideas, but what is truly magnificent and deserves special commendation is the way that Magruder and Agelasto carry on with each other, both on and off the stage, sharing information and treating each other with mutual admiration and respect.
I told one of the other attendees that I wish both Agelasto and Magruder could be on City Council, and I meant that. This season, take heart in the 5th District’s politics and celebrate them.
(There is another 5th District City Council candidates forum this Tuesday, sponsored by the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association. It happens at the Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 611 W 31st St., at 7 pm.)
