From posting:
IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THIS BIKE PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!! Tonight someone stole my bike from a house in Oregon Hill! If anyone sees it, please immediately let me know! It is a white road bike with pink grips and a pink seat. It is a little dirty, and below the stem it has a sticker of a traditional devil tattoo design captioned “ADAMS.” Please help me; I use it as my transportation to and from work, and it also has a lot of sentimental value to me! I need it back!!!!!
From Richmond police:
The following locations will be closed for the event planned Saturday between the hours of 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
W. Franklin Street between Belvidere and N. Lombardy St.
Monument Ave between N. Lombardy and S. Meadow Street.
All side streets at these location wil also be closed.
No Parking will be enforced on Franklin St and Monument Ave. N. Allen Ave will also be enforced as well as the 1600-1800 Blk of W.Broad St & 1000 Blk. W. Grace St. Between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please pay close attention to the No Parking Signs during this day. We are trying to prevent vehicles/personal property from possibly be damaged.
From notice:
The Knights of Columbus will be holding our 4th annual giant charity yard sale on Saturday August 27th next to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (downtown next to Monroe Park and the Altria Theatre). The yard sale will be a combination of 20 or so independent vendor tables and the Knights will be selling donated items for charity. We will advertise heavily to VCU students and residents in the near by Fan and Oregon Hill area . Six foot tables are only $35 and hours of operation will from be 8AM to 3:30PM. A limited number of tables are still available. All vendors must sign a hold harmless waiver form. Please email me (Alex) if your are interested in reserving a table. Thank you!!!
From Cherry Street neighbor Jimmy Blackford:
The Oregon Hill cleanup went quite well – we picked up 4.99 tons – 10,000 pounds!!! Add to that the small litter that was picked up separately. This was the most ever picked up in Oregon Hill, I believe. Seven fellows from a VCU fraternity got the newsletter delivered to their house & came to help quite by surprise I might say! I am so grateful that someone delivered all those newsletters!
With those unexpected volunteers, plus Becky St Clair & Joe Brancoli who come to help even though they don’t live in Oregon Hill, it was for me the easiest cleanup yet! I counted 13 volunteers total. Thanks to Chris Hughes for spearheading this on a 90 degree day.
Jane Hotchkiss wants to do another alley cleanup fairly soon to get the few items that we couldn’t get this time due to a full truck.
From Pine Street neighbor Chris Hughes:
I will be leading a city trash truck through the neighborhood this Saturday morning picking up bulky items. We have the truck from 8AM until noon. There is a s–t load of furniture and mattresses out there right now so if anybody has a couple hours to pitch in we could definitely use the help. We got to crush a piano last time…..that was fun. We will meet at the corner of Laurel/Albemarle at Pleasants Park across from Bunnyhop bike shop. I usually walk my dogs all through the neighborhood the night before taking notes of the piles, but comment below if you know of any giant piles. I’ll have gloves, trash bags, and some grabbers as well but we will mainly be focusing on the bulky items. Thanks!
Also, for neighbors who have children…
8th Annual Back-to-School Rally set for Aug. 6
WHAT: Sixth District Richmond City School Board Representative Shonda Harris-Muhammed, in partnership with the Northside Coalition for Children, Inc., and Richmond Police Department, will host the 8th Annual Back-to-School Rally for all Richmond Public Schools (RPS) students and teachers.
The event will provide school supplies to students and teachers as well as free health screenings and parent and student workshops. The rally will also feature free food, games and entertainment.
WHO: RPS students and staff, Northside Coalition for Children, Inc., Richmond Police Department and Richmond City School Board members, school administrators and community partners
WHEN: Saturday, August 6, 2016
Teachers: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Students: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.Proof of employment (employees) and residency (students) is required.
WHERE: Martin Luther King Jr., Middle School
1000 Mosby Street
Click here for more info on that.
According to Oregon Hill’s Open High website:
*****UPDATED SCHEDULES WILL BE MAILED TO ALL STUDENTS IN MID-AUGUST ALONG WITH OTHER BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION.*****
*****SAVE THE DATE FOR “NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION” SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 31ST– 9 A.M.-1 P.M. NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION IS FOR FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS. UPPERCLASSMEN INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING SHOULD CALL CAROLYN WOODSON AT OPEN HIGH SCHOOL BY AUGUST 11*****
Following up on previous post….
Transom Auction will be conducting an auction sale of 516 S. Pine Street on August 18.
Their website includes details about the sale, including this description:
Great Investment Opportunity! Located in the heart of trendy Oregon Hill and just down the block from restaurants Mama Zu and L’Opossum. Easy walk to VCU and Belle Isle. This quaint building has everything an investor could want – 100% occupancy – (4) one bedroom/one bath apartments as well as (4) separately leased garages. Extra large lot with fenced backyard, expansive covered front porch as well as first and second floor rear porches accessible by each unit.
Rare 4-plex on Oregon Hill with 4 garages
Current occupancy 100%
4 new hot water tanks 2014
Huge lot with potential to add additional units (subject to city approval)
Annualized gross rents nearly $35,000/year ($2,896 per month)
From their FaceBook page:
dinamo dinner menu
august 2, 2016
> matzoh ball soup 5.
> chilled potato & leek soup 6.
> gazpacho 6.
> fish soup 7.
> crostini w/ chopped liver 8.
> crostini w/ cured salmon 8.*
> crostini w/ smoked whitefish salad 10.
> crostini w/ chanterelle 16.
> za’atar flatbread w/ onion, tomato & feta 10. w/ lamb 16.
> hearts of palm & chickpea w/ flatbread 10.
> red pizza 11.
> white pizza 12.
> add topping $1: sausage, mushroom, onion, anchovy, olive
> white pizza w/ chanterelle 16.
> egg in tuna sauce 4.
> squash salad 6.
> mixed green salad 6.
> lentil salad 7.
> beet & fennel salad 12. w/ feta 13.
> arugula & green bean salad w/ egg 13.
> caprese 15.
> gizzard wedge salad 14.
> squid w/ chard 14.
> mussels – white or red 13.
> clams w/ arugula 15.
> octopus salami 15.
> soft shell crab 15.
> seafood salad 17.
> tagliatelle w/ eggplant 17.
> ricotta gnocchi bolognese 18.
> tagliatelle or ricotta gnocchi w/ pesto 18.
> mussels – white or red w/ squid ink fettuccine 23.
> calamari & shrimp w/ squid ink fettuccine 24.
> broccoletti & provolone sausage w/ polenta & beans 17.
> pork liver sausage w/ orange & fennel salad 19.
> rockfish or branzino w/ mixed greens 24.
> t bone w/ arugula salad 32.*
> soft shell crab entree 32.
From announcement:
CERT Basic Recruit Training is a FREE 20 hour course taught over three days.The CERT program educates citizens about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and train them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The last course for this year is:
Saturday, Aug. 13th from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27th from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*You must attend ALL 3 days of training to receive certification!*Richmond residents can register to receive free training in basic survival skills during an emergency.
Sign up here: http://www.richmondgov.com/fire/documents/CERT2016RegistrationForm.pdf
For more information, please email askemergencymgmt@richmondgov.com or call (804)646-2504.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
As you may have seen around the neighborhood, we have lots of problems with student renters’ illegal dumping again this year. Its slowly getting better, but we need to make a bigger effort. The good news is that VCU is doing more to address the problem. It may be too late for this year, but keep these tips in mind for next summer-
