From Craigslist ad:
Saturday 8/13 9am-5pm or later
500 block S. Laurel St, Oregon Hill, Richmond, 23220FREE AND CHEAP
Group Yard Sale On Laurel Street Tomorrow
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Truck For Sale
From Craigslist ad:
1986 Ford Bronco XLT – $2000
Moving out of state and cannot take her with me :'( This is a project truck that runs great! With a little TLC this truck would be the ultimate beach cruiser. Recently replaced fuel tank and sending unit, rear brake shoes, rebuilt motorcraft 2150 2bbl carburetor. Contact me for more info if you’re interested.
“Permanent” In The Neighborhood
From Reverend Abbott Bailey:
Though we didn’t have any sightings of Patricia Arquette or Rainn Wilson, St. Andrew’s Church enjoyed hosting some of the cast and crew of the movie Permanent for their catered lunch yesterday. They were filming in Hollywood Cemetery and other nearby locations.
Stolen Bicycle
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!!!!!
Nearby Protest March Saturday
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.
Knights of Columbus Yard Sale Needs Vendors for August 27
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!!!
Report On Saturday’s Cleanup
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.
Neighborhood Cleanup Reminder, Plus Back To School Rally
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*****
610 Spring Street Up
Following up on previous post….
“4-Plex” Auction Later This Month
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)