Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

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This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Announcement from the City’s Department of Public Works:

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From the rumors I am hearing, Oregon Hill will not receive these bins until after July. There are still a number of issues that will need to be figured out, including how these bins will be made available in the Overlook condos.

Court Declares Congressional Map Unconstitutional

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From Councilperson Parker Agelasto’s FaceBook page:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District has again ruled that the 3rd Congressional District held by Rep. Bobby Scott is unconstitutional. The court has set a September 1, 2015 deadline for redistricting. This will ultimately require approval from the General Assembly and Gov. McAuliffe and could impact Richmond voting precincts in the 5th District.

Washington Post article: Court declares Virginia’s congressional map unconstitutional

St. Andrew’s Grace Arents Commemoration on June 20

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From email announcement:

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is hosting Picnic and Prayers commemorating the life and legacy of Grace Eveyln Arents. Pack a picnic basket and bring a blanket, and we will provide drinks and dessert. At sunset we will have a candlelight prayer service in memory of Miss Grace. Saturday June 20, 2015, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at the gravesite of Lewis Ginter and Grace Arents, Hollywood Cemetery, 412 South Laurel Street, Richmond Virginia. Contact Barbara Ambrose 804-648-7980

Multi-Family Yard Sale On S. Laurel

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From the Craigslist ad:

Multi-Family Yard Sale – Saturday 6/6/15
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
600 block of S. Laurel Street – Oregon Hill

Many families and households participating!
Here are a few of the items that will be available:
Electric clothes dryer – almost brand new!
Bookshelves
Small Kitchen appliances/housewares
Children’s board games
DVDs/CDs/VHS tapes
Manual/rotary lawn mower
Yard tools
Bicycles and bike-related items
Iron-frame canopy bed
you name it – one of us probably has it for sale!!!
** No “Early Birds” please **

Valentine Museum Photo of Riverside Houses

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While he has certainly generously contributed before, neighbor Charles Pool has agreed to help focus on Oregon Hill history with the help of old photographs, maps, and other material every Thursday on a regular basis (aka “Throwback Thursday”). Here is a first post under this arrangement:

In 1924, the city expanded Oregon Hill’s Riverside Park between the gazebo and Hollywood Cemetery. Prominent businessman Moses Nunnally saved four houses from demolition by moving them from the land newly condemned by the city for the park to 810-816 Riverside Park. Ethyl Corporation later demolished 812 Riverside Park and the City of Richmond demolished 816 Riverside Park, while 810 Riverside Park and 814 Riverside Park have survived. This 1956 photograph in the collection of the Richmond History Center (formerly known as the Valentine Museum) shows the four houses 32 years after they were moved.

Riverside Park, 1956, Richmond History Center
Photo credit: 1956, Richmond History Center