Big tree branch down on 700 block of China. I am hearing power still out on part of Spring and some of the 500 block of Laurel, and the even side of Holly Street.
And then there is the abandoned urine sample on the odd side of Holly Street…
Oregon Hill’s punk/metal record store, Vinyl Conflict, will be presenting a hardcore and metal showcase featuring performances by Connoisseur from Oakland, California and Richmond groups Humungus, Unsacred and Cornbeard at Strange Matter on Grace Street this Thursday night.
CONNOISSEUR “Firestorm / Weedleech”
From their first show in Oakland.
May 20th, 2011.
From Richmond Public Library:
It’s new, exciting and gets you exploring the world around you – plus you might win one of the weekly prizes or the grand prize- a BIKE! Sign up online or at your neighborhood library.
http://richmondpubliclibrarysr.evanced.info/homepage.asp
eBooks for kids! An easy way for kids to get points towards RPL’s Summer Reading Challenge! #rplsummer
http://asp.tumblebooks.com/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fhome.aspx
“Why Richmond Why?!?” column in Times Dispatch mentions parking concerns along riverfront:
“Burrell said that while we all love the James River Park, there are times of the year where the park may be reaching its “carrying capacity.”
I’ve spent a lot of time in the park on those busiest days. I’ve seen motorists wait in line for 20 to 30 minutes to get into the parking lot at Pony Pasture. I’ve seen motorists overflow parking into the Oregon Hill and Spring Hill neighborhoods to get to Belle Isle. Friends who live near Reedy Creek and 42nd Street have lamented the overflow parking in their neighborhood streets, including people trashing yards with empties and untimely potty breaks.
From the Craigslist ad:
What: Yard Sale (think clothes, artwork, household goods) with complimentary snacks, beverages and background musics. See previews of items for sale on the facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1458392214473190/
When: Saturday June 20th, 11AM-4PM
Where: on the Hollywood Cemetery Gate House Porch: 400 South Cherry St
dinamo dinner menu
june 19, 2015
> matzoh ball soup 5.
> chilled potato & leek soup 5.
> crostini w/ chopped liver 8.
> crostini w/ cured salmon 8.*
> crostini w/ whitefish salad 9.
> hearts of palm & chickpea w/ flatbread 10.
> red pizza 10.
> white pizza 11.
> add topping $1: sausage, mushroom, onion, anchovy, olive
> egg in tuna sauce 3.
> squash salad. 5
> mixed green salad 6.
> lentil salad 7.
> swiss chard 10.
> roasted red pepper w/ bufala mozzarella 15. w/ anchovy 16.
> beet & fennel salad 12. w/ feta 13.
> arugula & asparagus salad w/ egg 13.
> squid w/ chard 12.
> mussels – white or red 13.
> seafood salad 15.
> soft shell crab 15.
> trenette w/ eggplant sauce 16.
> ricotta gnocchi or tagliatelle w/ bolognese 17.
> mussels w/ trenette or squid ink fettuccine – white or red 21. / 23.
> calamari & shrimp w/ squid ink fettuccine 24.
> broccoletti & provolone sausage w/ polenta & beans 18.
> rockfish w/ mixed greens 23.
> t bone w/ arugula salad 31.*
> soft shell crab entree 32.
Councilperson Agelasto mentioned at a meeting that a series of murals will be painted on the wall separating Oregon Hill from Belvidere Street in time for the UCI Road World Championships. Style Weekly includes some information in its roundup of bike race related art exhibitions.
To cheer up the race route, four well-known Richmond artists — Ed Trask, Matt Lively, Greg Leach and Hamilton Glass — plan to paint murals on a 7-foot-tall wall stretching for four blocks from Belvidere to Oregon Hill, Trask says.
From email:
Beginning Wednesday, July 1, the Museum will conduct cannon demonstrations daily between 2:15 and 2:30 pm. Daily demonstrations will continue through Labor Day weekend, and are part of our ongoing efforts to create interesting and engaging activities for Museum visitors. It is our sincere hope that the expanded schedule will not cause undue stress among our neighbors on Oregon Hill.
I also would like to give you an update on the work that is being done to the canal wall at the Tredegar site. All the willow oaks on the south side of the wall, and the small scrub trees growing close to the north side of the wall, have been removed. Craddock Masonry, Inc. is conducting repair and reconstruction, which is under way. Where the extent of damage requires it, the top three courses will be rebuilt and the entire length of the wall sealed. Holes and erosion of the wall will be repaired. Old bricks that are in good condition will be reused, with matching vintage brick being used as needed. This work is scheduled to be finished by late July.
From the Valentine Museum/Richmond History Center:
June 21, 2-4 p.m.
Oregon Hill Walking Tour
Oregon Hill originated as a grouping of residences for workers from the Tredegar Iron Works and survives today as a tight-knit working class enclave that has continued to thrive with remarkable cohesion. Learn about its history and newer developments on this tour of the neighborhood. Meet at Laurel and Idlewood streets.
At the conclusion of the Civil War, the U.S. military telegraph troops were photographed in Oregon Hill in April 1865 with their covered wagons. The many tents and temporary stables shown near the houses on the 100 block of S. Cherry suggest that these troops were bivouacked in Oregon Hill. The photographs were taken from the vantage point of looking north towards West Cary Street, with the rear of the William Smith House, which has survived at 611 W. Cary Street, shown in the detail. Very high resolution copies of these two photos can be downloaded for free from the Library of Congress website:
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2013647869/
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/cwp2003000706/PP/
Photo credits: Library of Congress
