Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Scott

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:

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

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Scott

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

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Scott

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

The Old and New Lee Bridge

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Scott

Another great photo courtesy of William Pickett. This was taken around 1988.

Multi-Family Yard Sale On S. Laurel

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Scott

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

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Scott

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.

Photo credit: 1956, Richmond History Center

Be The Match Run Saturday, May Cause Traffic Delays

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Scott

On Saturday, June 6, Brown’s Island will host the 2015 Be the Match Walk & Run. The course suggests that there may be traffic delays on the Lee Memorial Bridge and Manchester Bridge beginning at 7:00 am.

Hit and Run on 100 Block of S. Laurel

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott

From RAIDSonline.com:

HIT AND RUN
1XX S LAUREL ST
Jun 1, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department

Hollywood Cannon and Belle Island Tour

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Scott

There will be cannon fire as part of the annual Jefferson Davis birthday ceremony in Hollywood Cemetery on Saturday, June 6th, from 9:00 am to about 11:00 am. The ceremony will include a keynote speaker, Rev. Herman White, Chaplain of the North Carolina Division, SCV, as well as a bag pipe band, rifle squad, artillery salute and wreath laying. The event is free and open to the public. The cannon fire will happen towards the end of the event.

And if you want to know more about that Belle Isle prison camp, there’s a Sensory History Tour of Belle Isle Prison Camp on Saturday, June 6, noon to 2 p.m. This conversational walking tour is sponsored by the Tredegar Society of the American Civil War Museum in partnership with RVA Archaeology. Tickets cost $10. www.tredegar.org/ts.aspx or Sean Kane: skane@acwm.org or 804 649 1861, x123.

Belle Island ‘Drunkfest’

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Scott

The Times Dispatch has been publishing Letters to the Editor that raise concerns about drinking and littering on Belle Island, part of the City’s James River Park system.

From a Letter to Editor in today’s paper:

“We took pictures and talked to several park employees who said they simply did not have the manpower to keep up with the litter problem. Occasionally volunteer groups come out to help clean up. Only one police officer is usually on patrol to help with security. Apparently, many Richmond citizens feel entitled to enjoy all the benefits of our river but don’t care at all about keeping it clean for others to enjoy. It shows a total lack of respect for all, Richmond citizens, tourists, wildlife and the James River.”

My only dispute with that statement is that a lot of the offenders are not City residents, but are from the surrounding counties. This also speaks to questions about the “Tredegar Green” amphitheater and the need for more (and better!) public trash/recycling receptacles.