Today, there is a small rally and press conference scheduled for noon at Monroe Park to celebrate and welcome student bicycle riders from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Resistance Ride.
They are biking from May 9th to 19th along the route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, protesting the fossil fuel industry along the way.
From RAIDSonline.com:
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS
1XX S LAUREL ST
May 12, 2015 at 11:52 pm
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
Local musician Tim Berry’s first recordings, “Laurel St. Demo” came out 10 years ago as of yesterday.
His latest solo release is titled “Lost & Rootless”, and he is currently on tour in the Midwest.
Here’s a recent music video-
The Valentine’s popular evening tour of Hollywood Cemetery is back! Join them this Thursday from 6:00 – 7:30pm.
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.
This Saturday, is the BIG YARD SALE at the University of Richmond, which is a way for the local Sierra Club to raise funds and recycle student cast-offs at the same time.
From email announcement:
Hot Days. Cool Foods.
Get it all at Byrd House Market.Today’s Nonprofits:
Richmond Tree Stewards
Think fresh air and shade and all life as we know it!
Richmond Animal League
In honor of their visit, Mugsy’s Dogtown Lounge offers the following infographic:
Get a Free Tote Bag!
Bring in the Back to the Market post-it note from home delivered issues of the Richmond Times Dispatch and get a free Back to the Market tote bag! Learn more about the Capital Area Farmers Market Managers Association.SNAP EBT $1 for $1 Byrd House Market Match
Double your spending power at the Market! Swipe your EBT card for $1 and get $1, swipe for $5 and get $5, $10 will get you $10 (the max). Breastfeeding WIC Moms and Seniors on Medicaid also qualify. (Offer good while funds last.) Thanks to the Carillon Civic Association and Healthy Community Action Team for making this incentive possible! Make a donation to help us continue this benefit, and get a free tote bag!College ID $10 Deal
Attend or work for a university or college? Show your current ID card to a participating vendor and get a great deal on great, fresh foods!For the Kids!
Storytelling, Face Painting & Making Bees in the Garden!If you need help finding things:
Find directions, parking and more info at ByrdHouseMarket.org
Click Market Map to see the market’s layout of this season’s vendors.
Click Product Search to find vendors that sell what you’re after.
Restrooms: Portable toilet on the Soccer Field; and indoor facility in the WBCH building.
Hand-washing: There will be a hand washing station at the Market Info tent
Thanks to everyone who came out for Brews for Byrd House!!
Including the good folks at Triple Crossing Brewing!
Thursday, May 7, Triple Crossing Brewery, 113 S Foushee St., RVA, 23220
www.WBCH.org
Byrd House Market is a Neighborhood Nutrition Outreach program of William Byrd Community House.
Now enrolling for Summer Camp!
Cal 643-2717 to get your child enrolled.
The summer long movie series known as Oregon Hill Community Movie Night will begin TOMORROW, May 8, at Dusk in Pleasants Park. The first movie of the season will not be Scarface. Instead it will be Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
The series operates every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, May thru October (though rainy weather can mess with that). Free refreshments served: hot dogs, chip, and beverage.
Phil Riggan, who now writes the “Why Richmond, Why?” column for the Richmond Times Dispatch, earlier this week presented his final project for his VCU studies, a plan for making the Kanawha Canal between Oregon Hill and Bosher’s Dam into a recreational ‘blueway” for the James River Park system.
Click here for a copy of his presentation. A full written report/plan should be available in the near future after Riggan makes some final edits.
A couple of points about the plan- It was made with the help of the Friends of James River Park and the James River Outdoor Coalition. Nathan Burrell, the Director of James River Park, afterwards remarked that he thought it was actionable and doable now, as long as there was permission of stakeholders (CSX, Department of Public Utilities (DPU), and others) and available financial resources. It has already received letters of support from the James River Association and the Falls of the James Scenic River Advisory Committee.
Riggan knows about the 1988 canal restoration plan (the one that Venture Richmond ignored) and says he has included it in his final report. It is noteworthy that his plan starts with “Mile 1” at the start of the North Bank Trail near the S. Cherry cul-de-sac, and not “Mile 0” near the Lee Bridge. Riggan’s plan recognizes that DPU needs to complete engineering in order to get the water level right for recreational traffic (elevation verified at 83 feet). Some Oregon Hill neighbors are suspicious that perhaps that was the real goal of the Tredegar Green amphitheater, to damage the historic Kanawha Canal to the point where now the terminus of the “rewatered” canal is at “Mile 1”. That said, Riggan’s plan comes from a recreational paddling sport perspective and if it is successful, it may increase pressure for FULLY renovating, re-watering, and re-connecting Richmond’s historic canals.
This tree on the 300 block of S. Laurel is scheduled for removal, according to the sign.
