With street repaving taking place, the old electric trolley tracks are showing again here and there.
The Old Tracks Re-appear
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Street Paving Update
From Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association:
KEEP AN EYE ON THE SIGNS: WARN YOUR NEIGHBORS: OREGON HILL SCHEDULED STREET CLOSURES
OHNA has not been provided with specific days when the individual streets will be closed so KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR SIGNS!
During this period these streets will be closed at various times for milling and paving. PAY ATTENTION to signs indicating particular blocks and streets. If you will be away during this time, find a safe place to park your car, or empower a neighbor to move it for you.
Wednesday, May 7 to Wednesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Riverside Park from South Cherry Street to Dead End
South Cherry Street from Riverside Park to Oregon Hill Parkway
Oregon Hill Parkway from South Cherry Street to 2nd Street
South Laurel Street from Oregon Hill Parkway to Broad Street
South Pine Street from Oregon Hill Parkway to Broad Street
South Cherry Street from South Cathedral Place to Dead End
Holly Street from South Belvidere Street to Dead End
China Street from South Belvidere Street to Cherry Street
Spring Street from Cherry Street to South Belvidere Street
Albermarle Street to Dead End
Idlewood Avenue from South Belvidere Street to South Harrison Street
Grayland Avenue from Idlewood Avenue to South Harrison Street
Cumberland Street from South Belvidere Street to South Harrison Street
South Linden Street from Idlewood Avenue to West Cary Street
Parkwood Avenue from South Harrison Street to South Lindon Street
Cathedral Place from North Laurel Street to North Cathedral Place
South Cathedral Place from North Laurel Street to North Cathedral Place
North Cathedral Place from South Cathedral Place to Cathedral PlaceALSO: Next OHNA monthly meeting: MAY 27, 7PM on ZOOM.
Community Movie Night Returns With ‘The Princess Bride’
Paving will start THIS WEEK – Look for ‘NO PARKING’ signs
From Amy Robins, Liaison for Councilmember Stephanie A. Lynch:
OREGON HILL NEIGHBORS!!! READ THIS and share with your neighbors.
Please pay attention to the NO PARKING signs for paving. Paving will start THIS WEEK (May 5). Their goal is to go as fast as possible as weather permits.
This may mean will will not be able to park on your street for several days and have to walk a bit further for parking. Please remember this is a short term inconvenience for a long term benefit.
Please make sure you all talk with each other as you see each other walking dogs, to your car, etc throughout the neighborhood so everyone is aware. Some streets tend to have high tow rates during street sweeping.
@everyone
Now Is The Time…
During its period of historic significance (circa 1906), there were 376 trees in Monroe Park. Monroe Park is Richmond’s oldest public municipal park, acquired in 1851.
In 2018, due to a botched and racially motivated “renovation”, over 40 healthy, mature trees were cut down, leaving less than 100 trees in the 7.5 acre park.
In Autumn of 2024, Richmond city council approved an ordinance removing the seats on the Parks and Rec Advisory Board of both EnRichmond Foundation and the Monroe Park Conservancy (who was responsible for the disastrous redux), deeming them nonfunctional entities.
Now is the time to plan for the reforestation of the park.
Sincerely,
Charles Woodson.
Richmond Va
Pine Street Baptist Church Celebrates Anniversary
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow Morning
Tomorrow is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.
Please go over what can be recycled.
NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)
Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. More CVWMA information can be found at this link:
https://cvwma.com/cvwma-locations/richmond/
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
The city says the new collection truck will replace an existing diesel hauler and will begin servicing Hoboken neighborhoods in the coming weeks.
In addition to lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reducing noise pollution, the electric vehicles are expected to improve overall air quality while offering a smoother, quieter experience for residents, according to the city of Hoboken.
Canal ‘Disappeared’
Despite decades of preservation effort, New Market Corporation has successfully done away with the historic canal with the new amphitheater.
Richmond City officials went right along with it, instead of protecting this portion of Richmond largest civic project ever.
Older links-
From 2023 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2023/03/17/historic-canal-alterations/
From 2015 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2015/03/17/irish-history/
From 2012 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2012/09/14/connecting-the-canals/
From 2011 – https://www.oregonhill.net/2011/10/01/ethylnew-market-rushing-ahead-to-destroy-canal/
It’s been a real saga- https://www.oregonhill.net/?s=Canal&submit=Search
… And Then There Are The Upcoming Riverfront Concerts
The list so far… there may be some new ones added since making this list…
April 26 – Brown’s Island – Remi Wolf with Dana and Alden
May 2 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Chaparelle with Jack Wharff and the Tobacco Flats
May 9 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Bully with Rikki Rakki
May 10 – Brown’s Island – Fighting Gravity with Pat McGee Band and Virginia Coalition
May 16 – Dominion River Rock – Mountain Grass Unit and Garden Variety String Band (music ends at 9:30 pm)
May 17 – Dominion River Rock – at 1 pm, For What It’s Worth, at 2:05 pm Sweet Potatoes, at 3:10 pm The Sugar Hollows, at 4:30 pm, Oh He Dead, at 6:15 pm, Mikaela Davis, at 8 pm, Andy Frasco & the U.N. (music ends at 9:30 pm)
May 18 – Dominion River Rock – at 1 pm Reggaelizit, at 2:10 pm, Don and the Fam, at 3:30 pm, Suggesting Rhythm
May 23 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Dogpark, Weekend Plans, & Caroline Vain
May 24 – Brown’s Island – TLC with Saved By The 90’s
May 30 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Josiah and the Bonnevilles with Jonathan Paige Brown Jr.
June 6 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Cashes Culpepper with Ramona and the Holy Smokes
June 6 – Alianz Amphitheater – Kansas and 38 Special with Outlaws
June 7 – Alianz Amphitheater – Rick Springfield: I Want My 80’s Tour
June 10 – Brown’s Island – Wallows: Model and More Tour
June 10 – Allianz Amphitheater – Dispatch w/John Butler
June 11 – Allianz Amphitheater – Glass Animals: Tour of Earth
June 13 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – La Lom with Afro Zen Allstars
June 19 – Allianz Amphitheater – Boys II Men
June 20 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – The War And Treaty with Mekong Express, The Get Fresh Horns, and Madeline Edwards
June 21 – Allianz Amphitheater – Dwight Yoakam
June 26 – Allianz Amphitheater – Parker McCollum Tour
June 27 – Brown’s Island – Friday Cheers – Say She She with Big Fancy
July 10 – Allianz Amphitheater – Kids Bop Live
July 12 – Allianz Amphitheater – Counting Crows
July 15 – Allianz Amphitheater – Dave Matthews Band
July 16 – Allianz Amphitheater – Dave Matthews Band
July 17 – Allianz Amphitheater – Brad Paisley
July 19 – Allianz Amphitheater – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
July 24 – Allianz Amphitheater – Lamb Of God, GWAR, Hatebreed
July 26 – Allianz Amphitheater – Whisky Myers
August 1 – Allianz Amphitheater – The Head And The Heart
August 3 – Brown’s Island – Flaming Lips & Modest Mouse
August 6 – Allianz Amphitheater – Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder The Brotherhood
August 9 – Brown’s Island – Jampacked featuring Lotus, Moon Taxi, Spafford, and more!
August 10 – Allianz Amphitheater – Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts
August 23 – Allianz Amphitheater – Bailey Zimmerman
August 24 – Allianz Amphitheater – The Red Clay Strays
August 26 – Allianz Amphitheater – Simple Plan
August 28 – Allianz Amphitheater – Gavin Adcock
August 29 – Alison Krauss & Union Station
September 1 – Allianz Amphitheater – James Taylor
September 2 – Brown’s Island – Men I Trust: Equus Tour
September 6 – Allianz Amphitheater – Leon Bridges
September 9 – Brown’s Island – Sierra Ferrell:Shoot For The Moon Tour
September 20 – Allianz Amphitheater – Steve Martin and Martin Short
September 22 – Allianz Amphitheater – “Weird Al” Yankovic
October 10-12 – Richmond Folk Festival
October 21 – Allianz Amphitheater – Tedeschi Trucks Band
Remember this statement- ““We’ll be working with our business and residential neighbors to make sure that we are a good partner and good neighbor,” she says. “For us to be successful, we need everyone around us to be happy with us, so it’s something that we are very aware of, and we’ll go through all of the proper procedures to make sure that we are putting together the best plan possible.”
– from “RVA’s New Groove” article in Richmond Magazine.
Of course, we will all need to speak up for those that cannot..
Lots of Spring Events Coming…
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association is putting a lot of events on its website …hey, the more the merrier…
There are some great opportunities to become more locally involved…
https://ohnarva.org/events-2/
Here are some more…
TOMORROW:
Open High’s PTA is holding its annual Art Exhibition and Bake Sale to benefit art at Open.
Please join us in the Open parking lot Thurs, 4/24, 3:30-5:30… Enjoy beautiful student art and maybe buy a tasty treat to raise money for student art supplies. All are welcome!
John Murden, who created Church Hill People’s News and this and many other neighborhood sites, is hosting a new event this Saturday.
Get your kids on the bikes and ride with us!
KIDICAL MASS + CARGO BIKE MEET-UP on Saturday 4/26
Meet and ride from Bryan Park in Northside or Meadow Park in the Fan to Pine Camp.
Meet at Meadow Park in the Fan at 10AM ~or~ at Bryan Park Bellevue Gate at 10:30 and ride together to Pine Camp.
Got a cargo bike or just big bike curious? Want to find out about bikes that can carry kids and groceries? Bring your bike check out other bikes, take demo rides and meet other cargo bike riders.
Van Yahres Tree Company will lead Hollywood Cemetery’s annual Spring Tree Tour on May 2.
This 90-minute guided walk will showcase our accredited arboretum and provide education about the preservation and care of the historic trees of Hollywood Cemetery.
RSVP to Kelly Wilbanks at kwilbanks@hollywoodcemetery.org or call 804-648-8501.
The Richmond Public Library Main Branch (Oregon Hill’s branch) has a variety of upcoming events, including a DIY Frog Waffles workshop on April 30th and free blood pressure screenings on the first Monday of each month and select Saturdays.
Check out the calendar here:
https://rvalibrary.libcal.com/calendar/main?cid=7469&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=7469&inc=0
Also don’t forget about the Friends of RPL Spring Book Sale:
Don’t forget that VCU’s graduation weekend is May 9-11.
Pine Street neighbor Stephenie Harrington has a timely reminder:
REMINDER
Saturday, May 10
City trucks will be removing rubbish and debris
Friday, 5/9 —> Place items where trash is normally picked up