This past week, it was noticed that the Parsons House state historic marker was no longer attached to its post.
A neighbor left a message that he put the marker in his yard for safe keeping and on Monday will check with Department of Historic Resources to see if they handle repairs.
From RAIDSonline.com:
DUI, ALCOHOL
BXX S PINE ST
Feb 14, 2015 at 1:50 am
Data provided by Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
From the Craigslist ad:
No Kidding- I found a mummified rat while demoing a house in Oregon Hill. Died Standing upright. Looks great on a mantle.
From St. Andrew’s School FaceBook page:
City of Richmond Firefighters came to visit Miss Davis’ kindergarten class, teaching the students about fire safety and answering lots of questions. They let the children touch the equipment and see them in their masks so it wouldn’t be so scary if they ever saw them at a real fire. Climbing the truck was, of course, the highlight! Thank you, RFD!
Flyer for upcoming show at Mamma Zu’s:
From FaceBook announcement:
We’ve heard of the crumbling infrastructure in our city schools and the latest incident of this collapse was with Elkhardt Middle School having to suddenly close due to mold.
To show the children of our community that we care, I’d like you to join in helping Elkhardt administration and staff with their move to Clark Springs Elementary.
The last day of classes for the nearly 500 students at Elkhardt will be next Thursday, Feb. 12th. Students will report to Clark Springs Elementary on Wednesday, Feb. 18th. This gives us Friday, Feb. 13th, a teacher work day where they will be packing THE ENTIRE SCHOOL into boxes, Monday, Feb. 14th, a holiday – President’s Day – to prepare the school for Tuesday, Feb. 17th, where they will be unpacking THE ENTIRE SCHOOL and prepping classrooms for students to return.
Garet Prior reached out to Principal Eric Jones and he would be delighted to have help. Go to the link below to sign up and help out.
Thank you for your time and let’s show these students that we, Richmond, care.
http://www.123contactform.com/form-1291941/Elkhardt-Emergency-Move
From Richmond Public Library announcement:
Learn how to collect stories/ oral histories from your family, friends and interesting people you know in your church, neighborhood and community. We are losing incredible stories daily! Let’s create a core group of folks dedicated to save these stories from our local heroes, characters, activists, leaders, and those who have never been asked to share. Join us with Betsy Brinson, who is giving us her time and sharing information from her years of experience in collecting Oral Histories; Tuesday Feb. 10 1:30-3:00 or Thursday, February 12 from 10:30am- Noon. Space is limited, so call a reserve your space now!
Also, don’t forget that VCU Library has its Oral History Archive in its Digital Collections. Including ones about Oregon Hill.
Pleasants Park
800 block of China Street
