Pine Street Baptist Church is selling Oregon Hill t-shirts in order to raise funds for supporting its ministry.
To order, click here.
It’s a familiar theme.
New Oregon Hill T-Shirts
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Fences of Contention II
From the Times Dispatch (appearing after Fences of Contention, Part 1, and continuing disregard for citizen concerns):
Editor, Times-Dispatch:
I strongly disagree with portraying the costly Brown’s Island Way fences as a valid city commitment. Your news article, “$53K fence planned to keep homeless away from Richmond bridge,” had seven references to a commitment but apparently none of the insiders talked about the actual written agreement.
The agreement approved by City Council did not require the city to do construction. It required Gamble’s Hill to convey land to Dominion, Dominion then to construct a road, Dominion to then convey the completed road property to Venture Richmond, and Venture Richmond then to sell the property to the city. The city agreed to pay the purchase price.
The agreement did not require fences. It did not mention fences. It did say that it “…contains the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters set forth and may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by the parties….” A prior understanding about fences was superseded by the final agreement.
The road is built. The city owns property. The deal is done. Why are fences being discussed now? Why are fences being discussed at all? Why is City Council letting this happen?
C. Wayne Taylor.
Richmond.
Richmond Magazine Profiles L’Opossum
Richmond Magazine’s Genevelyn Steele has a two page review of L’Opossum restaurant.
Excerpt:
L’Opossum has so much fun with its name, vittles and décor that you could just as easily call it LOLpossum.
With a classical menu of rabbit, baby chicken and foie gras that could incite a PETA protest, choices are playfully categorized by course — “Les Appetizers,” “Les Entrées” and “Lez Deezerts” — avoiding small plates entirely. We begin with tubby escargot on a ham biscuit. The snails need more salt, but the sweet, garlicky beurre blanc and house-made quick bread redeems. Another appetizer, Chapel Creek Oysters Rockefeller, divides the table; one loves the crème fraîche in the spinach filling, while another had her heart set on less cream. Agreeable to both is the fragrant tableside squirt of absinthe. A 1990s classic, grilled Caesar salad, resurfaces in eggy, white anchovy glory. We wipe the plate with our bread to get it all.
Belle Island Habitat Restoration Work On Saturday
The Richmond Tree Stewards have a volunteer event planned for this Saturday:
We will remove invasive species, mostly privet and Japanese honeysuckle. Tree stewards, trained in invasives removal, will demonstrate proper techniques. We will mulch disturbed soil and begin to replant native trees. This will be an on-going project to restore native habitat. We hope to educate about the benefits of bio-diversity and recruit more advocates to care for Belle Isle and other James River Parks.
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Rain date is Sunday, January 18.
For more information and volunteer sign-up, please click here for their FaceBook event page.
Garage Available
From Craigslist ad:
Garage available in Oregon Hill. Great storage space – approximately 8′ x 9′ x 17′. Owner/Agent.
Hollywood Cemetery Photo Contest
From Hollywood Cemetery’s FaceBook page:
We’re excited to announce our 2nd Facebook photo contest! Share your photo of Hollywood Cemetery with us for a chance to win two great prizes!
Here are the details: Send us a private message with your photo. From the submissions, we will choose the Top 5 photos that we think best represents the historical beauty of Hollywood. The Top 5 photos will be posted on February 20th for your votes. The photo that receives the most “Likes” wins! Only one entry per person please.
See official guidelines here: http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/photo-contest
Weapon Law Violations
From RAIDSonline.com:
WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS
7XX S BELVIDERE ST
Jan 8, 2015 at 3:45 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department
Book Giveaway At Main Library Friday
St. Andrew’s Epiphany Service On Sunday
From Rev. Bailey’s email, mentioning a St. Andrew’s Church event:
This Sunday, January 11 at 5:00 pm, St. Andrew’s Church (240 S. Laurel) will be offering an Epiphany Lessons and Carols Service. The service includes stunning music by the choir and musicians from around Richmond, including a piece commissioned especially for this service. Reception to follow in St. Andrew’s House (236 S. Laurel). Childcare available.
VCU Arts Cinematheque Releases Spring 2015 Schedule
Not in Oregon Hill, but nearby-
from RVA Magazine article:
VCU’s Grace Street Theater is a great venue to catch unique and touring movies, and VCU’s Cinematheque program has a wealth of great flicks coming in the next few months.
A brand new state-of-the-art 35mm projector with lenses to project in many different aspect ratios, HD digital projectors, a new screen, and Dolby Surround Digital Audio make the spot great for a good screening–not to mention all the screenings are free and open to the public!
Click here for link to program schedule.
Also, on Feb. 5, the films A River Runs Through It and Gringo Trails will be playing at the VCU Grace Street Theater as part of the RVA Environmental Film Festival.