Meeting scheduled for tomorrow night at 7 pm.
From the Flying Brick blog:
An interest meeting will be held for a monthly radical theory reading/discussion group using self education and non-authoritarian learning practices at The Flying Brick Tuesday, August 14 at 7PM. We will talk about structural ideas and give out a welcome packet. Our first topic will (tentatively) be oppression and education. If you have any questions please e-mail Phil at cunninghampd at vcu.edu, thanks!
From Richmond Police Dept.:
4th Precinct
THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
8/10/12 1:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
900 block of Cumberland Street
An unknown person(s) entered the vehicle and stole a GPS unit.
From Craigslist ad:
I’m having a little yard sale with my friend, it’s just assorted stuff that we don’t want anymore.
It’s from 10am – 4pm at 318 South Laurel Street.
Some of the items for sale are:
books, clothes, some computer games, a telescope, a couple of records, etc
There’s going to be a lot of free stuff
There will be an interview with Howard Owen, author of “Oregon Hill”, tomorrow (Friday) at noon on WRIR’s (97.3 fm) “Wordy Birds” program.
Personally, I prefer the hula, but it does look like good sport.
This is what greeted people to the Byrd House Market this past Tuesday:
Unfortunately, this is not the first time that area has been a problem. Thankfully, that spot finally got picked up this morning:
But there are other places where this type of dumping is occurring…
Continue reading
From the Richmond Public Library Blog:
Friday, August 10th at 4:30 p.m., former baseball players from the Negro Leagues will be at the Main Library to talk about their experience in the league and Civil Rights struggle in the 1950s and 1960s. Surviving members who will participate in an interview questionnaire are Henry Mason, Joe Durham, Mamie Johnson-Goodman, and Pedro Sierra. This program is “FREE” and is open to the public.
From the Richmond Police Department:
4th Precinct
LARCENY
8/7/12 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
300 block of South Laurel Street
An unknown person(s) stole two bicycles from the yard.
From email announcement:
Byrd House Market weathers the weather as Tuesday seems to be storm day this season! Join us tomorrow (wet or dry) for great food for your body and soul. We can hunker together while sprinkled with distant reminders of Hurricane Ernesto… Moderate temperatures mixed with the finest selection of foods for delicious meals… Check the Market Map or do a Product Search from the Byrd House Market blog to find your favorite things.
Harry Gore (http://www.facebook.com/harry.gore.75?sk=info) will play his brand of funky, pop-groovy tunes with throw-back harmonies and one of the sweetest bass sounds around. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=403273 (If it rains, this will be rescheduled.)
A great group of William & Mary Volunteers will be available to help vendors during set-up, do a little facepainting and a little shopping while with us. This service learning group will work in the farmlet in the morning and take a field trip in the afternoon to some botanically rich location guided by our own Matthew Daniel, Farmlet manager. See if you can spot them!
First Tuesday Film will accept the August dictum and take August off. Next month, labor, economies, and beauty take a front seat! Save the Date: Sept. 3!
Sustenance and Wild Heaven are on hiatus. Salt Pork is back. We’ll keep you posted on our rain-tender venders but the FARMERS of Byrd House Market will be ready fer ya, rainor shine.
Though, could you do a dance for light and lovely rain (rather than the other kind, ok? great, thanks!)
Another Save the Date: National Food Day (Oct.24) is October 23rd at Byrd House Market! www.foodday.org. Stay tuned for details on our Food Day event(s)!
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____________________Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
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 recycling news, there’s a new article in The Atlantic entitled “Inside the Surprisingly Lucrative World of Cardboard Theft”.
Excerpt:
The way it’s supposed to work is that approximately 150,000 commercial establishments in New York contract with waste-removal companies* who are licensed with the Business Integrity Commission, which among other duties is responsible for helping fight corruption in the city’s garbage-management trade after the Mafia’s intrusion in the 1990s. These authorized haulers schedule pick-up times with the businesses and whisk the waste away in professional-looking trucks.
The thieves, on the other hand, drive in trucks rented from U-Haul and Penske or even unmarked Econolines. They cruise slowly down the street manhandling bales of cardboard into the vehicles. Or they’ll dodge behind a large store like Costco to retrieve spoils left outside by the Dumpsters.