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Oregon Hill Speaks Up In Favor Of Passenger Rail
At last night’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meeting, residents voted in favor of sending a letter to the Commonwealth Transportation Board asking them to support funding for Virginia’s passenger trains.
Here is some background on the issue from Virginians For High Speed Rail:
Dear Supporters,
We have launched our latest web-form to ask the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board to support the funding currently in their draft six-year transportation plan to maintain our current Amtrak Northeast Regional Service and future expansion to Norfolk.
This funding is vital to the continued operation of the regional trains that serve Alexandria, Manassas, Burke, Woodbridge, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Ashland, Richmond, Williamsburg, Newport News, Lynchburg, with future stops in Norfolk and eventually Roanoke.
Please help us encourage the CTB to fully fund passenger rail over the next six years!
To view and sign the message go to www.vhsr.com/action/sixyearplan
Sincerely,
Danny Plaugher
Follow us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VAHSR
Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/VHSR
Make a tax-deductible contribution at www.VHSR.com/donate
Its worth noting that OHNA’s support and this current issue are about maintaining and improving our current passenger rail, not necessarily more expensive high speed rail.
The Trend is Over! Moped Rally and Friday Cheers On Friday
From the FaceBook event page:
The Trend is Over!
Parties! Swimming! Cookouts! Fire Pits! Scavenger Hunt! DJs! Bowling! Cuddles! Our Movie!
Meet up spot will be at Oregon Hill Linear Park all Friday afternoon for people arriving from parts beyond and on Saturday around noon-ish for the big ride. Details for events will be in your rally pack that you can pick up at Linear park on both days.
Also, this Friday Cheers is RVA Music Night, featuring Three Sheets to the Wind, NO BS! Brass Band and Long Arms.
More stuff for your calendar….
Byrd House Market tomorrow from 3:30 pm to 7 pm.
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meets tonight at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House.
Recycling and trash pickup this Wednesday morning.
In addition to the Byrd House Bash, the 4th Precinct MPACT meeting is on Thursday. From announcement:
The 4th Precinct MPACT meeting will be this Thursday, May 26th at 6:30PM at the 4th Police Precinct Headquarters (2219 Chamberlayne Avenue). We hope that you will attend to learn more about neighborhood issues and connect with city administration regarding your concerns. Roslyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, will present an overview of the summer recreation activities planned in the 4th Precinct and across the city.
This will be the last meeting of the MPACT team on the 4th Thursdays. Starting on Thursday, June 16th the MPACT team will combine meeting days and locations with the 4th Precinct CAPS team at Linwood Holton Elementary in the media center. In June, the CAPS meeting will be 6-7PM and the MPACT meeting will be 7-8PM. Citizens and residents are welcome to attend both meetings. CAPS focuses on cross-departmental issues to enforce property maintenance and public safety, while MPACT focuses on the high priority areas for MPACT (potholes, illegal dumping, street lights and more), sharing information between residents and city agencies and general concerns.
For more information about CAPS, please visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/CommunityAssistedPublicSafety/index.aspx
For more information about MPACT, please visit: www.richmondgov.com/mpac
Also,
Just in time for the start of Hurricane Season, Virginia’s Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday runs May 25-31st, 2011. During this time, purchases of items designated by the Department of Taxation as hurricane preparedness equipment, including batteries, flashlights, bottled water of all types and sizes, cell phone batteries, coolers, portable generators and many other useful items can be purchased with no sales tax added during the week. Portable generators must be priced at $1,000 or less, and other eligible items must be priced at $60 or less for each item. Many retailers will post signs listing all the allowable items so that Virginians can get ready for hurricane season.
For details, including guidelines, frequently asked questions, and a list of eligible purchases, click here.
Remember, Hurricane Seasons starts June 1st, so be prepared! While we do not live on the coast, flooding often hits Central Virginia during this time. To learn more about getting ready for hurricanes and floods, visit www.ReadyVirginia.gov.
Byrd House Bash This Thursday
Event description:
A fun and frolicsome event highlighting 20 spectacular one-of-kind birdhouses designed by a flock of local artists. Flap your wings to live music, sip signature drinks and dig in to yummy eats. Proceeds from the auction of the ‘Byrd’ houses will provide ‘seed money’ for William Byrd Community House programs which provides educational and social services to low-income and under-served communities in the Richmond area.
When: Thursday, May 26, 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Crt/Tanaka, 101 W. Commerce Rd. (across the river in Manchester).
2-vehicle accident at corner of Pine and Albemarle
Happened just before 5 pm this evening. Thankfully, I don’t think there was any serious injury.
Reported Snakebite Leads to Search
If you were like me and wondering what the helicopter was all about last night- here’s your answer- someone called 911 about a snakebite- and then could not be found.
Here is what the City’s emergency incident website showed last night:
412 S CHERRY ST RICH / CrossStreet: SPRING ST- FIRE, WATER RESCUE (Special Assignment) -On Scene 12:07 AM -47 YOA MALE C/B…JUMPED IN THE WATER…ADVISE HE IS NOW NUMB FROM THE BACK DOWN
Here is what WTVR reported this morning:
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) – Richmond Emergency Crews Spent the majority of Sunday night into Monday morning searching for a man by the side of the James River.
Police called in emergency crews around 11 p.m. Sunday night.
CBS 6 has learned that the man called 911 saying he had been bitten by a snake in the woods near Hollywood Cemetery and the James River.
Multiple ground crews and a helicopter could be seen searching for the man. The search lasted for three and a half hours, and stretched from the Mayo Bridge all the way up to the Nickel Bridge.
No one was ever found. Crews called of the search at 3:23 Monday morning.
Record Sale!
Style may be all over the vinyl, but they did not get this announcement about this Saturday sale:
A not to be missed record sale blowout ranging from the super cheap to the highly collectible and everything in between. Will run from 9am-early afternoon. 310 south Cherry Street in Oregon Hill. Items of interest listed below:
– 20 crates of LPs (Rock, Soul. Jazz, Blues, Country, Punk, Indie, International & more) 50 cents & Up
– 4 boxes of DVDs $3 each
– Over 1000 45s 25 cents each
– Gemini PT-1000 DJ Turntable
– Klipsch Speakers
– Several hundred issues of Downbeat Jazz Magazine (70s-era)
– Over 300 CDs: 25 cents & Up
– Old issues of Ugly Things Magazine (about Garage Rock)
– rare pre-1960 mens’ magazines
– orig. ’77-’83 Star wars figures
– great pop culture related books and mags
– $1 vhs tapes
– Unusual collectibles from the 60s
– Very curious odds & ends not seen elsewhere
Tomorrow Is RVA’s Bike To Work Day
From the Mayor’s office:
Mayor to Join Area Cyclists for 2011 Bike to Work Day
Vinyl Conflict Profiled In Style
Vinyl Conflict
Location: 324 S. Pine St.
Store vibe: Small Oregon Hill spot, 400 square feet of hardcore punk with kitsch delights such as Ramones Russian dolls and a Descendents’ “Milo” bobble head.
Styles: Hardcore, punk and metal with some old-school stuff and an excellent local selection.
History: Opened in September 2008 by the husband-and-wife team of Brandon and Lauren Ferrell. A former drummer with Municipal Waste, Brandon saw the potential in filling a niche for the young punks and metal fans around Richmond, particularly in the Oregon Hill neighborhood. The couple also runs its own label, No Way Records.