4th District MPACT meeting reminder

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From announcement:

4th Precinct Residents and Neighborhood Leaders-
Thank you so much for your support of MPACT over the last 6 months at 4th Precinct Headquarters. As of June, we will be combining our meeting dates and location with the 4th Precinct CAPS team to strengthen our attendance and the participation in both MPACT and CAPS.

Our June meeting will be Thursday, June 16th at Linwood Holton Elementary, 1600 W. Laburnum Avenue, in the school’s media center.
The CAPS meeting starts at 6PM and MPACT will begin once CAPS ends, or approximately 7PM.

The agenda for the MPACT meeting will include an overview of the Highland Park Quality of Life Plan by VCU Metropolitan Urban and Regional Planning students and a discussion of how such plans can be supported by the neighboring communities and possibly replicated in other communities. We will also review MPACT high priority concerns.

I hope that you can be a part of this discussion and consider attending both the CAPS and MPACT meeting. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, June 16th.

Many thanks,
Emily

Emily E. Griffey
MPACT Coordinator
City of Richmond
phone- (804) 646-7527
cell- (804) 229-0393
emily.griffey@richmondgov.com

City’s DPU Completes Sewer Work Ahead of Schedule

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From City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities press release:

The sewer main repair taking place where Belvidere Street, Cumberland and Canal intersect has been completed as of today, June 13, 2011, four days ahead of schedule. See attached updated release for details.

From June 3:
DPU TRAFFIC ALERT – Belvidere and Canal Streets

RICHMOND, VA—Beginning Monday, June 6 through Tuesday, June 17, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the sewer maintenance division of the city of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will be repairing a sewer manhole and adjacent piping where Belvidere Street, Canal Street and Cumberland Street intersect to repair a sewer manhole and adjacent piping.

During the repair work, no more than one lane, at any given time, will be closed. At least one travel lane will stay open at all times in any direction. The work zone will be well marked and traffic will be directed around the work zone. Minimal traffic disruption is expected. Motorists are asked to proceed with care around the work zone.

Byrd House Market News This Week

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Remember Byrd House Market on Tuesday behind the William Byrd Community House.
From announcement:

GREAT NEWS for SNAP customers
As of this Tuesday, customers using SNAP EBT cards will be able to shop at our farmers market. BHM is one of more than 30 markets statewide that will begin accepting EBT cards this month thanks to a federal grant providing funding for the programs’s first year. This is part of the effort to ensure that fresh, wholesome food choices are available to EVERYONE in our community. Thanks to the ongoing economic crisis, more and more Richmond area families are utilitizing this resource to help them supplement their food budgets. Please share this information with your social and professional networks.

This week our vendors are featuring an abundance of produce that boggles the palate, including something for (just about) every Food Dogma you can fathom: Check out 2011 Vendors list for details.

CSL #11: Arabic Cuisine
Saturday, June 18 – Raidah Hudson will share three dishes from her family cupboard for this month’s Cooking as a 2nd Language class. Palestinian in origin but familiar to anyone who has enjoyed Lebanese or Jordanian food, ALL the dishes also happen to be vegan: Mujadarah (lentils and rice cooked in aromatic spices with caramelized onions) and I ask you, is there anything more delicious than carmelized onions???; Fatoush (arab salad with pita bread croutons, mint and sumac spice) oh, YUMM; Baba Ganoush (eggplant dip two ways, with tomatoes and parsley and one with tahini) ok Ok OK already, I’ll sign up!. Register today at EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com (scroll down to registration form).

Field trip to the White House
24 WBCH kids will visit the White House on Tuesday and share their growing knowledge of growing. Along with 6 adults from the agency, our Early Childhood and After School programs kids will spend the day touring the White House and its Kitchen Garden and then enjoy a bus tour of significant sites throughout the city. Maybe they’ll meet the First Lady? Maybe they’ll see the First Daughters? Perhaps the President? One thing we do know, like the group pictured above, they’ll have their own gardening lessons to share and do themselves proud, so join me in wishing them a great trip!

And remember, there’s no shade like Mulberry Tree shade… see you at the market!

Byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com

Cockatiel Found On Holly Street

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From Craigslist ad:

Hi! I found a cockatiel this morning over at Holly Street park in Oregon Hill. I brought him/her to Richmond Animal Control at 1600 Chamberlayne, the number is 804-646-5573. I hope that this lil birdy is reunited with his owners soon!!

From Wikipedia:

The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the Quarrion and the Weiro, is the smallest cockatoo endemic to Australia. They are prized as a household pet and companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed. As a caged bird, cockatiels are second in popularity only to the Budgerigar.[2]
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Cockatiels are native to the outback regions of inland Australia, and favour the Australian wetlands, scrublands, and bush lands.

Scooter For Sale

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From the Craigslist ad:

2008 Buddy 125 in great condition both cosmetically and mechanically. New inspection and very low miles (460mi). Loved this scooter but have to sell it because we’re moving. Rated at 90 MPG and to fill it up with today’s gas prices costs about $4 – pretty awesome.

It can get up to highway speeds pretty easily. Since it’s a 2008, it has a 12v accessory outlet to charge your cell phone while you’re scooting around. Very fun to ride!!