Busy Saturday Morning

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This coming Saturday morning, there is an Oregon Hill Energy Efficiency/Home Cooling workshop at the Jacob House, the City’s The Clean City Commission is partnering with the 2nd Precinct MPACT Co-Chairs to host the 4th Annual Civic Association Community Workshop, the Better Housing Coalition’s Center for Neighborhood Revitalization has a FREE Renovation Lending Workshop, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network is having a workshop on lobbying for offshore wind.

That last item might sound a little out of place, but since the redistricting, Oregon Hill is likely to change representatives from the pro-renewables McEachin to Chesterfield developer and recent French nuclear tourist, Watkins.

There Is A Wolf

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A recent Style Magazine story on Coby Batty reminded me of a post that I have wanted to do for a while:

(click here to hear the song)

There is a wolf, she sees with golden eyes;
She follows me, she knows my lonely mind;
How many times she is singing in my dreams and she knows all my songs;
And if I am right, she will sing along…

At Idlewood and Cherry late at night;
The moon is full, the Hill waits for the sun;
Ol’ Salome and haze settle along the yellow lines
Hollywood bones love to sing along…

(I still need to capture that full moon though)

Preview of Today’s Byrd House Market

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From email announcement:

SNAP EBT now available at our market.
Feed your family fresh, delicious, health fruits, vegetables, dairy, grass-fed meats, free range poultry, breads and desserts, preserves/jams/honey, food plants and pizza kits. Debit/Credit Card purchases may also be ready tomorrow. Will post via Facebook and Byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com when confirmed.

First Tuesday Wine Down with Byrd Cellars Winery
Always delicious, refreshing white grape and apple wines.

WRIR is our Featured Nonprofit: Richmond Independent Radio is a fresh new voice, on the air since January 1, 2005. Broadcasting music you DON’T hear on the radio dial with LIVE LOCAL DJ’s doing REAL LIVE SHOWS. In addition to our locally produced music shows, we offer a wide range of National and Local NEWS programming that covers issues underrepresented by other media. WRIR is a true community radio station: • We are locally owned, and by charter can never be bought out by any non local entity. • The station is operated by volunteers from the Richmond community. Our staff consists of your neighbors playing music, sharing news and operating the station.
Visit www.WRIR.org – Richmond’s Radio for the Rest of Us. and in case you didn’t know it, both your market manager Ana Edwards and vendor Patricia Stansbury (Epic Gardens) broadcast weekly programs on WRIR. check their schedule page for description and times.

Many thanks to Project Burning Bush summer institute, Shalom Farms interns, WBCH staff and all our volunteers for their patronage and ongoing assistance – You broaden the community and share the spirit of our mission to build sustainability and transform lives.

with sincere appreciation,

Your Byrd House Market Manager
Ana

See you at the Market!

Gas Below The Hill

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From City’s Current Traffic Information site:

S 5TH ST/TREDEGAR ST FIRE, GAS LEAK (OUTSIDE) (Single Company) On Scene 7:47 AM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ADVISED THEY WERE DRILLING AND STRUCK A GAS LINE …….E6 O/S… STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE AREA
E BYRD ST/S 5TH ST ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENT, TRAFFIC AND/OR CROWD CONTROL On Scene 8:01 AM ASSIST FIRE DEPT WITH OUTSIDE GAS LEAK…REQUESTING NO INCOMING TRAFFIC…NEED TO BLOCK ALL TRAFFIC ONTO 5TH ST

Lee Bridge/195 Ramp Closures

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From Richmond police:

Richmond Police want to advise drivers to the closure of the Lee Bridge on Sunday night to accommodate the RVA Fireworks.

The Lee Bridge will be closed from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, July 3.

From the south – access to the bridge will be closed at Semmes and Cowardin avenues.

From the north – access to the bridge will be closed at East Byrd and Belvidere streets.

Also, while I am seeing stories about the 76 ramp, I am not seeing details on roadwork regarding the 195 ramp coming from Cumberland. I thought I heard something about it being closed for adding a new lane to the toll plaza. Anyone have the skinny?