Pescado’s China Street restaurant is planning ahead:
~ Pescados China Street ~ come join us for our five course New Year’s Eve dinner ~
Four Seatings 5:30 -7:30 * 7:30 – 9:30 * 9:30 – 11:30 * 11:30 – 1:30 a.m.
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$69 per person
~ wine pairing will be offered for each course at an additional price ~
Reserved Seating ~ 804.644.fish (3474)
From announcement:
Virginia Commonwealth University has 1,000 student desks that are available for use by schools, nonprofits or faith-based organizations. The desks need to be picked up from the VCU Monroe Park Campus between December 21 and 23. To inquire about the desks and to make arrangements for pick-up, please contact Mr. Jerry Ware via email jmware@vcu.edu or call 400-4841. VCU requests that a note of thanks be sent to Mr. Ware with a description of how the desks will be used.
SynerGeo is selling postcards that feature photos of Oregon Hill in different seasons. All profits benefit SynerGeo, Oregon Hill’s organization that brings free and low-cost art programs and activities to area children.
That reminds me…
There is an online, print-on-demand store for OregonHill.net items- meaning that they feature the logo typeface of this site. Proceeds go to me but I can promise a good portion of them will be passed on to OHNA, OHHIC, and/or WBCH, (depending on if I get any). I tried to push t-shirts last year with no effect, but there are plenty of other items available. Click here for the Zazzle store.
From bulletin:
The Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services is once again conducting the “Keep the Wreath Green” program. Each Richmond fire station has placed a wreath lit With green bulbs in front of their fire station. If there are no structure fires in that fire district during the holiday season, the wreath will remain green. If a structure fire does occur, then one of the green bulbs will be replaced with a red bulb. By simply looking at the wreath, everyone will know how successful the community has been at being fire safe. While the fire department is anticipating a successful program, we are asking the public to remain diligent.
The significance of this year’s program is the department has seen a sharp rise in structure fires over last year. Fire Marshal David Creasy says it is not uncommon to see an upswing in fire calls during this time. Heating related fires usually increase in the fall however the recent increase is not associated with just those types of calls. “The causes have been varied” says a concerned Fire Marshal Creasy. “It shows that the public needs to be more vigilant with all types of fire causes. I would encourage that everyone take a few minutes to conduct a home safety survey of their home. An easy to follow guideline is available on the department’s website (www.rfdva.com) or give us a call on the Richmond Fire Safety Hotline (1-888-537-5967) and we will schedule a fire company to come to your house and conduct the survey with you” says Creasy.
The musical show A Chorus Line will be at the Landmark Theater this weekend.
Click here for a link to the show.
From RVANews:
Seeing it live would be one of those “Oh I think I could die right now and it’d be fine” moments.
Friday, December 3 and Saturday, December 4 (8pm; 2pm performance on Saturday)
Landmark Theatre (6 N. Laurel Street)
$40-$60
From announcement:
Fourth Precinct
.The Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting will be held:
. Date: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Linwood Holton Elementary School
1600 W Laburnum AvenueWe will not hold a December meeting. May each of you have a blessed Holiday season.
Thank you
Jacki Page
Sr. Customer Services Representative
804-646-4150
From email:
http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/
Keep up with the doings at Byrd House Renegade Market (holiday greenery, grass fed beef, honeys and jams, chocolates and cider, turkey and rabbit, herbs and butter, chicken and pork loins, hearty bread and egg noodles, shrubs and perennials) Byrd House Farmlet (final fall/winter harvests, volunteer days) and the Grace Arents Community Garden (mapping, new gardeners, planning for spring).
Byrd House Farmlet looking for volunteer urban farm hands from 9:30 – 4 (weekly)
Become a volunteer urban farmhand. Help us out weekly. Watering, moving compost, digging, planting, building…all kinds of farming activities. Bring knowledge, or just bring hands and heart. E-mail: bhmwbch@gmail.comhttp://bhmfriends.blogspot.com/
Keep up with the learnin’ at WBCH Grace Arents Library & Education Center (cooking, nutrition, education, career development, genealogy, our children and their families) and beyond (Will Allen’s Growing Power, Lynchburg Grows – H.R. Schenkel Urban Farm and Environmental Education Center, Richmond Public Schools Garden Task Force).
From release:
The William Byrd Community House is a community based nonprofit
organization that has been helping families build self-sufficiency for
more than 85 years.Our Career Readiness Program prepares youth to become productive,
socially responsible adults. Career Coaches guide youth as they build
the necessary skills to compete and succeed in the work-place.
Throughout the year, youth progress through self-paced stages and earn
bonuses for meeting short term goals: Basic Skills Preparation and
Leadership Development, Workforce Readiness Training, Paid Internships
and Opportunities for Post Secondary Education. Transportation and other
assistance are available. On completion of the program, a Career Coach
follows along with each youth for an additional year to support further
goal attainment, including employment.Help us reach our goal of preparing 180 youth in Richmond and the
surrounding 7 counties (Charles City, New Kent, Hanover, Henrico,
Chesterfield, Goochland, and Powhatan) to successfully enter the
workforce.Youth must be:
* Between the ages 16-21 at time of enrollment
Meet federal guidelines for poverty
* Face significant environmental barriers to gaining or
maintaining employment* Not currently enrolled in high school or college
The following youth are encouraged to apply:
* GED program participants who are basic skills deficient,
underemployed or not employed* GED students on the waiting list for the program, but not
enrolled* GED students who have exited the class, who may or may not
have taken the test* PLC students transitioning out of the program
* High school dropouts
* Offenders
* Homeless, Runway, or Foster Child
* Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Our Application Days are every Tuesday.
Call or email to reserve a spot for your youth!
Melissa Jennings, DWCP-ES
Employment and Communications Coordinator
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Email: mjennings@wbch.org
Phone: (804) 643-2717“Transforming lives…building self-sufficiency”
From Richmond History Center site:
A new book by Richmond resident John Peters, published by the History Center. This hardbound collection of historical and contemporary photographs and narrative about one of the country’s most famous cemeteries is available in the History Center Gift Shop. The author will sign books at St. James Bazaar at Fountain Books on December 3rd and will deliver the Banner lectures at the Virginia Historical Society on December 9th.
From a neighbor:
