While Legend Brewing is close, Triple Crossing is closer.
They are gearing up to celebrate their first anniversary of being open for business this weekend, with food, music, and, of course, beer! Click here for details.
Then again, across the Lee Bridge, Legend Brewing is celebrating its 21st (!) anniversary with its own party. Click here for details.
To follow this and other beer happenings, OregonHill.net recommends going to the Va Beer Trail website.
From FaceBook event page:
Live music at Mojo’s? what? Come check out Oregon Hill Funk All Stars at Mojo’s Saturday Night. 4-4-15 Music starts at 10. No Cover. 21+
According to Randy Marcus, Senior Advisor for Policy
Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe, the VNECA (VA Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority) Board has rescheduled their Board meeting for Tuesday, March 24 at 10am.
The meeting will be held close by at the VCU East Engineering Hall, 401 West Main Street, Room E3218 (Collaborative Learning Center on Third Floor). This is the same building and room used for recent meetings.
Nuclear opponents are watching carefully and plan to attend this meeting. However, it is unlikely there will be an outside protest like there was on Tredegar Street earlier this month.
From the Altria Theater web page:
In 2013, Forbes called Ben S. Bernanke one of the ten most powerful people in the world. Bernanke served two terms as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 2006 to 2014 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. At The Richmond Forum, the former Fed Chief will discuss the critical role of the central bank of the United States, the events and policies of his tenure, and the domestic and global economies.
Mr. Bernanke’s presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
In a sense this is a victory lap for “Helicopter Ben”, having seen his policies seemingly stabilize the economy, even after going into “quantitative easing”. Some even credit Bernanke with holding off a second, deflationary “Great Depression”.
However, there are still critics. “Many argue that QE has not reduced unemployment, but has diminished the Fed’s independence and credibility, offsetting the effects of adopting a numerical inflation target. Now, only a year after the latest round of QE began, the Fed is struggling with how to unwind it, just as many had warned” – John B. Taylor.
Others are even more bearish about the future of the economy in the longterm response to these policies, adding to a “wall of worry” for investors.
I wonder if Chris Dorsey will try to attend?
Regardless, with Wall Street coming out of a “Fed watch”, it should be an interesting q&a for anyone interested in macroeconomics.
From the announcement:
The following is a Friends Against Recorded Tyranny (FART) communique. All statements made within the body of this message reflect dissatisfaction with the norm.
From The Desk of Robert “Bobby” Conflict, Most Exalted Sound Merchant:
Hello loyal customers, friends, enemies, shadow people, and the associated press,
You may have noticed through my previous contact with you through the World Wide Web that Vinyl Conflict will not be participating in “Record Store Day” this year. This decision was not made easily for an independent record store simply trying to make it through the day to day trials of not being ground into obscurity and oblivion by shadowy corporate occultists or the boot heel of our ever present Reptilian overseers. Record Store Day is often seen as a chance for beleaguered stores to be able to get their trembling hands on limited releases (“X Gon’Preach it To Ya” a selection of Bible verses narrated by Mr. DMX) or hard to find re-pressings ( Molly Hatchet live at Three Mile Island ). It also seems to be the only time of year that mainstream music conglomerates remember that we exist outside of their attempts to banish us to the land of shadow and wails. Why would we not take the chance and join them?
The spirit and ideals of this once innocently conceived holiday have been shifted by the winds of greed and driven into a sea of treachery, rife with dolphins of deceit. This is no longer a celebration of the local shop where people can come together over their shared love of music. Instead it is the stock of titles, given out like communion wafers by power hungry priests, and the arcane rules to receive them that have become the center of this festival of avarice. The limited availability of these titles drives the guidelines and rules to increasing levels of complexity. Fans and disingenuous eBay flippers locked together in a death spiral by the chains of bureaucracy.
Almost all new punk, hardcore and metal releases are more limited than any of the titles that are offered on Record Store Day. Nearly every title, with the exception of some older classics, are limited to only a few thousand. We bid in on pre-orders which we have no promise of receiving,asking for larger numbers of stock than we want, knowing that orders will be cut partially or entirely. For the privilege of participating in this Kafka-esque process we shell out thousands of dollars for non-refundable stock that may or may not sell. Adrift and alone in psychic wasteland, cobbling together what shelter we can from discarded Dave Matthews Band B-sides.
This is no way to show my customers and friends, how dedicated we are to them and our community of extreme music enthusiasts.
This year we offer you something unique. A new path hacked from the choking weeds of stagnation with the glittering weed eater of enlightenment. The slip ‘n’ slide less travelled. A truer representation of what Vinyl Conflict is about.
I want to be that clear that we have no ill will towards any of our brothers and sisters in arms at other stores. Nor towards labels, distributor or other entities
participating in this event. We must walk our own road.April 18th at Vinyl Conflict will be Customer Appreciation Day. If you only go to one insurrection this year, make it this one.
-END COMMUNIQUE-
Virginians are gathering on Tredegar Street this coming Wednesday morning, concerned about the ongoing tragedy of Fukushima and Dominion’s nuclear plans.
I expect a less noisy and more somber event than the recent pipeline protest, but perhaps as equally as important.
From FaceBook event page:
Please join us ~
Wed. March 11, 2015 from 7:30am-10:00am.
We will be participating in the global day of action ~ Commemorating the 4th year of the ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima and protesting against Dominion’s plan to build a 3rd nuclear reactor at North Anna on the fault line.8:30am ~Vigil for the victims of Fukushima in plain view of Dominion Executives as they drive into work.
(will we be the next victims?)
10:00am ~ Moment of silence for the victims of Fukushima, followed by a brief memorial tribute and press conference.Our State & Federal government is placing us at enormous risk!
Even with the past nuclear disasters (TMI, Chernobyl and the ongoing/uncontrollable disaster in Fukushima spreading radiation all over the world), nothing has stopped VA Dominion Power from moving forward with a plan for another reactor at North Anna.
From the article:
Richmond’s own TriBeCa – a cluster of brownstone three-story homes on the easternmost edge of the Randolph neighborhood – has begun work on six more units, with nine additional detached homes planned next year.
The Lower Manhattan neighborhood’s name is an acronym for Triangle Below Canal Street, and its Richmond counterpart is short for Triangle Below Cary Street. Its inspiration is a triangle of land that is bordered by South Harrison Street and Grayland and Idlewood avenues.
It’s interesting that the article makes no mention of the Idlewood roundabout project, which should be starting construction also.
Before SweetFrog on W. Cary Street, there was Harvey Hardware. This 1986 photo comes courtesy of William Pickett, who made the sign.
From Style article:
Richmond CenterStage and its parent group ignited a minor furor in October when they revealed they owed $1.75 million in back real estate taxes and wanted the city to cover the tab.
Following a heated public hearing, City Council eventually consented to pay the bill. What was left unclear was whether the performing arts organization — which operates the Altria and Carpenter theaters — would begin covering its own real estate taxes.
As it turns out, that won’t be an issue because Richmond-area state lawmakers have CenterStage’s back. Both houses of the General Assembly passed legislation specifically tailored to exempt CenterStage from any real estate tax obligations.
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Laurel Street neighbor Greta Brinkman makes picture frames from interesting wood that she salvages.
“Bizarro Shed” 5 x 18 made out of a 1900 Oregon Hill shed. Now available on Etsy!
