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Open High Fall Festival This Saturday
From the FaceBook event page:
Open High’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival will be on October 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. In addition to the chili cook-off, there will be a cornhole tournament! We are looking for teams to compete. Students, faculty, school families, alumni, parents, clubs – all teams are welcome. The cost to compete is $5 per student team and all other teams are $10 per team. There will be prizes awarded to the winners. Sign up here to help: https://signup.com/go/CGGdinR
Last year’s event was very good.
OHNA Meeting Reminder
From email:
Dear Friends and Neighbors
Just a reminder for our meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7 at St Andrews Church. The meeting will include a presentation from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on ways we can help our beloved James River and other waterways in our state and to provide resources.
Also a reminder that on Saturday, November 9th starting at 9:30am, we will be planting 10 trees in neighborhood tree wells and need volunteers to help with the planting and initial watering in. Please let me know if you can help. Many hands make light and enjoyable work!
I will also ask the membership in attendance to authorize the association spending up to $200 for a remote digital weather station unit to donate to the science department at Open High to establish a long term record of meteorological information of the neighborhood in an effort to provide independent and sustainable data on climate change in our neighborhood and to serve the school as an educational tool.
The president of Open High Sophomore class also will make a short address on plans they are making to serve our community and make beneficial improvements.
OHNA Letter To City Council and Richmond300 Committee
OHNA President Todd Woodson sent this letter yesterday:
Dear Richmond City Council and Richmond 300 committee members,
In good faith, the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association participated in the planning process for the Richmond 300 Master Plan. We are therefore troubled to see that our input in the process has been ignored and that the future land use designation proposed for the Oregon Hill Historic District is the inappropriate “Mixed-Use” designation with an 8 story height limit.
This “Mixed-Use” designation is not acceptable for Oregon Hill. We insist that this inappropriate designation be replaced with the “Medium-Density Residential” future land use designation with a height limit of 35 feet. We note that over 90% of the Oregon Hill Historic District now has the R-7 residential zoning with a 35 foot height limit that corresponds with the “Medium-Density Residential” future land use. We fought hard for this appropriate R-7 residential zoning, and we do not want it to be undercut by an inappropriate “Mixed-Use” future land use designation in the Richmond 300 master plan. Any non compliant development can be judged on its merit with the Medium Density Residential designation.
We note that representatives of the Oregon Hill neighborhood were not allowed to serve on the Richmond 300 committee. As a result, a “Mixed-Used” future land use designation, which conforms neither to current conditions or to the aspirations of the historic neighborhood, was selected.
Please let us know as soon as possible that the future land use designation for the Oregon Hill Historic District will be corrected in the Richmond 300 plan to “Medium density residential” with a 35 foot height limit.
Thank you for your prompt consideration of these important concerns.
Sincerely,
Charles T Woodson, president, Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association.
4th annual Hammers & Ales Party & Fundraiser On October 26th
Many Oregon Hill residents have utilized the Richmond Community Toolbank over the years.
On the evening of October 26th, it will be hosting its 4th annual Hammers & Ales Party & Fundraiser.
Hammers & Ales is the Richmond Community Toolbank’s yearly opportunity to celebrate the inspiring work of all our community partners. From our volunteers, to our corporate partners, to our member agencies — this is a chance to honor the amazing efforts of our friends all over Richmond.
Learn more at the event website https://www.rvahammersandales.com/
Enjoy incredible live music, delicious food featuring local chefs and of course — great beer! Tickets are $50.
The event will take place at the RVA ToolBank @ 1407 Cummings Drive, Richmond, VA. 23220.
Yes, There Is A Halloween Parade This Year
While the Richmond Folk Festival is this weekend, some folks were asking about the Halloween parade.
Richmond’s 14th Annual Halloween Parade presented by ALL THE SAINTS THEATER COMPANY and friends is right around the corner!
Join us on October 31st in this all inclusive Richmond tradition!
Dress up in a costume, make your own giant puppets or flags, and/or volunteer to assist withour giant puppets, flags, props and more!
We are so excited to continue this yearly Richmond Halloween tradition!
Join us as we take the streets in celebratation of our 14th year with costumes, live music, dancing, creativity, puppetry, and comraderie!
*The 14th Annual Halloween Parade is also “A Funeral March for Life as We Wished It”!
Every year we include a funeral march in the parade!
We will mourn the burning amazon rainforest, parade against the break down of our planet, and celebrate all indigenous peoples, people of color, and trans and queer peoples. We will celebrate the death of Immigration & Customs Enforcement because the ICE is melting! We will reign in the aftermath of the ICE storm, in a lush sea of the Amazon, Pollinators, Skeletons, Extinction Rebellion, and much more! This year’s theme is based on the climate crisis and humanity crisis, specifically referencing the fact that scientists say humanity has a 50% chance of making it 81 more years.
Thursday Oct 31st
7pm sharp
meet at Monroe Park!-DO NOT BRING FIREWORKS!
-DO NOT LITTER! HELP US KEEP OUR STREETS AND PARKS CLEAN!
-ALWAYS BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE OF YOURSELF AND CONSIDERATE OF THOSE AROUND YOU.
Extinction Rebellion, Folk and Zine Festivals
Stuff this weekend-
October 11th Extinction Rebellion Demonstration, 4 pm, Monroe Park
October 11-12 Richmond Zine Fest at Main Street Library
October 11-13 Richmond Folk Festival
(Enjoy the event and music, but take a moment to remember the Kanawha Canal. Venture Richmond sent letter in support of its destruction.)
Next Week’s OHNA Meeting Will Include A ‘Know Your River’ Workshop
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association president Todd Woodson sent an email reminder that next week’s OHNA meeting at 7pm on October 22nd at St Andrews Church will primarily consist of a presentation by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay concerning ways we can help waterways and especially our precious James River. The community is welcome to attend.
Congratulations to Trent and Lil’ Sprouts!
This site has mentioned Holly Street neighbor Trent Jackson and his Lil’ Sprouts business before, but this morning, at RealLocalRVA‘s October meeting, he won a semi-finalist position for Help To The Shelf. As part of a partnership with Hatch Kitchen and the Apple Cart Co., Help To The Shelf is an exciting food/beverage pitch competition aimed at helping businesses launch a product and gain recognition with a larger audience. Here’s hoping that Lil’ Sprouts microgreens brings it all home!
Help To The Shelf semi-finalists, Trent Jackson is on left.
OHNA Meeting Reminder
From email:
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We will have our monthly OHNA meeting this coming Tuesday at 7PM at St Andrews Church. We will have the usual updates from police, VCU, etc and we will have candidates for 5th district city council elections there. Jer’Mycheal McCoy and Nick Da Silva have said they will attend as may others.
There is a meet and greet with candidate Stephanie Lynch at Ruth Twiggs house on October 1st at 329 1/2 S Pine at 6pm. Thanks to all that came out to the forum last week.We need volunteers to help plant our 11 trees from our successful Community Roots Grant. I’ll let you know when a planting date is set. Meanwhile, please see below for a small tree giveaway from the same folks every Saturday in October from 10am til 1pm.
The neighborhood association donated $100 to Lily Lamberta and the folks putting on the 14th annual Halloween parade. Another grand night on the Hill.
Finally, Congratulations to St Andrews School on getting proper zoning for the new Sprout School located at 224 S Cherry St. It will be a big asset for Richmond families.
See you Tuesday,
Todd.
