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Former President Clinton At Landmark Theater on Friday
As part of the Richmond Forum series, former President Clinton will be speaking at the Landmark Theater on Friday. The title of his lecture is “Embracing Our Common Humanity”.
Blurb from Landmark Theater page:
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton as the 42nd President of the United States of America. Today, President Clinton is a powerful voice for progress around the world as he shares his unique insights and observations with audiences around the world. President Clinton’s public speeches describe the challenge of globalization, emphasize our growing interdependence, and point the way toward a common future based on shared goals and values.
President Clinton’s presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Renegade Market Today
From email announcement:
Byrd Farm and Rurual Virginia Market
Faith Farm Foods
The Old Church Creamery…Just the sound of those words illicites hunger and assurance that you will be fed, and fed well. Don’t you think? So, the market is open, today 3 til 6pm. Come out, Enjoy, Shop, Snack… Bring friends and relations or Shop for friends and relations. See who else might come. Get yourself a treat, or two. Oh, it is so like winter out there…but with a touch of springy anticipation, right?Upcoming
March 4: ALL vendors applications due for 2013 Byrd House Market season
March 19: 2013 Market Vendor Orientation, 1-2 pm
April 27: Byrd House Bash – William Byrd Community House’s 90th Birthday Party!!YES! WBCH is 90 This Year!
Stay tuned for stories, activities, celebrations, pledges for the next 90 years, reflections… If you or someone you know attended WBCH programs at any point during its 90 year history, we’d love to hear your story. The first installment of our story is on our website. The big event, of course, is the Byrd House Bash! April 27…details coming soon!Peace and Good Food to You All.
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Ana Edwards, Manager
Byrd House Market & Library Programs
Grace Arents Library & Education Center
William Byrd Community House
www.wbch.org / 804.643.2717 ext.306
Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
Also, look for winners of the Sierra Club Falls of the James group’s 2012 Recycling Breakthrough contest to appear at the RVA Environmental Film Festival this weekend (it’s free to attend!).
In other local recycling news, VCU continues has begun to compete in RecycleMania. From Commonwealth Times article:
Competing to collect the most trash isn’t your typical varsity sport, but VCU has entered a nationwide competition to compare collected recyclables to the national average during the RecycleMania challenge this Spring.
In a 10-week competition, VCU and an estimated 630 schools will be racing to collect the largest amount of recyclables, least amount of trash and highest recycling per capita. The competition is set up similar to basketball brackets and continues weekly elimination rounds until one school is left. This is the second year of the RecycleMania competition. Winners of the competition ultimately receive bragging rights among university rivals, but can also win a recyclable trophy: a bowling pin made to appear like a tin man for the Waste Minimization Trophy.
Stephen Heinitz, the recycling and reuse coordinator for the Department of Environmental Conservation at VCU, said RecycleMania is “a way to educate the students, faculty and staff about recycling.”
Heinitz said he is committed to educating and empowering people about their contribution to recycling. He wants to give every person at VCU the opportunity to recycle along with educating them on why it is important.
“We are an education institution and we want to give everyone the opportunity to develop good recycling habits. If you want change, then make change,” he said.
That change is already taking place. According to the VCU Department of Environmental Conservation, the university community recycled 507 tons of paper, 266 tons of cardboard, 132 tons of scrap metal, 37 tons of computers and electronics in 2009 alone.
Junior English major Angelica Kennedy thinks the programs will motivate VCU to recycle even more. “I think (RecycleMania is) a fabulous thing because hopefully it will inspire people to not only recycle when they’re out and about, but also when they’re at home.”
American Girl Doll for sale
From Craigslist ad:
This is an original Like Me American Girl doll from 1995. It has the Pleasant Company Stamp on her neck, and she comes with the original clothes (underwear included)
She has been well taken care of, and has been stored in a trunk for the last 15 years, she is dust free and her hair is in excellent condition. Everything in the picture is included in the price.
Oregon Hill Cannon
I guess if Tredegar and Hollywood Cemetery have cannon, so can the neighborhood.
Stop the Drop!
From the PUP Club FaceBook page:
The Stop the Drop campaign starts this month! Look for our posters in parks and at local pet-related businesses. Thanks to local artist Becky Boncal for the great artwork!
Mojo’s Super Bowl Wing Special
Mojo’s has a Super Bowl Wing Special going for this Sunday:
City Budget Meeting On Wednesday
From press release:
Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to hold a Richmond Government Budget Planning Session in the Central 5th Voter District: Public Input needed
All Central 5th Voter District residents invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) — The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th Voter District will hold a Richmond Government Budget Planning Session meeting in the Central 5th Voter District. The meeting will include Byron C. Marshall, Richmond Chief Administrative Officer. The meeting is free and open to the public and all Central 5th Voter District residents are invited and encouraged to attend.
This will be an interactive meeting to receive public input on budget priorities in creating the upcoming Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Richmond Government Budget, which will be established by Richmond City Council in May of 2013. During this meeting, participants will be provided hand-held devices to vote on issues that are important to them.
This Richmond Government Budget Planning Session meeting is very important in helping to identify which Richmond Government programs and services are important to Central 5th Voter District residents for their neighborhoods, and the city as a whole. The current 2013 Fiscal Year Richmond Government Budget is $1,429,628,466.
The meeting will include presentations, discussions and input regarding the following areas:
Operation Service Priorities
· Streets and sidewalks in your Neighborhood
· Public Transportation
· Recycling Opportunities
Police and Safety Priorities
· Police Protection in your Neighborhood
· Quality of Animal Care and Control
Human Service Priorities
· Parks and Recreation Programs and Facilities in your neighborhood
· Social Services
· Public Health Services
· Public Education
Economic Development
· Employment Opportunities in your neighborhood
· New Businesses
WHEN Wednesday, February 6, 2013
6:00-8:00 p.m.
WHERE Virginia War Memorial
621 South Belvidere Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220
WHO The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman
Richmond City Council, Central 5th Voter District
Byron C. Marshall, Richmond Chief Administrative OfficerCONTACT For more information, please contact Councilman Parker C. Agelasto, Richmond City Council, Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.6050 (tel), or parker.agelasto at richmondgov.com (email)
City Council Approves Victory Rug SUP
From Times Dispatch article:
After a brief, final flaring of tension between a neighborhood group and a developer, the City Council also unanimously approved a special-use permit that will allow the transformation of the former Victory Carpet Cleaning building at 407 S. Cherry St. into a dozen apartments.
The overhaul of the 123-year-old, three-story brick building by developer Guy Blundon was the subject of a “long, arduous set of negotiations” with neighbors, Blundon told the council Monday night.
“We have made a lot of concessions, and I think we will have a wonderful project,” Blundon said, adding that he was “dumbfounded” by last-minute criticism from Todd Woodson, executive director of the Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council and treasurer of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association.
Residents were successful in getting Blundon to reduce the number of proposed units by half and agree to not rent to Virginia Commonwealth University students, except married couples or military veterans.
However, Woodson said he only got the final wording of the agreement Sunday, which will allow VCU students who are older than 25 to be tenants. He considered that a breach of the “gentlemen’s agreement” between Blundon and the neighborhood. Blundon said he arrived at the final language after talks with his lawyer about discrimination concerns.
Woodson said the neighborhood association was supporting the special-use permit request with “extreme reservation.”
“Like the James River hawk that graces our environs, we will be watching every move,” Woodson said.