From announcement:
Community Movie Night: DANTE’S PEAK
Last one of the Season
Friday, October 25 @ 6:30 pm in Pleasants Park
Dante’s Peak Friday Evening
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CSX Closing Belle Island Parking Lot
CSX which owns the property beneath the trestles has blocked off access, thus eliminating approximately half the available parking.
The paved lot is still accessible but parking is no longer allowed in the gravel lot as you see here in an old Google Maps screenshot.
We reached out to Park Superintendent Bryce Wilk about the situation and there wasn’t much more information to share, “The parking area is under CSX ownership and is closed until further notice.” Wilk did also state that Venture Richmond, PRCF (Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities) and CSX are working together to find some solution. Details of the possible solution aren’t available at this time.
For Oregon Hill residents, this is very troubling. It’s not so much about the parking, since residents mostly walk down to the riverfront. For years neighborhood leaders have brought up more mass transit and shuttles to alleviate parking crowding at the Belle Island parking lot.
There is the concern that the City or Venture Richmond will try to force parking closer to Oregon Hill. In the past there have been suggestions that the portion of the North Bank Trail directly south of Oregon Hill be turned into parking. Regardless, residents expect more park visitors to park near the Overlook in order to use the park.
Even more worrisome is the possibility of losing public access. For generations, Oregon Hill residents have been able to walk more or less straight down to the James River, with little regard for railroad interference. Certainly, current Oregon Hill residents want to keep that ability.
Friday Night Movie: Close Encounters
Hopefully, the movie can still be heard over the music from the Folk Festival. These October weekends are jammed packed with events.
3rd Time’s A Charm For The Sandlot This Friday
After two rain postponements it looks as if we will be having a community movie night this Friday, September 27th.
Immigrant Justice Event This Saturday
From event page:
Saturday, September 21 from 12 – 4 pm in Monroe Park
(Scuffletown Lawn – corner of W. Franklin and N. Laurel Streets, across from Rhoads Hall – 710 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220)The Richmond Peace Education Center alongside ReEstablish Richmond, LULAC, and other immigrant and social justice advocacy organizations, invites the Richmond community to a “Teach In” on immigrant justice and social justice on September 21st.
Learn how ongoing racism and unjust policies have harmed Richmond families. Hear voices of directly impacted people. Make connections to one another, and to broader issues of social justice and racial justice in Richmond. Music. Art. Come listen, learn, connect … and take action! Together let’s build a more just and inclusive community for all. All are welcome.
Climate Strike Friday/Immigrant Rights Saturday In Monroe Park
Don’t expect to see much in the corporate media, but this Friday is an international day of strikes and protests to bring attention to the ongoing disaster of climate change.
For a couple of weeks now, citizens have been doing protests on Friday evenings in Monroe Park. This Friday at 5 pm, there will be a larger protest followed by a march to City Hall.
From the FaceBook event page description:
On September 20th the Planet is Striking!
Join Richmond XR, Sunrise Richmond, Richmond Citizen’s Climate Lobby and a coalition of other environmental groups for the Global Climate Strike on September 20th! The School Strike movement has swept across the planet, and made significant gains in Europe. Now it’s time for adults to join ranks.
Bring your banners, your children, your parents, your grandparents! All ages are welcome to this nonviolent demonstration!
Then, on Saturday, there is this event:
(Editor’s note: We have reached a very busy time in Richmond’s calendar. I doubt I will be able to keep up with all the events that are going on around the neighborhood. It’s a good time to mention that I am open to volunteer writers for the site. Only requirement is that you are a resident of the neighborhood.)
Rescheduled Sandlot Tomorrow Night UPDATE: Cancelled
Sadly, the update is that it has been cancelled.
After some bad weather, Rev. Turner’s screening of The Sandlot has been rescheduled for tomorrow evening.
James River AND Neighborhood Cleanup This Weekend
It’s that time of year when it is virtually impossible to keep up with all the events, activities, and festivals.
However, please don’t forget and try to take part in this weekend’s volunteer cleanup actions this weekend.
The 20th Annual (!!!!!!!) James River Regional Cleanup is Saturday, from 9 am to 1 pm. Powerboats, paddle craft, hikers and waders are needed for this extraordinary event.
Some of us remember when it first started taking place bringing tires, batteries, guns, and other crazy stuff out of the river.
In tandem with that is the 5th District Oregon Hill & Randolph Cleanup, also this Saturday, from 9am-12pm. Hopefully neighbors can attend for an hour or the entire time. The cleanup crew will be meeting at Idlewood & Harrison.
OHNA Meeting Announcement/5th District Candidate Forum/Dangerous Chemical In Monroe Park
OHNA President Todd Woodson sent out an email that announces this coming Tuesday’s Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meeting. It is very full of additional information, including some information about an upcoming candidate forum for 5th District City Council seat and chemical spraying in Monroe Park.
Good morning Friends and Neighbors
Our monthly OHNA meeting will be this Tuesday August 27th at 7pm at St Andrews.
There are some events coming up that I encourage you to be a part of including 5th District City Council candidate meet and greets and a fundraiser for the 14th Annual Halloween Parade *YES! Its happening again in Oregon Hill this year! Lets make it the coolest ever!:
* Wednesday August 28 Jer’Mykeal McCoy will have a meet and greet at Little Mexico restaurant at 1328 W Cary st 6-8 pm. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to: staff@mccoyforrva.com contribution levels go from $25-1000.
* Tuesday, September 10 There will be a meet and greet for Stephanie Lynch at the home of Ruth Twiggs, 329 1/2 S Pine St from 6-7:30. Refreshments will be served and special guest is Ghazala Hashmi, candidate for 10th District State Senator. Please RSVP to Catherine Travers at electstephanielynch@gmail.com
* Thursday, September 12 at 7pm at Patrick Henry Charter School Auditorium there will be a candidates forum for all 8 candidates vying for our 5th District City Council Seat, currently held by Parker Agelasto. This is sponsored by many neighborhood associations including Oregon Hill , Randolph, Woodland Heights, Byrd Park as well as the Sierra Club Falls of the James Chapter. I am doing publicity for this event so will be reminding everybody. Each neighborhood can submit 3 questions for the candidates, so please email me your questions. It is important that we hear the candidates so we can make a wise choice to keep up the high standards provided by Councilman Agelasto.
* 14th Annual Halloween Parade Fundraiser!!! will be held (ironically) on Friday the 13th of September from 7-11 at 2718 Bainbridge St 23225. There will be MUSIC and PUPPETS and DANCING!
Our OHNA meeting will include all the usual updates from police and VCU and our councilman and the only current agenda item is a presentation by a VCU group to promote a writers group.
In other announcements, OHNA has been awarded a Community Roots Grant that will provide 10-12 street trees for our neighborhood! I’ve placed the priority on trees that will positively impact Open High and St Andrews School, but other wells will get trees as well. We will need volunteers to help plant the trees and to participate in watering for the first 2 years. Email me if interested.
Finally, I ask that you be careful if visiting Monroe Park, especially with pets and small children. A lady and her dog from the area were recently in the Park as they were spraying chemicals on trees and her dog collapsed from a seizure, presumably from the exposore. She incurred a $300 Vet bill. One of the chemicals sprayed was an RTSA Horticultural Oil which is listed as a category 1 substance in the Aspiration Toxicity Category by the government. If you get enough of this in your body, it will KILL YOU. I just received the lengthy FOIA Request yesterday and will have more information soon. These chemicals were sprayed by a company hired by VCU.
See you Tuesday, Todd
Community Movie Tonight: ‘The Sandlot’
Hope rain holds off…
