Riverfront Events Cancelled Or Postponed

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From Venture Richmond’s webpage:

Friday Cheers fans are devoted and unwavering, but in these times we must all be mindful that the COVID-19 virus has dramatically changed our daily social interactions and we must all follow the directives of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home executive order through June 10.
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The governor’s order prohibits all public and private in-person gatherings of more than 10 individuals.
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With these guidelines, and for the safety of both our patrons and staff, we have made the following changes to the May Friday Cheers schedule:
Jade Bird with Sweet Potatoes that was previously scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2020 is cancelled.
Billy Strings with Andrew Alli and Josh Small is rescheduled for Wednesday, August 26, 2020.
RVA Music Night – Palm Palm is rescheduled for Friday, May 21, 2021.
Jay Som with Angelica Garcia – We are working to reschedule this show for Friday Cheers 2021 and will provide details when finalized.
Venture Richmond Events staff is working to reschedule Friday Cheers’ early June artist performances, and remain cautiously optimistic about performances later in June.

From the Riverrock Festival’s webpage:

In conjunction with Governor Northam’s recently-issued statewide Stay At Home Order, Sports Backers and Venture Richmond are very disappointed to announce that the 2020 Dominion Energy Riverrock festival planned for May 15-17 at Brown’s Island and Historic Tredegar is cancelled.

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Authorities Issue New Orders In Response To Pandemic

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March 30, 2020— Governor Ralph Northam today issued a statewide Stay at Home order to protect the health and safety of Virginians and mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. The executive order takes effect immediately and will remain in place until June 10, 2020, unless amended or rescinded by a further executive order.
The order directs all Virginians to stay home except in extremely limited circumstances. Individuals may leave their residence for allowable travel, including to seek medical attention, work, care for family or household members, obtain goods and services like groceries, prescriptions, and others as outlined in Executive Order Fifty-Three, and engage in outdoor activity with strict social distancing requirements.

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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced the city would restrict access to certain public spaces in response to Gov. Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order.

In a release, Stoney announced playgrounds and courts at public parks, as well as on Richmond Public Schools properties, are closed beginning Monday at 5 p.m. Access to the James River would be limited as well. Certain activities – swimming, sunbathing or congregating in groups – are now forbidden. Residents can still exercise along the river.
Police will enforce the restrictions, the release stated.

Editor’s comment- history does tend to repeat.

Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

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This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please go over what can be recycled. Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, as with everything else, there are many concerns about the pandemic. From WasteDive.com: “Concerns persist about infection exposure while social distancing requirements are changing how collection routes and MRFs are operated. Labor unions are calling for answers around paid leave policies.” Thankfully, medical waste volumes from COVID-19 not as high as Ebola so far…also, per updated OSHA guidance, collection workers can treat all municipal waste and recycling with possible COVID-19 contamination with standard safety precautions that have been put in place to guard against broader contamination or infection issues.

Flag Auction

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A recent announcement from a neighbor:

Hey Yall! I’m Haleh, upholsterer and textile artist on Pine Street. I, like many others, am concerned about how I’m going to make money in the current situation while my fabric vendors are shutting their doors and my clients as well.
I make flags, in fact, I made the banner that St Andrews hangs to advertise the OHNA meetings. I have a cool flag up in my window right now and it is available through a raffle, if you want a chance of winning it for $10!
the link is 800dollarstore.bigcartel.com and there are three options for purchase. It is high quality and durable, like all of my work, and available to be seen in my window until the auction ends on March 26 2020. Thanks for your time, please share if you think you have people who would like a chance to own this, and stay safe and healthy. Love to you and your people.

Hollywood Cemetery Status

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From Hollywood Cemetery’s Facebook page:

Hollywood Cemetery is closely monitoring the coronavirus situation and is following the protocols outlined by the CDC and the Virginia Department of Health. At this time, we are operating as follows:

The Grounds: The Grounds remain open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. However, the public restrooms are closed.

Public Programs: All public programs and tours are canceled through March 31. We have not yet canceled programs scheduled in April and beyond, but we will be closely monitoring the situation and will continue to cancel programs for as long as necessary.

Cemetery Office: The administration office is closed. Families and clients can contact us by phone at 804-648-8501 where we will be monitoring messages or email info@hollywoodcemetery.org for assistance with essential business activities, providing burial and cremation services.

Sales: Our staff is available, by appointment, to assist families with the purchase of burial space if a death has occurred or is imminent. Until further notice, we will not be scheduling pre-need sales appointments.

Burial Services: We will continue to perform all scheduled burials.

Please continue to check our Facebook page before planning a trip to the Cemetery. We will continue to update this page with announcements about any further changes to our daily operations.

City COVID-19 Hotline For Seniors

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From City press release:

The City of Richmond Office of Aging and Disability Services has opened a hotline to answer questions seniors or those with disabilities in the city may have, as well as direct them to vital resources available through partners.

Hotline number: 804-646-1082
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

The city also reminds residents that Senior Connections, the capital area agency on aging also offers information and referral services at 804-343-3000. They are currently seeking volunteers to deliver food to seniors, who are being cautioned to isolate in their homes.

If you are interested in volunteering, call Senior Connections at 804-343-3000.

March OHNA Meeting Cancelled/Neighbors Volunteer

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Todd Woodson, Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) president, sent an email announcement last night that the March OHNA meeting is cancelled due to the pandemic/health crisis.

Laurel Street neighbor Heather Leigh Price has created a volunteer registry for the neighborhood. She is looking for more people who are healthy and want to volunteer to help the community during the pandemic. Also, Laurel Street neighbor Claire Tuite is actively organizing mutual aid efforts for families and people in need.