Trash/Recycling Pickup Tomorrow

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup. 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, “plastics professionals” are espousing plasma gasification as THE solution. ”

In plasma gasification, feedstock (trash) is introduced into a vessel of extremely high heat (~2,000 deg F) capable of breaking all organic chemical bond and reducing all trash including plastic, paper, glass, yard waste, food, filth, etc. to basic elements. The heat also melts metals, which are recovered.

Disaster Preparedness Workshop Scheduled For September 7th

From announcement:

The Disaster Preparedness Workshop (formally known as Survivor Day) is set for Saturday, September 7, 2019! The Office of Emergency Management will host the annual Regional Workshop where residents can learn how to live safely through natural disasters and other emergencies, like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, blizzard, active threat and more. Residents will learn how to survive in their homes without power for at least 72 hours, and they’ll find out what to take with them should they need to leave in a hurry. Upon completing the training each household will receive a FREE disaster preparedness backpack to include supplies. Emergency and Community Response professionals will teach residents the best ways to prepare for those life threatening situations.

Find out more and sign up here: https://planrva.org/emergency-management-home/em-workshops/

Legal Attempts To Force Councilperson Agelasto From Office Fail

The Times Dispatch has an article that reports that legal bids to make Councilperson Agelasto leave office after he moved his residence out of the district have not been successful.

Judge William R. Marchant declined to issue a declaratory judgment deeming Agelasto’s seat on the City Council vacant after his move last year. Seeking the judgment was former Councilman Henry “Chuck” Richardson, who is among a field of candidates vying to replace Agelasto on the nine-member council in a special election scheduled for November.

A separate challenge by another former councilman, Sa’ad El-Amin, also encountered a procedural stumbling block earlier this summer. El-Amin resubmitted his challenge in July, but no hearing has been scheduled on his new filing to date.

In April, Agelasto announced his plan to resign at the end of November, 13 months before his term expires. He has served as the council’s 5th District representative since 2013.

Art In The Park Sunday

From event page on FaceBook:

Every Second Sunday
5:30PM-Dark for the months of Aug/Sept/Oct
Free and open to the public
Visual artists come to plein air!
Performers come improv!

Second Sundays Twilight Zone is an event to encourage collaboration/experimentation or just to have some company and chat while producing art in the park.

No registration required. Just show up and have fun!
We encourage spontaneous collaboration and experimentation

Note: Given the ongoing controversy and conflict over Monroe Park’s “renovation”, its not surprising that this newly-announced event series has lead to some interesting debate over the role of art.

Sonic Coming To Oregon Hill

According to an article in Richmond Bizsense, in addition to a Pita Pit, the 805 W. Cary development will include a non-drive-through Sonic fast food restaurant.

Sonic has signed a lease to take over about 1,500 square feet in the 805W project – a four-story, 100-unit apartment development with about 8,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space that’s under construction at 805 W. Cary St.

Sonic will join Pita Pit as one of the the first commercial tenants of the 805W mixed-use development near VCU.

While it’s known nationally for its traditional drive-in and drive-thru window service, Sonic will forgo its typical store model for the 805W spot in favor of a dine-in concept – the chain’s first in the state.