September will be hopping with a number of special and ongoing events from Venture Richmond including the 24th Classics on the James (European Automobile Festival) @Brown’s Island, 10th Annual Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Party @ Sine Irish Pub, River District Canal Cruises, and the Bakers’ Bonanza & Kids’ Day, Thursday Fresh Market, Saturday Bohemian Market, Sunday Vintage Market all at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market.

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Like it loud? Hatebreed, Emmure, Soilent Green, Halo Of Locust, War of Ages, Catalepsy @ The Canal Club

There 2 candidates for the 6th District Council seat sort of have sites up: Ellen Robertson, Ricky Johnson.

Style Weekly has a double dose of 17th Street Farmers Market goodness: a look at the Market and the politics all around that make it kind of sucky (didja know that the Forest Hill Park market “draws more than 1,200 people on Saturdays”?), and the news that Kathy Emerson may be interested in returning to manage the market.

Richmond blog i know things stopped by Relish for lunch yesterday, describing the place as “kind of like a cafeteria for foodie grown-ups. :)”. The short piece gives a shout out to fresh greens, tomato parmesan soup, fresh lemonade and limeade, and the Indian themed-food featured on Thursdays in the hot bar.

Rachel DePompa’s new blog for NBC12 hits the ground running with the story of mayoral candidate and council president Bill Pantele’s press conference this morning in Shockoe Bottom and the oh-so-coincidental appearance by Mayor Wilder to refute Pantele’s accusations of “finger-pointing” and confusion:

Pantele was touting his new plan to crack down on street level crime. He told a crowd of about 25 people he would adopt a zero tolerance policy for neighborhood crime if elected mayor. He said part of the focus would be on prostitution, assault, graffiti, loitering and vagrancy. Pantele said, “It all starts at the top, with having determination that neighborhood crime matters. It does and I’m serious about it and rather than finger pointing or confusing it’s time for real leadership.”

Saturday Growers; Bohemian Market; SlamRichmond’s Poetry Workshop & Poetry Show; Sunday Vintage Market; open mic @ Poe’s Pub; James River Writers meet&greet; Writers Wednesday; Fall Gardening and Winter Preparations; Mini Flicks & Stories; Thursday Fresh Market; 6th District Town Meeting; Red, White or Yellow?: The Media and Military at War in Iraq @ Fountain Bookstore; 24th Classics on the James European Automobile Festival; Bikes in the Bottom; MORE…

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Let us know if anything gets crazy in your area over the next day or so…

City Council will pick up again Monday evening after their August break and the agenda includes a few issues of direct impact on the area: rezoning on Main Street, a special use permit on 18th Street, preparations for the Virginia Capital Trail, and adding to the Slave Trail Commission.

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This Monday, September 8, we will watch the short documentary, “Unity for the Community” created by Environmental Justice Action Media (EJAM). EJAM is a Boston based network of students, teachers, and activists working for environmental and social change with media as their tool. Our discussion will focus on the topic of Environmental Injustice - the theory that environmental issues tend to disproportionately affect people of lower socioeconomic status. We will explore ways in which we see such environmental injustices occurring within our community and discuss ways in which we can work towards full equity and inclusion in the environmental community and the city at large.

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The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (ACORN) has announced the Golden Hammer winners for 2008. The winners of the 6 different awards are: Rachel Flynn, Calder Loth, Historic Housing LLC (David White, Larry Schifflett, Louis Salomonsky), Three Strands Management (Gray Oliver, Cynthia Oliver and Tory Smith), Better Housing Coalition (T.K. Somanath), and Shanna Merola.

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In addition to recognizing the special award winners, ACORN has announced the nominees for the 2008 Golden Hammer awards for “Best Residential Renovation”, “Best Commercial Renovation”, and “Best Urban Infill Project”. The winners will be announced at the October 7th ceremony.

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Style’s weekly restaurant round-up Short Order has the word on marking 35 years of Sam Miller’s:

Any restaurant owner will tell you that 35 years is an eternity in the business. It’s also a reason to celebrate, and over at Sam Miller’s, the venerable seafood and steak house at 1210 E. Cary St., a two-week party next month will mark the occasion with nostalgia and gusto. Daily promotions will include a clean-your-plate prime rib deal, retro-menu nights with 1973 prices, a sweetheart reunion and other events to show off the current version of the local landmark business.

Reservations are required for the Valentine Richmond History Center’s Jewish History in Richmond: A Golden Medina Along the James on Sunday, September 21st, 1-4pm, $20. Call today to reserve your spot!: (804) 649-0711 ext. 301:

Visit the neighborhoods that figured prominently in the history of Richmond’s Jewish population. Includes Capitol Square, Monument Avenue, Shockoe Slip and the canal area, as well as a tour of the Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives. Meet your guide at the History Center.

The September meeting of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association will take place this Monday, September 15th at 5:30pm at the After 6 Lounge located at 1718 East Main Street.

The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will hold open forum public community forum meetings to hear and discuss ideas from Richmond citizens on how to properly memorialize the site of an historic Richmond Negro Burial Grounds located in the Shockoe Bottom area of Richmond. Land on this site was recently identified and set aside by Virginia Commonwealth University. The entire Richmond community is invited and encouraged to attend and participate in this important community discussion.

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6th District Town Meeting; Red, White or Yellow?: The Media and Military at War in Iraq @ Fountain Bookstore; Saturday Growers; Bohemian Market; 24th Classics on the James European Automobile Festival; Bikes in the Bottom; Sunday Vintage Market; open mic @ Poe’s Pub; Nas @ Toad’s; Mini Flicks & Stories; Thursday Fresh Market; 10th Annual Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Party; Bakers’ Bonanza & Kids’ Day; Jewish History in Richmond: A Golden Medina Along the James; Sunday Night Live Jam of the Month @ LuLu’s; MORE…

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A special meeting of City Council’s Land Use, Housing, and Transportation Standing Committee has been scheduled to discuss the Downtown Master Plan.  The meeting will be held at 3:PM on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in City Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall (900 E. Broad Street).  An opportunity for comments from members of the public will be provided at the meeting.
A public hearing on the Downtown Master Plan (Ordinance No. 2008-208) will be held during the City Council meeting on Monday, October 13, 2008.

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From Tricycle Gardens:

Participants will receive a 55 gallon #2 plastic food grade barrel with all the necessary components to make a usable rain collector. Tools and helpers will be on hand to assist in the assembling.

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