“Cat missing from 2000 block of West Grace. Female Orange Tabby wearing a red collar with tag the name “Paint”, phone number. Please call 804.426.2888 if you find her. Reward offered.”

From 2nd District Councilman Charles Samuels:

Today I am releasing, prior to Richmond City Council formal introduction, draft versions of the necessary Council legislation to start the process for a Richmond City-Wide Referendum to be added to the November ballot. The referendum will help Richmond City Council to determine where the residents of Richmond wish a baseball stadium to be located. This legislation will be introduced during the Richmond City Council Formal Meeting on Monday, June 24, 2013. The question on the referendum boils down to this:

Do the citizens of Richmond want baseball to remain on Boulevard?

The purpose of releasing this legislation prior to its formal introduction is to encourage public comment and dialogue.

I invite interested residents to submit their comments by email, mail, fax or telephone but I would appreciate written comments.”

• Stadium Referendum Ordinance _2013-06-14
• Stadium Referendum Resolution (2013-06-17)

We are currently taking applications at the upcoming restaurant, Postbellum.

Starting tomorrow we will have a drop off box in the front entrance, along with copies of the application.

I have attached the application and logo for a possible posting!

Here is our facebook page as well http://www.facebook.com/postbellumrichmond

It is with a lot of excitement that we are letting everyone know that we will be making a lot of improvements in the very near future so that we can better serve our customers.

Starting June 3rd Avalon will be shutting the doors for some major renovations to the restaurant. The renovations are expected to take two months. The staff will greatly miss seeing all of the regular faces on a weekly / daily basis but are confident that the work we will be putting in over the next two months will be more than worth our time apart.

Please help us send off the old Avalon with a proper good bye and stop by this weekend to share a memory or two with us. We can’t wait to announce the news of when we will be able to open the doors again later this summer.

Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend,

Avalon & Staff

The evening that the school board approved the closing of Clark Springs ES and elementary rezoning, a few changes were made to the proposed draw zones. A map of the new zones is now available which illustrates the zones as they were approved.

ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? ADD IT TO THE CALENDAR!

2013 Richmond Vegetarian Festival

Sat Jun 15
When: Saturday, June 15th / 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Where: Azalea Gardens at Bryan Park
Price: Free!

http://veggiefest.org

Community Cleanup: Oregon Hill

Sat Jun 15 9:00 am
5th District Cleanup / Every 3rd Saturday / MORE: http://fanofthefan.com/2013/03/5th-district-cleanups-kick-off-in-the-fanuptownboulevard-on-april-20th/

Flight of the Butterflies (film in IMAXDOME)

Sat Jun 15 9:30 am
Migrate with hundreds of millions of Monarch butterflies across North America! Discover the hideaway of these magnificent creatures and immerse yourself in this compelling adventure. $9 general admission, $5 for members. After you?ve seen the film, visit real butterflies at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden?s Butterflies LIVE! @ Science Museum

HCA Family Palooza

Sat Jun 15 10:00 am
Join HCA for Family Palooza – it’s packed with fun and health activities for the kid in all of us! The event is free. The Science Museum of Virginia

Robots + Us

Sat Jun 15 9:30 am
Saturday, May 11-Sunday, September 29
Explore differences between humans and robots by examining how lifelike machines imitate moving, sensing, thinking and being. Investigate robotics, computer science and biomedical engineering through enjoyable interactive exhibits and videos. Included with exhibit admission. Free for members. @ Science Museum

Carytown Farmers Market

Sun Jun 16 11:00 am
The Carytown Farmers Market is the city’s only Sunday market. We are starting our 2013 season April 14 and will be located in the Carytown Cleaners parking lot at 3300 West Cary Street.

Byrd House Market

Tue Jun 18 3:30 pm
Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Every Tuesday. Byrd House Market at William Byrd Community House is a food-focused farmers market serving the community weekly on Tuesday afternoons. We provide a place and time for 25-30 food growers and makers to come together with food shoppers who want fresh, local and sustainable produced food for their lives. Byrd House Market operates on Tuesdays, May through October. MORE: http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com/p/for-market-goers.html.

Food Truck Court at Virginia Historical Society

Tue Jun 18 6:00 pm
Every Tuesday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 6. Though the museum will be closed during this year’s foodie court, restroom facilities in the museum lobby will be available to the public.

http://wotbn.net/food-trucks-return-to-vhs-on-april-2/

Belmont Book Club

Wed Jun 19 2:00 pm
Meets third Wednesday of each month
at Richmond Public Library Belmont Branch (1100 Ellwood Ave) / MORE: http://belmontbookclub.tumblr.com

Lunch Break Science: The Eastern Front 1941-45.

Wed Jun 19 12:00 pm
Mechanized Warfare through the Eyes of a German Panzer Officer presented by Winidore Press Author and Editor Stephen Thomas Previtera.

Museum District Woman’s Club

Wed Jun 19 7:30 pm
The Museum District Woman’s Club of Richmond, Virgina exists to encourage friendship within our neighborhood, provide civic and social welfare to the community, and elevate the cultural and intellectual pursuits of members in the interest of a higher standard of citizenship. We meet each month on the third Wednesday at 7:30 (with the exception of December 2011 – second Wednesday instead). http://mdwc.wordpress.com

Monument Avenue Walking Tour

Thu Jun 20 6:00 pm
Monument Avenue Walking Tour / The first street in the U.S. to be designated as a National Landmark by the National Park Service, Monument Avenue is one of America’s most beautiful boulevards. Learn about the diverse architectural styles of its grand homes, its famous residents and renowned architects. Meet at the Lee Monument at Allen and Monument avenues. / Valentine Richmond History Center

LiveSky: Is There Anybody Out There?

Fri Jun 21 6:00 pm
After running out of options here scientists are looking into the cosmos for signs of intelligent life! Join us as we look into the probability of success in conducting this gigantic search. At 9 pm, weather permitting, members of the Richmond Astronomical Society share their telescopes so you can gaze up into the vastness of space! $5, free for members. / The Science Museum of Virginia

Tango after work @VMFA

Fri Jun 21 6:00 pm
Join in the fun and exotic beauty of the tango with Richmond’s tango community, while enjoying the food and social atmosphere in Best Café. You can also take advantage of half-price beverages as part of Friday Art & Wine. EVERY 3rd FRI

http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Calendar_and_Events/Evening_Events/Tango_After_Work.aspx

Boost!

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Saturday, June 22
Celebrate with us as the Museum opens its biggest new, permanent exhibition in a decade and heralds the start of new, exciting things to come. Boost! challenges your perception of health and wellness in a way that is personalized and playful! Included with exhibit admission, free for members. @ Science Museum

Spring N2 Summer

Sat Jun 22 9:30 am
Celebrate with us as the Museum opens its biggest new, permanent exhibition in a decade and heralds the start of new, exciting things to come. Boost! challenges your perception of health and wellness in a way that is personalized and playful! Included with exhibit admission, free for members.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves at Richmond Kickers

Sat Jun 22 7:00 pm
at City Stadium

June 15, 2013 When a studio engineer and drummer from New Orleans met one of the best trombone players in Richmond, Va., a funky, danceable, street-style brass band was born. Watch 11 musicians squeeze behind NPR Music’s Tiny Desk, turn up the funk and fly the “RVA” flag high.

So none of the announced projections in the area came off last night, though one did go down in Shockoe. It sounds like the organizers failed to get any of the necessary permits, and RPD was out in force.

PHOTO via Laptopmnky

by Nathan Cushing

One of Richmond oldest Ethiopian restaurants has closed its doors until August to make changes.

Nile Ethiopian Restaurant will be closed through July to work “on some exciting changes,” [according to the restaurant's website][website].

“We’ve been in the process of kinda changing the menu” for some time, said Natan Teklemariam, co-owner of the seven-year-old restaurant. But he said owners waited until the summer, when most students are away, to make any enduring changes.

Teklemariam said customer favorites will stay on the revamped menu, but said the restaurant will offer more small plates to “make dishes more [financially] accessible to students.” He said the Nile will also diversify its menu to better represent cultures along the Nile River, with particular focus on Middle Eastern items.

Nile dishes are still available each Monday at Ellwood Thompson’s hot bar.

Other Rules: The only important rule is that all sexual climaxes must be simulated, not real, and you must have at least one invisible person (or object) that you are making love to.

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Kanye West premiered his new track “New Slaves” by projecting visuals on 66 buildings across the globe last week, and he’ll be replicating the displays again this weekend in some new locations. West has updated the interactive map on his website with new locations in Europe and North America, and the new displays will again show “New Slaves.” He’ll continue the projections today in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Milan, Italy; Birmingham, England; Tucson, Arizona; Philadelphia; and Houston. More displays will follow over the weekend.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-plans-more-projections-this-weekend-20130524#ixzz2WDxsb1o2

new work from Mickael Broth in #rva @nectarsunglass Main and Robinson Sts. The Fan

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Parking meter fees will increase from 50 cents per hour to 75 cents per hour beginning July 1. Richmond City Council approved the increase on May 28.

Results from two parking studies conducted in 2002 and in 2010 indicated the City’s parking meter fee was not commensurate with cities of comparable size. To bring the fees to industry standards City Council adopted Ordinance #2013-99-99.

The expressed purpose for the installation of parking meters is not to collect fees, but to create turnover parking. The use of parking meters resulted in the reduction of long-term parkers from occupying on-street parking spaces that are intended to support retail use.

In the 2002 Desman Study, “A Comprehensive Strategic Parking Plan for the City of Richmond,” it was determined 50 cents per hour was not sufficient to achieve the goal of the parking meter, which is to preserve short term on-street parking spaces. The study suggested an increase to $1 per hour with a two hour minimum.

The Desman Study went on to say the most successful cities have some of the highest on- street parking rates because short-term parkers would rather pay 50 cents or more for a half hour to have an on-street parking space that is close to their destination.

According to the 2010 Tim Haahs Parking Study the ideal rate is reached when the occupancy consistently hovers around 85 percent. The City’s parking occupancy in on-street spaces during peak count was at 100 percent. An increase in price would help reduce the high occupancy percentage while promoting vehicle turnover.

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Tones From the Underground has a look back at one of the Richmond-defining bands of the early 1990s:

Later the next summer, I moved in with my band to a house on Floyd Avenue. We thought we were pretty good. But then, I had never heard Sliang Laos. This was soon to change. In that dingy, Rhaphidophoridae-infested basement, my friends and I would hang out and listen to records.

Check out last week’s solo set by Jonathan Vassar from the June edition of Live at Ipanema. Recorded by Allen Bergendahl, 13 songs from that night are now available for your listening pleasure. Photos by PJ Sykes.

NEXT UP for the monthly music series: Floodwall AND Night Idea SUN 7/7 9PM FREE

The latest on the list of RVA News’ favorites: Dinamo’s spinach fettuccine –

Only a few years ago 821 W. Cary housed a staple for VCU students. 821 Cafe has since moved a few doors down and, in its place, we have another dining spot from Ed Vasaio (of Mamma Zu, et al). Dinamo serves up mostly Italian fare like this house-made spinach fettuccine with marinara ($10). All their pasta is house-made, and you can see the pieces of spinach in these noodles. You’ll be grateful for the lingering flavors of the tangy, garlicky sauce as a reminder of a delicious lunch.

PHOTO by Daniel Warshaw

Police identified the man who was found shot at the scene as Marcell A. Patron Jr., 31, of the 2100 block of West Cary Street. Patron was charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Investigators had asked the public to help them find a second suspect, Harry Bryce Franklin, 24, whose last known address is in the 3200 block of Edgewood Avenue. Police confirmed Tuesday that Franklin has been arrested.

Once again the FDA parking committee, in conjunction with the City of Richmond, is offering the pre-sale of restricted parking decals. The pre-sale will be June 12, 4 PM – 6:30 PM at St. James Church, Michaux House, 1135 W. Franklin Street.

The City of Richmond’s Fan Decal page is here, if you need to download forms or get additional information

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