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If your organization (or you personally) have an oyster roast coming up, give us a call! We will pick up the oyster shell following your roast, and they will be cured and later used on a sanctuary oyster reef!
Seriously – SAVE OYSTER SHELLS!
Every one counts.
Click image to learn more!
Someday they could grow up to be as gorgeous & delicious as this Pleasure House Oyster.
Learn more & check out which restaurants Save Our Shells at LRNow’s blog post.
“They’ve come from Ocean Park, Baylake Pines and Chic’s Beach, the kinds of places where everyone knows everyone. They’ve paid for a show – about $35,000 in donations – and it’s Doczi’s job to deliver.”
People gather along the beach near the Aeries on the Bay area of Virginia Beach to watch holiday fireworks at dusk on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The fireworks are privately- funded by the three area civic leagues along that part of the bay, including Chic’s Beach. (Martin Smith-Rodden | The Virginian-Pilot)
Check out entire article at Pilotonline.com.
LIFE ALONG THE BAY
This is the last of seven weekly narratives highlighting the beauty, vibrancy and struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
Household hazardous waste collection at LRNOW’s Fall Festival
Learn more about Lynnhaven River NOW.
Cleaning out your garage? Don’t throw out that old paint! Properly dispose of it! The city will be collecting household hazardous waste items during our October 11th Fall Festival at Rosemont Elementary School in Green Run. Review the list below and bring your hazardous waste items with you to the festival!
Acceptable Household Hazardous Waste items include:
Up to five gallons of liquids or up to 75 pounds of dry materials
Aerosol spray cans
Automotive fluids
Batteries: Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D), Boat, Car, Camera, Cell phone, Hearing aid, Lead acid, Lithium, Rechargeable, Trucks
Herbicides
Household cleaners
Gasoline (up to 5 gallons)
Fertilizer
Pool Chemicals
Light bulbs – small quantities of CFLs or fluorescent tubes
Oil and water based paint
Pesticides
Propane tanks (small – up to 20 lb. capacity)
Materials will not be bulked on site, so containers will not be returned. Specifically applies to materials such as used motor oil and old gasoline.
For your ease of transport and handling, recommend using a box for multiple containers of materials.
We are not taking tires at this event. We can receive residential vehicle tires in small quantities at the Resource Recovery Facility at the Landfill at 1989 Jake Sears Road. For more information, visit http://www.VBgov.com/landfill.
Household Hazardous Waste Helpful Tips:·Items should be in original containers, preferably with label visible.
The Virginia Oyster is Back – Inside Business Article featuring local Chris Ludford
“There’s a revolution happening,” said Chris Ludford, owner of Ludford Brothers Oyster Co., a boutique oyster grower in Virginia Beach. “In the last four to five years we’ve regained a foothold in a younger population of oyster eaters.”
Click here to read the entire article http://insidebiz.com/news/virginia-oyster-back
Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo, 88, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014
Al was an inspiring friend who you could always count on. Those who had the good fortune to know him knew he acted much younger than his age and was always interested in learning something knew and if he could help fix something, anything, he was your man. His sense of humor was infectious.
Al’s energy, enthusiasm and love for the Shore Drive community was unlimited.
He played critical roles in preserving Pleasure House Point, helping Shore Drive become safer for pedestrians, cyclists – everyone, by getting our speed limit to the appropriate level and helping us get the infrastructure projects in place that you see happening right now and for years to come, ensuring the City Marina stayed a Public Marina and much more.
Reviewing Our Work page – he was always involved whether it was creating and sharing his edgy cartoons to inspire others, to contacting anyone in power that could help improve the Shore Drive community, writing to whomever could make a difference, to presenting powerful presentations at public hearings – Al was there.
Thank you for making our world a better place.
Our condolences to Al’s family and friends.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, 1264 Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach.
“It’s the best-kept secret in Virginia Beach,” his wife chimes in.
Some guy from a show called the Deadliest Catch was in Froggies – Ocean Park – over Labor Day weekend
Read article entitled At day’s end, nightlife begins along Chesapeake Bay at Pilotonline.com.
“Mrs. Brown – elegant, thin and warm with wispy white curls – takes line-dancing lessons twice a week. She sails and regularly swims in the bay, and is active with the Shore Drive Community Coalition and Lynnhaven River Now, an environmental nonprofit.”
The series continues at Pilotlonline.com:
And what better backdrop for their final act than the Chesapeake Bay, Mrs. Brown asks.
They have front-row seats for the drama of hurricanes, the action of windsurfing and the comedy of playful dolphins.
“We love the bay,” Mrs. Brown says. “There’s always something going on.”
Westminster Canterbury residents Penny and Ty Brown relax after playing in a croquet tournament Saturday morning, August 23, 2014. (Martin Smith-Rodden | The Virginian-Pilot)
SDCC General Meeting – Monday Aug. 25th at 7:30pm
Click here for a printable version of the agenda
MONDAY 25 AUG 2014
Shore Drive Community Coalition General Meeting
MONDAY 25 AUG 2014
7:30-8:30 pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
(Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order
Meeting topic
- Discussion of Current City Issues
- POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY for NEIGHBORHOODS
Officers’ Reports: President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –JULY Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday SEP 29, 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) Meeting (Thursday Aug. 21st) and Newsletter
Bayfront Advisory Committee to Meet August 21, 2014
The Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, August 21, 2014,
at the Resort and Conference Center, 2800 Shore Drive, from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Click here for the meeting agenda and to read the latest BAC Newsletter
Bay provides means of livelihood for fishermen
This is the third of seven weekly narratives by Virginian-Pilot reporter Kathy Adams highlighting the beauty, the vibrancy and the struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
Click here to read the article – http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/bay-provides-means-livelihood-fishermen
Friends of Live Oaks (FOLO) Monday, Aug. 25th at 3:30 pm at Bayside Recreation Center
Minutes from last FOLO meeting:
Minutes – Friends of Live Oaks Meeting – Monday, July 21st, 2014 3:30
Penny has purchased the friendsofliveoaks.org domain name and has a contract for hosting our website. She will order business cards.
Penny has learned that the Beautification Committee of the North End Civic League plans to plant 4 live oaks along with other perennials in the median of Atlantic Ave. from 42nd to 89th Streets for a total of 118 trees.
Karen announced that 2 live oaks are being removed from a home on Lynnhaven Drive, and the owner would like us to find new homes for them. The owners will help transplant them.
We have registered to participate in the Lynnhaven River NOW Fall Festival on Oct. 11th at Rosemont Elementary School in Green Run.
Clay will talk with personnel from Little Creek to consider planting live oaks along Shore Drive.
Clay also discussed a grove of live oaks on Princess Anne Road adjacent to the Sportsplex. He suggested the possibility of partnering with Parks and Rec to preserve the grove, perhaps as a memorial garden. Also, Parks and Rec is developing a program to enhance Bayfront dunes and the area immediately behind them, promoting a maritime forest environment. This may be an opportunity to plant live oaks.2014 Live Oak Distribution –
This year’s distribution will be on Sat. Oct. 18th from 10am – 1 pm at Laskin Road Annex (the former Linkhorn Elementary School). Stephen suggested we give away 250 trees. People who request trees online will have preference; the remaining trees will be available on a first come/first service basis.The tree request form will include “4th Annual Live Oak Distribution”. It will also say something like: “We are reserving a tree for you and submission of this form confirms that you will pick up your tree on Oct. 18th.” It will only be available online this year, but there will be instructions for those who want to print the form and return it by snail mail.
Clay will work with the city to generate a press release, which will go to many outlets, including the Council of Civic Organizations.
The next meeting will be on Monday, Aug. 25th at 3:30 pm at Bayside Recreation Center.
Rescued Live Oak wood being milled for CBF’s Brock Center.
#LESNERBRIDGE SIDEWALKS ARE CLOSED RIGHT NOW
We are trying to find out why and for how long.
We were told:
Nope. Just on the westbound bridge. You will have to use the eastbound bridge. They need to remove sections of sidewalk on the westbound bridge in order to build the new bridge abutment.
“The city of Virginia Beach has recently pulled this information to get an idea of where their citizens are cycling… Also clearly visible, is the use of Shore Drive.”
Learn more about the Bikeways & Trails Advisory Committee at VBGov.com.
Strava Labs is where Strava engineering occasionally releases side projects independent of our product.
Projects may be added, removed, or break at any time, so use them at your own risk.
“Last year, police recorded just two crashes on Shore Drive involving a bike and a car. There were 110 citywide, but only those with injuries or property damage are counted.”
Read part 2 of 7 at Pilotonline.com:
LIFE ALONG THE BAY
This is the second of seven weekly narratives highlighting the beauty, the vibrancy and the struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
Photo Credit: Share Shore Drive Day July 11 2009
“Life Along the Bay”, Virginian-Pilot Series of Articles to focus on Bay and Shore Drive Communities
Check out the first of a seven article series entitled “Life along the bay” by the Virginian-Pilot
The articles will be weekly narratives highlighting the beauty, the vibrancy and the struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
The first article “Along river, nature is preserved for wildlife, people” by Kathy Adams can be found here http://hamptonroads.com/2014/07/along-river-nature-preserved-wildlife-people
Friends of First Landing State Park receive grant from Dominion Power
Friends of First Landing State Park received a $10,000 Grant.
View Press Release at Dominion Power website.
Read list of Grant Recipients.
Check article at Pilotonline.com:
Friends of First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach will create an exploration lab to teach visitors about the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
About Friends of First Landing State Park:
FRIENDS OF FIRST LANDING STATE PARK is a non-profit 501c3 group that advocates in the community on behalf of First Landing State Park. Members participate in a variety of ways—advocacy, fundraising, and volunteering. Our mission is to support the park and outdoor stewardship in the community.
Oyster Reef Keepers of Virginia based in Ocean Park received a grant for Oyster Reef Restoration for $20,000.
“The Pleasure House Point Natural Area represents a unique opportunity to showcase the beauty and function of a coastal eco-system in the midst of the highly developed waterfront community in the Bayfront area of Virginia Beach. The property has been manipulated time and time again over the past 50 years. Even with all of this intrusion, the environment has survived and flourished as a prime example of the resilience of a natural eco-system.”
View 88 page PDF online at VBGov.com.
About the Management Plan
This management plan was developed to comply with the conditions of the recorded conservation easement. The recommendations that are contained within the management plan are the result of a year long study of the property. This plan has a horizon of five years. It will be important to measure the progress made annually on the stated goals in the plan and to update the plan every five years.
The Pleasure House Point Natural Area represents a unique opportunity to showcase the beauty and function of a coastal eco-system in the midst of the highly developed waterfront community in the Bayfront area of Virginia Beach. The property has been manipulated time and time again over the past 50 years. Even with all of this intrusion, the environment has survived and flourished as a prime example of the resilience of a natural eco-system. There are many lessons to be learned from this property, as well as many actions we can take to restore and enhance the property. This document was developed with this charge in mind and outlines specific steps and priority projects to ensure that the property is properly managed and maintained for the benefit of both man and nature.
About Management Objectives
The conservation easement is held by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). This management plan is being developed to comply with the conditions of the recorded conservation easement and the management plan has been coordinated with VDGIF. The management plan will govern operations and maintenance as well as future improvements and restoration projects on the 84.658 acre parcel known as the Conservation Easement Parcel. The site must be managed consistent with conservation goals used to rank and fund the project as listed below.
• Maintain habitat values
• Maintain Coastal Maritime Forests
• Maintain water quality
• Maintain/educational and recreational values not detrimental to other aspects
About Public Engagement
There will be many different opportunities to provide environmental education in partnership with Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Lynnhaven River Now. In addition, the City will be providing outdoor programming in the park. We will continue to keep the neighbors engaged by coordinating regularly with the Bayfront Advisory Committee, the Shore Drive Community Coalition and the Ocean Park Civic League. The Bayfront Advisory Committee is appointed by City Council and provides a forum for residents and businesses in the area to discuss land use, transportation and social issues. The Shore Drive Community Coalition is a volunteer organization that coordinates among various civic groups. The Ocean Park Civic League represents the neighborhood directly adjacent to the site and the members have officially adopted the Pleasure House Point Natural Area and are responsible for conducting at least one trash clean up quarterly on the property. They are also diligent in reporting violations of the pet waste and leash laws.
I encourage you to read and digest the entire document.
It’s fascinating.
SDCC General Meeting – Monday July 28th at 7:30pm
Click here for a printable version of the agenda SDCC Agenda 7.28.14
MONDAY 28 JULY 2014
Shore Drive Community Coalition
SDCC General Meeting
MONDAY 28 JULY 2014
7:30-8:30 pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
(Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order:
Meeting topic: National Flood Insurance Program Rates
Home Owner Options
Costs and Requirements to Raise a Home
Officers’ Reports: President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –JUNE Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday AUGUST 25, 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Our next FOLO meeting is scheduled for Mon., July 21st at 3:30 pm at Bayside Rec Center.
We will discuss:
Website and new email address – Penny Moulis
Live Oaks along the median of Atlantic Ave. – Penny Moulis
Live Oaks on Lynnhaven Drive
Lynnhaven River NOW fall festival – Oct. 11th – Karen
New Member Orientation – Karen
2014 Live Oak Distribution – StephenNext Meeting: I will be out of town on Aug. 18th – will the 25th work?
Hope to see you there,
Karen
Friends of Live Oaks at VBGov.com.
Friends of Live Oaks in Facebook.
