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	<title>Byrd Park</title>
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	<description>A community blog covering the Byrd Park and surrounding areas of Richmond, Virginia.</description>
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		<title>In the Alleys of Maymont</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/28/in-the-alleys-of-maymont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<title>How Does My House Look?</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/27/how-does-my-house-look/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/27/how-does-my-house-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From neighbory Peggy Lynch: See your Home in a whole new way or if you are really curious take a peek into your neighbors back yard&#8230;:) Aerial photographs of Byrd Park and the surrounding areas area available online at www.bing.com/maps. Simply enter your address and have your own Mary Poppins experience. At GoogleMaps, you have a similar arial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rain Barrels Galore</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/26/rain-barrels-galore/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/26/rain-barrels-galore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Byrd Park resident is selling rain barrels on Craigslist. This is one eco-trend that has really taken off. There are lots of rain barrels set up on houses in the neighborhood, some of which are pretty sophisticated looking.  I&#8217;d love to post a collection of pictures of local rain barrel set-ups.  If you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Local Cars for Sale</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/23/two-local-cars-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/23/two-local-cars-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;1974 GTO amazing restoration candidate! &#8211; $2500&#8243; &#8220;1989 BMW 325i white convertible. 5-speed. 130,000 miles. I will consider trading it for a pick-up truck or $2,000&#8243;]]></description>
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		<title>3br on Meadow for $875</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/22/3br-on-meadow-for-875/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/22/3br-on-meadow-for-875/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to live near the park, this Craigslist ad is for you.  Here&#8217;s a list of features: Three bedrooms one bath central heat and air hardwood floors new appliances updated kitchen new paint fenced in large backyard screened in side porch]]></description>
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		<title>Who Wants Solar Panels?</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/who-wants-solar-panels/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/who-wants-solar-panels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A great idea from Rosewood Ave resident, David vanBlaricom: Here&#8217;s a way we can help save the environment and cut our energy bills. All we need is a group of people in the neighborhood willing to figure out a cost effective way to put solar panels on our roofs, remain on the grid for redundancy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside the Pumphouse</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/inside-the-pumphouse/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/inside-the-pumphouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the Hills and Heights community blog beat us to the punch, let&#8217;s just quote them and provide the same great link. Phil Riggan of RichmondOnTheJames went on a tour of the Pumphouse, check out his great post &#38; photos;]]></description>
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		<title>Street Oddity: Extremely Vacant Lots</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/street-oddity-extremely-vacant-lots/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/21/street-oddity-extremely-vacant-lots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maymont]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The flora is overgrown in these 3-4 undeveloped lots on Meadow.  Is it an eyesore, or a sanctuary? Across the street, a full city block of land looks much better cared for, however, it also seems unused. Can anyone offer insights about the current purpose or future plans for either of these two properties? The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Garden Grows Up</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/20/the-secret-garden-grows-up/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/20/the-secret-garden-grows-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might recall the secret garden that was reported on briefly in a previous post. Well, it seems to be taking off. In fact, urban gardens are a big deal in Richmond these days. Richmond.com has a great article about the phenomenon. As for our fledgling community gardening effort, let&#8217;s see if we can find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maymont&#8217;s X-Country Festival</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/20/maymonts-x-country-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/20/maymonts-x-country-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maymont]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press release from Maymont: 8th annual Maymont X-Country Festival set for September 24-25 Registration now open for all festival events RICHMOND, VA &#8211; The 8th annual Maymont X-Country Festival is set for September 24-25, 2010 at Maymont Park. Friday evening kicks off with the Elementary School 1-miler at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Open 5k [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Island is Off Limits</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/19/the-island-is-off-limits/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/19/the-island-is-off-limits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Byrd Park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News concerning our planned voyage to uncover the mysteries of the island in the middle of Swan Lake. From Michael Paul Dodson, a recent Byrd Park Civic League president: Please note that signs will be posted shortly as the Park&#8217;s Department does not want anyone on the island. It will not only disturb the few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegetable Bandits</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/19/vegetable-bandits/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/19/vegetable-bandits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1622</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has somebody been making off with your veggies? This just in from a neighbor, Peggy: My neighbors vegetable garden is currently supporting her and me. Alas my garden has been turned into a Farmers Market by Octomom. So named for the bountiful number of offspring she has each year. She and her band of little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Alleys of Mayberry, I mean Maymont</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/18/the-alleys-of-mayberry-i-mean-maymont/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/18/the-alleys-of-mayberry-i-mean-maymont/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maymont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alley oddities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you head South of the Fan, past the Randolph neighborhood, on the other side of the Amelia Street School, and cross Harrison Street&#8217;s western conclusion, you wind up at the Maymont neighborhood. Bungalo-style houses are nestled under a canopy of trees stretching further than most Richmonders realize, nearly to the canal and the train [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3rd Precinct Crime Report for June</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/16/3rd-precinct-crime-report-for-june/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/16/3rd-precinct-crime-report-for-june/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The June crime report from the Richmond Police Department is posted below. For those who scrutinized last month&#8217;s report. We saw a 250% increase in robberies (from 2 to 7 in the 3rd precinct).  This month, there were another seven robberies, which is the same number seen in June 2009.  However, the other categories may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marty Jewell&#8217;s Baseball Tournament, 7/17</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/16/marty-jewells-baseball-tournament-717/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/16/marty-jewells-baseball-tournament-717/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press release from City Council&#8217;s public information manager: Marty Jewell 3rd Annual Metropolitan Junior Baseball League Invitational Baseball Tournament to be held this Saturday To include Virginia-based teams from Richmond, Hampton and Norfolk WHAT Named in tribute to The Honorable E. Martin Jewell, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Central 5th District (who will throw the ceremonial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edible Revolution Garden Tour, 7/17</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/15/edible-revolution-garden-tour-717/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/15/edible-revolution-garden-tour-717/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Event announcement from Tricycle Gardens: Greetings gardeners and garden fans. Our Edible Revolution Garden Tour, which highlights 13 urban, kitchen gardens is just over a week away on July 17th. Tickets are $20 per carload or group of four bicycles. The price includes a map, access to some of the most creative food-producing backyards from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elk</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/15/elk/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/15/elk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A burial marker in Riverview Cemetery for the Benevolent &#38; Protective Order of Elks: Although a strong departure from the usual &#8220;always an Elk&#8221; phrase, the reason behind this intensity will become clear soon enough. Scattered across the United States in peaceful corners of the landscape are sacred plots of ground- some small and simple, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get to Know Clark Springs Elementary</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/14/get-to-know-clark-springs-elementary/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/14/get-to-know-clark-springs-elementary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1524</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that Clark Springs Elementary is set to serve the families who were previously zoned for the unpopular Maymont school, it&#8217;s a good idea to start getting to know our new public school option a little better. With this mostly pictorial post, the obvious physical features of the Clark Springs facility will be highlighted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Start a Band in the Neighborhood?</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/12/start-a-band-in-the-neighborhood/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/12/start-a-band-in-the-neighborhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://byrdpark.net/?p=1569</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From Randolph and Byrd Park Craigslist posts, enough used musical instruments can be purchased to form a full band: Bass guitar. Electronic drums. Acoustic/electric guitar. But, be sure to mind the City&#8217;s new noise ordinance and dancing prohibition. There&#8217;s no AC in the city jail.]]></description>
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		<title>An Alley for Cars and Kids</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/11/an-alley-for-cars-and-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/11/an-alley-for-cars-and-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alley oddities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A parking lot doesn&#8217;t give you much to look at, but when you&#8217;re walking down an alley, where bungalo houses butt right up next to each other, the sprawling space might come as a surprise. On the east side of this Blair St parking lot sits a brick building&#8230; The Remnant Excel Education Center provides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Byrd Park Pump House tour next week</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/08/byrd-park-pump-house-tour-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/08/byrd-park-pump-house-tour-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Byrd Park Pump House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quoit Club]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Quoit Club is sponsoring a tour of the Byrd Park Pump House on Thursday, July 15th at 6PM. The site is a wonderfully executed late 19th-century example of the Gothic Revival style, applied to a municipal industrial building whose purpose was to house the Richmond city waterworks. The building, which served as the city’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Deer on Douglasdale</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/07/a-deer-on-douglasdale/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/07/a-deer-on-douglasdale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A resident of the 3000 block of Douglasdale Rd, just on the other side of Blanton Ave and the Vitacourse, witnessed this deer eating all the seed out of his bird feeder.  He snapped three pictures with his cell phone.  The other two, and some thoughts on the reason behind the deer&#8217;s migration into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yard Sales on Saturday, 7/10</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/07/yard-sales-on-saturday-710/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/07/yard-sales-on-saturday-710/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Craigslist: Sat., July 10, 8 a.m. to Noon. 503 S. Davis Ave., directly across from beautiful Fountain Lake in Byrd Park Great assortment of ANTIQUES including pine desk, carved Italian cornice, POTTERY, PORCELAIN, architectural drafting table, MIRRORS (Scandinavian painted + more, BOOKS including military, history, etc, Williamsburg bed linens (comforter and shams); QUILT, silver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Swan Lake&#8217;s Island</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/05/discovering-swan-lakes-island/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/05/discovering-swan-lakes-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Mayor has cleared the way for boaters to set sail (or row/paddle) out onto Byrd Park&#8217;s lakes (besides Fountain Lake), one of the most mysterious features in the whole city, let alone the park, is about to get a closer look, ready or not. The island in the middle of Swan Lake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Books on Wheels scheduled for Randolph in August</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/05/books-on-wheels-scheduled-for-randolph-in-august/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/05/books-on-wheels-scheduled-for-randolph-in-august/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Books on Wheels will be at the Randolph Community Center providing free books &#038; free bicycle repair on August 3rd from 6-8PM for National Night Out. This event is free and open to the public.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Byrd Park&#8217;s Fireworks on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/04/watch-byrd-parks-fireworks-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/04/watch-byrd-parks-fireworks-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;ll be at Dogwood Dell for the fireworks, watching from your roof, or staying in and being productive, you can do some online people-watching during tonight&#8217;s Fourth of July festivities. One way to get to know what&#8217;s going on in Byrd Park at any given moment is to watch the activity on Twitter. By [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Alley is the Oddity</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/03/the-alley-is-the-oddity/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/03/the-alley-is-the-oddity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turning east off of Allen Avenue as it heads south from Idlewood, a development of new construction reveals a different side to the city. Randolph West might look like suburbia, but it&#8217;s on the bus line, and it offers some progressive surprises (after the jump &#8211; along with a special message to Randolph readers). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 4th: Music at 5. Fireworks at 9</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/02/the-4th-music-at-5-fireworks-at-9/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/02/the-4th-music-at-5-fireworks-at-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder about the July 4th festivities in the park &#8211; here&#8217;s the skinny from WTVR: The skies will light up Sunday, July 4th at Dogwood Dell for a Richmond Tradition of free music and fireworks. The entertainment will start at 5 p.m. with performances from Bak N DA Day, Rachel Leyco,The Carillion Bell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Closest Restaurants Are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/02/our-closest-restaurants-are/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/02/our-closest-restaurants-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonguard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being south of the Fan, retail and dining aren&#8217;t quite as accessible by foot, but at least our houses were half the price. So, maybe we can still afford a meal out every so often, and we probably don&#8217;t mind a short hike to a place that we really enjoy eating. Which restaurants do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small boats now allowed on Shields Lake and Swan Lake</title>
		<link>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/01/small-boats-now-allowed-on-shields-lake-and-swan-lake/</link>
		<comments>http://byrdpark.net/2010/07/01/small-boats-now-allowed-on-shields-lake-and-swan-lake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john m</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced today that non-powered watercraft are allowed on three city park lakes: Shields Lake and Swan Lake in William Byrd Park, and on Forest Hill Lake in Forest Hill Park. “I believe residents will enjoy boating on these city lakes as it highlights the aesthetic beauty of our city parks as [...]]]></description>
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