This pipe is terrorizing cars/bikes on Rosewood Ave.

This protruding pipe wrecks havoc on passing cars and especially bicycles. It’s in the Eastbound lane of Rosewood Ave at the Addison St intersection.  In this picture, water pools in a depression in the road and the pipe rears its head like the Lochness Monster.  Below that water, there’s another inch or two of pipe inexplicably protruding from the ground.  I’m sure the City has the tools to sheer off so it would sit level to the ground, but I haven’t had any luck getting Public Works to address it.  This thing has come up in conversation with a number of neighbors.  Now, let’s see if we can get it resolved.

UPDATE: An orange traffic cone sat atop the pipe when I passed it this morning.  A good sign, and fast!

You see baby strollers parked on people’s porches all the time.  Bringing the bulky things inside isn’t always an option.  After a year and a half of good luck, our stroller was stolen from our porch on Rosewood Ave sometime after Thanksgiving.

I understand that we were taking a risk by leaving it outside, but we’d just had a railing put around the porch and the gate was closed. So, anyone removing it would have been conspicuous and noisy.  Neighbors, keep an eye out for each other (and an eye out for this stroller).  And to my dogs, forget that I told you to stop barking at passers-by.

If you have to leave your stroller on your porch, I suggest a lock of some kind.

From a concerned Byrd Parker:

I thought this merited a post on the blog.  Last night my wife and I looked out our window and saw two guys trying to break into cars on the 2100 block of Rosewood. We called the police, and they later picked up one of the men rummaging through a vehicle.  He had three Samsung cellphones on him and some Ipod accessories.  The police are trying to find the owners of these items.  If any of these items belong to you, you can contact the 3rd precinct at 646-1414. The officer I spoke with also urged residents of our neighborhood to be vigilant and keep valuables out of sight in your vehicles.  They have picked this guy up before in this area, and it’s very likely he will be back again.

Has anyone else had items stolen from their car in the neighborhood?  Any more advice for keeping your belongings safe and discouraging theft?  Please post your thoughts on this in the comments section.

On Saturday, September 12th from 7:30-12.00, the 2100 block of Rosewood Avenue will be hosting a multi-family yard sale.  As many as 9-10 households have signed on to participate.  Neighbors are welcome to join in and help spread the word. The huge sale which will include many household items (large and small appliances, such as refrigerator and gas range), clothing and shoes (mens, womens, kids, maternity), books/magazines/cookbooks, curtains, home decor, lamps, glassware, entertaining items, kids items, a Wurlitzer Organ, and much more! Come check it out!!

UPDATE: The weather forecast is for clear skies. No rain Friday night or Saturday.

The Byrd Park Civic League has some great info on the etymology of local street names culled from Thomas F. Mustian’s Facts and Legends of Richmond Area Streets…

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Via Craigslist, word of  a found dog on Rosewood:

Last night, around 11 pm one of my housemates found a medium-sized mottled black and white dog (no collar) roaming in the street on Rosewood Ave. (a block behind Byrd Park). We brought him back to our house on Idlewood, fed him and gave him water. He is still in our yard, but our landlord does not allow dogs, so we need to find his home!

Check out Ken’s progress renovating his stately home in the 2400 block of Rosewood here. His grandfather bought the house in 1955 and it’s been in the family ever since.