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Virginia DMV officials highlight 'Brake Safety Week'

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2024/08/26

Virginia motorists should take note of the importance of maintaining their vehicle's braking systems during the upcoming Brake Safety Week (Aug. 25-31), according to Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles officials, who reported that there were 5,785 crashes involving commercial motor vehicles in 2023, with 65 of those vehicles having defective brakes. "Raising brake safety awareness is a critical part of our mission to reduce crashes and save lives," said DMV Commissioner Gerald Lackey, the g...

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VDACS offering free beehive-assembly equipment

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2024/08/26

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is offering free equipment for assembling new beehives to Virginia residents. Applications for the department's 2024 Beehive Distribution Program are being accepted now through Sept. 6 here. A random drawing will be held to choose which qualified recipients will receive the equipment. To be eligible, applicants must be residents of Virginia and 18 years or older. Businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies are not ...

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Red Cross officials cite 'national blood emergency,'...

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2024/08/26

The American Red Cross is reporting a national blood emergency and urging people who are able to make appointments to give blood. Severe weather in recent weeks has forced the cancellation of nearly 60 blood drives nationally, resulting in the collection of about 1,500 fewer blood products than anticipated. Bad weather annually impacts about 90,000 blood donations made to the Red Cross, according to officials. That can cause significant problems, since the shelf life of blood is short. To mak...

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4:56

Report: Richmond Raceway to lose its first race...

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2024/08/26

Richmond Raceway may be losing its first NASCAR race weekend in 2025. NASCAR officials have awarded NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series races next year to Mexico City, they announced Tuesday. A tentative schedule for 2025 that shows the two races in Mexico City (June 14 and 15) also shows just one Cup Series race at Richmond, Jordan Bianchi wrote in The Athletic Monday, citing multiple industry sources. (NASCAR has not yet released its official 2025 schedule.) The loss of one race weekend wo...

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UR to host panel discussion about free expression

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2024/08/26

The University of Richmond will be hosting a panel discussion on the future of free expression in the U.S. on Sept. 6, as part of an effort to promote civic engagement and democratic discourse. The free event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Modlin Center for the Arts, Camp Concert Hall, and will feature a panel of experts from a variety of fields including rap, civil rights, and legal scholarship. The event is being organized by University of Richmond liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, ...

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Hanover man dies when moped is struck in Henrico

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2024/08/26

A 72-year-old man from Hanover County died just after midnight Saturday in a two-vehicle crash on Mechanicsville Turnpike, according to Henrico Police. The crash occurred at around 12:06 a.m. near Springdale Road. A preliminary investigation indicated that Billy Chestnut was driving a moped that became disabled while it was traveling north on Mechanicsville Turnpike. A sedan, also traveling north, approached the moped from behind and changed lanes in an attempt to avoid another slow-moving ve...

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3:41

Business in brief: Aug. 26, 2024

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2024/08/26

Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: DCSPORTS87 Sports Cards and Live Breaks LLC – leased 9,550 SF at 3951 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); EOP Ophthalmology Services, LLC – renewed its lease of 33,594 SF at 3855 Gaskins Road (Tucker Dowdy and Russell Wyatt represented the tenant); Journey Health & Wellness LLC – leased 5,006 SF at 100 Concourse Boulevard (Eric H...

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Colonial Shooting Academy in Henrico closing Sept. 4

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2024/08/26

Colonial Shooting Academy will close in September after more than a decade in business on West Broad Street in Henrico County, a message on the gun store and shooting range's website read. "CSA is closing due to market volatility, inflation and other factors and the process is moving quickly," the message read. "CSA’s 60,000 SF facility is headed to market for sale and the contents of the building will be auctioned off in mid-October." Colonial Shooting Academy is scheduled to close Wednesday...

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Plate and Goblet: Mellow Mushroom hits middle age;...

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2024/08/26

Atlanta-based Mellow Mushroom is celebrating its golden anniversary this year with a limited-time-only special, offered through Nov. 11. Founded in Atlanta in 1974, the restaurant has three metro-Richmond locations, but it was the Short Pump location that a friend and I visited to check out the 50th anniversary fare. We started out with an order of nine double-baked Honey Sriracha Wings, and agreed that the sprinkling of sesame seeds elevated them a notch above the typical. To complement the ...

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60 displaced after massive fire at Chase Gayton...

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2024/08/26

More than 60 people have been displaced after a two-alarm fire damaged 24 units at Chase Gayton apartments in Henrico's West End Friday, according to officials with the Red Cross of Virginia. Crews were called to a two-story apartment on Chase Gayton Circle, near the intersection of Gaskins Road and Quioccasin Road, for a report of a fire at 1:35 p.m. Firefighters responding saw a large plume of black smoke coming from the apartment complex and that is when Henrico County Division of Fire Ass...

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Henrico supervisors approve 'transformational'...

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2024/08/23

At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved what Fairfield Supervisor Roscoe Cooper, III called a “historic, transformational” proposal to redevelop the Glenwood Farms apartments and shopping center located along East Laburnum Avenue near Mechanicsville Turnpike. The entire 34-acre development will be replaced, increasing the number of residential units from 240 to 950 while maintaining some commercial space. As many as 555, or 58%, of the residential units will be multi...

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Henrico Crime Report: Aug. 16-22, 2024

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2024/08/23

12100 block of Oxford Landing Drive, Three Chopt District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with vandalism of an automobile at an apartment complex Aug. 16 at 12:30 a.m. 1500 block of Split Oak Lane, Tuckahoe District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with discharging a firearm at an apartment complex Aug. 16 at 1 a.m. 1500 block of North Parham Road, Tuckahoe District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with grand larceny and a warrant service at a specialty store Aug. 16 at ...

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Obituary - Peter Theodore Lottman

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2024/08/23

Peter Theodore Lottman of Henrico, VA, passed away unexpectedly on August 18, 2024. He is survived by his wife and partner of 17 years, Amy Dick; parents, Les and Cheryl Lottman (Doylestown, PA); Siblings; Heather Lottman (Doylestown, PA), Jennifer Wiggins (Loveland, CO), and Michael Lottman (Doylestown, PA), Nephews; JT, Joey, and Jake Costigan (Doylestown, PA), Nieces; Maddie and Daisy Wiggins (Loveland, CO), In-laws Ace and Jana Ernst (Glen Allen, VA), Kevin and Laura Dick (Sutherland, VA)...

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Obituary - Christopher Colin Hitchcock

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2024/08/23

With great sorrow the Hitchcock family announces the passing of Christopher Colin Hitchcock at the young age of 49, on August 18, 2024. He left us so early because he wanted to get ahead to save us a seat. That was just the person he was. He was fiercely protective of his family and could always be counted on to do the right thing for those he loved and respected. He was born in 1975 in Varina/ Henrico, VA where he lived with the exception of a few years spent in Omak, Washington. Colin follo...

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Obituary - Kenneth William Wohlwend

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2024/08/23

Kenneth W. Wohlwend, 71, of Henrico passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024. He attended the University in Akron, OH and served in the U. S. Navy from 1981-2001. He was preceded in death by his father, William; mother, Kathleen; and nephew, Kurtice. He is survived by his wife, Vonda; three sisters, Vickie (Mark), Lori (Brad) and Mary (Josh); brother, Chuck (Maria); and niece, Casey. Ken’s wishes were to be cremated and have his ashes spread at sea by the U. S. Navy.Article LinkSupport the Show.

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4:43

Now What?! A journey in retrospect

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2024/08/22

A little more than 5 years ago, I wrote my first article for this column entitled, ‘The precipice of empty nesting.’ I landed on the title for the column to be ‘Now What?!’ because my son was going into his senior year of high school and I genuinely felt like I had no idea what would happen next. My only child would be off (God willing) to college within a year, and here I was a divorced single mom with the focus of my life on the verge of spreading his wings wider than ever before. I was exc...

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Forward Foundation: Empowering Action to Move Forward

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2024/08/22

Are you a working single parent?Forward Foundation is a is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting working, single parents and their children in the Greater Richmond area who are in the midst of a financial crisis. Forward Foundation works with single parents who have encountered a life-altering event resulting in financial crisis. Many parents fear they will be unable to work because they can’t afford the astronomical cost of childcare, but Forward Foundation can help.Its prog...

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Speech Connections: Comprehensive Speech Therapy for...

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2024/08/22

Speech Connections specializes in comprehensive speech therapy for children through a wide variety of proven methods. At Speech Connections, certified and licensed speech-language pathologists take great care to help your child with communication difficulties develop effective speech and communication skills. Speech Connections has individually developed treatment plans that are designed to meet your child’s specific speech therapy needs. Speech Connections offers services in three prim...

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Restaurant Watch

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2024/08/22

JULY 29 Les Crepes, 1308 Gaskins Road – The following violations were reported during a follow-up inspection: there is 0 ppm chlorine in bar and verdant lady dish machines and dish machine in dish room; black buildup found on plastic panel in ice machine; temperature of milk in bar fridge is elevated; green cutting board is heavily scratched; floor tiles are cracked in staff bathroom; there is a hole in the wall in staff bathroom; floors in kitchen need re-sealing; walk-in cooler vent is dust...

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'Clear the Shelter!' event results on 25 pets being...

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2024/08/22

The Henrico County Animal Shelter hosted its "Clear the Shelter!" pet adoption event Aug. 10, and 25 pets found their forever homes that day. More than 20 volunteers from the Henrico Humane Society, the William A. Harrison, Jr. Foundation and other local organizations assisted with the six-hour event, which included the placement of dogs, cats, and one guinea pig in their new homes. All adoption fees were waived for the pets, and potential adopters were presented with a wide variety of breeds...

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