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3:23

Weekend Top 5

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2024/07/19

Henrico County is celebrating the grand opening of Taylor Farm Park in Sandston with several weekend activities. On Friday, the 1990 movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will play outdoors on the event lawn starting at sunset, approximately 8:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and flashlight. Concessions will be available for purchase. On Saturday, RADshare and Richmond Cycling Corps are teaming up to celebrate World BMX Day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. RADshare will have free loaner bikes and ki...

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5:15

Henrico leaders concerned about planned expansion of...

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2024/07/18

Citing confusion about potential impacts to Henrico citizens, Henrico County officials are urging the Goochland Planning Commission to defer a request on Thursday night’s agenda from Luck Stone Corporation, which is seeking to expand operations at its 70-acre Rockville quarry just west of the Henrico-Goochland border near Pouncey Tract Road and Kain Road. The proposal seeks a conditional use permit to allow Luck Stone to expand the area in which it can conduct stone-processing operations and ...

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22-year-old Henrico man struck and killed on Cedar...

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2024/07/18

A Henrico man died after being struck by a vehicle along Cedar Fork Road July 17. The driver stopped and remained on scene; police do not believe alcohol or speed were factors in the crash. The crash was reported at about 8:53 p.m. at the intersection of Cedar Fork Road and Tiffanywoods Lane, according to Henrico Police. When police arrived, they found 22-year-old Tyrone Calvin Jeffries with serious injuries. He was taken to a hospital, where he died early Thursday morning, according to polic...

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10:04

Restaurant Watch

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2024/07/18

JUNE 24 Royal Farms, 2401 Mechanicsville Turnpike – The following violation was reported during a routine inspection: temperature of spicy chicken tenders in front service warmer unit is too low. Kabab House, 3411 Old Parham Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: temperatures of noodles and several containers of chicken in walk-in cooler are elevated; temperature of milk is elevated because it was left out on the counter; foods throughout the kitchen are no...

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4:24

Tuckahoe Little League complex project moving forward...

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2024/07/17

Despite numerous setbacks, Henrico’s Tuckahoe Little League complex renovation project is still in the works. After a bond referendum including million for the project was approved by voters in 2016, the county created a plan to improve numerous aspects of the complex, such as revamping fields, creating a new main entrance, building new restrooms and batting cages, and more. The project initially was set to be completed sometime this summer. But eight years later, construction has yet to beg...

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0:56

Taylor Farm Park opens in Sandston

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2024/07/17

Despite the hot temperatures, dozens turned out for Tuesday's ribbon-cutting at Taylor Farm Park in Sandston. The 20-acre park is nestled among what used to be 99-acres of eastern Henrico farmland owned by the Taylor family since the 1850s. Sallie Cochran said her dad had wanted to see a park on his land since the 1990s when he wanted to try to work with the county to give them 100 acres, but "it wasn't possible at that time." It wasn’t until 2016 that the Taylors were finally able to sell th...

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1:13

Sheetz raising money to support children in need

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2024/07/17

Throughout the month of July, Sheetz is raising money to support children in need, through its Sheetz For the Kidz campaign. The employee-driven charity helps children with life-threatening medical conditions by sponsoring one child per Sheetz operating district. Customers at Sheetz’s 720-plus stores across six states can make a donation at the check-out by adding funds to their purchase. The money will then go towards the purchase of clothing, toys and other basic necessities for children in...

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4:28

Henrico Property Transactions: June 19-25, 2024

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2024/07/17

4820 Wall Avenue - 0,000, 1,950 SF (built in 1987), from Doris S. and James A. Pollock to Champs Global Concept LLC. 3207 Gaulding Lane - 0,000, 1,405 SF (built in 1960), from Raymond L. Kenney Jr. to Huzhabr Akhgar and Ghulam Sakhi. 121 North Rose Avenue - 5,000, 1,006 SF (built in 2024), from Bruce W. Taylor Masonry Inc. to Joseph Lafser. 4138 White Orchid Lane - 2,765, 1,504 SF (built in 2024), from Mankin Properties LLC to Jacquelin and Cadria Spencer-Hopson. 9408 Jerome Road - 8,800, 1,0...

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0:58

Citizen education reporter debuting 'mobile newsroom'...

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2024/07/17

Henrico Citizen Education Reporter and Report for America Corps member Liana Hardy will spend Monday, July 22 at the Fairfield Area Library (1401 North Laburnum Avenue) as part of the Citizen’s new “mobile newsroom” initiative. Hardy will be in the library’s large conference room (located in the lobby, past the circulation desk across from the restrooms and vending machines) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., ready to chat with community members about any education topics of interest. Stop by to visit H...

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1:23

Sheltering Arms Institute named a top-20...

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2024/07/17

The Sheltering Arms Institute was ranked the 19th Best Rehabilitation hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report, an improvement from last year’s ranking of 29th. The U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the "50 Best Rehabilitation Hospitals" are based on quality of care, clinical outcomes, and physician opinion. Sheltering Arms Institute, located just over the Henrico County line in Goochland County near Short Pump, received top marks for the percentage of patients ...

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0:59

GRASP to host free student financial aid workshops

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2024/07/17

The Great Aspirations Scholarship Program, or GRASP, is hosting workshops in the coming weeks to help students complete their financial aid applications. The workshops will help students with everything from filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form to how to find federal financial aid opportunities. GRASP is a non-profit organization that works to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to continue their education after high school. The workshops will be hel...

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1:03

Miyares announces results of 'Legal Food Frenzy'

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2024/07/17

The Law Office of James Steele, PLLC in Roanoke has won the Attorney General’s Cup in the 18th Annual Legal Food Frenzy. It is the firm's fourth consecutive win in a competition sponsored by the attorney general's office to raise money for food banks throughout Virginia. This year's event raised a total of nearly 0,000, enough to provide about 1.2 million meals for those in need statewide, according to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. Local winners included Hirschler for its efforts t...

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Henrico Doctors' Hospital named to 'Best Hospitals' list

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2024/07/17

Seven HCA Virginia hospitals – including Henrico Doctors' Hospital were named to U.S. News and World Report's "2024-2025 Best Hospitals" list. The hospitals were recognized for their excellence in providing care for patients with 15 different specialties and 20 procedures and conditions, ratings based upon a number of factors, including clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience. Locally, HCA Virginia's Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals also made the list. “For 35...

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1:45

McClellan presents $1.66M check to YWCA of Richmond...

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2024/07/17

Earlier this week, U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4th District) presented a check for [post_excerpt].66 million to the YWCA of Richmond. The money will help the organization's "Transforming Lives After Surviving Domestic Violence Project" build at least 40 new homes and offer 24/7 services for survivors of domestic violence. “YWCA Richmond is an important cornerstone of our community in Virginia’s Fourth," said McClellan, whose district includes Henrico's eastern half. "I am thri...

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1:03

Leadership Metro Richmond hosting workshops about...

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2024/07/17

Leadership Metro Richmond will host two identical virtual workshops designed for nonprofit organizations that want to learn about effective board of directors governance. The workshops, "Board Essentials," will take place on Zoom Wednesday, July 24 from noon to 2 p.m. and Wednesday, July 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The same content will be presented each time. Attendees will be able to learn from experienced nonprofit experts who will share their insights and help them build better boards. The w...

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1:14

Henrico Schools to host back-to-school event, Hoop It...

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2024/07/17

Henrico County Public Schools will host its "Back-to-School Kickoff" Aug. 9 at the Henrico Sports and Events Center. The event will feature a variety of activities for families, including the return of the 3-on-3 Hoop It Up basketball tournament, a pep-rally style celebration, a school and community resource fair, a "Kid Zone" area and an immunization clinic. Competition in the basketball tournament, which is free for students in grades 3-12, will begin at 8 a.m. and continue through 7 p.m. i...

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2:03

2 players with Henrico connections selected in Major...

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2024/07/17

Two players with Henrico ties were selected in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft this week. The Baltimore Orioles made Griff O’Ferrall – the starting shortstop for the University of Virginia and a former Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association player who graduated from St. Christopher’s School – the 38th player selected in the draft when they took him in the Prospect Promotion Incentive portion of the draft (between the first and second rounds). O’Ferrall, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound shortstop, wa...

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2:34

Henrico senators, delegates urge Churchill Downs,...

Henrico Citizen Audio Articles ·

2024/07/16

The eight members of Henrico County’s Virginia General Assembly delegation Tuesday sent a letter to Churchill Downs Incorporated, urging the company to withdraw plans to operate a gambling facility featuring historical horse racing machines in the Staples Mill Shopping Center in Henrico’s Near West End. The company submitted plans last month to open the gambling facility at the 25,000-square-foot former site of Surplus Furniture and Mattress in the shopping center, located at the intersection...

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Developer seeks to transform Near West End office...

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2024/07/16

The owners of a familiar 52-acre office park in Henrico’s West End want to turn it into a massive urban mixed-use development with more than 1,500 apartment and townhome units, a town center, event space and more than 30,000 square feet of retail space. Forest Avenue Office, LLC, a holding company of Reynolds Development, has filed plans to transform the Reynolds Crossing Office Park at the intersection of West Broad Street and Forest Avenue during a six-phase buildout that could span 15 to 2...

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3:22

Milestones: July 16, 2024

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2024/07/16

Josh Goldberg was elected president of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, effective July 1, at the organization’s recent annual meeting at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. He most recently served as vice president and a member of the executive committee of the JCFR. He succeeds Amy Nisenson as president after she completed her two-year term. Other officers elected at the meeting: Shelley Gouldin, vice president; Matt Grossman, secretary/treasurer; Dr. David Galpern, impact/allocations...

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