Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Jan. 19-25, 2025

Work is ongoing to prepare a Henrico shopping center site for the arrival of a controversial gaming boutique – slated to include as many as 175 historical horse racing machines, a wine bar and live entertainment – but Henrico State Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16th District) is hopeful that an amendment he has

Henrico County will spend about $90,000 for an external report that will analyze the county’s response to this month’s water crisis and provide it with ideas about how to effectively provide its own water to Eastern Henrico in short-term, mid-term and longer-term scenarios. The county also will

The return to school this month marked a new phone policy for some Virginia school divisions, but not Henrico County. While other districts such as Richmond City and Hanover County have adopted the Virginia Department of Education’s recommended “bell-to-bell” phone ban, which restricts students from having their phone on

Dominique Hackey and his wife received some startling news on Sept. 3, 2023, about one of their twin sons who was in the NICU at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital. “A nurse was standing over Noah swaddling him, looked back and said I noticed his left leg wasn’t moving, it was kind

A developer’s proposed construction of a subdivision on Hillard Road in Lakeside, near where it meets Cub Road and next to the Belmont Golf Course, earned the endorsement of the Henrico Planning Commission Jan. 9. The development, proposed by The Kittrell Company, would contain as many as 18 two-story single-family

Although it is contractually obligated to purchase an average of about 12 million gallons of water per day from the City of Richmond until midway through 2040, Henrico County should have the infrastructure in place to supply all county customers with water from its own treatment facility well before then,

The Virginia House passed three Constitutional amendment resolutions Jan. 14 that could significantly reshape state policy on abortion, voting rights and same-sex marriage. The measures proposed by Democrats, HJ 1, HJ 2, and HJ 9, passed largely by party lines though Republican lawmakers voted in support of HJ2 and HJ9.

DEC. 17 Arilang Sushi, 2239 Old Brick Road – The following violation was reported during a routine inspection: soiled cardboard is lining shelves in the walk-in cooler. Taco Bell, 9420 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: there is low grouting throughout the kitchen; ceiling vents

Lawmakers press forward on a $29 million plan to fight hunger and boost learning, as critics raise concerns about funding and focus

Virginia House Democrats renewed their push to once again raise the state’s minimum wage, framing the legislation as a lifeline for struggling workers and families. But the proposal faces stiff opposition from Republican lawmakers and business groups, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who vetoed a similar measure in 2024. “Last