Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – March 9-15, 2025

Plans for a mixed-use ecodistrict that was expected to usher in a new era of development in Henrico County and provide the county with a regional entertainment attraction, in the form of a 17,000-seat arena, have collapsed. Green City Partners, with whom the county announced plans in late 2020

Makayla Swailes, a senior at J.R. Tucker High School, has seen the common area of her school so crowded during lunchtime that many students end up standing, sitting on the ground, or eating their lunch in the bathroom. “I have had personal experiences of my friends and I having

A nurse accused of abusing a premature baby at a Henrico County hospital now faces a half dozen new felony charges concerning injuries suffered by that child and two additional infants. A grand jury returned six indictments against Erin Strotman on Monday, according to court documents. That includes two new

On this day, fifth-grader Manny was confronting his fears – something he’d even had nightmares about in the past week. Today was the day that Manny had to face off against a fearsome foe, known colloquially to him and his teammates as “the Cube.” Each year, Henrico Schools’ Rubik’s Cube

Spirit Airlines will launch new nonstop service between Richmond International Airport and New York-LaGuardia Airport beginning May 7. The route becomes Spirit’s third destination from RIC, joining existing flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. The Richmond-LaGuardia route will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Tickets are

A new shooting range is coming to Central Virginia, but you can find it in a familiar place. Freedom Outdoors, which is based in Virginia Beach, plans to open in Henrico County at the old Colonial Shooting Academy location. Vice President of Marketing Emily Crooks said that when the owners

Who was Virginia’s first Black governor? When did the University of Virginia admit its first Black student? Who founded Henrico’s Ziontown Community, a settlement built in the Tuckahoe District after the Civil War, that was home to generations of Black entrepreneurs? You may know icons from the Civil

Henrico School Board members will hear more information about the proposed attendance zone changes for four high schools from Henrico Schools Superintendent Amy Cashwell at a 3 p.m. work session Thursday. The proposal, introduced at the Feb. 27 meeting, would shift school boundaries to move some students from the

The Planning Commission is scheduled to hear two proposals for residential developments at its March 13 meeting, which will begin at 5 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room in the Administration Building at the Western Government Center, 4301 East Parham Road. Godsey Properties is proposing to build 140

Henrico School Board members decided to hold off on a proposal to change the attendance zones of four high schools by a 3-2 informal vote at their Feb. 27 meeting. The proposal would shift school boundaries to move 190 students from Douglas S. Freeman High School to Mills E. Godwin