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Richmond Montessori gets six months to improve after child runs onto busy road • 'My Henrico Academy' to accept applications through Feb. 28

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Richmond Montessori gets six months to improve after child runs onto busy road

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has issued a provisional license to Richmond Montessori School after a child walked off the school’s Henrico County campus and into traffic on Parham Road. Click here to read more

‘My Henrico Academy’ to accept applications through Feb. 28
Metro Richmond residents who reflect the area’s cultural diversity are encouraged to apply for My Henrico Academy, a leadership program designed to strengthen connections between the county and its multicultural communities while encouraging civic participation. Now entering its fifth year, the free program offers up to 20 immigrant and
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Virginia updates vehicle safety inspection sticker for 2025
Vehicles in Virginia that have passed safety inspections are now receiving a new safety inspection sticker. The sticker, which is utilizing the color green for the first time, includes multiple changes from previous iterations, each designed to make it more difficult to counterfeit. The new sticker includes a holographic state
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Henrico to host winter emergency preparedness event Jan. 21
The Henrico County Department of Outreach and Engagement and its partners will host a winter emergency preparedness event Tuesday, Jan. 21 to help residents prepare for the cold, snowy and icy weather of winter. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Fairfield Area Library,
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Restaurant Watch
DEC. 11 Peter Chang, 11408 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: bar hand sink doesn’t have hand soap; sink in back of kitchen is blocked by a table holding a large rice cooker; sauces in middle lowboy are uncovered while drops of condensation
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In the Garden: Be a weather watching gardener
Each gardening season seems to offer new growing challenges. Our gardens are exposed to more drastic and variable weather with changing weather patterns. Floods, droughts, wind, temperature extremes, and unseasonable weather episodes can have immediate and long-term impacts on our plants. Monitoring and noting these occurrences will help you diagnose
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Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show planned Jan. 18-19 at Richmond Raceway Complex

The Westin Richmond to host Richmond Bridal Expo Jan. 19

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Henrico News Minute – Jan. 16, 2025
Deep Run HS students win Congressional App Challenge for Virginia’s First District; Henrico officials take action following last week’s water crisis; a state agency cites a Henrico private school with four violations after a child runs into traffic; Henrico HS graduate resigns as MSNBC president.
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