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2024 Virginia Voter Guide • Disco Sports closing retail store after 54 years in business

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Disco Sports closing retail store after 54 years in business
After 54 years in business, Disco Sports, a locally owned and operated sporting goods store in Henrico’s West End, is closing its retail store. A post on the company’s Facebook page announced the news Nov. 2. While the retail store located at 1400 Starling Drive near Regency is closing, the
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Prosecutor moves to essentially drop cases against remaining Henrico deputies charged in Irvo Otieno’s death
Dinwiddie County’s top prosecutor is moving to essentially drop the cases against the remaining two people charged in the death of Irvo Otieno. Henrico Sheriff’s Deputies Kaiyell Sanders and Brandon Rodgers are both currently charged with manslaughter in the Otieno case and are awaiting trial. The Henrico man
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McClellan opens application process for Fourth District Youth Advisory Council
High school students in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional district have the opportunity to become part of U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s Youth Advisory Council, which she announced this week. The council will offer a platform for students to engage with their representative, federal staff, and current events through a series of
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UR named a top-50 green university by Princeton Review
The University of Richmond has been recognized for its commitment to environmental sustainability by The Princeton Review, earning a spot among the top 50 schools nationally in the 2025 edition of its annual Guide to Green Colleges. It’s the third consecutive year that UR has achieved a top-50 ranking, and
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Henrico Small Business Spotlight: Sweetest Stitch
By Julia Smith, Special to the Citizen Sweetest Stitch, a Near West End clothing store, began online in the spring of 2015 while owner Niki Kong juggled another job. Kong had dreamed of owning her own store since childhood, often finding herself flipping through books on entrepreneurship in local bookstores,
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There’s a familiar family behind this new Henrico seafood market
There’s a familiar family behind one of Richmond’s newest seafood markets. Shoreline Seafood is now open at the Canterbury Shopping Center on Patterson Avenue in Henrico’s West End. David Whitby opened Shoreline after selling Yellow Umbrella — the Richmond seafood market his parents started decades ago. “The Yellow
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offering half-price admission on Election Day

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