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New Huguenot Bridge to open May 28
Citizen Staff Reports 05/24/2013 Transportation
Workers affix a railing to the new Huguenot Bridge earlier this spring. (Photo courtesy VDOT)
The new bridge is wider than the old bridge and includes one 12-foot travel lane and one 10-foot shoulder in each direction. The wider shoulders will function as both an emergency breakdown lane and an area for cyclists to safely use the bridge. In addition, there will be a 5-foot wide sidewalk on each side for pedestrians.
“The contractor, localities and VDOT have been committed since day one to keep this project on schedule,” said District Administrator Tom Hawthorne. “We’re pleased those efforts have resulted in the bridge opening three months ahead of schedule.” > Read more.
Cuccinelli backs human trafficking legislation
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By Mark Robinson, Capital News Service 01/18/2013 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2013
 Legislation to curtail human trafficking in Virginia has gathered bipartisan support early in the General Assembly’s 2013 session. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli called the offense one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises in the country. He said Tuesday that Virginia was feeling the effect. > Read more. |
2 Henrico delegates offer different plans for reducing gun violence
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By Maria Rajtik, Capital News Service 01/18/2013 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2013
Two Henrico delegates agree measures need to be taken to lessen gun violence, but offer different approaches to regulation. Del. Joseph Morrissey, D-Henrico, is focusing on a bill that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold 20 or more rounds. HB 2207 would make the import, sale, barter and transfer of assault firearms a Class 6 felony, and the import, sale, barter and transfer of high-capacity magazines a Class 1 misdemeanor, respectively. > Read more. |
Henrico’s annual King celebration planned
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Citizen Staff Reports 01/17/2013 Features
 The 27th annual celebration honoring the birthday and life achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Jan. 21 at Henrico High School, 302 Azalea Avenue, beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will include music, awards, scholarships and special presentations. The theme this year is "The Movement Through The Eyes Of A Child," and the featured speaker will be Ruby Shuttlesworth Bester, the daughter of the late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. He was a noted activist in the Civil Rights movement from Birmingham, Ala., whose church and home were bombed during the early 1960s. > Read more. |
Business in brief
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Citizen Staff Reports 01/17/2013 BusinessBusiness in Brief
 The 2012 Southern States Holiday Food Drive collected nearly 2.5 tons of canned, boxed and other stable food items for food banks and charitable organizations in 36 cities and towns in the company’s south and mid-Atlantic regions. The drive, in its second year, was held Nov. 12 through Dec. 16. Southern States is a Richmond-based farm supply and service cooperative, founded in 1923 that now has more than 300,000 farmer-members. > Read more. |
School safety panel will be ‘reasonable, not reactionary’
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By Whitney Spicer and Blake Belden, Capital News Service 01/17/2013 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2013
Members of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s School and Campus Safety Task Force vowed Monday that their recommendations on keeping Virginia’s schools safe would be based on fact and not emotion. The task force – charged with evaluating the safety of schools and campuses throughout the state – was assembled by McDonnell in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last month in Newtown, Conn. > Read more. |
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KHB seeks nominations for best-maintained properties
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The Keep Henrico Beautiful (KHB) Committee is seeking outstanding residential and commercial properties for the 2011 Land Lover and Clean Business awards. Nominations for exemplary homes and businesses from each of the five magisterial districts will be accepted through Saturday, April 30. > Read more.
Festival will help RIR ‘race’ into spring
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Entertainment
Mother and son open new restaurant in Sandston
The Sandston Kitchen will celebrate its official grand opening on Memorial Day, May 27. The restaurant is located in the site of the former Sandston Pharmacy at 2 West Williamsburg Road. It serves breakfast and lunch seven days a week and dinner Tuesday through Saturday. > Read more.
Whale of a treat
Ironfish delights with a variety of tasty catches
I was overjoyed to head back for another meal at Ironfish by Pescados, considered the Best New Restaurant in 2011 by both the Richmond Times Dispatch and Richmond Magazine. I agree whole-heartedly with their ratings. Since I first visited the restaurant for my birthday in January, I was waiting for the perfect special occasion to return. I couldn’t wait another year, obviously.
Run by the same restaurateurs as Pescados Latin Caribbean Seafood in Midlothian and Eat in Oregon Hill, Ironfish offers the same unique dishes and top-level customer service. > Read more.
Veteran restaurateur set to open in Short Pump
Tran’s Pho 1 Grill will serve Vietnamese fare
Paul Tran, along with his wife Ellen will open up Pho 1 Grill, a Vietnamese restaurant, in June in the Towne Center West Shopping Center.
Tran has been serving up Vietnamese food since the mid-’80s, his first being Que Huong on Rigsby Road. He also owned Mr. Chan’s on Horsepen Road and Saigon Gourmet on Hull Street Road. > Read more.
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