New ACAC Fitness Center offering hard-hat tours

Citizen Staff Reports

07/04/12

Construction of the new ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center at the corner of Old Brick Road and Gathering Place in West Broad Village is underway and the community is invited to attend hard hat tours of the new facility on Saturday, July 7 and Saturday, July 21 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Stop in at the Express Club & Membership Center at 2225 Old Brick Road (next to 3 Sports) to take a tour.

The new club will encompass almost 62,000 square feet on four levels, including a rooftop pool and sundeck. Other amenities will include locker rooms, two-story child care, three squash courts, two rooftop platform tennis courts, three pools, four group fitness studios and a wide array of the latest strength and cardiovascular equipment.

For updates about the club, visit http://acac.com/ShortPump or the facility’s Facebook page at http://facebook.com/acacShortPump To co.ntact the Express Club & Membership Center, call 464-0990.

Community

Raiders help ‘Stir It Up!’

Photos by Patty Kruszewski/Henrico Citizen 05/20/2013

Among the activities featured at Stir It Up!, a fundraiser and awareness raiser held May 5 at Deep Run H.S., was the opportunity for youngsters – including this young fan pictured with player Raibonne Charles – to play catch with members of the Richmond Raiders professional indoor football team. > Read more.

Henrico Junior 4-H camp registration open

By Ben Panko, Special to the Citizen 05/19/2013

For parents looking to keep their kids outside and away from the video games this summer, the Virginia Cooperative Extension is still accepting registrations for the 2013 Henrico Junior 4-H Camp.

The camp will be held June 17-23, and is open to boys and girls ages 9-13. A total of 10 spaces for boys and 27 spaces for girls remain available, and registration is open until May 24. The cost is $230, which includes lodging, meals, programs, instructional materials and charter bus transportation. > Read more.

Weekend Top 10

By Sarah Story, Citizen Events Editor 05/16/2013

Shrimp, barbecue and ice cream definitely go together this weekend in Henrico! The kids might even enjoy a tea party with Alice and the Mad Hatter. Other fun events for the family are Imagination Richmond and May Play Day. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.

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Entertainment

Veteran restaurateur set to open in Short Pump

Tran’s Pho 1 Grill will serve Vietnamese fare

05/20/2013

After nearly a year out of the restaurant industry, a well known 30-year Henrico restaurateur is ready to open up his fifth venture in Short Pump.

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.

Restaurant watch

05/16/2013

Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.

Wine, for the win

Popular Short Pump spot offers upscale comfort, flavors

05/06/2013

The Wine Loft opened in West Broad Village in January 2010, offering a full bar with wine, beer, spirits and a kitchen with tapas-style snacks. It offers a seasonal patio area along Whittall Way. Its walk-in wine “humidor” in plain view from the bar offers more than 85 wines by the glass ($6-$65) and about 250 by the bottle ($28 and up), with some emphasis on Italian wines. Culinary trained chefs plus partnership with Culinard (Culinary program of Virginia College). > Read more.

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