With some members dressed in matching bright blue apparel, and one even donning a cheese-shaped hat, the Deep Run High School Blue Cheese robotics team must have been a strange sight for members of the Henrico County School Board. The team members and their mentors had entered the room just in time for the school board’s Feb. 14 public comment […]
Milestones
Four yoga students from Hot Yoga Richmond participated in USA Yoga’s Central Southeast Regional Yoga Asana Competition, and all four placed in the Top 10. The students from RVA are April Penland (1st), Erika Donahue (4th), Kathleen Doyle (5th), and Jordan Dorn (7th). Each participant demonstrated a three-minute routine that consisted of six postures. They were scored based on level […]
NASCAR returning to Richmond Raceway this weekend
Richmond Raceway will welcome back NASCAR’s best to compete under the lights during the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race on Friday, April 12 and Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, April 13. The races also will mark the spring debut of the DC Solar FanGrounds. Toyota drivers have won five of […]
CBD and THC-A oil dispensaries set to open in Virginia
Virginians with a doctor’s recommendation soon will have access to CBD and THC-A oil dispensaries throughout the state. Online stores like OrganicCBDNugs are seeing a steady incline in their sales and soon, many more stores are slated to come online. The Virginia Board of Pharmacy has approved five companies to open the dispensaries – one in each of the commonwealth’s […]
Henrico’s EngAGE initiative to hold focus groups on needs of older residents
Henrico County’s EngAGE initiative will conduct two focus groups in May to explore a variety of needs and concerns for older residents. The focus groups will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road; and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 31 at the Tuckahoe Area Library, 1901 Starling […]
2 injured in Henrico house fire
Two Lakeside residents were injured during a fire at their home April 8. At 12:45 p.m., firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Williams Street following reports of a house on fire. Firefighters arrived to find smoke pouring from every side of the home, where two adults had already escaped. One of the residents, a man in his late 50s, […]
Women’s football team to play home games at Hermitage HS
The Richmond Black Widows, Richmond’s first women’s tackle football team and Virginia’s longest running women’s football team, will play their home games at Hermitage High School this season. The home-opener is April 27, and the team will host three other games – May 4, May 25 and June 1. All games will start at 6 p.m., with gates opening at […]
Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers’ Crime of the Week: April 8-14, 2019
This week, Crime Stoppers needs the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred in Goochland County. On March 21, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., a residence in the 12000B of River Road was broken into. The suspect gained entry by smashing in the rear sliding glass door. The suspect took several items from the home, […]