A soaring video version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” combines the voices of more than 500 Henrico County Public Schools students in an ambitious artistic response to racial strife and national division. The video creates a seamless rendition of the Simon and Garfunkel classic made from hundreds of individual home recordings from choral students who attend each of the school […]
Delegates Adams, Bagby retain party nominations as voters mostly stay home in primary elections
Henrico voters – the few who showed up Tuesday or cast absentee ballots – helped determine party nominees for Virginia House of Delegates races in three districts and for the top three statewide candidates on the Democratic ticket during Virginia’s primary election. In the House of Delegates races involving the county, two incumbents – Democrats Dawn Adams (68th District) and […]
Revamped Innsbrook After Hours series to begin July 7
The Innsbrook After Hours concert series – which will retain its name, after the previous organizers moved their “After Hours” series north to the state fairgrounds earlier this year – will return to its roots this year, offering weekly concerts on Wednesday nights from July 7 through Sept. 29. That’s how the series began more than two decades ago, before […]
BBB issues warning about alleged Glen Allen company Sneakfoot
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about a footwear company that claims to be located in Glen Allen but in reality appears only to be using the address of a UPS Store there. The BBB has received more than 7,000 inquiries and more than 450 consumer complaints about Sneakfoot.com, a website that claims to be an “independent reseller” […]
Keep Virginia Beautiful awards ‘Green Grants’ to Tech for Troops, Scrap RVA
As part of its annual “Green Grants” program, which awards 30 grants in 30 days each June, Keep Virginia Beautiful has honored two local organizations in recent days. Tech for Troops will receive a grant award of $1,000 and Scrap RVA will receive $750 – each to complete recycling projects. Every year, government, non-profit, civic and service organizations in Virginia […]
6 Henrico students honored during Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony
Student athletes from four Henrico schools were among the 20 from the Richmond region honored at the annual Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete Awards ceremony June 7. The event was held virtually online. Top honors and $5,750 scholarships went to Michael Bourne of Cosby High School and Ellie Horner of St. Catherine’s School. The $3,500 runners’ up scholarships went to Elvin Edmonds, […]
Far West End business center sells
A business center in Henrico’s Far West End has been sold to a Maryland-based firm. Deep Run Business Centre I & II, located at 3955-3991 Deep Rock Road, just off West Broad Street west of Gaskins Road, includes 88,118 square feet of space in a two-building layout. Feldman Bergin Properties purchased the site for an undisclosed price from its owner, […]
Milestones – June 8, 2021
Brooke Allen Biastock of Henrico graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in creative writing May 19 from Hollins University in Roanoke, Va. Biastock also was named to the spring 2021 dean’s list. To attain this distinction, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Biastock is a graduate of Deep Run High School and is […]
Local organizations partner to promote ‘The Basics’
A number of local organizations, including several from Henrico, have partnered to promote what they call “The Basics” – five simple principles that parents and caregivers can use to help young children thrive in the early years. The five principles of The Basics are: • Maximize love, manage stress; • Talk, sing, and point; • Count, group, and compare; • […]
Henrico Humane Society’s ‘Cash for Cats’ fundraising campaign ends June 8
June 8 is the last day to contribute to Henrico Humane Society through the “Cash for Cats” online fundraising campaign. The effort is part of Adopt-A-Cat month in June and began June 1. This is the fifth year that HHS has participated in Cash for Cats, which helps the organization sustain rescue efforts for pets in need. Donations may be […]
