Faces of Henrico Business – Kyla Hart, Sussie Galvez, Donna Finnegan, Tunic Consignment

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Business name: Tunic Consignment Employee names and positions: Kyla Daniel Hart, owner; Sussie Galvez, sales; Donna Finnegan, authenticator Time with company: Hart – one year; Galvez – four years; Finnegan – six years Location: 3416 Pump Road, Henrico VA 23233 Website: www.tunicconsignment.com * * * Faces of Henrico Business is a regular feature spotlighting employees of Henrico businesses. Would you […]

Henrico Schools names new chief of communications

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Henrico County Public Schools has announced a new chief of communications and promoted its director of family and community engagement to a divisionwide role. Eileen Cox, the current strategic communications officer for Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, will become HCPS’s new chief of communications, replacing Andy Jenks, who left the role earlier this month to take a similar position in […]

Register free for Sept. 25 ‘Walk for Children’s’

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The Elite Contracting Group Walk for Children’s, formerly known as Four Miles for Kids, will be held all day on Sept. 25. The redesigned event encourages people of all abilities to walk, run or roll for however long they choose to support Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Participants are encouraged to take part from any site that is convenient to […]

Restaurant Watch

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SEPT. 1 Panera Bread, 10301 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: temperature of lettuce in the salad refrigerator is elevated (unit isn’t working); observed torn gaskets in refrigerated units in the drive-through area; ceiling tiles above the prep line are dusty; observed food build-up behind units on the make line and behind pipes […]

Brookland District community meeting planned Sept. 29

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Brookland District School Board representative Kristi Kinsella will hold a “Community Check-in” Sept. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Hermitage High School, 8301 Hungary Spring Road. Brookland Supervisor Dan Schmitt, chair of the Henrico Board of Supervisors, also will attend as a guest. The event will feature current information about a range of issues, updates about Henrico County […]

Life-sized dinosaurs arrive in Henrico Sept. 24 for drive-through exhibit 

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The Richmond Raceway complex will come to life beginning Sept. 24 with the Jurassic Encounter, featuring more than 55 static and animatronic dinosaurs, fossils and 26 different species. The life-sized dinosaur drive-thru exhibit will transform the Richmond Raceway into a prehistoric setting with dinosaurs and fossils of all sizes, a paleontological camp, and an erupting volcano. Guests remain in their vehicle […]

Henrico gas station agrees to pay fine for alleged price-gouging

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A Henrico gas station that allegedly raised the cost of gas by nearly 29% overnight in May has agreed to pay a $2,500 fine and return more than $300 in excess profits it made from sales at the higher price. The RIR Mart Exxon station at 510 East Laburnum Avenue, across from Richmond Raceway, allegedly raised the cost of a […]

Henrico News Minute – Sept. 23, 2021

Henrico Police are investigating threats against Highland Springs High School; Henrico Schools officials switch to a weekly announcement schedule for COVID-19 cases; new COVID cases up countywide Wednesday; Henrico losing finance director to collegiate ranks. (Today’s Henrico News Minute is brought to you by Henrico County CSB Prevention Services.)