Virginia will become one of the few state-backed registries that collects data on patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, in order to improve brain health and caregiving. Annie Rhodes was a doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she now teaches, when she first noticed a gap in such collected data — not just in the state, […]
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UR to host ‘Techstars Startup Weekend’ March 22-24
Techstars and the University of Richmond will host Techstars Startup Weekend March 22-24 at UR’s Robins School of Business. The event is a designed as a creative and collaborative three-day program through which aspiring entrepreneurs experience startup life. The event is open to the public, and anyone can develop and pitch new startup ideas. The weekend includes creating a business […]
Freeman High School science students are determined to ‘Plant the Moon’
A physics class at Douglas S. Freeman High School may be the first to grow oyster mushrooms in moon dirt for NASA’s international Plant the Moon Challenge. The group of high-schoolers, led by their physics teacher Orien Altman, certainly do have a challenge ahead of them – they were given only $200 to do what even NASA scientists haven’t been […]
Henrico supervisors approve affordable housing plans in Varina, study of possible second Tuckahoe Creek Park boardwalk
Development proposals took up most of the Henrico Board of Supervisors’ March 12 meeting. First, the board approved a mixed-use complex in Highland Springs that includes a community center/early childhood education center, 22 townhomes, an office building, a playground, and two buildings with 45 apartments. It will sit on seven acres at the intersection of East Washington Street and North […]
Henrico’s Vithoulkas: Census population estimates are wrong
Federal agency suggested a net population gain of just 207 people; county officials estimate more than 5,100Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas pushed back strongly Friday on a U.S. Census Bureau population estimate published Thursday that projected the county had grown by only 207 residents in 2023. The report, published annually by the Census Bureau, ranked Henrico’s estimated population growth as 81st among the 83 Virginia localities that it projected had experienced growth last year. But the […]
‘All Henrico Reads’ author Strayed to visit county March 28
Henrico County’s long-running literary event All Henrico Reads will return Thursday, March 28, with bestselling and award-winning author Cheryl Strayed discussing her 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Strayed will appear at 7 p.m. at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, 11000 Telegraph Road. The event is free and open to the public, with […]
Richmond Raceway to host ‘Track Laps for Charity’
The Richmond Raceway will host Track Laps for Charity, allowing fans to drive their own vehicles around the track, Wednesday, March 27, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Drivers can take five laps around the track for a $20 donation to support Richmond Raceway Cares and the Special Olympics Virginia. The Richmond Area Toyota Dealers will match donations of up […]
Henrico’s 2023 population growth rate among slowest in Virginia, according to Census Bureau
Henrico County’s population grew at a slower rate in 2023 that the populations of six of the seven other largest Metro Richmond localities, according to a population estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. The agency estimated that Henrico’s population grew by just 207 people from 2022 to 2023 (or 0.06%) – to a total of 334,760, or 145 […]
Henrico Police Chief English reports increase in violent crimes and car thefts
Violent crime and car theft were up in Henrico County, according to a report Henrico Police Chief Eric English presented to the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. Chief English said he was not available to speak with CBS 6 today to answer questions about his presentation to county leaders. The Board has proposed $107 million in funding for the police […]
Cooper to hold first Fairfield District Forum March 21
Fairfield District Supervisor Roscoe Cooper, III, will hold his first Fairfield District Forum constituent meeting Thursday, March 21 to provide updates about several Henrico County initiatives. Cooper will be joined by representatives from Henrico Public Works, Police, Planning, Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services and Henrico County Public Schools to address projects related to community development, public safety and […]