SwimRVA was required to obtain a license to operate a "child day program" from the Virginia Department of Education’s Superintendent but it did not, according to an email from a VDOE spokesperson. That means SwimRVA was operating an unlicensed child day program when nine-year-old King
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Weeks after a fire displaced more than 100 residents of the Darby House apartments, a new recovery fund is buying them more time — but the search for affordable housing remains a struggle. Carol Chivaro has been through a hotel stay, a move to an extended stay at Woodbridge Suites in
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Most people don’t think twice before tossing used batteries into the trash. For Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School students Prithvi Chakraborty, 16, and Abhinav Mehta, 17, that bad habit became the inspiration for Batteries4Better, a student-run nonprofit working to make battery recycling more accessible throughout Henrico and
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An art exhibit at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a finalist in the international CODAawards People's Choice competition, which recognize excellence in integrating commissioned art into interior, architectural, and public spaces. Public voting is now underway and will continue through July 30. CODAworx recently announced its top 100
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