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Proposed redesign for Lakeside would trade car traffic for bike lanes in attempt to attract more business • 2 sentenced to 60 years in prison for 2023 Whole Foods murder in Short Pump

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Proposed redesign for Lakeside would trade car traffic for bike lanes in attempt to attract more business

Henrico’s current Lakeside corridor, or “cheap Bellevue” as some residents call it, is a unique mix of antique shops, breweries, and small businesses run out of people’s homes – and a place where you will see many more cars than people on the streets. Click here to read more

2 sentenced to 60 years in prison for 2023 Whole Foods murder in Short Pump
A Henrico County judge has sentenced two Crewe residents to lengthy prison terms for the 2023 killing of 30-year-old Julian Leshon McClenny outside the Whole Foods Market at West Broad Village in Short Pump. On Aug. 29, Henrico Judge L.A. Harris Jr. sentenced Deonte Marquel Winston, 35, and Katoya
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Virginia launches Labor Day DUI enforcement with ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign
Nearly 200 Virginia law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols and checkpoints through the Labor Day holiday weekend as part of the 2025 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign to combat drunk driving. The statewide effort will include 705 saturation patrols and 86 sobriety checkpoints. The push comes as
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RHHD shares tips to prevent, recognize opioid overdoses ahead of Aug. 31 awareness day
In advance of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, officials from the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts are urging residents to learn the warning signs of an opioid overdose and to consider carrying naloxone, a medication that can reverse one. “Opioid overdoses continue to impact families and communities across
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Rogish to host ‘Tuckahoe Talk’ meeting Sept. 3
Tuckahoe District Supervisor Jody Rogish will host a Tuckahoe Talk constituent meeting Wednesday, Sept. 3 to discuss the next steps for a small park planned by Maybeury Elementary School. He’ll also provide updates about Henrico County’s plans to expand refuse collection service, as well as other initiatives of the
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Henrico Crime Report: Aug. 22-28, 2025
1100 Beverly Drive, Tuckahoe District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with strangulation at a single-family home Aug. 22 at 10:21 a.m. 7000 block of West Broad Street, Tuckahoe District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with driving under the influence, disregarding a signal to stop during a
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Weekend Top 5
The CSz Richmond Theater will present two shows on Friday, Aug. 29: Upstaged, an improvised sitcom set in the vibrant 1960s New York theater scene, at 7:30 p.m. and Potluck Improv, a smörgåsbord of improv sets, at 8:45 p.m. In Upstaged, the main characters are Penelope,
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offering free admission on Labor Day

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Henrico News Minute – Aug. 29, 2025
Henrico’s board of supervisors gets tough on vape shops; home sales, median prices up in Henrico in July; BRAKES safe-driving training program for teens coming to Henrico next week; Tuckahoe Talk meeting planned next week; our Weekend Top 5 and Restaurant Watch.
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