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Henrico bookstore raises money to fight book bans with a read-in and a reckoning • Daycare worker charged with assaulting 7 children in Henrico

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Henrico bookstore raises money to fight book bans with a read-in and a reckoning

About 30 book lovers gathered at Book People’s Ridgefield Parkway store in Henrico's Far West End July 14 with banned books in hand for an evening that blended community read-in with a larger conversation about censorship and the freedom to read. Click here to read more

Daycare worker charged with assaulting 7 children in Henrico
A Henrico County daycare worker is accused of pinching, flicking and pulling the hair of children in her care, according to Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor. Bethany Davis, 33, was arraigned Monday in Henrico County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court before Judge S.L. Williams Jr. She faces
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Henrico Planning Commission endorses 2045 Comprehensive Plan, zoning rule changes
At its July 9 meeting, the Henrico Planning Commission recommended approval of the draft 2045 Comprehensive Plan, known as “HenricoNext.” This version includes revisions made in response to review by the Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, as well as 40 revisions suggested by Henrico residents.
Henrico CitizenJoseph Maltby, Citizen Contributor
Artwork auction contributes to free bus rides throughout Henrico, region
Transit-focused artwork displayed at GRTC’s recent TAP Into Transit community fundraiser event is available to purchase through this week. The two-dimensional artwork was produced by the All City Art Club for the recent public transit awareness and fundraising event at the Main Street Station Bidding on the
Henrico CitizenDina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
Police warn of feline parvo outbreak in Glen Allen neighborhood
Authorities are urging residents in and around a Glen Allen neighborhood to make sure their cats are up to date on vaccinations following a confirmed outbreak of feline parvo. Officers with Henrico Police’s Animal Protection Unit were called to a home in the 10600 block of Spurloch Court in
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws?
As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines
Henrico CitizenShannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury

Henrico Schools' FACE Summer Engagement Tour stops at Quioccasin Middle School July 21

Glover Park to host 'Under the Log: Snake Hike' July 22

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• Virginia Commonwealth Games coming to Richmond region for first time (WWBT NBC 12)
• Virginia's highest-paid public employees have whistles or corner offices (VPM News)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

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• Henricoans among nearly 200 at Capitol Bell Tower rally demanding Virginia leaders rein in data center growth
• Four VA-01 Democrats ask state party to reaffirm neutrality after DCCC backs Shannon Taylor
• From concrete construction projects to international ambitions, airport commission aims for RIC to be region’s gateway to the world
• Central Virginia nonprofit granted 60 acres in Henrico where BIPOC farmers can live and work

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