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State finds SwimRVA should have been licensed before 9-year-old drowned • Local students take charge collecting batteries

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State finds SwimRVA should have been licensed before 9-year-old King Overton drowned

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. Click here to read more

Local students take charge collecting batteries
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
Henrico CitizenRomulus Sklavos, Special to the Citizen
Lewis Ginter’s ‘Incanto’ artwork nominated for CODAawards as top-100 international collaboration
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 projects
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Lawmakers call for special session to debate Dominion-NextEra merger
As the State Corporation Commission prepares to begin a months-long review of the potential merger of Virginia’s largest electric utility company Dominion Energy and the Florida-based NextEra Energy, two Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday urged Gov. Abigail Spanberger to host a special legislative session that would allow
Henrico CitizenShannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury
Restaurant Watch
JUNE 22 Roots Natural Kitchen, 4101 Dominion Boulevard – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: no paper towels or hand soap are available at hand sink across from the grill; no paper towels are available in first public unisex restroom; recorded 0 ppm of quat sanitizer in three-
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Weekend Top 5
Student performers from SPARC will present Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella at 7:30 p.m. July 24, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 25, and at 2 p.m. July 26 at the Henrico Theatre, 305 East Nine Mile Road. This Broadway adaptation of the classic musical
Henrico CitizenSarah Story, Citizen Online Editor
In the Garden: Enjoy the flavor of homegrown herbs year-round
Add homegrown flavor to meals with garden fresh herbs that will elevate any dish. Continue enjoying them well past the end of the season by preserving favorites to use in winter meals. Snip a few leaves or leaf-covered stems as needed for cooking or garnishing a favorite dish throughout
Henrico CitizenMelinda Myers, Special to the Citizen

Walking tour of Woodland Cemetery in Henrico planned July 25

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