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Transit-oriented development workshops seek input for GRTC bus rapid transit route • Beto O'Rourke addresses crowd in Henrico

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Three virtual transit-oriented development workshops seek input for GRTC bus rapid transit route

The Greater Richmond Transit Corporation wants to hear the public's suggestions about changes and improvements to the neighborhoods around the planned bus rapid transit stations along the future Pulse North-South Corridor. The forthcoming express bus will connect to the existing Pulse bus line at the Downtown Transfer Station and terminate at Brook Road. Click here to read more.

At Henrico town hall, Beto O’Rourke calls on Democrats to show up in more rural, conservative areas
Several hundred people packed a July 19 town hall in Glen Allen held by Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who called on Democratic leaders to mobilize in areas of the country often “taken for granted” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. O’Rourke’s visit to The Cultural Arts Center
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Nearly 6,600 Dominion Energy customers in Henrico are without power following storms
Nearly 6,600 Dominion Energy customers in Henrico County remained without power as of 12:45 p.m. Monday, following storms that blew through the region Sunday. The company was actively working a total of 132 restoration projects scattered throughout the county, according to its outage website. The outages were
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Mechanicsville man charged with murder after body found in Henrico woods
A Mechanicsville man faces murder charges after a body was discovered in a wooded area off Staples Mill Road in Henrico County last year. Nickolas Ryan Driscoll, 41, of Mechanicsville, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with the October 2024 homicide. The indictments were obtained through
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TJ Maxx to open new Henrico location
Off-price retailer TJ Maxx will open a new store at The Creeks at Virginia Center in Glen Allen Aug. 10. The store, located at 9850 Brook Road, will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. seven days a week. TJ Maxx operates more than 1,
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Section of Telegraph Road in Glen Allen to close for 2 weeks
Telegraph Road between Rivanna Hill and Mountain roads in Glen Allen will be closed from 9 a.m. Monday, July 28 through 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1 for utility system improvements. Traffic will be detoured around the work zone via Telegraph, Brook Road and Magellan Parkway.
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Democrats, Wilder defend Va.’s top-ranked higher education system amid Trump investigations
In a display of unity, former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder joined several Democratic leaders in Richmond on Thursday to oppose what they say are partisan attacks on Virginia’s education system and universities. The event came on the heels of a group of George Mason University professors’ vote of
Henrico CitizenNathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury

After Hours concert at Innsbrook July 31 to feature Morgan Wallen tribute band '7 Summers'

Jay Brown’s Grace Street Seven to perform at Flowers After 5 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden July 31

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