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Plans for bright, airy consolidated security checkpoint design highlighted during RIC meeting • Virginia Lt. Governor-Elect joins Henrico food pantry for pre-Thanksgiving distribution

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Plans for bright, airy consolidated security checkpoint design highlighted during RIC meeting

Airport officials were expecting 180,000 travelers to stream through Richmond International Airport for the Thanksgiving holiday, with passengers embarking on their journeys starting last Thursday and continuing through this coming Monday. Click here to read more

Virginia Lt. Governor-Elect joins Henrico food pantry for pre-Thanksgiving distribution
The day before Thanksgiving, Lt. Governor-Elect Ghazala Hashmi donned a bright yellow reflective vest and held out a bright green shopping bag filled with produce at the door of a busy food pantry in the Lakeside neighborhood of Henrico. As the groups of people lined up outside the Islamic Center
Henrico CitizenDina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
Wawa to debut new Sandston location Dec. 4 with giveaways
Wawa will open its 13th Henrico location Thursday, Dec. 4, with a morning full of giveaways, festivities and a friendly competition between local first responders. The celebration at 2011 Orange Blossom Lane in Sandston (just across from the Chickahominy YMCA) will begin at 7:55 a.m., when General Manager
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Henrico Small Business Spotlight: The Santa Spot
Christmas is a time of gift-giving for many. But if you’re looking to give memories instead of things, Jodie Strum hopes you’ll consider adding The Santa Spot to your list. “People that love Christmas really love this place,” the commercial real estate professional said of her North-Pole-themed wonderland.
Henrico CitizenAbigail Seaberg, Special to the Citizen
Dec. 18 blood drive to honor memory of Robert Mason Wood
When Katie Troy’s son was hospitalized with Burkett’s Lymphoma in November of 2021, she was working part-time at the Tuckahoe YMCA. During his treatment, Mason received multiple blood transfusions, but sometimes his treatment had to be delayed due to a low platelet count. Mason died Jan. 11, 2022, when
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Restaurant Watch
OCT. 27 World of Beer, 11600 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: final surface temperature in the dishwasher is too low; equipment found stored in bar ice chest; fryer baskets have broken off metal pieces. KOMMA TEA, 11800 West Broad Street – The following violations
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Henrico Crime Report: Nov. 21-27, 2025
3300 block Oconto Road, Brookland District – Police arrested and charged a citizen with driving under the influence of drugs Nov. 21 at 4:54 a.m. 5000 block of Nine Mile Road, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with shoplifting, possession of cocaine, and a warrant service
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Weekend Top 5
The Christmas at the Inn arts and crafts show returns to the Virginia Cliffe Inn, 2900 Mountain Road in Glen Allen, Nov. 28-30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Enjoy the festive decorations, savor the seasonal scents and mingle with crafters and the Clifton Family while
Henrico CitizenSarah Story, Citizen Online Editor
Obituaries - Henrico Citizen
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Henrico County’s annual vigil to honor homicide victims planned Dec. 2 at Western Government Center

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