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Prayer, fasting, charity and community define Ramadan for Muslims in Henrico
On a recent weekday afternoon at the West End Islamic Center at 5000 Shady Grove Road in Glen Allen, a young congregant voices the call to prayer, bringing about a dozen boys and men to assemble in a row at the front of the great carpeted prayer hall. They go
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As regional transportation body allocates millions, multimodal advocates clamor for more bike, pedestrian infrastructure
Members of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority met Feb. 27 to award nearly $148 million in regional funding to a slate of projects that will impact movement through and around Henrico County and the region. It was the fourth round of funding approved in the CVTA’s history for regional
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Henrico School Board passes $976-million proposed budget that would add more than 100 new positions
The Henrico School Board Feb. 27 approved a proposed budget of nearly $1 billion for the 2026-2027 school year, which will be considered by the Henrico Board of Supervisors later this spring. The $32-million proposed increase from the current fiscal year’s budget would add more than 109 new staff
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Henrico Black History Month Spotlight – Heidi Ford
In honor of February as Black History Month, the Henrico Citizen will spotlight (on each weekday during the month) an important current or former Black resident of Henrico whose life has helped shape the county. Heidi E. Ford, an educator and agricultural extension professional who helped break racial barriers in
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