Through a partnership with Report for America, the Henrico Citizen welcomed Community Vitality Reporter Dina Weinstein in July 2025. Weinstein covers topics that help shape the vitality of the community, including housing, health and transportation.
Henrico County has big plans for improving the walkability and bikeability of the county, including proposed bike lanes and trails for the Lakeside area. But not all Lakeside residents are aligned on the idea of trading car lanes for bike lanes that some argue are “hardly used” by riders and
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Qualifying homebuyers and home builders interested in Henrico County’s affordable housing initiative can get information on how to participate and ask questions about available homes at an event set for Thursday, Sept. 24. “Ready, Set, Close! First-Time Buyer Event” is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. at
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Editor's note: The original version of this article incorrectly indicated that Virginia Railway Express Service to and through Washington, D.C. would not be affected. In fact, as now correctly indicated in the article below, VRE service also will be impacted and its trains will run to L&
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Henrico teenager Daniela’s artwork is inspired by beautiful rural and aquatic landscapes she has seen on road trips to her family’s lake house and on trips to the Chesapeake Bay. But some of her artwork portray women going through difficult emotions like the painting of the woman in
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Henrico County recorded 453 reportable traffic crashes during May, including four fatal crashes and 12 that resulted in serious injuries, according to an analysis of preliminary Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles crash data. The May total was 3.9% higher than the same month last year, when Henrico recorded 436
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