FEB. 22 First Watch Restaurant, 11721 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: temperatures of pancake batter and waffle batter in walk-in cooler are elevated and they have exceeded the four-hour cooling time; temperatures of pancake batter in make table and container of pancake batter in reach-in cooler are elevated; dump sink in wait station has a leaky faucet; mop sink doesn’t have a dual check valve installed; dumpster found with lid open. FEB. 23 Elephant Thai Restaurant, 11676 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: person in...Article Link

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The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing March 27 at Tucker High School to discuss plans for improving the I-64 interchange at Parham Road and Mayland Road (Exit 181). The meeting will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The project, funded through the agency’s Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program, is estimated to cost about .3 million, begin in the spring of 2028 and take about a year to be completed, according to VDOT officials. To help alleviate accidents that occur as vehicles exiting I-64 westbound onto northbound Parham Road attempt to quickly merge left in...Article Link

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Henrico Police Chief Eric English sought to clarify the role Henrico Police play in the community one day after hearing from county residents about changes to the way police planned to respond to certain calls that included marijuana and shoplifting. "We are going to be responding to any unlawful action in Henrico County. So if people feel like they can come in Henrico County and do what they want to do, that is not the case," he said. "It's never going to be the case." The chief met with the media on Tuesday to dispel any "misinformation" that may exist...Article Link

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Henrico Police Chief Eric English sought to clarify the role Henrico Police play in the community one day after hearing from county residents about changes to the way police planned to respond to certain calls that included marijuana and shoplifting. "We are going to be responding to any unlawful action in Henrico County. So if people feel like they can come in Henrico County and do what they want to do, that is not the case," he said. "It's never going to be the case." The chief met with the media on Tuesday to dispel any "misinformation" that may exist in...Article Link

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Teachers, counselors, instructional assistants, and other staffers from Henrico’s public schools took to the Henrico School Board’s online forum this month to again demand the school division adopt collective bargaining for all school employees. HCPS staff members submitted more than 200 comments in support of collective bargaining that filled most of the 43 pages of the school board’s March 14 online public forum. School staffers and supporters of the Henrico Education Association, the labor union that represents HCPS educators, also submitted almost 200 comments at the board’s Feb. 22 meeting. Elizabeth Broda, a HEA leader and Henrico High teacher, said...Article Link

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238 Knighthood Court - 5,000, 1,176 SF (built in 1975), from William T. Peters and Chidinma O. Ononuju to Abera Y. Tesfaye. 12 North Rose Avenue - 0,000, 972 SF (built in 1960), from Carl L. and Lynette L. Higley to Neil Robert Luther. 352 Argyll Circle - 0,000, 1,160 SF (built in 1979), from Argyll Circle Assoc. LLC to Porsha Whitted. 322 Treva Road - 0,000, 1,215 SF (built in 1963), from James Corker IV and Shannon Corker to Sean Thomas and Anna E. Pollitt. 12418 New Point Drive - 9,000, 1,376 SF (built in 1984), from Irene Kornmayer...Article Link

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Wood-based construction products manufacturer Tucker Door & Trim has announced plans to invest million to set up a manufacturing and assembly plant for fiberboard and fiberglass doors and windows in Eastern Henrico County. The new facility is scheduled to open April 1 and will create 50 jobs. "I am thrilled to announce Tucker Door & Trim has chosen Henrico for the location of its door and window manufacturing and assembly facility,” said Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson, the chairman of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. “This decision reflects Tucker Door & Trim's confidence in our community and the...Article Link

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The effort to preserve Virginia’s agricultural and forested land will get a streamlined process of protection from future development, following legislation that will become a law later this year. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the bills from Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington, and Del. David Bulova, D-Fairfax, that created the Office of Working Lands Preservation by consolidating state resources for grant easements, legally enforceable mechanisms that prevent development on land in perpetuity. “Currently there is no one entity solely focused on conservation of workinglands,” Pillion said while presenting the bill in January. “Forestland owners and farmland owners are frequently one in...Article Link

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The Virginia Economic Developers Association has selected six communities, including Henrico County, for the 2024 Community Economic Development Awards in recognition of their efforts to advance economic viability through community development and business retention and expansion. The awards were announced at the VEDA's 2024 Spring Conference in Charlottesville. The winning entries were selected based on innovation, transferability, community commitment and overall benefits, according to VEDA officials. In Henrico, the Henrico Economic Development Authority's Pop-Up Mentoring Program, or PUMP, was recognized for its "groundbreaking approaches to distributing business support resources, providing business mentorship and engaging with the community. PUMP’s core innovation...Article Link

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Registration begins this month for the Henrico County Public Schools Summer Academy, a program that gives students the opportunity to learn new skills, review current content, and potentially explore career interests. The 2024 Summer Academy will be held at 26 different sites across the county, including 11 elementary schools, six middle schools, six high schools, and two Advanced Career Education centers. Some of the programs offered include elementary remediation and enrichment classes; study skills and math support classes for rising sixth grade students; middle school remediation classes; high school credit recovery classes; online acceleration courses for middle and high school...Article Link

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