Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, together with Virginia LCV, Climate Action Virginia and other partners, will host a celebration of the Affordable Clean Energy Plan Aug. 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at IBEW Local 666, 1400 East Nine Mile Road in Highland Springs.  The free indoor-outdoor festival marks one year since passage of the world's largest climate package, which has brought federal investments to localities across Virginia. McClellan will join members of Virginia Interfaith Power & Light, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, BlueGreen Alliance, IBEW and other advocates for the event, which will include food, live entertainment and the chance to...Article Link

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Henrico County is witnessing a surge of interest in a state program that makes child care more affordable for qualifying, low-income parents and caregivers who are working, seeking employment or going to school. A total of 1,765 Henrico families were served through the Child Care Subsidy Program in June, according to the Henrico Department of Social Services. That represents an increase of 161% from 2021. The uptick has been driven in part by more people returning to work and an overall easing of fears about COVID-19, according to Angela Howard, who supervises the Child Care Subsidy Program for Henrico Social...Article Link

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Sportable and NOVA of Virginia Aquatics have announced a partnership designed to make competitive swimming accessible and inclusive. The new program will provide adaptive swim instruction and competitive opportunities for Sportable members at the NOVA Aquatics Center – Regency.  Athletes with physical disabilities or visual impairments who have basic swimming skills and possess the potential to be independent in the water are encouraged to register now at Sportable.org. Led by NOVA’s USA Swimming Certified and Certified Para Swimming Coaches, the initial para swimming program will be held Thursdays from Sept. 14 through Nov. 2.  Sessions will focus on strengthening swimming skills,...Article Link

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GRTC's Downtown Transfer Station will open Sept. 10 in Richmond, and the Temporary Transfer Plaza on 9th Street between Marshall and Leigh Streets will be retired from service.  The transition to the new DTS will result in several service adjustments, including a realignment of many routes, as well as frequency adjustments on GRTC Pulse and Route 5.  A public meeting regarding service changes will be held August 29 at the Main Branch Richmond Public Library, 101 E Franklin Street, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 pm. Schedule previews with updated maps and trip times will be made available.  Among the routes...Article Link

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19 North Pine Avenue - 5,000, 980 SF (built in 1977), from Maurice Lamont Coles II and Bria M. Bowles to Lena Ciaravino. 1511 Honor Drive - 7,500, 1,052 SF (built in 1985), from Tiara Brooks to Krystle L. Chesson. 305 Koch Avenue - 5,000, 1,308 SF (built in 1950), from Virginia Home Buyers LLC to Ruth Monegro. 965 Taylor Green Drive - 5,990, 1,524 SF (built in 2023), from Godsey Properties Inc. to Nikole J. Jones. 6707 West Davista Avenue - 5,000, 1,970 SF (built in 1951), from Harry M. and Frances H. Turner to Thomas Salas III and...Article Link

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The older I get, the more I feel my tolerance level lowering and lowering in public. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that I’ve dedicated several months in this very forum to some of these public annoyances, so bear with me and see if you agree with this one. (Disclaimer: I am in no way professing to be a perfect parent – rather, I’m pointing out a slippery slope that is so much more trouble in the long run.) Does anyone else observe adults becoming more and more subservient to the children around them? When my son (now 21) was...Article Link

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It’s a little past 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday, and the line of students outside Mills E. Godwin High School is beginning to grow exponentially, wrapping around the side of the building, with hundreds of students waiting to pass through the new weapons detection scanners placed at the main entrance. Getting a student through the scanners takes only a few seconds, but the alarm goes off almost every minute, activated by items such as laptops, water bottles, phone chargers, three-ring binders, and even spiral notebooks. Several students set the alarm off multiple times and have to be pulled aside by...Article Link

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The Shops at Wellesley in Henrico’s Far West End have a new owner. Liberty Investment Partners of Raleigh, North Carolina purchased the 42,318-square-foot retail center on Lauderdale Drive for .1 million Aug. 17 from Capstone Advisors. The center is home to 18 tenants, including Montessori Kid’s Universe, Zoom Room, and Corner Barre. It was 94% leased at the time of the sale. The sale comes nearly 10 years to the date on which the center last changed hands, when an affiliate of Capstone purchased it for .42 million from Park Terrace LTD Partnership. The property and retail center were assessed...Article Link

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The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking public input – by Wednesday, Aug. 23 – about safety and operational issues that exist along two heavily traveled corridors in Henrico County: Patterson Avenue and Chamberlayne Road. The agency is studying a 4.2-mile segment of Patterson Avenue from Three Chopt Road in the Near West End to Pump Road in the Far West End and a 1.2-mile stretch of Chamberlayne Road from Azalea Avenue at the Richmond city line to I-95. The purpose of each study is to identify ways to improve safety and accessibility for non-vehicular commuters while also easing congestion,...Article Link

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Breanna Prentis of Henrico and Brooke Moody of Glen Allen were named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Montclair State University in New Jersey. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher. *** Isabel Stokesof and Devin Naorozof of Henrico have enrolled in the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences for fall 2023. Stokesof’s intended major is Psychology. Naorozof’s intended major is Political Science. *** Eric Jorrand of Glen Allen was named to the spring 2023 dean’s list at Alvernia University in Reading, Pa. To be eligible...Article Link

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