Breeze Airways is inaugurating three new nonstop routes in two days from Richmond International Airport, including flights to Los Angeles; Cincinnati; and New York-Islip. The airline also is bringing back summer seasonal nonstop flights to Jacksonville, Florida, and Providence, Rhode Island. Celebrating the new service to Los Angeles May 18 were (pictured, front row, from left): Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office; John Rutledge, COO of Richmond International Airport; Basil Dosunmu, CFO of Richmond International Airport; Carol Gaddis, director of IT and Innovation for Richmond International Airport; Perry Miller, president and CEO of Richmond International Airport; Jennifer Wakefield,...Article Link

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The long-awaited Fall Line Trail is getting closer to reality in Henrico’s Lakeside community. The trail, which ultimately will travel 43 miles between Ashland and Petersburg, will run about 7.5 miles through Lakeside and Northern Henrico. Construction of the Henrico portion of the trail is being divided into eight separate phases, seven of which will be overseen by Henrico and the eighth of which will be administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation. In total, the first seven phases are expected to cost about .6 million, but thanks to funding from the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (.8 million) and state...Article Link

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A former Virginia medical cannabis employee initially got into the business to help his wife with her multiple chronic ailments, including multiple sclerosis.  For the past five years, Bart Dluhy has grown plants and made extracts to see what might help ease his wife’s pain, he said. He began his cannabis career as a budtender in a Las Vegas medical facility, where he helped patients select products for particular ailments.  Dluhy completed online cannabis certificate programs through Syracuse University in 2022. He is certified in cannabis health care and medicine, and cultivation. Dluhy is also an official “ganjier” — think...Article Link

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A Henrico County man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after being found guilty of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin and fentanyl. Hugh Mason, 41, was apprehended by law enforcement agents following law enforcement raids in February 2022 on his primary residence in Henrico County and an apartment he used in the city of Richmond. According to court documents, agents executed search warrants at the two locations and discovered a total of more than 315 grams of a heroin and fentanyl mixture, indicating Mason's intention to distribute the illicit substances. They also...Article Link

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Markel Corporation, a global Fortune 500 family of companies headquartered in Innsbrook, will change its name to Markel Group Inc. on May 26, company officials announced May 16. The change aims to provide greater clarity and definition around the nature of Markel's holding company, which includes three engines of insurance, investments, and a group of diverse businesses in Markel Ventures. According to Chief Executive Officer Tom Gayner, the name Markel has been used to refer both to the specialty insurance business and the holding company. The new name for the entire group of companies is designed to help create greater...Article Link

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3203 Denver Street - 3,000, 688 SF (built in 1948), from Michael Garrett and Penny C. Kucera to Sean Cassidy. 920 Masters Row, Unit B - 0,000, 1,470 SF (built in 1998), from Gustav V. and Carol A. Franco to Shanna D. Ragland. 2120 Pine Glen Court - 2,000, 1,508 SF (built in 2003), from Jessica and Christopher Maclelland to Bayram Baykara. 101 New Market Village Parkway - 5,000, 1,692 SF (built in 2013), from Jarnell D. Peet and April T. Deberry to Evan C. Lacer. 1384 Loudon Street - 3,190, 1,440 SF (built in 2023), from Liberty Homes VA...Article Link

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This week, Crime Stoppers needs the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred in the city of Richmond. On Thursday, May 4, at approximately 3 a.m., Richmond Police responded to the 3100 block of West Cary Street for a burglary that had occurred. Upon arrival, the officers searched the business, but the suspect already fled the scene. Detectives were able to view the cameras and noticed the suspect (pictured above) enter the back door, search the business and then exit carrying several bottles of alcohol. If you have information about this or any unsolved crime or fugitive wanted in...Article Link

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A Glen Allen student was among 15 college-bound Virginia students to earn a ,000 academic scholarship through a long-running program from Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen. The law firm recently announced the 2023 recipients of its George E. Allen Academic Scholarship, which awards local students who have thrived in the face of adversity with scholarships as they start their college careers. The 15 students will attend schools across the U.S., ranging from Virginia Commonwealth University and Rappahannock Community College to the University of Virginia and Harvard University. Laylo Yusupova was among the recipients. Yusupova, a senior at Deep Run High...Article Link

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The carts are coming. (Actually, in some places, they've already arrived.) The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority and Henrico, Hanover and Goochland counties have begun a massive distribution effort to provide 95-gallon recycling carts to more than 95,000 households in the three localities – about 90,000 of which are in Henrico – during the next six weeks. The carts are being delivered to all single-family homes in Henrico County and all households in Hanover and Goochland counties that recycle with CVWMA. It’s the largest cart rollout in the history of CVWMA, a public-service authority established in 1990 to assist the...Article Link

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Approximately 1 in 5 qualifying income homes were turned down for weatherization projects before Virginia joined a multi-state air quality fund that incentivizes utility companies to lower carbon emissions. Chase Counts has worked with the nonprofit Community Housing Partners since 2010. The organization works throughout the state on a variety of housing stability projects. They have public and private partnerships. One approximately 45-year partnership is the Weatherization Assistance Program with the Department of Energy. Weatherization of a home involves tasks such as sealing air leaks, adding insulation and repairing heating and cooling systems to help lower utility costs. Counts found...Article Link

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