MAR. 9 Zero’s, 3073 Lauderdale Drive – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: leak detected under the three-compartment sink; ceiling panels to the right of hood system are soiled; hood filters above flat top grill side are dirty. Gogi Bibimbap, 8902-A W. Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: squeeze bottles and spices throughout the kitchen are unlabeled; single-service items in the kitchen and drink area are stored uninverted; observed heavy build-up of ice in stand-up freezer; observed rust on top of chest freezer and rusty racks in the dish area; a...Article Link

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Belmont Golf Course soon will have a new look on the course, but first its image is getting a makeover, too. Belmont and First Tee – Greater Richmond, in conjunction with artist Lee Wybranski, have launched a rebrand of the course’s logos ahead of its reopening to the public on May 29. The trio of logos reflects all three pieces of the redesigned property: • Belmont, which will become a 12-hole restored version of the original A.W. Tillinghast-designed golf course; • Little Bell, a 6-hole par-3 course that showcases four Tillinghast template holes and two from Belmont; • and The...Article Link

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More COVID-19 cases force dozens in Henrico schools to quarantine; good news on the vaccination front for veterans and others locally; a man who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 is arrested in Sandston; a look at recent property transactions in Henrico. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by Henrico County's COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program.)Article Link

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Seven more COVID-19 cases among students or staff members at Henrico schools have resulted in 89 people entering quarantine – most because of two cases involving close contacts in extracurricular or sports activities at Varina High School (53 people quarantining) and Hermitage High School (33), according to data from Henrico County Public Schools. One other new case was reported at Varina High but required only one person to quarantine. One case at Varina Elementary sent two people to quarantine, but two cases at Donahoe Elementary and one case at Rolfe Middle didn't require anyone to quarantine. To date, since schools...Article Link

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9304 Timber Hollow Court - 5,000, 1,562 SF (built in 1988), from Ray L. Shadwell III to Complete Home Design LLC. 3504 Middlewich Way - 4,495, 1,516 SF (built in 2020), from Style Craft Homes Inc. of Virginia to Jawann Sharne Jackson. 8202 Cardova Road - 5,000, 1,365 SF (built in 1967), from Perry Ray Farley and Jennifer M. Dettmore to Peter Price. 8209 Hunter’s Meadow Drive - 9,450, 2,063 SF (built in 2020), from Virginia Craft Homes Inc. to Mishawn Tavon Wright and Shelia Tavonie. 4400 Fort McHenry Parkway - 9,070, 1,660 SF (built in 1990), from Marshall K....Article Link

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Henrico County Public Schools families, staff members and community members will have an opportunity to voice their thoughts at a series of three spring listening sessions, to be held virtually. Each of the sessions will focus on one of the school division’s cornerstones and one or more of its strategic goals. The sessions will be attended by all five members of the School Board and will be recorded for future online viewing. All sessions will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be accessible at https://tinyurl.com/school-board-listening-session The first, March 24, will focus on the topic of “Equity...Article Link

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Henrico officials are frustrated by a recent shift in COVID-19 vaccination allocations by the state; nine more cases of COVID in Henrico schools lead to dozens entering quarantine; Gov. Northam relaxes gathering standards; the state plans to eliminate single-use plastic items from most state agencies. (Today's Henrico News Minute is brought to you by Henrico County's COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program.)Article Link

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Representatives from the Asian American Society of Central Virginia, Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce, Organization of Chinese Americans - Central Virginia Chapter and Korean-American Society of Greater Richmond joined county, state and federal officials in addressing a crowd at the “Stop the Hate Rally” March 23 at Short Pump Park. The event was designed to mourn the victims of a mass shooting in Atlanta last week, most of whom were Asian, and to reinforce the message that Asian hate crime will not be tolerated in the county. “Today we come together as one voice – one Henrico. . . to...Article Link

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Nine new COVID-19 cases in Henrico's public schools have sent 60 more people to quarantine, according to data released March 23 by the school system. The new cases increased to 64 the total number reported in schools or during extracurricular or sporting activities since schools began returning in person on a staggered basis Feb. 22. A total of 608 people have entered quarantine as a result of close contact with those cases. The new cases – all of which occurred in school – and related quarantines occurred at: • Laburnum Elementary, where one case led to 20 quarantines; • Echo...Article Link

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Henrico officials are frustrated that state health leaders apparently are prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine doses for four new, strategically located state-run mass-vaccination sites ahead of the one the county has been operating itself for months at Richmond Raceway. They’re also upset that localities that already have entered Phase 1C of the vaccination process are receiving more doses proportionate to their populations than Henrico is receiving in relation to its – even as Henrico continues to lead the state’s 10 largest localities in vaccine doses administered (more than 25,000 per every 100,000 citizens). Their frustrations became evident in a public way Tuesday...Article Link

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