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Neglected 107-year-old Henrico cemetery celebrates restoration
Community members gathered to celebrate Woodland Cemetery’s 107th anniversary and to mark the significant progress of restoring the historic African American cemetery in East Highland Park in Henrico. Saturday’s ceremony comes after six years of efforts from volunteers to reclaim the cemetery, which is the final resting place of...
East Carolina keeps super regional hopes alive holding off VCU 10-7
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Carter Cunningham homered and drove in two runs, Jacob Jenkins-Cowart also drove in a pair of runs and East Carolina held off VCU for a 10-7 win on Sunday in the Greenville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. ‘The Pirates (45-16) built a 4-0 lead after three innings, 6-2 after four and […]
Body recovered after man jumps into James River
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT)—Crews have recovered the body of an individual who went swimming in the James River and never resurfaced. On Sunday, shortly before 4:30 p.m., the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources was called to assist Henrico Police with a water rescue at the river. “After arriving on scene,...
Business in brief: June 3, 2024
Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Intelvio LLC – leased 1,651 SF at 3900 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); JSC of Richmond, LLC d/b/a Mr. Sandless – renewed its lease of 854 SF at 7921 West Broad Street (Ben Bruni represented the tenant); At Home Care Staffing, Inc. – renewed its lease of 1,145 SF at 5700 Old Richmond Avenue (Tucker Dowdy and Robbie Berndt represented the landlord); EXP U.S. Services, Inc. – renewed its lease of 3,805 SF at 3901 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Diversified Gas & Oil Corp. d/b/a Diversified Energy – leased 4,335 SF at 200 Westgate Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Glasdon Inc. – renewed its lease of 21,600 SF at 5200 Anthony Road (Michael Mayhew and David Williams represented the tenant); Drucker & Falk, LLC – renewed its lease of 5,424 SF at 3900 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord); Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. – leased 2,019 SF at 3957 Westerre Parkway (Eric Hammond, Russell Wyatt and Eliza Izard represented the landlord).
Library of Virginia to host Knit In Public Day event with lectures, demos and displays
Get out your yarn! The Library of Virginia will host a free Knit In Public Day on Saturday, with lectures, demonstrations and displays in celebration of Worldwide Knit in Public Day.
Baseball under black lights: Collegiate summer teams play first ever ‘Cosmic Baseball' game
The Tri-City Chili Peppers and Greenbrier Knights brought a new meaning to "baseball under the lights" this weekend. The Virginia-based collegiate summer teams met for the first ever "Cosmic Baseball" game on Saturday. The matchup was played under black lights at with glowing baseballs, glowing bats, glowing bases and glowing uniforms.
River City Roundup
Faster than you can say his name three times, “Beetlejuice” is appearing in Richmond this week at the Altria Theater. Other events sure to make your millennium include a sudsy lecture on the Roman Empire; a summer music kickoff fest; the return of Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration; and a fun(gi) scavenger hunt. Enjoy!
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