Henrico County emergency officials were called to the Food Lion store at the Gleneagles Shopping Center on Ridgefield Parkway around 2:30 Thursday afternoon, after an interior wall collapsed. Public Information Officer Chris Buehren said the store was occupied at the time, but there were no injuries.
$24.4 Million Land Purchase Gets Green Light
The Henrico Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of purchasing 205 acres off of Kain Road. As we reported earlier, the land is slated for future use as the site of a high school, park, fire station, and county fueling station. The land will be purchased from land owner Robert Atack for [...]
Short Pump Largely Unscathed By Hanna’s Visit
Tropical Storm Hanna blew through Central Virginia this weekend, but caused very little trouble during her brief stay. The storm, that packed winds of around 70 MPH at its height before coming onshore in the Carolinas, brought heavy bands of rain through the Richmond area from late Friday night through mid Saturday afternoon, but little [...]
Debate Over County Land Purchase Continues
A months old controversy about how much the County of Henrico should pay for 205 acres of land off Kain Road is being resurrected this Tuesday at a hearing before the Board of Supervisors. The board will consider purchasing the land for $24.4 million dollars. The site will be used for a future park, school, [...]
Whole Foods Opens At West Broad Village
Early Wednesday morning, scores of area residents attended the grand opening of the highly anticipated Whole Foods Market, located at the new West Broad Village development. The grocer, who’s self-proclaimed as the world’s leading retailer of natural and organic foods, is the first tenant to open for business at the mixed-use development. A number of [...]
New Office Complex Slated For Twin Hickory’s Back Entrance
Yet another new office condominium development is planned for the Twin Hickory development, this time at the back entrance of Twin Hickory, at the intersection of Twin Hickory Lake Drive and Pouncey Tract Road. The plan calls for multiple office condo units, as well as a free-standing branch bank location at the front of the [...]
