The Official Guide To Richmond's Far West End
A new office development may be coming to a tract of farmland on West Broad Street. Plans are in the early stages for Short Pump Professional Center, a proposed office park on West Broad Street at North Gayton Road, near Strange’s Florist & Garden Center.
Looking for something fun to do with the kids? Need an escape with some adult friends? From family events and festivals to live music and charity events, we have a full roundup of weekend events in and around the Far West End. And as far as we’re concerned, the weekend unofficially kicks off Thursday night. [...]
Looking for something fun to do with the kids? Need an escape with some adult friends? From family events and festivals to live music and charity events, we have a full roundup of weekend events in and around the Far West End. And as far as we’re concerned, the weekend unofficially kicks off Thursday night. Check out our editor’s top picks for this weekend in this week’s Pump Picks.
Henrico Police needs the public’s assistance in locating two juveniles who may need medical help. 14-year-old Vanessa R. Loranzo and 17-year-old Christophe J. Winn were both last seen in the 11400 block of Orchard Park Drive in the Addison at Wyndham apartment complex, on March 7th.
If technology has helped create a generation of couch potatoes, Henrico County is testing whether another kind of technology can get them moving. Henrico County Schools announced it is launching a pioneering pilot program at three county elementary schools designed to track students’ physical activity and reward them for their achievements.
Colonel Van T. Barfoot was a man who fought for what he believed in his entire life. A World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member of the armed services, Barfoot not only fought for his country, but for the freedom to fly Old Glory decades later on a free-standing flagpole in his Short Pump neighborhood.
A popular southside restaurant has crossed the river and opened up shop in Short Pump. Kabab Grille, a Pakistani staple in Chesterfield since 2006, opened last month in the Towne Center West development.
Virginia Eye Institute, long known for its range of optical services around the Richmond area and beyond, has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in the Towne Center West development. The Short Pump center, which officially opened Monday, offers everything from standard eye exams to surgical procedures.
A local home builder picked up a national award for their Short Pump home design center at West Broad Village earlier this month. The National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) honored Eagle Construction of VA at the 2012 National Sales and Marketing Awards, The Nationals.
The west corner of West Broad Street and Pouncey Tract Road, vacant for the past several years, is about to get new life breathed into it. A new 12,000-square-foot Walgreen’s drug store has been approved on a 1.62 acre parcel where a former Wachovia Bank and Miller’s Neighborhood Market currently stand. Both will soon be demolished.
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