There could be yet another shopping destination for county residents if rezoning is approved for a new 900,000-square-foot power center at the intersection of Route 288 and Iron Bridge Road. As proposed, the center is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010. More...

About 4,000 people attended the 19th Annual Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival at The Boulders office park last week (right), raising more than $80,000 for local charities. The event was sponsored by the Brandermill, Midlothian, Bon Air, Huguenot Trail and Chester Rotary clubs. Attendees dined on beef tenderloin, barbecue, cheesecake and other tasty food offerings, including salmon grilled by Brad Bailey (inset right). Michael Medlin and his son, Jack, attended the event (above). More...

Last week in its Oct. 3 issue, Style Weekly proved that just because you can publish something doesn't mean you should. More...

Monica Hughes brings a broad background of experience with people, business and education to her new job as director of the Lifelong Learning Institute of Chesterfield (LLI). More...

Chesterfield police have served warrants for vandalism and grand larceny on a 23-yearold man who is currently in the Richmond City Jail. Police say Jeffrey D. More...

A recent issue of Popular Mechanics listed 25 skills a man should know, including building a campfire, cleaning a fish, cleaning a boltaction rifle and how to bleed brakes. More...

Dear Editor, In a prior letter [Sept. 26], a writer expressed concern that those supporting expanding the board of supervisors displayed a "lack of understanding of the process, More...

Fire Station Open House, Sun., Oct. 14, 1-5 p.m., Fire Station #4, 2600 Polo Pkwy. The Bon Air Volunteer Fire Department will host an open house to mark Fire Prevention Week, which is Oct. 7-13. There will be tours of the station and chief hats and balloons for the kids. Bring in a copy of your escape plan (on 8. More...

"We want our alumni to always remember their roots," says Ron F. Paquette, athletic director at L.C. Bird High School. Paquette is the driving force behind L.C. Bird's new Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame is something I have wanted to do since I took over as AD," says Paquette, who joined the L.C. Bird faculty in 1982. More...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA AND PUBLIC NOTICE Tuesday - October 16, 2007 NOTE: The 2symbol indicates that an attachment accompanies the agenda item. These attachments are generally available the second or first Wednesday prior to the Planning Commission meeting, depending upon their release date. More...