New high school expected to break ground next month
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER
      Construction on the new $76.2 million high school on Genito Road is projected to begin next month and be ready for school staff to move in during the spring of 2010. But the school in the southwest quadrant of Genito Road and Route 288 won't open for classes until the fall of 2010.
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New executive director settles in at Henricus
By Marcy Horwitz CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Having grown up a "military brat" in northern Virginia, Blacksburg and Williamsburg, Paul Tubach Jr. is finally where he wants to be. "Now I'm right smack dab in the middle," says the new executive director of the Henricus Foundation.
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1,000 Hispanics expected to attend job fair on July 21
      Feria de la Oportunidad, a job fair presented by the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, its foundation and Comcast, is returning to Cloverleaf Mall on July 21 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This free event will feature consulate services from four foreign countries including Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras...
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Summer lawn care: To water or not to water?
By Susan Edwards CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE
      Watering cool-season lawns in the summer can definitely help them overcome the stress of the season. These grasses are adapted to climates where daytime temperatures are between 60-75 degrees. In Chesterfield County, we typically exceed this temperature range June through August, and the high temp...
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Don't take my mascara!
Loose Ends
Susan Nienow
      Last week I cleaned out my makeup drawer - not that I wear much, but I collect it. Or rather, it collects. I never throw any away. Even the lipsticks that are down to the end. Some of it might qualify for the antique category.
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Artists in residence - Chesterfield, that is
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      While Chesterfield isn't known for its arts and culture, the county is home to its share of artists and a growing creative community. Artists in Chesterfield take art classes, go on retreats with well-known artists, and regularly display their work during regional shows. But they also go to their...
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Summer reads for the beach, the pool or an easy chair
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Those hazy, lazy days of summer bring a picture of reading and snoozing in a hammock in the shade of a grand old oak.
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