April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019
Top Stories
Preservationist’s death leaves neighbors ‘devastated’
BY BEN ORCUTT CONTRIBUTING WRITER | 4/3/19 5:40 PM
This story has been updated from an earlier version. Just days before his death, Bryan H. Walker told some of his Bensley neighbors that he was afraid a teenager who...
County and schools close in on budget gap
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
As members of the Chesterfield Education Association, clad in red shirts and carrying signs that read “Fund our Future,” rallied for increased school spending outside the county administration building last...
Magnolia Green school back in the mix
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Following several months of uncertainty about its construction timetable and considerable feedback from area residents, a proposed elementary school in Moseley’s Magnolia Green subdivision may soon receive the funding it...
County begins door-to-door transit pilot
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Though Wendy Little planned ahead to attend a 10 a.m. meeting at Meadowdale Library last Thursday, she arrived late, as she often does. Unable to drive because of a seizure...
Contractor: Changes to recycling program will have ‘unintended consequences’
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
A representative of the company that administers curbside recycling in Chesterfield County urged the Board of Supervisors last week to consider the “unintended consequences” of making major, unilateral changes to...
Preservationist’s death leaves neighbors ‘devastated’
BY BEN ORCUTT CONTRIBUTING WRITER | 4/3/19 5:40 PM
This story has been updated from an earlier version. Just days before his death, Bryan H. Walker told some of his Bensley neighbors that he was afraid a teenager who...
County and schools close in on budget gap
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
As members of the Chesterfield Education Association, clad in red shirts and carrying signs that read “Fund our Future,” rallied for increased school spending outside the county administration building last...
Magnolia Green school back in the mix
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Following several months of uncertainty about its construction timetable and considerable feedback from area residents, a proposed elementary school in Moseley’s Magnolia Green subdivision may soon receive the funding it...
County begins door-to-door transit pilot
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Though Wendy Little planned ahead to attend a 10 a.m. meeting at Meadowdale Library last Thursday, she arrived late, as she often does. Unable to drive because of a seizure...
Contractor: Changes to recycling program will have ‘unintended consequences’
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
A representative of the company that administers curbside recycling in Chesterfield County urged the Board of Supervisors last week to consider the “unintended consequences” of making major, unilateral changes to...
Special Sections
Government & Schools
County and schools close in on budget gap
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
As members of the Chesterfield Education Association, clad in red...
Magnolia Green school back in the mix
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Following several months of uncertainty about its construction timetable and...
County begins door-to-door transit pilot
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Though Wendy Little planned ahead to attend a 10 a.m....
Mooradian to challenge Siddiqi in supervisor’s race
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
In a last-minute change of plans, Marty Mooradian has shuttered...
Crime, Police & Fire
Preservationist’s death leaves neighbors ‘devastated’
BY BEN ORCUTT CONTRIBUTING WRITER | 4/3/19 5:40 PM
This story has been updated from an earlier version. Just...
Body recovered in 2016 identified
NEWS BRIEFS BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
County police have identified a man whose remains were discovered...
Crime Watch 4/3/2019
STAFF | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
The following is a sampling of crimes recently reported to...
Real Estate
Magnolia Green school back in the mix
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Following several months of uncertainty about its construction timetable and...
VDOT begins Ashland to Petersburg trail study
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
For those wishing to travel by car from Petersburg to...
Planning commission approves comprehensive plan update
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
The Chesterfield Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to send...
Walmart market closing on Route 10; Publix to rebuild in Midlothian
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 3/13/19 12:30 PM
In Central Virginia’s ever-changing grocery landscape, two recent developments highlight...
Taste
Pickled pink: Better deviled eggs are a brine away
Food Savvy with Sarah Kurysz | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
It took me a long time to get on the...
From turkey to elk, Chesterfield’s jerky pioneers bring the snacks
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
If you’ve ever gnawed on a hunk of jerky from...
To unlock great curry, take stock of your spice box
FOOD SAVVY BY SARAH KURYSZ | 3/20/19 12:30 PM
I remember the first time I experienced traditional Indian cooking....
Dress up a classic breakfast with sweet potato corned beef hash
Food Savvy with Sarah Kurysz | 3/13/19 12:30 PM
When I think back to the best corned beef...
Life & Culture
Winn eliminated on ‘American Idol’
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
After becoming one of the top 40 contestants on the...
Local woman launches viral campaign: handstands for cancer research
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Months after helping to organize a walk/run and pancake breakfast...
Inspired by the Iron Mountain Baby, a bluegrass musical comes to Swift Creek
BY RICH GRISET STAFF WRITER | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
It was while collecting lumber along the St. Louis Iron...
Meet the Bon Air artist who transforms walls into wonder
By TAMURLAINE MELBY | 3/6/19 1:25 PM
Each of the second-floor bedrooms in Colleen Phelon Hall’s white...
Business
River City Sportsplex leads a growing industry in Chesterfield: sports tourism
BY JIM McCONNELL SENIOR WRITER | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
In what seems like an instant, a pleasant early spring...
Magnolia Green breaks ground on new neighborhood
BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
Magnolia Green, a multi-generational, active-lifestyle residential community, recently broke ground...
Real Estate Sales & Leases
STAFF | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
Commonwealth Commercial Partners Hands of Unity LLC leased 1,695 square...
Business Planner 3/27/2019
COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
APRIL 2 Compliance and business processes workshops, 1-4 p.m. weekly...
Opinion
CORRECTION
SCOTT BASS EDITOR | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
In the March 27 article “Raising our game,” we mistakenly...
Lost calls
Loose Ends by Susan Nienow | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
I’ve run out of excuses for not getting things done....
Phoning it in
Loose Ends by Susan Nienow | 3/27/19 11:00 AM
Remember that phone that went swimming in the frog pond?...
CORRECTIONS:
EDITOR SCOTT BASS | 3/20/19 12:30 PM
In “Additional candidates join School Board races” in last week’s...
Community
Pet of the Week: Burke
STAFF | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
There are many animals currently up for adoption at the...
Emergency training classes to start soon
ANNOUNCEMENTS COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
Chesterfield County’s popular Community Emergency Response Team training is scheduled...
Calendar 4/3/2019
COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Brandermill Region Men’s Club monthly meeting, 9:15...
Elsewhere Calendar 4/3/2019
COMPILED BY ANNE DALTON | 4/3/19 11:45 AM
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 A Million Blooms, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lewis...
