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Habitat for Humanity demonstrated its mobile 3D concrete wall printer last week at an affordable housing project in Henrico County— the new technology is expected to speed up construction and lower costs for future builds.

The Henrico NAACP will host a 'Soul Train to the Polls' event on Sunday, Oct.

25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastern Henrico Government Center (3820 Nine Mile Road) to offer live music, entertainment, and free food while encouraging eligible voters to review ballots and vote early.

Central Virginia's Better Business Bureau began continuous license monitoring in partnership with Branvio Inc. on Oct.

5, freeing up staff time and coinciding with several Henrico lease transactions reported by Colliers and Cushman & Wakefield while Dr. Marcel G. Lambrechts Jr. was installed as president of the Virginia Dental Association.

Multiple new restaurants have opened around the region in recent weeks—Kura Revolving Sushi Bar is now at Short Pump Station and Deep Run Roadhouse has relocated to John Rolfe Commons—while plans for a deli near VCU and a new dining space in Scott’s Addition are in the works.

Tous Les Jours is planning a new bakery at 4537 Commonwealth Centre Parkway near the Target in Brandermill in Chesterfield.

It will join an under-construction site on Midlothian Turnpike and an existing location in western Henrico + the company has not announced an opening date.

Volunteers from HEART cleaned up tires, foam and trash — vital for reducing mosquito breeding — at Hidden Creek Park on Sept.

4, as part of Henrico’s ongoing stream cleanup efforts. The next volunteer event will be held Monday, Oct. 12 at Brook Road Neighborhood Park.

Virginia regulators issued a Notice of Violation to Peanut LLC on Sept.

29 for seven sediment runoff incidents recorded from December 2025 to August 2026 at a Google data center site in Chesterfield & the agency is reviewing measures to boost environmental safeguards.

The Empower Henrico Task Force will offer a series of 10 free life-skills workshops for adults in recovery from Oct.

27 through Feb. 16, 2027 at Fairfield Area Library, 1401 North Laburnum Avenue. Participants can register online or by calling (804) 727-8667.

On Friday, Oct. 2, Henrico County school teams played football; Highland Springs won 57-7 over Phoebus, Glen Allen beat Deep Run 28-14, Hermitage defeated Godwin 34-13, and Varina lost 24-17 in overtime to Grimsley (from Greensboro).