Restaurant Watch

Fifty-five-year-old James Brandon Jr. was a good Samaritan. On the evening of October 3, Crime Insider sources say Brandon tried to break up an argument between a man and a woman. The de-escalation, happening in the parking lot of a Henrico County McDonald's, turned deadly, and Brandon was fatally shot. Brandon was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died. Family members tell Jon Burkett and sources also confirm that he was trying to calm an argument between Tony Johnson and a woman. Click here to continue reading on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen partner organization.Article LinkSupport the show

SEPT. 18 Daddio’s Grille, 12385 Gayton Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: no supervisors or managers are certified food protection managers; person in charge couldn’t provide food protection manager certificate; temperatures of container of pizza sauce and cheese in prep unit are elevated; several cleaning spray bottles at bar and in kitchen are unlabeled; observed small flies at bar in smoking area; prep and single cutting boards are heavily scratched and stained brown; metal wires are bent and breaking on fryer baskets; observed food debris and grease residue on wire storage racks, under grill, and...Article LinkSupport the show

The Henrico Citizen is among five local newsrooms in Virginia and 205 nationally selected to receive funding from Press Forward, a nationwide philanthropic initiative that aims to strengthen communities through local journalism. The grantees – at least one in each state, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam – were announced today by the organization and The Miami Foundation, which serves as its fiscal sponsor. Press Forward intends to provide 0 million in funding for local journalism during the next five years. The grants announced today resulted from the initiative’s first open call for funding; each publication will receive funding...Article LinkSupport the show

1805 Poplar Green, Tuckahoe District - 0,000, 1,458 SF (built in 1986), from William E. Daner Jr. and Betty B. Daner to Hanover Home Buyers LLC. 508 Luther Road, Varina District - 4,950, 1,152 SF (built in 1968), from Raymond Trippet to Stephanie A. Curtis. 10216 Wolfe Manor Court, Unit 0205, Brookland District - 0,000, 956 SF (built in 1995), from Steven L. and Ashley V. Cogbill to Philip C. Snell and Ellen M. Boesner Trustees. 4681 Four Seasons Terrace, Unit F, Brookland District - 0,000, 1,145 SF (built in 1989), from Georgia Moudilos to Rebecca M. Reynolds. 4136 White...Article LinkSupport the show

Raise the subject of medical history among parents of special-needs children, and the diagnosis stories can be heard in abundance. Perhaps parents learned of their child's differences in pregnancy, or at birth. Perhaps it was a slow dawning of awareness as an infant missed the usual developmental milestones – or a sickening sense that something was wrong as a toddler suffered a series of illnesses or crises. But what about the truly puzzling cases when something is obviously not right with a child – yet the constellation of symptoms is vague, and the maladies seem to come and go –...Article LinkSupport the show

Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced additional key administration and board appointments: State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Vision Impaired – John Leopold of Henrico, chief administrative officer at Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia; Live Horseracing Compact Committee – Waqas Ahmed of Henrico, executive secretary at Virginia Racing Commission; State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board – Lisa Baber of Henrico, deputy fire chief at New Kent County Fire and Rescue Department. * * * Anabelle Krawitz of Henrico recently joined the Class of 2028 at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. Krawitz is a graduate of Glen Allen High School....Article LinkSupport the show

Atlantic Union Bank is hosting a non-perishable food drive at all of its branches, beginning Oct. 15, to help stock local food pantries and provide meals for families in need this holiday season. The drive will continue through Nov. 15. Donations will be accepted at the branches during normal business hours. “Food insecurity affects millions of American families, and many of those impacted aren’t a faraway statistic. They’re right here in our communities,” said Nathalia Artus, head of Community Impact at Atlantic Union Bank. “We’re proud to do our part by coordinating this food drive and rallying our communities to...Article LinkSupport the show

A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will open in Eastern Henrico Thursday, Oct. 17. The restaurant, located at 4808 Nine Mile Road (near its intersection with South Laburnum Avenue), will be open for dine-in, drive-through, carry-out and delivery from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The new location will be owned and operated by Greg Williams, who also operates the Chick-fil-A at nearby White Oak Village. It will join more than 25 other Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Richmond-Petersburg region. “The new restaurant is not just about welcoming more guests, but also...Article LinkSupport the show

Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity is commemorating the 10th anniversary of its Women Build program with the first-ever She Builds Bash, a night of celebration and fundraising, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Foundation, 401 East Grace Street in Richmond. The organization's Women Build program, which engages women in the construction of affordable housing, has completed 10 home builds and raised more than 0,000 for affordable housing initiatives, engaging more than 2,000 local women in the process. This year alone, the program witnessed more than 400 volunteers contribute to the near completion of an entire Habitat...Article LinkSupport the show

The Henrico Board of Supervisors in September approved redevelopment plans for Reynolds Crossing that will turn the office park (at the intersection of West Broad Street and Forest Avenue) into a mixed-use development with approximately 1,500 residential units. The development is expected to proceed in six phases during a period of 15 to 20 years: • Phase 1 would replace the existing parking lot on Forest opposite Crestview Elementary School with a purely residential building; • Phase 2A would replace the Plaza Azteca and its parking lot at the corner of West Broad and Forest with a 12-story mixed-use building...Article LinkSupport the show