Virginia restaurants’ rules around serving food and alcohol may soon change

RICHMOND, Va. — It’s now up to Gov. Abigail Spanberger to potentially change the state’s long-standing “45-percent rule” for some of the state’s bars and restaurants. The Senate of Virginia on Tuesday voted to pass …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #ChesterfieldCounty #HenricoCounty #Richmond #virginia
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2529653/virginia-restaurants-rules-around-serving-food-and-alcohol-may-soon-change/

‘Shark Tank-famous’ Crispy Cones, a new ice cream shop, to open in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — Burgers and fries were once the main menu item at 3449 W. Cary St. Soon, the storefront will be dishing out ice cream. The former Carytown Burgers & Fries building at the neighborhood’s west…
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2203529/shark-tank-famous-crispy-cones-a-new-ice-cream-shop-to-open-in-richmond/

2 men taken to hospital after pickup truck, golf cart collide in New Kent

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — Two men were taken to an area hospital after a pickup truck crashed into a golf cart on Thursday afternoon.According to the Virginia State Police, the crash happened in the 7100 block of Pinehurst Drive, which is in the Five Lakes subdivision. 'The golf cart was traveling on a designated trail when it failed to yield to oncoming traffic on the roadway. The pickup, driven by a 29-year-old woman from Prince George, was unable to avoid striking the cart,' state police said.Both men on the golf cart were injured in the crash. A medical helicopter

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On December 10th, in a move that is backed by the VA leg of the notoriously anti-LGBT hate group Focus On The Family, the school board for Chesterfield county in #Virginia will be voting to seek revision to Policy 1015, which addresses how the county's schools treat transgender students. The changes are outlined in the below link. So if you live near or want to travel to Chesterfield to speak out against this, please come. The more voices against it, the more we can show how unpopular this rhetoric is.

Changes: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/chesterfield/Board.nsf/files/DATJAR4C45E3/$file/DRAFT%20Policy%201015%20REVISED.pdf

Reddit post documenting further: https://www.reddit.com/r/rva/comments/1h69bgr/trans_kids_in_chesterfield_need_your_help/

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"The majority of union members would receive a 6% or greater general wage increase in year one, while all others would receive a minimum of a 3% ...
Why hundreds of AdvanSix workers are on strike in Hopewell
Why hundreds of AdvanSix workers are on strike in Hopewell

More than 300 AdvanSix workers remain on strike Monday after walking off the job at the Hopewell chemical plant Friday.

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As an analogy of #rva to #washingtonDC, #BonAirVA is #fallschurch, while #midlothian is the #fairfax / #fairfaxcounty ... And #shortpump is #bethesda / #rockvillemd ... There is some dysfunction between these somewhat overlapping municipalities. #chesterfieldCounty and #henrico and Richmond city proper are all part of greater #rva like the #dmv is one place or several depending on how you look at it.
. @szeis4cookie @murden @roldyclark @rudiev ... yah #RVa Metro not just city proper... I'm in Bon Air, which is technically #chesterfieldCounty aka #cfield (but not #midlothian LOL)