There’s a hidden gem in the Highland Springs neighborhood in Eastern Henrico County that we’d like to shine a little light on.
It’s a movie theater that, like the beloved Byrd in Richmond’s Carytown district, shows second-run movies, but at an even lower price: $1.00.
The storefront at 6 East Nine Mile Road in eastern Henrico’s Highland Springs neighborhood used to house a church ministry. Now it’s many things: a thrift shop, moving company, for a while a furniture renovator.
But most importantly, it’s a community where formerly incarcerated people can find a place to rebuild their lives.
The Autumn 2024 edition of News U Can Use has info about a free nurse hotline where you can get health advice, the new number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, where to get free legal advice, how to get a $35 consult with an attorney, and where to get free hi-vis vests.
Despite the threat of a thunderstorm, about 60 people turned out today for a profoundly moving event marking the 224th anniversary of Gabriel’s Rebellion. The gathering was held at Spring Park in Henrico County, just outside Richmond, where the historic uprising was initially planned.
The May 17, 2024 edition of the Updates & Announcements newsletter.
The hidden gem known as the Supreme Flea Market is the largest Black-owned multivendor institution in Virginia.
Black and poor Richmonders are being priced out of the city limits, which has major implications for the city’s political balance of power. 2020 ended a 50-year period in which Richmond had been a majority-Black city.
The Virginia Defender 