Renovations begin on blighted shopping center in Chester Village
0A partnership between Hillside-Chester LLC and Hillside Developers LLC are giving Chester Village Shopping Center some desperately needed TLC. The project was slated to being in the spring but the developers tabled the plans as COVID-19 panned out. According to developers, most of the 23,000 square feet of retail space is pre-leased to a craft brewer, nail salon, and a breakfast restaurant. Pictured above is a rendering of the shopping center designed by Enteros Design of Richmond.
Reconsider moving boat ramp
0To the Editor: The 7000-plus registered watercraft owners in Chesterfield have tolerated a dangerous, antiquated open river ramp at Dutch Gap for too many years! Plans for a replacement ramp, per Chesterfield County Parks and Rec supervisor Stuart Connock, are for the Falling Creek entrance on the James River directly on the open water of the James. Most Chesterfield boaters desire a safer downriver location, away from the Osborne ramp, closer to Hopewell. We also want an off-main-river loading ramp like Osborne. The Capitol Region Land Conservancy and Chesterfield Parks and Rec have 153 acres on the James at the old Brown…
Pharmacy offering ‘premier’ face masks
0Rx3 Compounding Pharmacy is committed to keeping the community safe and informed as people navigate life during the coronavirus pandemic. As many return to work and possibly school in the near future, Rx3 has made it a mission to provide premier protective equipment to the community. As a result, Rx3 now carries the only reusable facemask that leverages the antimicrobial and odor-neutralizing technologies found in copper and hemp. Leveraging the technology from their sister company Hemp Black, the Ananda Health introduces two innovative textile technologies into one product. The Fusion Face Mask combines the technologies of Cupron antimicrobial material and…
Need for speed
0Chester man to spot at Indy 500 Jesse Vaughan, a Chester native and Thomas Dale Class of 2003 graduate, is a UPS employee by day. At night, he is a father to Caleb, 7, and Wyatt, 3, as well as a husband to Mindy (Thomas Dale Class of 2004). On paper, Vaughan may seem ordinary, but it’s how he spends his weekends that could rev your engines. In a little more than a week, Vaughan will serve as a spotter for James Hinchcliffe of Andretti Racing at the Indianapolis 500. “I’m a huge history fan and a huge racing fan,”…
Police Blotter
0BEN FRY DR (126xx block) 08/01/2020 4 a.m. – Nothing reported stolen from vehicle. BERMUDA HUNDRED RD (4xx block) 07/16/2020 5:30 p.m. – Consumable goods and money stolen from residence. BERMUDA HUNDRED RD (7xx block) 08/05/2020 7:14 p.m. – Clothing and miscellaneous items reported stolen. BOLLINGER DR (41xx block) 08/04/2020 1:15 p.m. – Vandalism to a vehicle. BRANDERS BRIDGE RD (169xx block) 07/16/2020 8 a.m. – Side door entry during burglary. Nothing reported stolen. BROADWATER WY (151xx block) 08/04/2020 6:30 p.m. – Money and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. CENTRALIA RD (45xx block) 08/03/2020 11:50 a.m. – Rear door entry…
Recently Deceased
0BARTLEY, Anthony Merrill, 60, of Chesterfield, husband of Cathy Bartley. DEAVER, Betty Jo Bohannon Garnett, 83, of Chesterfield, widow of James Earl Deaver Sr. HAMMOND, Harley S., 90, of Chesterfield, widower of Margaret Mann Hammond. LONG, Lester Sr., 93, of North Chesterfield, husband of Charlsie Long. MOSBY, Emily Payne, 88, of Chesterfield, widow of George L. Mosby. REESE, Zelma R., 81, of North Chesterfield, widow of James S. Reese. THORPE, Michele, 47, of Chesterfield. TONETTI, Josephine Lizzi, 95, of North Chesterfield, widow of the Rev. Ernest L. Tonetti. TURNER, Robert Milford, 85, of Chesterfield, widower of Elizabeth Dills Turner. WELLONS, Julia Keene, 78, of Chester, widow of Ralph Wellons.
Watching the tropics
0You may say, “Pete, you are a day late and a dollar short,” but I thought that I would write about tropical systems that occasionally visit us in Central Virginia. The rains of Hurricane Isaias are falling, as I write this. While serving as a firefighter, I always wanted to be on duty when a weather event was occurring. I cannot remember all of the named storms that I worked through, but the most memorable were Fran and Isabel. Both of these were 30-call days, running every type of call that you can imagine. As I watched the path of…
Deck paint
0Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I just finished my last week of furlough No. 4 from my job, which started back in April. Each week that I was forced off, I picked a major project to do. During the first three weeks, I have painted both of the small bedrooms, the hallway and kitchen, then the master bedroom. Obviously, painting has been my main theme so far, and to finish up I decided to also paint my deck.No surprise here! I have a rather large deck, probably about 30 x 50, so that is…