Patty Kruszewski

1 week ago | henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski

Plate and Goblet — Dining — Community — The Original Ronnie's BBQ — Crafted — Heilman Dining Center — University of Richmond — Smoothie Spot — Surrounding Counties — Northstar Academy — Top News When I devoted most of a column to nonalcoholic beverages in 2022 (after upping my consumption in solidarity with my pregnant-and-nursing daughter), the NA industry was just beginning to expand.

2 weeks ago | henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski

Parents, staff and community leaders celebrated the opening of Northstar Academy's new gymnasium and community center, but it was the students who starred at the ceremonial ribbon-cutting on April 25.  Although elected officials – including U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman and Virginia Delegate David Owen – were among the dignitaries who attended the ribbon-cutting, they remained seated throughout the event, and student performances ruled.

3 weeks ago | henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski

On April 11, Glen Allen Elementary School students and staff enjoyed a mini-reunion with former students who are now high school seniors. The soon-to-be-graduates – who started kindergarten in 2012 and left as fifth-graders in 2019 – returned to their alma mater for a Senior Walk, coming not only from Glen Allen and Deep Run high schools, but also from specialty centers and other schools.

1 month ago | henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski |Liana Hardy

More than two dozen Henrico fifth-graders were honored this winter for their winning entries in the Historical Awareness Project.  Sponsored by the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee and Henrico County Recreation and Parks, the annual competition awards top students in each of the magisterial districts for their presentations (either on poster board or computer) of local history topics.

1 month ago | henricocitizen.com | Patty Kruszewski

Plate and Goblet — Dining — Community — Taco Bamba — Ugly Dumpling — Top News — Western Henrico — Tuckahoe/Near West End — Far West End — Short Pump — All Henrico Reads In recent weeks I've had the chance to check out two relatively new restaurants at Willow Lawn: Taco Bamba and Ugly Dumpling. At the taqueria, I enjoyed a long happy hour with two friends, who were as pleased as I was with the casual vibe and easy-on-the-wallet menu items – not to mention a Mexican IPA on tap.