🌱 Which nearby businesses just renewed or opened locations around East Highland Park?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which nearby businesses just renewed or opened locations around East Highland Park?

Also on today's calendar: Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cheese that isn't yours? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very warm, temps: high: 90, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 72 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Henrico Business in Brief: Oct. 12, 2026 (henricocitizen.com) — Several Henrico businesses near East Highland Park, including a Jackson Hewitt on Chamberlayne Road and offices on East Parham Road, have renewed or signed new leases, signaling continued commercial activity close to your neighborhood. A major local developer, HHHunt, also announced a CEO transition for 2027, while various professional and health-related services expanded or reaffirmed their presence across the county.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Highland Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17

• Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts →
  Hippodrome Theatre, 528 N 2nd St, Richmond
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 14

• RVA Fitness Warrior (Free exercise class) @The Oak Avenue Complex
  Laburnum Elementary, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm
• Specialty Center Open House: Information Technology - Deep Run
  Deep Run High School, 4801 Twin Hickory Road, East Highland Park
  6:30 pm
• Quioccasin M.S. Fall Band and Strings Concert
  Quioccasin Middle School, 9400 Quioccasin Rd, Richmond
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• FREE Financial Foundations classes at The Oak
  Glen Lea Elementary, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm
• Specialty Center Open House: Spanish Language & Global Citizenship
  J.R. Tucker High School, 2910 North Parham Road, East Highland Park
  6:30 pm

Monday October 19

• Level Up with LaShawn
  The Oak Avenue Complex, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 20

• HCPS College & Career Night
  Varina High School, 7053 Messer Rd, Henrico
  6:00 pm
• Specialty Center Open House: Leadership, Govt. Global Economics -
  Douglas S Freeman High School, 8701 Three Chopt Road, East Highland Park
  6:30 pm
• Deep Run HS Fall Choral Concert
  Deep Run High School, 4801 Twin Hickory Rd, Glen Allen
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 21

• RVA Fitness Warrior (Free exercise class) @The Oak Avenue Complex
  Laburnum Elementary, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm
• Specialty Center Open House: Education & Human Development - Glen A
  Glen Allen High School, 10700 Staples Mill Rd, East Highland Park
  6:30 pm

Thursday October 22

• FREE Financial Foundations classes at The Oak
  Glen Lea Elementary, 15 S Oak Ave, Highland Springs
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mechanicsville

• High school football: Playoffs picture beginning to take focus (richmonder.org)
• SQL Server Database Administrator (dice.com)
• Financial Analysis: Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK) & Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) (defenseworld.net)

Richmond

• Expanding Reach: RIDD Pest Control Extends Services to offer Residential Pest Control Services in the greater Richmond, VA community (timesoftheislands.com)
• Va. teacher vacancy rate below 3% for first time since pandemic (newsadvance.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call cheese that isn't yours?" — Nacho cheese! (Thank you Lorille C. for sending it in!)
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