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Cville-based Roots Natural Kitchen to open first Chesterfield location
A Charlottesville restaurant chain is expanding its Richmond-area presence with its first move into Chesterfield County. Roots Natural Kitchen is planning to open a new outpost at 14207 Winterview Parkway in the Winterfield Crossing development in Midlothian, according to a permit recently filed with the county. The restaurant would occupy...
Midlothian man pleads guilty on weapons charge, faces 15 years in prison
A Midlothian man pleaded guilty on Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Matthew Chambliss Coleman, 42, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 10 and faces up to 15 years in prison. According to court documents, on Oct. 22, 2022, Chesterfield County Police were looking for...
Once Upon A Time, Enslaved Africans Were An Insurance Commodity
Slave insurance was one of America’s earliest forms of industrial risk management that provided an important source of revenue for companies. On the morning of April 20, 1859, a terrible explosion rocked the Bright Hope Coal Pits in Chesterfield County, Virginia, about 18 miles from the Richmond Railroad. The...
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