🌱 City Council Special Meeting (Work Session) - Tentative and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• City Council Special Meeting (Work Session) - Tentative at City Council Chambers
• City Holiday - Government Offices Closed at Colonial Heights, VA Calendar

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 47 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 28.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Colonial Heights

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Tuesday December 16

• City Council Special Meeting (Work Session) - Tentative
  City Council Chambers , 201 James Avenue , Colonial Heights
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Holiday - Government Offices Closed
  Colonial Heights, VA Calendar Colonial Heights, VA 23834
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• HOPEWELL WATER RENEWAL COMMISSION Meeting
  Hopewell, VA Calendar , Hopewell Water Renewal (GTC Buildin) 231 Hummel Ross Road , Hopewell
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV vs. Meadowbrook (Home)
  Thomas Dale High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV vs. Meadowbrook (Away)
  Meadowbrook High School
  5:45 pm
• Guitar/Orchestra Concert
  Carver Middle School , 3800 Cougar Trail , Chester
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Varsity vs. Meadowbrook (Away)
  Meadowbrook High School
  7:15 pm
• Basketball: Girls Varsity vs. Meadowbrook (Home)
  Thomas Dale High School
  7:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Baby Artsplay!™ Drop-In @ Chester Library
  Chester Library - Chesterfield Public Library , 11800 Centre St , Chester
  10:30 am
• Pictures with Santa
  Ettrick-Matoaca Library - Chesterfield Public Library , 4501 River Rd , Petersburg
  5:00 pm
• The Great Family Mystery Game: Competitive Crime Solving
  Chester Library - Chesterfield Public Library , 11800 Centre St , Chester
  5:30 pm
• Fairy Gardens 101 - Chesterfield, VA 2025
  9501 Lori Rd , Chesterfield
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• So this is for the people who wanted to know what the kitty looked like that we saved and what we named her.
  Her name is Midnight Moon. But we just call her "Midnight". For one, shes all black and it was almost the middle of the night in a snow storm and she… (Nextdoor Colonial Heights Blvd)
• LOST CAT ALERT!
  Have you seen this pet? Nico was lost on November 24, 2025 and was last seen near Chester, VA If you have information on their location, please… (Nextdoor Highland)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Colonial Heights. Apply here.
• Snipes posted a job opening for Stock Personnel in Colonial Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colonial Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Petersburg

• Petersburg opens $2M visitor center in historic 1854 train station after decade of planning (wtvr.com)
• How Petersburg schools are combatting chronic absenteeism: 'We need students here every day' (wtvr.com)
• ‘She's smiling down on us': Petersburg family gives away toys to students following mother's sudden passing (nbc12.com)

Hopewell

• Rob surprises Hopewell teacher who saved her student's life: 'I did what anybody would do' (wtvr.com)
• Man found shot to death inside wrecked car in Hopewell's City Point (progress-index.com)

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