Sharde Robinson and her 1-year-old daughter, Alora Rasor, beat the heat in the Blackwell Pool last Saturday. The pool is open to the public throughout the summer from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and holidays, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for open swimming, 5 to 7 p.m. for family swims and 7 to 8 p.m. for adult swim.

Work is underway on a new central forensics laboratory on Studley Road in Hanover County. The $189 million project is scheduled for completion in 2025. The project includes construction of a four-story, state-of-the-art forensic facility, of about 89,000 square meters, according to a news release from the builder, Skanska USA. When finished, the facility will house the Virginia Department of Forensic Science and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, alongside space for analysis laboratories, autopsies, evidence storage, training, state administrative needs, among other functions.

Butterflies roam North Side