The Current: OnlyPans is a Richmonder

🍳 The woman behind the viral and innuendo-filled TikTok cooking account, OnlyPans (AKA "Store-Bought Pesto Girl"), is temporarily living in town with her boyfriend, who's playing for The Kickers this year. (The Richmonder)

🕯️ Gov. Youngkin declared Oct. 7 a state day of remembrance for people Hamas kidnapped or killed in Israel last year. (Times-Dispatch)

• He did not mention Israel's retaliation, which led to the bloodiest war in Gaza's history.

🌀 Youngkin also called climate change "a distraction" when asked about it by a reporter at a press event about Southwest Virginia recovery from Hurricane Helene. (Virginia Mercury)

🏗️ City Council just introduced legislation to authorize paying $5.5 million for the South Richmond site where it once wanted to build a casino, to use for future economic development proposals. (BizSense)