• Downtime: Project Pinball

    Downtime: Project Pinball,Jonathan Spiers

    Lee Householder with his favorite machine at the Richmond Pinball Collective arcade: the 1970s-era ‘Wizard!’ (Jonathan Spiers photos)When he isn’t advancing housing affordability as chief executive of Project:Homes, Lee Householder can be found pulling plungers and flipping flippers with a group of

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  • New Business Licenses: 8.23.24

    New Business Licenses: 8.23.24,Richmond BizSense

    Business NameLocationZip BusinessChesterfield360 Towing9210 Hull Street Road23236Transportation360-True Consulting13901 Comstock Forest Court23838ConsultingLalove Embracing Growth Mindset4308 Lamplighter Court23234OtherButler GroundskeepingUnknown location23832LawncareCastro Remodeling4538 Stanbrook

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  • Odd Couple

    Odd Couple,Chuck Bowen

    “Between the Temples” and “Strange Darling” make for one of the best theatergoing weekends of the summer.The post Odd Couple appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Henrico OKs purchase of retail strip to serve as future GRTC Pulse terminus

    Henrico OKs purchase of retail strip to serve as future GRTC Pulse terminus,Jack Jacobs

    Henrico County is planning to acquire property at Parham and Broad to serve as a terminus for an extension of the rapid-transit Pulse line into the county. (BizSense file)Plans to secure what would become the new western terminus of an expanded Pulse bus line are moving forward.The Henrico Board of

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  • The Virginia Home lining up $70M in bonds to help fund new Hanover facility

    The Virginia Home lining up $70M in bonds to help fund new Hanover facility,Jack Jacobs

    The Virginia Home at 1101 Hampton St. in Richmond. Plans are in the works to relocate the nursing home to a new-construction facility that would be built in Hanover County. (BizSense file)The Virginia Home is looking to the bond market to help fund its move from the city’s Byrd Park neighborhood to

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  • The Docket: Local court roundup for 8.22.24

    The Docket: Local court roundup for 8.22.24,Richmond BizSense

    Chesterfield Circuit CourtKapitus Servicing, Inc. v. Veterinary Mobile Surgical Services LLC d/b/a Veterinary Mobile Surgical Services; and Brian WardPlaintiff says the Kentucky business is in default of a loan agreement and seeks judgment in the principal balance of $303,290.Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguy

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  • Goochland-based CarMax lays off more than 400 employees in recent weeks

    Goochland-based CarMax lays off more than 400 employees in recent weeks,Michael Schwartz

    The CarMax store at 11090 W. Broad St. is one of two stores it has in the Richmond region. (BizSense file photo)Locally based used car giant CarMax has shed hundreds of employees nationwide in recent weeks in two rounds of layoffs.The Fortune 500 firm, headquartered in Goochland’s West Creek area, c

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  • One More For The Shangri-Lords

    One More For The Shangri-Lords,Tim Abbondelo

    Girl group revivalists bid adieu (doo-wop dee doo). The post One More For The Shangri-Lords appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Can Can in Carytown set to be sold for second time in 4 years

    Can Can in Carytown set to be sold for second time in 4 years,Mike Platania

    Can Can Brasserie has been in Carytown since 2005. (Mike Platania photo)A Carytown dining institution is changing hands yet again. Can Can Brasserie is set to be sold to Housepitality Family, the local restaurant group that owns spots like The Boathouse and Casa del Barco. Can Can has been serving F

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  • Former Salomon & Ludwin employees appeal client solicitation injunction

    Former Salomon & Ludwin employees appeal client solicitation injunction,Michael Schwartz

    Salomon & Ludwin is headquartered at 1401 Gaskins Road in the West End.A legal battle between two local financial advisory firms has taken a detour into federal appeals court before the original case has even had a chance to fully play out.Jeremiah Winters, Kate Atwood, Jennifer Thompson, Abbey Sore

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  • VPM starts construction on new downtown HQ

    VPM starts construction on new downtown HQ,Jack Jacobs

    A rendering of the five-story headquarters building on Broad Street planned by VPM. The nonprofit news organization plans to relocate its home base to the city in 2026. (Renderings courtesy SMBW/VPM)Work is underway to transform a downtown Richmond parking lot into the next headquarters for VPM.The

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  • Project Snapshot: Soda Flats apartment building reaches the finish line in Scott’s Addition

    Project Snapshot: Soda Flats apartment building reaches the finish line in Scott’s Addition,Mike Platania

    The new building abuts the Hofheimer building on West Broad Street. (Mike Platania photos)A long-planned Scott’s Addition development has reached the finish line. The Soda Flats Apartments building from developer Bank Street Advisors was recently completed at 2820 W. Broad St.The new structure stand

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  • Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 8.21.24

    Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 8.21.24,Richmond BizSense

    TypeAddressAmountFiling DateDescriptionContractorChesterfield Commercial5700 Hopkins Road$2,700,0008/15/2024Int/Ext/Reno/Walmart Neighborhood MarketKBS IncCommercial1410 Willis Road$2,000,0008/9/2024Add/TU/CondairCentury Construction Co.Commercial1401 Johnston Willis Drive$1,292,5578/9/2024Re-roof/R

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  • A Meant-To-Be Trio

    A Meant-To-Be Trio,Davy Jones

    Guitarist Scott Metzger of LaMP joins three of the jam scene’s most revered instrumentalists for another Broadberry blowout. The post A Meant-To-Be Trio appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • A Prequel with Panache

    A Prequel with Panache,David Timberline

    “Peter and the Starcatcher” lights up the Firehouse stage with an enchanting origin story.The post A Prequel with Panache appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • New restaurant Brazen taking over former Olio, Lucky Whale space on Cary

    New restaurant Brazen taking over former Olio, Lucky Whale space on Cary,Mike Platania

    Neil McLean outside Brazen’s future home. (Mike Platania photo)A veteran of the local restaurant scene is stepping out on his own with a new concept.  Neil McLean is preparing to open Brazen in the former Lucky Whale and Olio space at 2028 W. Cary St. in the Fan. McLean has been working in the back-

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  • HVAC firm drops $4M in Westwood area for new local HQ

    HVAC firm drops $4M in Westwood area for new local HQ,Mike Platania

    The building splits the Richmond-Henrico line near Topgolf. (Mike Platania photo)A warehouse in Henrico’s Westwood area that was set to become Scott’s Addition-esque modern office space is now heading back to its industrial roots. Earlier this month 2117 Westwood Ave. sold to HVAC firm Hoffman & Hof

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  • Rocketts Landing gets a new beauty salon

    Rocketts Landing gets a new beauty salon,Jack Jacobs

    Lenise Robertson, on left, and Star David recently opened Bloom Salon & Suites in Rocketts Landing. The salon offers rentable space for hair stylists and other beauty pros. (Courtesy Connie McGowan/House of Photography)Two seasoned local hair care professionals have turned a former real estate offic

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  • The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 8.20.24

    The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 8.20.24,Richmond BizSense

    At McGuireWoods:Courtney M. Malveaux joined the labor and employment department as a partner.Jeffrey Connor is the chief operating officer.Isabel Waldbauer has joined the marketing and brokerages services team of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer as a research analyst.Eddie Dooley joined Shaheen Ruth

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  • Squirrels, Richmond EDA formally sign lease for new ballpark

    Squirrels, Richmond EDA formally sign lease for new ballpark,Michael Schwartz

    A recent rendering of the stadium planned as part of the Diamond District development in Richmond. (BizSense file)It’s now fully official: the Richmond Flying Squirrels have inked the deal for their long-awaited new ballpark.The City of Richmond announced on Monday that the Double-A baseball team an

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