The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 7.16.25

Systems And Methods For Data Translation Of Source Data FilesPatent No. 12353351A method may include accessing, using a processing unit, a source chain datafile formatted in a first format, the source chain datafile including data entries identifying linkages between a service provider, a service re
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Recorded four years ago, Andy Jenkins' sophomore album is ready for its flowers.
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After fashion show, Black Pride RVA organizers concentrate on fundraising efforts.
Read More Seattle firm spends $29M for two Richmond-area office buildings

For the second time in two years, a Discovery Drive office building has sold. (Mike Platania photos)An Emerald City investment firm has dropped nearly $30 million to get back into the Richmond-area real estate market. Last month Seattle-based Elliott Bay Capital Trust bought a pair of Richmond-area
Read MoreOne coffee shop replaces another at Independence Golf Club

Coalesce Coffee opened in recent months in the renovated former Josie’s Coffee & Boutique space at Independence Golf Club. (Photos courtesy Coalesce Coffee)Around this time last year, Lindsay Korman went to hit some balls at Independence Golf Club on a day off from running her coffee truck, Coalesce
Read MorePanda Express secures site at Courthouse Landing project with $1.4M land deal

Panda Express is planning to open a location at Courthouse Landing, where it has secured a site at the mixed-use development in Chesterfield to build the new restaurant. (BizSense file)Another piece of the Courthouse Landing project is moving forward.Panda Express recently paid $1.4 million to acqui
Read MorePacked planning commission agenda includes revised townhome infill projects in West End

A recent rendering of the townhomes planned at 3923 Grove Ave. (Image courtesy Center Creek Homes)Modified plans for two townhome infill projects along a stretch of Grove Avenue in the West End are up for consideration by the Richmond Planning Commission as part of a packed meeting agenda today.The
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In his new poetry collection, Christopher Fried celebrates the twilight of analog.
Read More The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 7.15.25

Dee A. Raubenstine, director of development and sponsor events with The Richmond Forum, is retiring.Andrea Erard, Prince George county attorney, resigned, effective July 8.Robert Westermann joined Spotts Fain as of counsel.Joining Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman:Stephen J. McDonald and N. Winston
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Firehouse’s world premiere, “Burial Tax,” leavens family drama with delightfully dark humor.
Read More Sites slated for mystery data center projects in Chesterfield sell for nearly $60M

A proposed data center project planned at Upper Magnolia Green moved forward with the recent acquisition of the project site, which consists of most of Tract A and part of Tract B shown on the map. (County documents)Entities involved in plans to build proposed data center campuses in western Chester
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The first batch of townhomes at The Crossings at Mulberry, a 160-home development by StyleCraft Homes that’s to include 25 housing trust fund homes. (File photo courtesy StyleCraft)One year in, Henrico’s multimillion-dollar investment to help improve housing affordability in the county is beginning
Read More Virginia Rep’s Northside property being eyed for Hindu temple

A proposal to convert the former Scottish Rite Temple on Hermitage Road into a Hindu religious center would include an expansion of the existing building on the site. (City documents)For its next act, Virginia Repertory Theatre’s Northside performing arts center could become a Hindu temple.The Richm
Read MoreAfter harsh critique, Arthur Ashe Blvd. Bridge replacement gets initial design committee approval

A rendering of the proposed new bridge on Arthur Ashe Boulevard. (City documents)The reimagining of the Arthur Ashe Boulevard Bridge took a step forward last week, but questions remain as to what the new structure will ultimately look like.Last week the city’s Urban Design Committee voted to approve
Read MoreThe Agenda: Local government briefs for 7.14.25

Chesterfield has released its latest draft of a proposed zoning ordinance update, which would include new zoning districts and other changes. Pictured is the Springline at District 60 project in late 2024. (BizSense file)Chesterfield draft zoning ordinance up for review by planning commission The Ch
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ZipAddressAmountAuction DateAuction TimeTrusteeChesterfield Circuit Court, 9500 Courthouse Road231122604 Whispering Oaks Terr$81,9008/25/202512:30 PMEquity Trustees232346302 Amasis Court$70,7538/7/20251:00 PMAtlantic Trustee Services232361806 Glenhurst Ave$224,0009/8/202512:30 PMEquity Trustees23237
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"House to Highway" traces the roots of Jackson Ward at Library of Virginia.
Read More Freedom Outdoors shooting range opens in former Colonial Shooting Academy spot

The new Freedom Outdoors location at 6020 W. Broad St. (Jackie DiBartolomeo photo)A sizable West Broad Street shooting range building has a new operator, a new look and is officially back in business. With a new red-white-and-blue exterior paint job, Virginia Beach-based Freedom Outdoors aptly opene
Read MoreThe Pipeline: Local property transfers for 7.11.25

TOP THREE SALES#1 PAR Boulders LLC sold 34,671 square feet at 1000 Boulders Pkwy. in Chesterfield for $9 million to Elliott Bay Medical Properties. Bo McKown, Eric Robison and Birck Turnbull with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller.#2 Aeris Investments purchased 41 acres at 218 Dr
Read MoreBank exec’s $3M deal led area home sales in June

The brick colonial at 9305 S. Mooreland Road was the top sale in June at $3.17 million. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)The local high-end housing market was as hot as the weather in June, with three deals along Henrico’s River Road corridor that all came in around the $3 million mark.Topping the list was 9
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