• Barnes & Noble to open new Glen Allen store this week

    Barnes & Noble to open new Glen Allen store this week,Jack Jacobs

    Barnes & Noble is reopening at The Creeks at Virginia Centre about a year after it closed its previous location at the center, which had operated for more than 20 years. (Jack Jacobs photo)About a year after closing its Glen Allen store, Barnes & Noble is about to open a new, smaller location in the

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  • Foreclosures: 6.30.25

    Foreclosures: 6.30.25,Richmond BizSense

    ZipAddressAmountAuction DateAuction TimeTrusteeChesterfield Circuit Court, 9500 Courthouse Road231124018 Anita Ave$180,6848/27/202511:30 AMRAS Trustee Services2311313321 Kingsmill Road$311,9207/28/202512:30 PMEquity Trustees232374244 Laurel Oak Road$146,7007/10/202510:00 AMCommonwealth TrusteesHanov

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  • Long-planned 12-story apartment tower underway in Jackson Ward

    Long-planned 12-story apartment tower underway in Jackson Ward,Mike Platania

    Construction at the corner of East Marshall and North Second streets began in early June. (Mike Platania photo)More than four years in the making, a Jackson Ward parking lot’s transformation into a high-rise apartment building is underway. Locally based SNP Properties recently kicked off constructio

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  • Work Hard, Clay Hard

    Work Hard, Clay Hard,Gabriella Lacombe

    Los Angeles-born communal clay studio Still Life Ceramics has found a home in Scott's Addition.

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  • The Pipeline: Commercial real estate transactions for 6.27.25

    The Pipeline: Commercial real estate transactions for 6.27.25,Richmond BizSense

    TOP THREE SALES#1 Heartland Express sold 5.4 acres at 1515 Ware Bottom Springs Road in Chesterfield for $2.43 million to 1515 Great Coastal Drive LLC. Porter Realty’s Kevin Cox represented the seller and Robert Porter Jr. represented the buyer.#2 14361 Sommerville Court LLC purchased 12,250 square f

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  • The DeedBook: Local property transfers for 6.27.25

    The DeedBook: Local property transfers for 6.27.25,Richmond BizSense

    LocationSale DateSellerBuyerAmountChesterfield2600 Colbrook Hills St, 2500 Colbrook St6/5/2025Richmond Affordable HousingBetter Housing Coalition$925,0001210 Sycamore Square Drive6/6/2025Meyerhoffer AssociatesVDM Properties II$1,500,0008231 Midlothian Tpke6/5/2025Miller & HinkleCDA Properties VA$1,4

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  • New Business Licenses: 6.27.25

    New Business Licenses: 6.27.25,Richmond BizSense

    Business NameLocationZip BusinessHenricoIndian Aroma11636 W Broad St23233RestaurantCompu DynamicsVariousConstructionSupport Services1002 Pepper Ace23236OtherEastern Massage and Reflexology11000 Three Chopt Road, Ste F23233OtherTanner Lester14 S Beech Ave23075OtherPen Name LLC8403 Knowland Circle2322

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  • Chesterfield supervisors approve incentive agreements for data center projects

    Chesterfield supervisors approve incentive agreements for data center projects,Jack Jacobs

    The Board of Supervisors this week approved fixed tax rate agreements for a pair of data center developments planned near Moseley and Westchester Commons. (Screenshot)While some mystery remains over who exactly is behind them, two sizable data center developments planned for western Chesterfield are

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  • West End restaurant Casa Italiana opens new market and pizza shop next door

    West End restaurant Casa Italiana opens new market and pizza shop next door,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    The exterior of the new Pizza Square & Italian market. (Jackie DiBartolomeo photos)The family behind three local Italian eateries is expanding its repertoire with a new storefront and pizza shop.Siblings Filippo, Gaetano and Kristi Genova, under their La Famiglia Restaurant Management company, just

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  • Richmond’s oldest fire station reopens in newest firehouse

    Richmond’s oldest fire station reopens in newest firehouse,Jonathan Spiers

    The new Fire Station 12 at 2223 W. Cary St. opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house. (Jonathan Spiers photos)The city’s oldest fire station is back in operation at what is now Richmond’s newest firehouse.Officials with the city and the Richmond Fire Department celebrated the c

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  • Goth and Harajuku-inspired store Hiss Off set to open in Carytown

    Goth and Harajuku-inspired store Hiss Off set to open in Carytown,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    Hiss Off is opening in Carytown on Jul. 1.Photos courtesy Sophie SmithTucked into a corner of Carytown, a shop with neon pink walls and some goth influence is set to open its doors next week.Hiss Off, a goth and Harajuku-inspired clothing and vintage décor store will open at 3122 W. Cary St. on July

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  • Best Movies of 2025 So Far

    Best Movies of 2025 So Far,Chuck Bowen

    Our film critic takes survey of his favorite flicks to date.

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  • Waxing Nostalgic

    Waxing Nostalgic,Andrew Cothern

    After a long career full of highs and lows, Jim Ivins returns to the feel-good music from his youth.

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  • The Docket: Local court roundup for 6.26.25

    The Docket: Local court roundup for 6.26.25,Richmond BizSense

    Chesterfield Circuit CourtAmerican Express National Bank v. Rey Perez & Authority Laser LLC a/k/a Authority ConcessionPlaintiff says defendant has defaulted on a credit agreement and seeks judgment of $30,308.81.Attorneys: Rachel A. Duboff, John M. Lyons and Stephen Shepherdson of Zwicker & Associat

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  • New restaurant Daisy’s at Tredegar to open next to Allianz Amphitheater

    New restaurant Daisy’s at Tredegar to open next to Allianz Amphitheater,Mike Platania

    Rawleigh Easley and Matt Kirwan at Daisy’s. (Mike Platania photos)Fresh off the opening of a new music venue, the city’s riverfront is now set to get a new restaurant. Daisy’s at Tredegar is preparing to open at 500 Tredegar St. The new concept from industry veterans Matt Kirwan and Rawleigh Easley

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  • Charles City County defers data center decision amid public outcry

    Charles City County defers data center decision amid public outcry,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    A map of the proposed Roxbury Technology Park site. (Courtesy diodeventures.com)Charles City County has again deferred a decision on a planned 500-acre data center campus.The county Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday to delay voting on the proposed Roxbury Technology Park, after previo

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  • Slideshow: First look inside (and above) the new CarMax Park

    Slideshow: First look inside (and above) the new CarMax Park,Jonathan Spiers

    As the Richmond Flying Squirrels start the second half of what’s set to be their final season at The Diamond, construction of the team’s new home next door is more than midway through its roughly 18-month schedule and on track for completion early next year.Team management and crews with Gilbane Bui

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  • New Kent interchange improvement project near upcoming Buc-ee’s now fully funded

    New Kent interchange improvement project near upcoming Buc-ee’s now fully funded,Jack Jacobs

    The I-64 interchange at Exit 211 in New Kent is slated to be reconfigured into a diverging diamond and receive other improvements amid growing development interest in the interchange’s vicinity. (BizSense file)A $94 million interchange improvement project in New Kent County is now able to shift into

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  • Vodou Chile

    Vodou Chile,Rich Griset

    The ICA at VCU readies “Ayida,” an exhibition that delves into the spiritual and material complexities of the Caribbean diaspora. 

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  • History is Now

    History is Now,David Timberline

    As July 4th approaches, local podcasts consider history from the American revolution to today’s emerging events.

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