Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 4.2.25

TypeAddressAmountFiling DateDescriptionContractorChesterfield Commercial17500 Duval Road$56,348,0213/24/2025NC/New West Area High SchoolGulf Seaboard General ContractorsCommercial900 Magazine Road$5,805,2413/24/2025Elec/South Station Central Wastewater Authority Pump StationRudy L Hawkins Electrical
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A much-anticipated exhibit at VMFA explores who Frida Kahlo really was.
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Mary Randolph Carter discusses the importance of belongings, working with Ralph Lauren and dueling Marie Kondo ahead of Richmond book signing.
Read More New brunch spot Sassy’s to open in former Butterbean Market space in Manchester

The space has sat vacant since 2020. (Courtesy Mindie Ballard)A long-vacant café space in Manchester has been snagged by a breakfast-focused restaurateur. Jilan Hall-Johnson plans to open Sassy’s, a brunch spot, in the former Butterbean Market & Café storefront at 1200-1206 Hull St. Sassy’s will be
Read MoreHockey facility with 2 NHL-sized rinks moving forward in Chesterfield

A rendering of the two-rink ice hockey facility proposed in Chesterfield. (County documents)With its site now secured, a sizable new ice hockey venue is planning to open next year in Chesterfield.Chesterfield Sports Enterprises, an entity tied to Powhatan Ice Den owner and local hockey booster Fred
Read MoreShaia family scoops up former Wells Fargo branch downtown

The branch sits at the corner of Second and Grace streets in Monroe Ward. (Mike Platania photos)A prolific local real estate family has added to their downtown portfolio. An entity tied to the Shaia family, particularly Alan Shaia, recently purchased the former Wells Fargo bank branch at 122 E. Grac
Read MoreThe Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 4.1.25

Joining Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman:Michael J. English and Michala D. Black are associates.Lori E. Lohr is Senior Of Counsel.Jason Boyle joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Base Camp as a Realtor.Yumei Silva joined the Strawberry Street office of Long & Foster Real Estate as a Realtor.
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A rendering of the VCU Health-anchored office tower and complex that would have replaced the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file images)If the state says VCU Health is off the hook for $56 million in city real estate tax payments tied to a failed downtown development project, will the City of Ric
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Triangle Players and Firehouse chip in to bring embattled production "Fat Ham" to Richmond.
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The genreless music of Billy Capricorn is bursting with ideas.
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The country’s oldest native wine variety is enjoying a revival in its home of Virginia.
Read More Copper-focused Cupron raises $4M for expanded product development

Cupron CEO Christopher Andrews. (Courtesy Cupron)Cupron, the local company that gained recognition more than a decade ago for its copper-infused socks, is in the midst of a sizable capital raise to fuel its continued evolution.It recently closed on an initial $4.4 million tranche of what’s expected
Read MoreGluten-free bakery rising in redeveloped Samis Grotto Temple in Bellevue

Kickshaws is a bakery that sells gluten-free bagels, breads, cakes and other baked goods. (Courtesy Kickshaws)A Fredericksburg-based bakery is coming to Richmond’s Northside for its second location.Kickshaws is aiming to open in late June at The Bellevue, the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Sa
Read MoreThe Agenda: Local government briefs for 3.31.25

Mayor Danny Avula presented the proposed budget to City Council during a special meeting Thursday. (Screenshot)Mayor Avula presents $3B budget plan for Richmond for FY26Mayor Danny Avula presented his administration’s budget for fiscal year 2026. The $3 billion spending plan would keep real estate t
Read MoreThink804 acquires fellow Richmond creative agency Raison

Think804 founder Jason St. Peter, left, and Raison founder G. Lee Wall. (Nick Davis Photography)One longtime Richmond creative agency acquired another earlier this month. Richmond-based Think804 recently announced its acquisition of Raison, including its team of two full-time and two part-time emplo
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ZipAddressAmountAuction DateAuction TimeTrusteeChesterfield Circuit Court, 9500 Courthouse Road2311212143 Point Placid Drive$263,0364/25/20254:15 PMALG Trustee231127825 Secretariat Drive$190,4004/3/202510:00 AMCommonwealth Trustees2311312802 Trenadier Circle$364,0004/25/20254:15 PMALG Trustee2311314
Read More Carytown Heights townhome project planned for lot at Thompson and Grove

Six buildings currently stand on the site.A Carytown site once envisioned for a hotel is now slated for residential infill. Cornerstone Homes and Doswell Ventures are planning a 17-unit townhome development at 100 N. Thompson St. and 3600 Floyd Ave.The 0.75-acre plot is where local hotelier KM Hote
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“Last Straw” and, as always, The Criterion Channel, offer signs of life on a slow week.
Read More Richmond’s Cocky Rooster restaurant expands, fittingly, to Gamecock country in S.C.

The Cocky Rooster’s Columbia storefront. (Courtesy Cocky Rooster)For its first out-of-state location, the Cocky Rooster has flown south to the land of the Gamecocks. Earlier this month the Richmond-based fried chicken restaurant chain opened in Columbia, South Carolina, in a neighborhood adjacent to
Read MoreCity’s $3B budget proposal includes ‘acceleration’ in funding for water plant improvements

Mayor Danny Avula presented the proposed budget to City Council during a special meeting Thursday. (Screenshot)The City of Richmond is mulling a proposed fiscal year budget that maintains the current real estate tax rate and accelerates funding for improvements to its water treatment plant following
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