• A Mindful Mantra

    A Mindful Mantra,Dash Lewis

    Richmond hip-hop mainstay Radio B wonders where we're headed on "The Internet is Fake."The post A Mindful Mantra appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • To Be Frank

    To Be Frank,Rich Griset

    Manual Cinema’s film-theater hybrid “Frankenstein” regenerates at the Modlin Center.The post To Be Frank appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • New Grateful Dead-themed Ripple Ray’s tosses its pebble into Carytown bar scene

    New Grateful Dead-themed Ripple Ray’s tosses its pebble into Carytown bar scene,Mike Platania

     Cups are full again at 3123 W. Cary St.The building formerly home to Weezie’s and Town Hall recently reopened as Ripple Ray’s, a psychedelically decorated, Grateful Dead-themed bar and restaurant. The business is owned by Katie Jarvis, who had previously worked at Town Hall and took over the 2,000-

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  • Two industrial buildings moving forward in Rockville after $3M land buy

    Two industrial buildings moving forward in Rockville after $3M land buy,Jonathan Spiers

    Renderings of the two buildings that will make up the Axial Rockville 64 development on Ashland Road. (Marketing flyer images)Weeks after Amazon paid $16 million for the site of its planned fulfillment center in Goochland, another industrial development in the county’s Rockville area is set to go fo

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  • City’s newest art gallery, Main Projects, to open in the Fan next month

    City’s newest art gallery, Main Projects, to open in the Fan next month,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    The new gallery will be housed at 1625 W. Main St. (Photo by Jackie DiBartolomeo)Richmond’s latest art gallery is set to launch next month in the Fan. Main Projects, founded by Laura Martin Mills and Eric Thomas-Suwall, will slot in at a 3,800-square-foot space at 1625 W. Main St. The space formerly

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  • The Docket: Local court roundup for 1.30.25

    The Docket: Local court roundup for 1.30.25,Richmond BizSense

    Chesterfield Circuit CourtHeadway Capital, LLC v. Merkl LLC and Joseph GilmorePlaintiff says defendant is in default of a credit agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $59,594.36.Attorneys: Bret Thrasher of Aubrey ThrasherFiled: 1/17/2025CL25000604Fundbox, Inc. v. Indispensable Mark

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  • Hanover weighs development guidelines for area around former Tyson Foods plant

    Hanover weighs development guidelines for area around former Tyson Foods plant,Jack Jacobs

    Hanover staff are planning to develop a land-use plan to guide future economic development in the area around the former Tyson Foods processing plant. (Courtesy CBS 6)Hanover County is in the early stages of creating a guide for future growth around the closed Tyson Foods poultry plant on Mountain R

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  • Creative Bonds

    Creative Bonds,Peter McElhinney

    Afro-Zen Allstars celebrate a decade of interpreting the golden sounds of pan-African music.The post Creative Bonds appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • 450-unit apartment complex proposed for Midlothian Athletic Club property

    450-unit apartment complex proposed for Midlothian Athletic Club property,Jack Jacobs

    Spy Rock is seeking zoning approval to build a 450-unit apartment complex on the site of Midlothian Athletic Club, which would be razed to make way for the project. (County documents)Hundreds of new residences are proposed to replace the long-running Midlothian Athletic Club near Chesterfield Towne

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  • Veteran jewelry maker opens first brick-and-mortar shop in Bon Air

    Veteran jewelry maker opens first brick-and-mortar shop in Bon Air,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    KEBaubles & Co. opened last month in the Bon Air Shopping Center. (Photo by Jackie DiBartolomeo)After years of selling her wares at craft shows, a long-running local jewelry designer is upgrading to a more permanent setup in Bon Air. Kristin E. Burton recently opened a brick-and-mortar shop called K

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  • Legislation to lower food-to-liquor ratio for restaurants is back for another round

    Legislation to lower food-to-liquor ratio for restaurants is back for another round,Jack Jacobs

    A proposed bill would loosen the state’s rules on food-to-liquor sales ratios for restaurants. (BizSense file)The annual attempt to change a longstanding law that’s been a buzz kill for many of the state’s bars and restaurants is back for another round in the General Assembly.Senate Bill 1163 was in

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  • The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 1.29.25

    The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 1.29.25,Richmond BizSense

    Static Transfer Switch With Controlled Phase Angle TransferPatent No. 12212229A static transfer switch is provided for supplying power to a load alternately from two different power sources. Preferably, switching between the two power sources occurs within one electrical cycle. In order to control i

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  • Long-running Dominion Aviation sold to private equity-backed firm

    Long-running Dominion Aviation sold to private equity-backed firm,Michael Schwartz

    Dominion Aviation founder Mike Mickel recently sold his company to Vantage Aviation. (Courtesy Dominion)Mike Mickel says he’s had plenty of suitors come calling over the years wanting to buy his long-running Chesterfield-based company Dominion Aviation.Time after time he turned the offers away, neve

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  • The Secret Annex

    The Secret Annex,Rich Griset

    Swift Creek Mill Theatre mounts “The Diary of Anne Frank,” a chronicle of girlhood during the Holocaust.The post The Secret Annex appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • $54M in upgrades planned at Haleon R&D facility in Northside

    $54M in upgrades planned at Haleon R&D facility in Northside,Jonathan Spiers

    Haleon’s R&D center along Brook Road is set be modernized with $54 million worth of upgrades. (Jonathan Spiers photos)A global consumer healthcare company is injecting tens of millions of dollars into its R&D facility in Richmond’s Northside.Haleon is investing $54.2 million to upgrade its existing

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  • First-time restaurateurs opening new vegan taco shop in Church Hill area

    First-time restaurateurs opening new vegan taco shop in Church Hill area,Mike Platania

    The one-story building near the intersection of Oakwood Avenue, P Street and Chimborazo Boulevard has sat vacant for years. (Mike Platania photo)The Church Hill area is set to get a new taqueria. Rachel and Milton Rodriguez are preparing to open Taco Vegana at 1004 Oakwood Ave. The new restaurant is

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  • Reynolds Crossing owners sell medical office building ahead of mixed-use redevelopment

    Reynolds Crossing owners sell medical office building ahead of mixed-use redevelopment,Mike Platania

    The medical office building stands north of the Walmart at Reynolds Crossing. (Mike Platania photo)As it plots a long-term mixed-use transformation of its namesake Reynolds Crossing campus, the Reynolds family has unloaded a piece of that overall property. Reynolds Development recently sold the medi

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  • The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 1.28.25

    The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 1.28.25,Richmond BizSense

    Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has resigned.At Sands Anderson:Jeffrey H. Geiger has been named president.Pamela O’Berry has been elected a shareholder.Lindsay Bunting-Eubanks and M. Tolley Gwinn have been promoted to Counsel.Leah Ebling joined Spy Rock

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  • Two Midlo homebuilders convert to employee-stock ownership

    Two Midlo homebuilders convert to employee-stock ownership,Jonathan Spiers

    The team at LifeStyle Home Builders, which recently switched to an employee ownership stock plan. (Photo courtesy LifeStyle)Employees of two longtime area homebuilders are getting to own a stake in their respective companies.LifeStyle Home Builders and Main Street Homes each announced this month the

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  • The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.28.25

    The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.28.25,Jonathan Spiers

    JLV’s new website from Shapes & Colors.Shapes & Colors launched websites for local firms Fitzhugh Law and JLV Communications.Addison Clark produced a video series for First National Bank Small Business Finance. The series features the bank’s team answering commonly asked questions about Small Busine

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