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Timely book about John Adams explores how our second president created the framework for a peaceful transfer of power. The post Forging the Republic appeared first on Style Weekly.
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“His Three Daughters” and “The Substance” are two very rich and vastly different stories of women.The post Women appeared first on Style Weekly.
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“His Three Daughters” and “The Substance” are two very rich and vastly different stories of women.The post Women at War appeared first on Style Weekly.
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Five years in the making, Cadence Theatre Company’s “True West” serves up Sam Shepard’s dark comedy about sibling rivalry and the legacy of the American West. The post The Lonesome Crowded West appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Danish manufacturer Topsoe buys Chesterfield site to build $400M factory

Topsoe has purchased 57 acres in Meadowville Technology Park to serve as the site of an upcoming factory making solid oxide electrolyzer cells. (BizSense file)A Danish manufacturer has locked down the site for the nine-figure factory it’s planning in Meadowville Technology Park.Topsoe recently acqui
Read MoreEmerson tweaking 261-unit ‘workforce housing’ project near Meadowville tech park

A site plan of the proposed Enon Corner residential development in Chesterfield. (County documents)The challenge of developing lower priced housing and keeping project costs low enough to do so is playing out with a so-called “workforce housing” proposal near Chesterfield’s Meadowville Technology Pa
Read MoreThe Docket: Local court roundup for 9.19.24

Chesterfield Circuit CourtKapitus Servicing, Inc. v. TMI, Inc. d/b/a TMI; and Timothy McElwainPlaintiff says the Texas business is in default of a forward purchase agreement and seeks judgment in the principal amount of $135,257.Attorneys: Nhon H. Nguyen of Nguyen|BallatoFiled: 9/5/2024CL24003439Kap
Read MoreLondoño restaurant family hands off two local spots, plans new concept in Shockoe Slip

A sign announcing Casa Fiesta’s sale was posted last week. (Mike Platania photos)A busy local restaurateur couple are reshuffling their holdings in the region. Adrienne and Carlos Londoño have handed off Casa Fiesta Mexican Kitchen & Cantina at 1218 E. Cary St. in Shockoe Slip to a new, undisclosed
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Concerts this weekend feature Doug Richards (pictured), Laura Ann Singh, Andrew Randazzo and Ali Thibodeau. The post Big Band Weekend appeared first on Style Weekly.
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The Richmond International Film Festival features 170 films from directors representing 25 countries.The post Rooted RVA appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Toast restaurant opens new spot at Scott’s Walk near The Diamond

Toast was the final restaurant tenant to open at Scott’s Walk. (Mike Platania photos)Activity continues along Arthur Ashe Boulevard, as a local restaurant group has debuted its latest spot across from the forthcoming Diamond District. Last week Toast New American Gastropub opened in the Scott’s Walk
Read MoreMen’s health clinic franchise GameDay opens in Innsbrook

GameDay franchisee Zach Miller at his clinic in Innsbrook, which provides testosterone treatments and similar services for men. (Jack Jacobs photo)A franchised chain of men’s health clinics has planted its first flag in the Richmond region – and has more in the works.GameDay Men’s Health, which prov
Read MoreSlideshow: Scenes from last week’s Hard Hat Happy Hour at the new Sports Backers HQ

The final Hard Hat Happy Hour of 2024 offered a chance to see a two-for-one project in the making.Presented by Sands Anderson, last week’s event brought a crowd of nearly 300 to the new under-construction Sports Backers headquarters building and trailhead for the Fall Line Trail, both at at 4921 La
Read MorePR firm Hodges Partnership moving HQ to Scott’s Addition’s HandCraft building

The Hodges team in their new, mostly outfitted space in the HandCraft building. (Photo courtesy Jon Newman)After 15 years in Shockoe Bottom, a growing Richmond public relations firm is getting ready to move to larger digs across town.The Hodges Partnership is moving to Scott’s Addition’s HandCraft b
Read MoreBreaking Ground: Local building permits for 9.18.24

TypeAddressAmountFiling DateDescriptionContractorGoochlandResidential7723-38-0321$206,3628/27/2024New, single family dwellingOwner/Sheress Blunt/contractorResidential1155 Lickinghole Road$495,0008/20/2024New, single family dwellingB&B Home ImprovementsResidential3851 County Line Road$464,1008/14/202
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Richmond’s two big literary gatherings will honor authors as well as help develop new ones.The post Words With Friends appeared first on Style Weekly.
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Charlottesville's Morgan Ashcom explores our differing relationships to work at Candela. The post Work and its Discontents appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Boarded-up stretch of Manchester to be razed for 5-story apartment building

The two buildings on the site would be razed to make way for the new development. (Mike Platania photo)Two dilapidated buildings along Manchester’s main drag could soon make way for a new-construction apartment project that would rise five stories. Walter Parks, Richard Smith and Malcome Sargent hav
Read MoreSouthside wine shop Oxford Cellars changes hands

Oxford Cellars at 2817 Hathaway Road recently sold to a new owner. (Jack Jacobs photo)A longstanding South Richmond wine shop is now under new ownership.Oxford Cellars, which first opened more than decade ago as the south-of-the-river outpost of Once Upon A Vine, was purchased in recent weeks by Cha
Read MoreLandscaping firm buys irrigation business in second deal in six months

Billy Stinson, Rilee Harman and Ian Smith, from left, recently added Miller Irrigation & Landscape Lighting to their Terra Forma Landscaping business. (File photos courtesy Ian Smith)The owners of a Henrico-based landscaping company have closed their second acquisition in less than a year, this time
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