• Gather putting finishing touches on new Innsbrook coworking space

    Gather putting finishing touches on new Innsbrook coworking space,Jack Jacobs

    Gather West End, the coworking chain’s latest location, is preparing to officially open next month in Innsbrook. Pictured are the location’s community managers Emma Olson and Gabi Rios-Hernandez in the front-desk area.  (Images courtesy of Gather)Construction is nearing completion and the first few

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  • Downtime: Local real estate agents team up on ‘Chasing Cambodia’ cycling doc

    Downtime: Local real estate agents team up on ‘Chasing Cambodia’ cycling doc,Jonathan Spiers

    Johnny Phan in ‘Chasing Cambodia,’ a documentary film about his reconnection with his family’s roots while competing with the Cambodian National Cycling Team. (Screenshot)When Johnny Phan decided he needed to reconnect with his family’s Cambodian roots, he had no idea his trip to the other side of t

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  • The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 5.2.25

    The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 5.2.25,Richmond BizSense

    TOP THREE SALES#1 Olga PropCo purchased 57 acres at Airport Drive and I-895 in Henrico for $4 million from Olga Sauer Property. Ben Bruni with Commonwealth Commercial Partners represented the buyer.#2 Panera LLC purchased an acre on Courthouse Road at Iron Bridge Road in Chesterfield for $1.4 millio

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  • Tri-City Chili Peppers hit the road for ‘Cosmic Baseball’ tour

    Tri-City Chili Peppers hit the road for ‘Cosmic Baseball’ tour,Mike Platania

    The Tri-City Chili Peppers recently played a game of baseball under black lights in front of a crowd of 10,000 in Durham, North Carolina. (Courtesy Tri-City Chili Peppers)Borrowing a page from the Savannah Bananas’ playbook, the Tri-City Chili Peppers are taking their show on the road.The amateur ba

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  • New Business Licenses: 5.2.25

    New Business Licenses: 5.2.25,Richmond BizSense

    Business NameLocationZip BusinessHenricoMasala Wheels600 E Laburnum Ave23222Itinerant MerchantDevil Dog PoolsVariousConstructionFalafel King8631 Sanford Drive23228Itinerant MerchantMichael Stevens9513 Lester Lane23229LawncarePurcell Construction CorpVariousConstructionLilac Nails Spa9813 W Broad St2

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  • Passion Play

    Passion Play,David Timberline

    A witty “Which Way to the Stage” offers a boisterous ride through complicated questions.

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  • Stock Up

    Stock Up,Karen Newton

    For readers, the Friends of the Library Book Sale is still an integral RVA tradition.

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  • Sands Anderson adds Va. Beach law firm to its ranks, pushing deeper into Hampton Roads

    Sands Anderson adds Va. Beach law firm to its ranks, pushing deeper into Hampton Roads,Michael Schwartz

    Sands Anderson is headquartered in Truist Center in downtown Richmond. (Image courtesy Sands Anderson)Upon stepping in as president of downtown law firm Sands Anderson earlier this year, Jeff Geiger made clear his ambitions for the firm’s trajectory.“It’s fair to say if you’re not growing, you’re dy

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  • New cake shop coming to former Hot Diggity Donuts space in Manchester

    New cake shop coming to former Hot Diggity Donuts space in Manchester,Mike Platania

    The former Hot Diggity Donuts space has found a new user. (Courtesy Mindie Ballard)A long-dormant doughnut shop on Hull Street has been snapped up and will soon be slinging different sorts of sweets. Scharolina’s Custom Cakes & Confections is preparing to open in the former Hot Diggity Donuts space

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  • Riverfront parking deck project advances with Virginia Housing vote

    Riverfront parking deck project advances with Virginia Housing vote,Mike Platania

    The new deck would rise on a grassy area behind the Virginia Housing headquarters, pictured left. The new amphitheater is pictured right. (Courtesy SkyShots Photography)A plan to add nearly 300 parking spaces near downtown’s riverfront is moving forward. Virginia Housing’s Board of Commissioners vot

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  • The Docket: Local court roundup for 5.1.25

    The Docket: Local court roundup for 5.1.25,Richmond BizSense

    Chesterfield Circuit CourtCharles R. Coklow Jr. v. Coyner Construction, LLC d/b/a Coyner Custom Homes; and C. Priest Construction, LLCPlaintiff says on/about May 13, 2023, he was caused to fall on mud and water run-off that had collected in his driveway due to run-off from the neighboring property u

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  • Henrico EDA sues GreenCity developers amid ASM Global’s debt dispute

    Henrico EDA sues GreenCity developers amid ASM Global’s debt dispute,Jonathan Spiers

    A conceptual rendering shows the arena in relation to other buildings in the proposed GreenCity mixed-use development. (BizSense file)Recent legal filings from the would-be arena operator for the stalled GreenCity development in Henrico have thrown a wrench into the agreed-to transfer of the project

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  • Pirate Days

    Pirate Days,Don Harrison

    WRIR 97.3 presents an alternate view of itself at Gallery5. 

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  • Modern Torture

    Modern Torture,Dale M. Brumfield

    Book review: “Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.”

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  • Local biotech firm Grenova announces capital raise, to open overseas showroom

    Local biotech firm Grenova announces capital raise, to open overseas showroom,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    Grenova CEO Katherine Marrs. Marrs joined the company in 2023. (Photos courtesy Grenova)A homegrown biotech firm just scored a new cash infusion that it plans to put toward product development. Grenova, which manufactures devices for the washing and recycling of plastic pipettes and microwell plates

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  • WVS, Fountainhead begin construction on Manchester Square townhomes project

    WVS, Fountainhead begin construction on Manchester Square townhomes project,Mike Platania

    Manchester Square is set to rise catty-corner to The Box, an apartment building pictured in the distance. (Mike Platania photo)A new townhome development is getting underway amid a sea of apartments in Manchester. Construction recently began on Manchester Square, a 40-unit project at 600 Decatur St.

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  • Hanover County planning $60M HQ for public safety agencies

    Hanover County planning $60M HQ for public safety agencies,Jack Jacobs

    Hanover is planning a new-construction, $60 million building on the county government campus for its sheriff’s office and fire department. (BizSense file photo)Hanover is moving forward with plans to establish a new joint headquarters for its sheriff’s office and fire-EMS department.The county inten

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  • Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 4.30.25

    Breaking Ground: Local building permits for 4.30.25,Richmond BizSense

    TypeAddressAmountFiling DateDescriptionContractorChesterfield Commercial260 Wylderose Drive$19,500,0004/24/2025F & F only/Redfern at Midlothian Apt BldgKBSCommercial6900 Mimms Drive$8,393,1514/16/2025Mech/ColonialWebb Contractors Co.Commercial6900 Mimms Drive$1,642,5224/25/2025Elec/ColonialWebb Cont

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  • SBA offering loans of up to $2M to area businesses affected by water outage

    SBA offering loans of up to $2M to area businesses affected by water outage,Jonathan Spiers

    The downtown library on Franklin Street is one of two area locations where businesses can apply for the loans in-person through next Tuesday. Online applications will be accepted for a year. (Jonathan Spiers photo)Nearly 30 area businesses have applied so far for federal loans that were announced tw

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  • Cheers to 40 Years

    Cheers to 40 Years,Davy Jones

    There are plenty reasons to toast Friday Cheers at Brown's Island this season.

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