The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 10.8.24
Two Tango Collaborative released a new campaign for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office. The pedestrian safety campaign features CGI ducks by New York studio Preymaker and includes TV, digital, out-of-home and audio placements. Richmond-based Brian Camp directed the TV s
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Cult films 'Spider Baby' and 'Eno' screening at Studio Two Three. The post Oblique Strategies appeared first on Style Weekly.
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From “Do the Right Thing” to “Malcolm X” to “Black Panther,” Ruth E. Carter forged her own path to become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after costumers.The post Wakanda Forever appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Richmond-based pharma company Kaleo laying off dozens of employees
Pharmaceutical company Kaleo is based in The Turning Basin building in Shockoe Slip. (Jack Jacobs photo)A locally based pharmaceutical company is planning to lay off dozens of employees, though most of the people affected are located outside of the firm’s home state.Kaleo is cutting 58 jobs, eight o
Read MoreNew wine shop Dinner Party to pop the cork in Carytown next month
The space was most recently an e-cig shop from Altria. (Mike Platania photo)Fresh off illuminating its new sign welcoming visitors into the neighborhood, Carytown is also set to welcome a new retailer. Dinner Party, a wine shop from owner Annie Barrow, is preparing to open next to Penzey’s Spices at
Read MoreThe Agenda: Local government briefs for 10.7.24
The highlighted area includes the 96-acre site that the City of Richmond is looking to purchase. (Google Maps)Casino site acquisition, tax relief report on City Council agendas MondayRichmond City Council meets Monday at 4 p.m. for a special session and a meeting of its Organizational Development St
Read MoreAccounting startup aimed at social media content creators closes on $4M capital raise
Cookie Finance CEO and founder Nate Coughran. Cookie recently secured a capital raise, and has earmarked the funds to increase the size of its team. (Courtesy Cookie Finance)A Scott’s Addition-based startup that handles the financial needs of social media personalities has secured seven figures of c
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ZipAddressAmountAuction DateAuction TimeTrusteeChesterfield Circuit Court, 9500 Courthouse Road2311211720 Clear Ridge Drive$156,00011/27/202410:30 AMProfessional Foreclosure Corp of VA231131030 Blackheath Road$150,55010/31/202412:30 PMN/A232344382 Vauxhall Road$200,81911/4/202412:30 PMEquity Trustee
Read More City betting on Southside growth with plan to buy rejected casino site for $5M
While Richmond is no longer pursuing a casino, City Council is not giving up on the would-have-been location as a potential community asset and economic development site for the Southside.Council is introducing legislation today to declare a public necessity for and authorize the city to purchase 96
Read MorePick: Peni Candra Rini and Gamelan Raga Kusuma at VCU
If you missed her at the Folk Fest, the world-class Indonesian vocalist will have a free show on Oct. 8. The post Pick: Peni Candra Rini and Gamelan Raga Kusuma at VCU appeared first on Style Weekly.
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La Luz delivers a rocking evening, sans inflatable crowd-surfing alien, at Richmond Music Hall.The post Go Into The Light appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Newly installed Carytown sign makes debut with illumination tonight
The new gateway sign was installed Monday above Cary Street at the western entrance to Carytown. (Photos courtesy Kelley Banks)Carytown’s new gateway sign is up and greeting visitors at the shopping district’s western entrance.The Art Deco-style sign was erected Monday and is set to be illuminated f
Read MoreVR entertainment venue Pelagos opens at Regency
Pelagos VR marketing director Colin Burke strikes a pose on one of the entertainment center’s treadmill-like game stations, which allows users to walk around in virtual reality. (Jack Jacobs photos)A new virtual reality gaming center has hit play at Regency.Pelagos VR opened last month in a storefro
Read MoreThe Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 10.4.24
TOP THREE SALES#1 10810 Paulbrook Road LLC purchased 14,855 square feet at 10810 Paulbrook Drive in Chesterfield for $1.4 million from Thunder Properties. Colton Konvicka and Chris Jenkins with Commonwealth Commercial Partners represented the buyer.#2 Walton Park LLC purchased 1.318 acres at 1402 Pa
Read MoreNew Business Licenses: 10.4.24
Business NameLocationZip BusinessHenrico100 Chiro Floyd LLC2240 Old Brick Road, Ste B23060OtherTransport With Care LLC7118 Hepworth Drive23231TransportationMarathon Health500 Eastpark Court23150HealthcareLa Cultura Restaurant600 E Laburnum Ave23222Itinerant merchantRiver City Sacred Sistarhood2809 N
Read MoreGiavos restaurant family has new mystery concept in the works for old Lafayette Pharmacy
The former home of Lafayette Pharmacy sits next to Stella’s Grocery in Malvern Gardens. (Mike Platania photo)The Giavos family is cooking up something new for a vacant building they bought two years ago. The prolific local restaurant family is planning to open a new spot in the former Lafayette Phar
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October is already heating up with a bevy of horror streaming options.The post Monsters Inc. appeared first on Style Weekly.
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“For Colored Girls…” takes a new generation through a journey of self-identification at VCU.The post How Much is Enuf? appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Hild ordered to pay revised restitution amount of $45M
Michael Hild was founder and CEO of the now-collapsed Live Well Financial in Chesterfield.The nearly two-year debate over how much criminal restitution embattled Richmond businessman Michael Hild must pay to his victims appears to have been decided.U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Abrams last week o
Read MoreHanover supervisors reject proposal for 1,500-acre solar facility
Strata Clean Energy’s zoning request tied to a proposed solar facility on 1,500 acres in Hanover was recently rejected by county supervisors. (BizSense file)It looks like a massive solar farm proposed on a 1,500-acre site in northwestern Hanover won’t see the light of day.County supervisors last wee
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