• Gift shop Lioness opens along Bellevue’s MacArthur Blvd. corridor

    Gift shop Lioness opens along Bellevue’s MacArthur Blvd. corridor,Jack Jacobs

    Lioness owner Kristina Holt in her gift store, which recently opened in Northside. (Jack Jacobs photo)A trip to a Madrid marketplace inspired a recent addition to the Bellevue neighborhood’s retail scene.Lioness, a small shop that sells crafts and gifts sourced from around the world, opened last mon

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  • Longtime local delivery service Quickness now under new ownership

    Longtime local delivery service Quickness now under new ownership,Jack Jacobs

    Alex Bangs, on left, and Aubrey Reisner, along with Chris Johnson bought the bike delivery service Quickness from the founder who launched the company more than a decade ago. (Jack Jacobs)A long-running local delivery service is now being steered by new owners.Quickness RVA, which uses bicyclists to

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  • The Docket: Local court roundup for 9.12.24

    The Docket: Local court roundup for 9.12.24,Richmond BizSense

    Chesterfield Circuit CourtHeadway Capital, LLC v. National Recovery & Redemption LLC and Dwayne OutenPlaintiff says defendant has defaulted on a line of credit, owing the principal balance of $50,000.Attorneys: Bret Thrasher of Aubrey ThrasherFiled: 8/26/2024CL24003280Dutt & Wagner of VA, Inc. v. F

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  • Full Spectrum

    Full Spectrum,Hilary Langford

    Love and inclusivity take center stage at VA Pridefest this weekend. The post Full Spectrum appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Va. Beach-based IT company opens sizable new hub in Mechanicsville

    Va. Beach-based IT company opens sizable new hub in Mechanicsville,Michael Schwartz

    VIcom’s new Mechanicsville office at 9335 Cool Spring Road. (Images courtesy VIcom)Nearly eight years after expanding into the Richmond market, a Virginia Beach-based IT company has built and moved into a sizable new local hub in Hanover County.VIcom, which provides audio-video and communication tec

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  • Pair of August deals pushed high-end city home sales to new heights

    Pair of August deals pushed high-end city home sales to new heights,Jonathan Spiers

    The house at 5407 Cary Street Road was the month’s top seller at $9 million, a new high mark for home sales in the city. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)At $9 million and $7.5 million, August’s back-to-back sales of two mansions along Richmond’s Cary Street Road corridor led a record-breaking month for resi

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  • Sheetz to open new location on Midlothian Turnpike this week

    Sheetz to open new location on Midlothian Turnpike this week,Jack Jacobs

    The Sheetz at 9240 Midlothian Turnpike, which is planned to open Sept. 12. (Jack Jacobs photo)Convenience store giant Sheetz continues its growth in the Richmond market, with its newest location set to open this week on Midlothian Turnpike near the Powhite Parkway interchange.The chain expects to op

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  • The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 9.11.24

    The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 9.11.24,admin

    Methods, Systems, And Apparatuses For Storage Analysis And ManagementPatent No. 12087005Described herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for storage analysis and management using computer vision techniques. An imaging device may capture a series of images of a plurality of containers. The seri

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  • Local developer planning 400-unit lower-income apartment project on the Southside

    Local developer planning 400-unit lower-income apartment project on the Southside,Mike Platania

    A site plan of the proposed development. (City documents)One of the area’s most prolific affordable housing developers is looking to go big in the Southside.Lynx Ventures is planning to build a 400-unit apartment project geared to lower-income residents at 3609-3616 Cottrell Road and 4611-4705 Walms

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  • Mixmaster Dean

    Mixmaster Dean,Don Harrison

    Playlist culture gets an ear at University of Richmond's annual music lecture. The post Mixmaster Dean appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Bright Flights

    Bright Flights,Tim Abbondelo

    Richmond’s Dark Days, Bright Nights music festival debuts this weekend with an inclusive, diverse lineup. The post Bright Flights appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • The Quiche of Death

    The Quiche of Death,Rich Griset

    Richmond Triangle Players sends up Cold War paranoia and 1950s domesticity with “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche.”The post The Quiche of Death appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • LL Flooring founder: ‘Need to get it back to the basics’

    LL Flooring founder: ‘Need to get it back to the basics’,Michael Schwartz

    A sign out front of LL Flooring’s Henrico headquarters. (BizSense file photo)Earlier this summer, as Thomas Sullivan pushed to change the direction of foundering LL Flooring, he pondered what he might do if he were able to once again hold sway over the company he founded 30 years ago.In a brief, pre

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  • City Council approves senior apartment project planned for Richmond Hwy.

    City Council approves senior apartment project planned for Richmond Hwy.,Mike Platania

    A rendering of the planned senior living facility along Richmond Highway. (BizSense file photos)Both a Southside senior housing project and a Carver bar received special-use permit approval Monday evening.Last night Richmond City Council greenlit SUPs for senior apartments at 1801 Richmond Highway a

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  • American Heart Association brings blood-pressure screenings to local hair salons

    American Heart Association brings blood-pressure screenings to local hair salons,Jack Jacobs

    The American Heart Association is rolling out a blood-pressure screening initiative in local hair salons and barber shops. Pictured is a training session for students of Petersburg-based Another Level cosmetology school, where the local project was recently launched. (Courtesy American Heart Associa

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  • Construction stalls, liens pile up at ‘cohousing’ project on Arthur Ashe Blvd.

    Construction stalls, liens pile up at ‘cohousing’ project on Arthur Ashe Blvd.,Mike Platania

    Work on the cohousing development stalled earlier this year. The nearby Ace mixed-use project, visible in the background, remains under construction. (Mike Platania photos)Construction of a sizable development along Arthur Ashe Boulevard has apparently stalled, leaving concrete columns and rebar jut

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  • The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 9.10.24

    The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 9.10.24,Richmond BizSense

    George C. Freeman III, chairman, president and CEO of Universal Corp., will retire, effective Oct. 1.Peter Kesser, growth director for Alchemco, has retired.Joining Kiernan Trebach:Nancy F. Reynolds is a partner.Makailah D. Lee and John P. Corcoran are associates.Drew Holbert and Brooke Cooper-Morri

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  • The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.10.24

    The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.10.24,Jonathan Spiers

     Maggie WilhelmFable Advertising completed a new campaign for Virginia Lottery. Focusing on the lottery’s app, the campaign includes television, radio, outdoor, point-of-sale, digital and social media. The 30- and 60-second ads for TV and social were directed by former MTV creative director Ali Robe

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  • Music in Motion

    Music in Motion,David Timberline

    The songs are essential in Richmond Ballet’s farewell to its Studio Theatre. The post Music in Motion appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Family Forged and Frayed

    Family Forged and Frayed,David Timberline

    Actors overcome sometimes shallow family drama in the musical “John and Jen” at the Mill.The post Family Forged and Frayed appeared first on Style Weekly.

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