“It is my Robinson Street ‘Cheers,’ Paris-edition,” said Donnie Glass. “There’s a bazillion places in Paris where you can eat oysters and have a good martini and have it not cost you $70. That’s what we’re going after.”
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Planning Commission endorses boutique hotel in the Fan, new bridge on Arthur Ashe Blvd.
It was a busy night for the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday, as it gave the thumbs-up to everything from a boutique hotel in the Fan, to a new Manchester apartment building, to a bridge replacement project near The Diamond.
N.C. developer underway on Old Hundred Trace income-restricted apartments in Chesterfield
Taft-Mills Group, a housing developer that does most of its work in and around its home market of Greenville, N.C., is behind the 54-unit project.
Lickinghole brewery in Goochland closed indefinitely while owner deals with health issues
“I’ll still be involved but I have to be in a much smaller role.…I’m open to any suggestions right now for how to plan it out,” said owner Lisa Reynolds Brotherton.
Local ad man bringing Lynchburg’s Texas Inn diner to Richmond
The expansion into Richmond involves the purchase of an existing restaurant in the city, though the exact location has yet to be revealed.
Dormant Berkeley Hotel restaurant space lands new Italian joint
Radha Kamarajugadda, who previously owned Desi Bites, an Indian fast-casual franchise near Innsbrook, is opening the Italian-Indian fusion restaurant on the hotel’s ground floor.
Willow Lawn adds Ugly Dumpling as newest restaurant tenant
The restaurant has just one other location in New Jersey and recently signed a lease for the space that over the years has housed American Tap Room, Hattie Mae’s Southern Kitchen and Legends Grille.
New juice bar opening in former Bellevue bakery space
The juice bar, dubbed You Matter, will be run by Tricia Walker, whose husband owns the jewelry shop next door.
Yellow Umbrella expanding to Libbie Mill with takeover of Stables Market
The deal involves Yellow Umbrella acquiring the assets of Stables and bringing many of the offerings from Yellow Umbrella’s longtime Patterson Avenue store to the Libbie Mill offshoot.
Downtown office building headed for auction after buyer ‘missed the market’
North Carolina-based developer Hem + Spire bought the six-story building in January 2020 for $1.5 million. Next month’s auction has a starting bid of $450,000.