Bookbinder’s owners cook up mac and cheese spinoff on Arthur Ashe Boulevard
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 1 Mac and cheese restaurant opening in Richmond](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Richmond-Big-Wife-C-700x316.jpg)
John and Jayme Taxin are preparing to open BigWife’s Mac n’ Cheese at 1017 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd in Scott’s Addition. The 1,200-square-foot space was previously home to Growlers To Go before the beer shop closed last fall.
Developer wants to rezone 530 acres in Varina for $2B industrial project
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 2 Hillwood seeks ton rezone land for industrial project in Varina](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HillwoodVarinaSite-700x490.jpg)
While not an expansion of White Oak Technology Park, the project from Ross Perot Jr.’s Hillwood Development would effectively extend the uses of the 2,200-acre tech park, where QTS Data Centers, Facebook and LL Flooring have facilities.
High school buddies launch CBD company in Sandston
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 3 New CBD extract manufacturer launches in Richmond area](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/vaharvest1-700x488.jpg)
VA Harvest has a budding retail presence, with products on shelves at grocery store Ellwood Thompson’s and Fan wellness store Blossom RVA. It produces 10,000 units per month through Henrico-based AG Essence.
Winery spinoff fermenting at Dancing Kilt Brewery in Chester
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 4 dancingkilt1](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dancingkilt1.jpg)
Owner Thomas Pakurar Jr. said he decided to launch Moondrop Winery after noticing that about one in every five of the brewery’s customers would ask about non-beer options.
Downtime: Caitlin Sherman sings her way into a job
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 5 Richmond copywriter sang song to get job](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Richmond-Downtime-Caitlin-Sherman-1-700x467.jpg)
“He basically challenged me to it. I think it was a joke, but I took it seriously,” she said. “I said: You know what? What do I have to lose? If it gets me this internship, I’m doing whatever I have to do.”
Bookbinder’s owners cook up mac and cheese spinoff on Arthur Ashe Boulevard
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 1 Mac and cheese restaurant opening in Richmond](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Richmond-Big-Wife-C-700x316.jpg)
John and Jayme Taxin are preparing to open BigWife’s Mac n’ Cheese at 1017 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd in Scott’s Addition. The 1,200-square-foot space was previously home to Growlers To Go before the beer shop closed last fall.
Developer wants to rezone 530 acres in Varina for $2B industrial project
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 2 Hillwood seeks ton rezone land for industrial project in Varina](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HillwoodVarinaSite-700x490.jpg)
While not an expansion of White Oak Technology Park, the project from Ross Perot Jr.’s Hillwood Development would effectively extend the uses of the 2,200-acre tech park, where QTS Data Centers, Facebook and LL Flooring have facilities.
High school buddies launch CBD company in Sandston
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 3 New CBD extract manufacturer launches in Richmond area](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/vaharvest1-700x488.jpg)
VA Harvest has a budding retail presence, with products on shelves at grocery store Ellwood Thompson’s and Fan wellness store Blossom RVA. It produces 10,000 units per month through Henrico-based AG Essence.
Winery spinoff fermenting at Dancing Kilt Brewery in Chester
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 4 dancingkilt1](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dancingkilt1.jpg)
Owner Thomas Pakurar Jr. said he decided to launch Moondrop Winery after noticing that about one in every five of the brewery’s customers would ask about non-beer options.
Downtime: Caitlin Sherman sings her way into a job
![BizSense Rewind: Top 5 stories for 12.10-12.16 5 Richmond copywriter sang song to get job](https://richmondbizsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Richmond-Downtime-Caitlin-Sherman-1-700x467.jpg)
“He basically challenged me to it. I think it was a joke, but I took it seriously,” she said. “I said: You know what? What do I have to lose? If it gets me this internship, I’m doing whatever I have to do.”