Richmond security agency sued in Harrington death (Roanoke Times) Morgan Harrington’s mother said guards should have let her daughter re-enter a Charlottesville concert two years ago, on the night she later disappeared. The company said it’s common practice to not allow re-entry. Rosetta Stone CEO to resign, become chairman (Washington Business Journal) The language-learning… Read more »
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Occupy Canal Street
The Occupy Wall Street movement has made its way to Richmond, with protesters setting up camp outside of Kanawha Plaza over the weekend. This afternoon a small contigent of dedicated occupiers held a meeting to discuss their agenda and goals going forward. What are your thoughts on the Occupy movement?
Foreclosures for 10.17.11
A big mix of properties this week, including a condo on Cary Street and a few $500,000 homes in Hanover.
NewsFeeds 10.17.11
Richmond attorney’s blog under fire from Va. State Bar (Times-Dispatch) A bit more on a story RBS first reported: The issue comes to a head at a public disciplinary hearing Tuesday, when a committee of lawyers and lay people will listen to arguments from the bar and lawyer Horace Frazier Hunter. Virginia Beach lawyer… Read more »
Business Licenses 10.14.11
Great new name this week: “I want that bling”. Plus new retailers and engineering firms.
NewsFeeds 10.14.11
Hatteras businesses fear bridge is too little, too late (Virginian-Pilot) Even after N.C. 12 reopened Monday to much fanfare, some merchants worried it might be too late to salvage what’s left of the fall travel season. Businesses worried about loss of direct flights from Roanoke to NYC (Roanoke Times) A loss of direct flights… Read more »
Salads, chicken fingers and pancakes.
Three new dining options are coming to the VCU area. The new tenants are set to open shop later this month inside the retail portion of a new parking deck built by the university at Grace and Laurel streets.
The Docket: Court Roundup for 10.13.11
Tons of real-estate-related suits this week for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Plus one local bank is trying to collect from a HVAC contractor and another local bank is trying to get back $56,000 from an Italian restaurant.
NewsFeeds 10.13.11
Ex-FBI agent, wife accused of defrauding central Virginians of $1.3 million (Times-Dispatch) Authorities said John Graves, an investment adviser and financial planner, resigned from the FBI as a supervisory special agent in 1999. TowneBank to buy N.C. insurance agency (Virginian-Pilot) TowneBank, which expanded its Towne Insurance Agency with a series of acquisitions in Hampton… Read more »
NewsFeeds 10.12.11
Little progress on City Stadium (Times-Dispatch) A nonbinding deadline for Richmond to study potential uses of its coveted City Stadium property has come and gone with no visible progress. Fredericksburg vision would transform downtown (Free-Lance Star) Fredericksburg is taking the first steps to potentially expand the downtown commercial district. At tonight’s planning commission meeting, the… Read more »
