Aaron Kremer

Architect on two of developer’s projects is sued (Times-Dispatch) A Norfolk-based bank that agreed to loan millions of dollars to Richmond developer Justin G. French  has filed suit against the architect on two of French’s projects. The Bank of Hampton Roads claims that Todd Dykshorn of Architecture Design Office in Richmond overstated the amount of… Read more »

Sharon Broscious, program director of nursing, discusses the human patient simulators nursing students at South University will train on with Virginia Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson (foreground). South University dedicated its Richmond campus Friday morning and announced the launch of its nursing program. The other people in the picture from left: Paige Fitzgerald of Troutman… Read more »

Yorktown Refinery to cease most operations; more than 300 employees affected (Daily Press) Western Refining Inc. will immediately cease refining operations at its Yorktown plant. The move will idle most of the facility and cost hundreds of jobs. Some doctors try to profit on cosmetic surgery’s rise (USA Today) With cosmetic procedures soaring in popularity,… Read more »

Cold Feet (Style Weekly) How Chesterfield County’s $4.3 million marriage to SportsQuest got off to a rocky start — and nearly fell apart. Health-care building projects in works for Henrico, Chesterfield (Times-Dispatch) The Virginia Community Healthcare Association and Community Care Network of Virginia will break ground tomorrow on a 25,000 square-foot, $4.2 million office building… Read more »

Ex-Henrico policeman gets 10 years for real estate fraud (Times-Dispatch) Angry investors surrounded the federal prosecutor yesterday outside the Richmond courtroom after Donald C. Lacey was sentenced to 10 years and one month for running a real estate Ponzi scheme in the area. Dinwiddie’s first county fair opens today (Progress-Index) The four-day event at the… Read more »

Do lawyers learn in law school to leave a new greet on their voice mail every morning?
Honk if you’ve heard this one: “Today is Tuesday, Aug. 3, and I’m in the office. … I plan on having coffee at 10, a quick trip to the john and then maybe a ham sandwich at lunch.”

One of the area’s biggest private employers is gobbling up two more buildings and expanding its presence here.

Council mulls tougher panhandling rules (Daily Progress) Proposed changes to Charlottesville’s rules on panhandling would increase the areas where soliciting for money or other items would not be allowed. James City art boutique and coffee shop to close (Daily Press) The owner of Kinks, Quirks and Caffeine, a coffee shop and art gallery, has made… Read more »