Al Harris

Local office vacancy stuck in holding pattern

Despite some major deals across town, the vacancy rate for Richmond area office properties isn’t changing much. CoStar recently released stats for the second quarter that show office vacancy increasing slightly in both the Central Business District and in the suburban markets. The overall rate for the entire Richmond area was 11.7 percent, up slightly… Read more »

Q&A: Business owner breaks on a new life

Tegan Stephen, the owner of two shuttered Broad Street pool halls, talks to RBS about her decades in the business and her plans for life after owning bars.

A new niche for noodles

An artisan pasta business is making to make the jump from farmers markets to Main Street.

Storage wars: Richmond edition

Just like you see on certain TV shows, Richmond has a group of regulars who make a living buying storage units and selling the contents.