Patrick Henry made a cameo at the Omni Hotel on Tuesday, where he accepted a parchment document and marched out of the room while a fife and drum corps supplied the cadence.
Al Harris
Comic book dealer’s secret hideout
Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of comic books, Brett Carreras shows the crown jewel of his inventory. The restored copy of Batman No. 1, the first appearance of the Joker, is protected by a hard plastic case (Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27).
Distracted delegates exposed
And you think you have a productivity problem. A video by a Virginia Commonwealth University journalism student Tracy Kennedy shows how state delegates make use of official time—they check Facebook and shop online using the Capitol’s wireless network. Kennedy photographed legislators surfing the Internet on their Dell laptops during a formal session of the General… Read more »
Q&A: GRTC chief on a mission
When John M. Lewis Jr. took over as chief executive of the Greater Richmond Transit Company in 2005, he met with the board of directors to develop a strategic plan for the bus system.
20/20 undercover at Richmond gun show
ABC is airing a special on 20/20 tonight that is highly critical of Virginia’s gun laws, which critics say are too lax. They send Omar Samaha, whose sister was killed two years ago at Virginia Tech, to a gun show in Richmond with $5,000 and one hour to buy as many guns as he can…. Read more »
Pub owners hesitant to build segregated smoking areas
When the state ban on smoking goes into effect Dec. 1, don’t expect to find too many restaurants where smoking is still allowed.
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 4.10.09
Get start-up cash from Google
If you are looking for cash to launch or grow your business, try Google. Google is soliciting business plans at their new Google Ventures site. They have committed $100 million worth of venture capital for the first year. The internet search giant is looking primarily for companies in the consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean-tech, bio-tech, and… Read more »
Midlothian strip center sells for $7 million
Midlothian Center, on Wadsworth Drive in Chesterfield County, was purchased by a private investor for $7 million in cash. The seller was Allied Capital REIT, based in Washington.
Sports bar franchise eyes Richmond
Maryland-based Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille is looking to add one or more locations in Richmond within the next four years. The Washington Biz Journal reveals that the sports bar chain plans to target Richmond as they add up to 150 new locations. They also plan to grow locations in Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., and… Read more »