Amy David

The virtual chalkboard

A new deals site gives diners a heads-up on local restaurants’ special offers.

Using a green thumb to make greenbacks

Nina Zinn has cultivated a startup to help those lacking a green thumb, and after picking up 30 clients in a few months, she’s looking for some seed capital (no pun intended) to help grow the business.

The Herd: Hires, promotions and departures for 8.2.2011

A monster Herd this week with a new head of a major architecture firm and new board members at the Greater Richmond Partnership and the United Way. Plus moves in marketing, law and information technology. And a former bank CEO has left the industry for a job in education.

A family recipe

A Glen Allen couple recently left their day jobs to try to their luck in the restaurant business.

Surf shop back to life as a restaurant?

It looks as though a new restaurant may be coming to the former Glass & Powder Board shop at 2934 W. Cary St. Richmond Restaurant Group partner Jared Golden recently purchased the 4,800 square foot space for $795,000. Glass & Powder was a surf shop. The RRG, a major player in the local restaurant scene, owns… Read more »

Stamped out

It could be the end for many post offices across the country, and Richmond is no exception.

New space for swanky shirts

The founders of the local high-end men’s shirt maker Ledbury will be moving their operations in September.

Entrepreneurs are on the radar

Two brothers with a passion for fashion are branching off from their startup to launch a clothing line.