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Contest seeks to cultivate the East End

2011 SEED winners

Bon Secours and the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Coalition are planting a second round of seeds for business growth in Richmond’s East End.

A proper addition to Church Hill

Proper Pie owners Neil Smith and Nikki Price

After rocking and rolling across the world in search of a good pie, Neil Smith and Nikki Price gave up. They’re going to make their own.

Food cart moves to the back burner — for now

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Freedom Franks, a food cart operated by the nonprofit Freedom House, temporarily shut down June 15 in the face of low customer volume and competition but hopes to reopen.

Philly food in a New York minute

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A diner with eight locations in New York chooses downtown Richmond for its ninth installment, and a 24-hour schedule is in the works.

Monday Q&A: The long way home

After a five-year exile and an excavation of sorts, the 82-year-old John Marshall Barber Shop is back in its original digs, in more ways than one.

Food Truck Court is in session

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In July, the parking lots at Chesterfield Towne Center and the Hardywood Park Craft Brewery will be filled with the smell of turkey burgers, curry and coffee — and perhaps a hint of motor oil.

A beefed-up business plan

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CrossFit enthusiast Haluk Ural is flexing on his entrepreneurial muscles.

Transition could be taxing

Virginia businesses expecting to receive a new booklet of sales-tax forms might be in for a surprise.

Monday Q&A: Anchors aweigh, farther away

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Just in time for summer, a Richmond boat-sharing club is letting its members ship out into the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and even the Atlantic Ocean if they’re feeling brave.