David Larter

Heard but not heeded

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Residents’ complaints notwithstanding, the Henrico County Planning Commission unanimously approved plans for a 90,000-square-foot Walmart at the Reynolds Crossing development.

A multifamily phoenix

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A 1960s office building that’s been vacant since it caught fire in 2011 is trying to rise from the ashes, reborn for a new purpose.

Poll results you can raise a pint to

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Mekong, a nondescript Vietnamese restaurant on West Broad Street, was named the best beer bar in the United States by voters on CraftBeer.com.

Raising capital can be easy as pie

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A Church Hill bakery startup recently surpassed its goal of raising $15,000 from a crowd-funding website.

Sticking his neck out

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A finance executive is putting his money and more into a startup designed to help heal the Chesapeake Bay and create a high-end food product.

Will Richmond run to Dunkin’?

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The national doughnut chain’s new Carytown location is its first store in the city limits.

Baja Bean’s Barbaro moment

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“One moment I’m leading the pack, then the next I break my leg and they shoot me,” says the managing partner at the dive bar expected to have to relocate next year.