After three years of planning, a former Bon Secours employee finally has realized her dream of owning her own café.
Nutty Buttery opens in Carver
J. Elias O'Neal
J. Elias O’Neal is a former Richmond BizSense reporter and a current resident of Manchester. He volunteers with several Southside organizations including Southside ReLeaf and the Afro-Latino Coalition. He can be reached at Jamaal.oneal@gmail.com
Charlottesville juice bar brand squeezes onto River Road
For former banker and local Sweet Frog franchisee Billy Salter, a chance encounter at a Christmas get-together proved to be an opportunity for his next business venture.
Eggleston Plaza in Jackson Ward lands first restaurant tenant
A Southern food concept is relocating from Shockoe Bottom to become the first commercial user in the 2-year-old mixed-use development.
Fountainhead, WVS drop $3M for Manchester site; seven-story building planned
“This is some of the most beautiful property in the city,” said developer Tom Papa. “You’re not going to find sites like this anymore, so we have to be mindful of how we develop it.”
Rocketts Landing-based real estate firm adds commercial division
A 3-year-old local residential real estate brokerage is diving into the commercial scene and just closed its first deal – an effort led by a longtime Innsbrook-area barbershop owner.
Sheep Hill Bistro to open in former Magpie space in Carver
Siblings Leslie and Lindbergh Cox always had a simple arrangement growing up: Leslie cooks the food and Lindbergh eats it.
‘Everything has changed’: Gusti family moving longtime restaurant supply business to Henrico
As its longtime home near Scott’s Addition garners interest from developers with a price tag of $5 million, the family-run business is headed across the county line to what’s been dubbed as “Scott’s Addition 2.0.”
Crowded coop: Fried chicken war heats up on W. Broad St. block
The presence of three nearby chicken-centric restaurants isn’t scaring off another plucky competitor from vying for its place in the pecking order along a stretch of West Broad Street.
Growler-themed pub chain on tap for Midlothian
A new-to-market beer bar and restaurant chain is brewing up its first Virginia outpost in a Wegmans-anchored shopping center in Chesterfield.
West Broad Village owners suing shuttered restaurant chain for $1.6M
A bankrupt Arizona-based restaurant brand has been hit with a lawsuit from its landlord in Henrico a month after abruptly closing its lone local location in Short Pump.
