Casa Fiesta Mexican Kitchen & Cantina, rebranded from Mijas Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, reopened at 1218 E. Cary St. after a nine-month pause.
Shockoe Slip restaurant comes out of pandemic-induced hibernation
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Helbiz challenges Bird and Bolt for Richmond’s e-scooter market
The company was awarded a one-year permit to operate 500 rentable electric scooters on the city’s streets and they can already be seen parked in Carytown.
Crepe restaurant leaving Stony Point Fashion Park for Gayton Crossing
“It’s not a secret to anybody that the mall has had problems for the last several years and the pandemic didn’t help,” the owner said. “We want to keep growing and it won’t happen here.”
Vegan caterer cooks up a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Chesterfield
Yummvees is opening this month at 3511 Courthouse Road. The space was previously home to C and D’s Kuntry Kitchen, which closed in April.
Reynolds Gallery expanding by adding a location in Libbie-Grove
The operators tried pop-up galleries in other cities but decided to stay local after four decades in Richmond.
Organic Krush opens its first campus cafe at founder’s alma mater: UR
The health-conscious eatery also has an outpost in Short Pump but most of the chain’s locations are in New York.
Chesterfield EDA sold most of Meadowville expansion for $18M
When the agency acquired 353 acres in the tech park in March, it quietly but simultaneously unloaded 307 of those acres to a developer.
Scott’s Addition clothier is hanging it up as COVID pandemic lingers
Jackson & James Men’s Clothing Store will permanently close the store it opened in 2017 at 3200 Rockbridge St. in late February.
Transportation startup shifts into expansion mode with $1.5M raise
The co-founders of Social Auto Transport previously worked together at CarMax, which they now count as a client.
Shorty’s Diner taking over former Metro Diner space near Willow Lawn
The owner said the original Shorty’s location in Williamsburg has survived the pandemic, at least in part, because of a breakfast-and-lunch oriented menu.
