Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, a local gelato and snack maker are expanding their offerings and hoping to gain more traction in a competitive, unpredictable time for companies vying for space on grocery shelves.
Jack Jacobs
Local restaurants improvise with loosened outdoor seating rules
Sidewalks and parking spots have become the new impromptu patios for local restaurants as they’ve begun to reopen to sit-down customers.
Bellevue Dry Cleaners moves out of Bellevue
The longtime Northside business has left the city and its namesake neighborhood to set up shop in nearby Lakeside.
‘The revenue picture for us remains unclear’: VCU expects drop in enrollment; no furloughs planned
VCU officials expect that enrollment will be 10 percent lower for the coming academic year, which translates into a $55 million drop in tuition revenue.
Local gyms work out the kinks as indoor reopening rules loosen
“We’re doing this with a lot of attention to detail. You can’t wing a reopening,” said John Freeland, operator of local Crunch Fitness locations.
Chesterfield County rolls out one-stop capital project tracker
On the heels of launching an email-based system for development plans, the county has another new tool aimed in part at developers and businesses.
Phase two of Northam’s reopening plan to begin Friday, but not for Richmond
The new phase allows restaurants, gyms and some recreational and entertainment venues such as zoos and museums to reopen their indoors spaces to the public, within certain limitations.
Children’s Museum permanently closes Fredericksburg location
The Richmond-based nonprofit announced it will permanently shut down a satellite facility in Fredericksburg due to the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Land rezoned for new Hanover County shopping center
The stage is set for the development of a 48,400-square-foot shopping center in the Montpelier area of Hanover County, thanks to the recent rezoning approval handed down from the Board of Supervisors.
Bankrupt national retailer’s store closure list includes Midlothian outpost
The Tuesday Morning location in the Pocono Crossing shopping center is among the first of 230 of the Texas-based chain’s locations slated for closure following its Chapter 11 filing this week.