Abi’s Books & Brews will have seating for 42, a figure that it’s owner said is a nod to the answer given as the meaning of life in the sci-fi novel “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
Coffee-and-books shop to open near VCU’s Monroe Park Campus
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Nunnally, Markel | Eagle eye grocery-anchored project on 200 acres in Chesterfield
Nunnally Village would take a page from Markel | Eagle’s GreenGate center in Short Pump, and is expected to feature multiple grocery stores, other retailers, locally owned restaurants, office space and residences.
GRTC zeroes in on two downtown sites for new transfer station
In addition to a permanent home for GRTC’s bus route nexus, the chosen project site would also be home to a mixed-use development with ground-floor retail and hundreds of apartments.
Chesterfield would fund Powhite extension, lower real estate tax rate in proposed FY 2025 budget
About half of a $300 million bonds-driven package would be earmarked for the first phase of construction to extend Powhite to Woolridge Road from its current endpoint near its interchange with Route 288.
Contractor laying off local employees as HCA brings hospital food service in-house
The food services giant is laying off dozens of local employees as its six-year relationship with one of the region’s biggest health systems comes to a close.
Local rheumatology telehealth startup strikes deals with Sentara, OrthoVirginia
Two years after launching as a standalone telehealth clinic with a focus on rheumatology, Remission Medical is branching out by contracting itself out to other health providers. The local startup is slated to start offering virtual rheumatology care on behalf of Hampton Roads-based health system Sentara Healthcare next month. Under the arrangement, Remission’s practitioners will provide… Read more »
Vegan bakery chain Cinnaholic planning to open in Chesterfield
The bakery is moving into the Aldi-anchored Winterfield Crossing, which also houses coworking concept Gather, Triple Crossing Brewing and Four Seasons restaurant.
Private school Blessed Sacrament completes $14M campus expansion, other upgrades
A multi-year project at The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School is complete, culminating with the debut of a new student center at the school’s 40-acre campus in Powhatan.
Southern Kitchen moving from Jackson Ward to Stony Point Fashion Park
The longtime downtown restaurant has inked a lease on the space formerly occupied by Brio Tuscan Grill across from P.F. Chang’s at one of the mall’s entrances.
Longtime financier swaps bonds for swimsuit cover-ups
Tracy Marcus, who for 25 years sold primarily municipal bonds for firms like Signet Banking Corp. in Richmond and Ramirez and Co. in New York, debuted her eponymous fashion brand last month.
