“A $15.99 shake that you can’t finish is fun for a novelty, but nobody is going to come every week to get that,” one of the new owners said of their plans for new offerings.
New owners scoop up frozen treats shop Coco + Hazel
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Massive Courthouse Landing project breaks ground in Chesterfield with plenty of tenants locked in
The long-planned project will bring hundreds of residences, at least 250,000 square feet of commercial space and a hotel to the roughly 124-acre site at the intersection of Courthouse and Iron Bridge roads.
Women’s jeans shop from C’ville tries on Richmond for expansion
Jean Theory will occupy the former home of McHugh’s Restorations, a ceramics restoration studio that closed this year after four decades in business.
Short Pump Town Center scraps plan for open-container policy
The mall’s decision comes a week after cross-town rival Stony Point Fashion Park began allowing customers to drink alcoholic beverages while they shop.
Goochland to get its first free-standing Starbucks
The Seattle coffee giant plans to open a new location as part of the redevelopment of the old Oak Hill Golf Course near Patterson Avenue’s interchange with Route 288.
Ingle facing former county employee for Chesterfield’s Bermuda seat; Holland unopposed in Dale
In the final installment of a series of discussions with Chesterfield Board of Supervisors candidates, those running in the Bermuda and Dale districts sound off on rural development, meals taxes and the county zoning ordinance.
Former county planner among challengers for Winslow’s seat in Chesterfield’s Clover Hill district
Incumbent Chris Winslow and opponents Greg Allen and Jessica Schneider weigh in on how to control development growth in the county, as well as taxes and the future of Southside Speedway.
Three contenders face off in Midlothian supervisor election
Mark Miller, who has been in office for 11 months after winning a special election last year, is facing challengers Jim Williams and Erin Phelan. They offer differing visions for business-related taxes levied in the county.
House plant shop sprouts on Cary Street
A new-to-Richmond plant store has branched out into vinyl records as part of its relocation from North Carolina to the Fan.
Carroll defending Matoaca seat from Upper Magnolia rezoning opponent
Incumbent Kevin Carroll and his opponent Chip Carbiener have opposing perspectives on the value of big-ticket economic development projects.