Jack Jacobs

Jack joined BizSense in 2020, covering startups, retail, healthcare, public companies and nonprofits. He previously reported for the Virginia Gazette and Tidewater Review. He is a graduate of Christopher Newport University. Reach him at [email protected] or 804-554-6545.

Supervisor’s resignation leaves land deal, property owners in limbo

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A deal that had been under discussion for several years was derailed by Leslie Haley’s departure for the attorney general’s office. “We had a deal almost worked out,” said Joe Beauchamp, who owns some of the property in question on Coalfield Road.

Ethiopian coffee shop opens in Jackson Ward

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Buna Kurs, named for the Amharic words for coffee and breakfast, opened last week in the former Saadia’s JuiceBox and Yoga Bar space on North Second Street.