Box 5 Cabaret Theatre at 212 E. Broadway will be christened with its first performance Friday of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Local acting troupe ready to raise the curtain at new theater in Hopewell
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 jack@richmondbizsense.com or 804-554-6545.
Local startup that offers software for nonprofits closes $825K capital raise
Humanitru is using the funds to expand its team as it seeks to make further inroads with museums, humane societies and community colleges.
Bill would let medical cannabis, hemp firms jump-start recreational market
If it becomes law, existing operators could begin selling recreational marijuana Jan. 1, 2023, a year before the broader retail market is slated to launch.
Skincare retailer L’Occitane leaves Stony Point for Short Pump
After closing it’s only Richmond-area location at the Southside mall, it will open a store Wednesday in the Town Center space formerly home to Godiva.
C-ville coffee shop chain bringing some extra grit to Scott’s Addition
Grit Coffee is the first commercial tenant to sign on at Greystar and Capital Square’s massive mixed-use development at 1601 Roseneath Road.
Boho Studios opens gym in Forest Hill with climbing machines
“It’s been fun to throw in a new piece of cardio equipment into the mix of what we do,” said the owner of the 4930 Forest Hill Ave. location.
Menswear shop Beecroft & Bull tries Libbie-Grove location on for size
The regional chain is leaving River Road Shopping Center after nearly 20 years and moving into the former La Grande Dame space at 5712 Grove Ave.
Bill would require local referendums before pot dispensaries could open
The legislation was prompted by a request from Goochland County, where officials want to give voters a say in where the recreational marijuana industry operates.
Local lab doubles Innsbrook footprint to keep up with COVID test demand
Genetworx is in the midst of hiring 300 more employees in the Richmond area.
Online women’s clothier tries on brick-and-mortar store in Short Pump
Inspired by their fashionable and entrepreneurial grandmother, two local sisters are taking a pandemic-prompted pivot to the next level.
