Ward Tefft will let Berkley and Chris McDaniel take over in a deal expected to close Friday. WonTon, the store’s feline mascot, will stick around.
Chop Suey Books turns a page as owner sells business to longtime customers
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Food pantry spawned by pandemic moves into larger space
Waymakers Foundation has found a niche as a Latino-focused hunger relief organization, providing staples like beans, cornmeal and rice.
Chicago REIT scoops up South Richmond medical office for $52M
JLL Income Property Trust bought Virginia Urology’s headquarters building at 9101 Stony Point Drive from Highwoods Properties.
Startup medical clinic taking over former Carytown Panera space
Carbon Health, offering primary and urgent care as well testing services, will bring a shot to the arm of the vacant storefront in the Fresh Market-anchored Carytown Place.
Church buys Randolph rec center overlooking Riverview Cemetery for $1M
Boulevard United Methodist financed the acquisition with funds received through its 2018 sale of 321 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., its home for nearly 100 years.
Tech startup Fringe plants its flag in Scott’s Addition
Fresh out of the incubator, The company, which is fresh out of the incubator and offers an online-based employee perks marketplace, plans to close out the year with a move into its own office space.
Boathouse owner’s outdoor dinner series dishes up digital pivot
Dinner in the Field, launched seven years ago by the Housepitality Family restaurant group, is now operating nationally as a dinner-by-delivery operation.
Realtor sprouts new marijuana side gig – plant-sitting included
Eric Morehouse of realty company The Morehouse Group has launched The Key RVA, offering consultation and assistance to people who want to grow marijuana at home in light of newly enacted state laws.
Redevelopment on ice: Chesterfield eyes hockey venue for Spring Rock Green
The dual NHL-sized rinks would be the main feature of the 100,000-square-foot sports-and-entertainment venue that would occupy the northeast corner of the site.
Women’s clothing chain slips into Short Pump Town Center
Windsor, selling dresses and other items for special occasions like parties, homecoming, prom and holidays, joins Warby Parker as a new arrival to the mall.
