AlterNatives Boutique at 3320 W. Cary St. bought the property for $430,000 from Jim Stevens, who paid $62,000 for it in 1983.
Longtime retail tenant buys Carytown building it’s in to avoid rent hikes
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.
Startup’s app puts price of odd jobs in hands of posters, not contractors
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Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU ‘tops off’ $400M new wing
The 500,000-square-foot, 16-story expansion at 1001 E. Marshall St. is expected to open in spring 2023
Specialty cookware retailer dishes up new storefront in Manchester
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New Stony Point axe throwing range aims for cut of entertainment market
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Surf pool-anchored development ‘The Lake’ could grow by 400 residential units
Planning commissioners back a proposal for 830 apartments and 360 townhomes on a 105-acre property near Clover Hill High School.
Northside market Little House Green Grocery changes hands
“Hey, do you want to buy a grocery store?” Patrick Morris asked his wife Megan after considering starting a coffee shop or book store.
VCU approves $1.5B budget for 2021-22, maps out $1.2B in capital projects
A performing arts and innovation building, a new dorm, an athletics village, and other academic buildings are planned to be funded between 2022 and 2028.
New Indian restaurant cooking in former home of Pescados in Midlothian
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Soap shop chain Buff City bubbling up in three Richmond locations
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