Jackie DiBartolomeo

Jackie joined Richmond BizSense in January 2025. She covers startups, nonprofits, public companies, local government and more. Reach her at jackie@richmondbizsense.com or (703) 789-7628.

Slow-braise-focused Brazen restaurant opens on Cary St.

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Brazen’s name is a nod to both the restaurant’s braised options that are cooked slowly, and the “brazen” idea to start a new restaurant in an industry that can be over-saturated. 

500-acre data center campus planned for Charles City County

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“Digital commerce is the next industrial revolution and it’s vitally important that Charles City has an opportunity to be included in the new digital economy of the next generation,” a county staff report said of the project.