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.
Slow-braise-focused Brazen restaurant opens on Cary St.
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New Sephora store set to debut in Stony Point Village on Friday
The first standalone Sephora south of the river opens its doors this week in the Trader Joe’s-anchored South Richmond shopping center.
Markel | Eagle proposing 138-home ‘Highfield’ project near Rockville
The site is part of the Tuckahoe Creek Service District, and is located in a “designated major growth area.”
Sweetgreen opens doors on first Richmond location in Carytown
The national fast-casual restaurant chain, which serves salads and grain bowls, opened last week in the Publix-anchored Carytown Exchange.
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Icy Hot gets its first work from a downtown agency and a new campaign launches for Experience Chesterfield. (BizSense Pro required)
Local pop-up pastry chef to open full-time bakery in Shockoe Bottom this week
C&P Baking Co. will open today at 1717 E. Franklin St., specializing in French patisserie and Haitian cuisine from Lynchburg transplant Sherwin Pilley.
Petersburg breaks ground on $1.4 billion casino resort
“No longer will people drive past Petersburg,” said developer and NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith. “Instead, they will make plans to drive to Petersburg.”
Rezoning positions 55-acre Powhatan site for ‘business ready’ industrial development
The rezoning means the site can now be marketed as a “Tier 4” site by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s business ready sites program. It marks the first Tier 4 site in Powhatan County’s history.
Former Richmond restaurateur planning 25-acre “glamping” campground near Farmville
Kevin Wilson, who previously co-owned Richmond restaurants Sticky ToGoGo and The Cellar Door, is now the owner of an upcoming, 25-acre “glamping” property in Prince Edward County.
500-acre data center campus planned for Charles City County
“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.
