“There aren’t a lot of spaces where parents who work remotely can go,” said owner Lacey Cain. “Maybe they don’t need a full-time daycare, they just need a little bit of help.”
New kids play space Ladders and Lattes climbing into Shockoe Bottom
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Richmond Kickers unveil new logo and branding for 2025 season
Team CEO Rob Ukrop said the logo change was prompted in part by a desire to clear up some confusion between its brand and that of its formerly affiliated youth soccer league Richmond Kickers Youth.
City’s newest art gallery, Main Projects, to open in the Fan next month
“We want it to be a space for collectors at every level. If you have $200 to spend or $100,000 to spend, we just want to have a conversation around art and collecting,” said co-founder Laura Martin Mills.
Veteran jewelry maker opens first brick-and-mortar shop in Bon Air
“When you’re getting a crafts degree, no one actually has any faith that you’ll do anything with it,” said KEBaubles & Co. owner Kristen Burton. “They picture macaroni and popsicle sticks, but that’s not what it is.”
Goochland County administrator resigns after 2 years on the job
Victor Carpenter is the second Goochland County administrator to leave the role in the last three years. His predecessor stayed on for less than 12 months.
Dover Hall vineyard adding new tasting room on Goochland mansion’s grounds
7 Lady Vineyards, which operates on the grounds of the 38,000-square-foot mansion is preparing to start construction on a new tasting room and pondside pavilion.
Colonial Heights smoothie shop to open locations in Henrico and Chesterfield
A smoothie shop brand that started in Maine will soon have locations on Gaskins Road and Iron Bridge Road, along with Emporia.
Richmond Strikers, Richmond Kickers Youth merge to form ‘United’ soccer club
The move will bring more than 10,000 players under the combined club, making Richmond United one of the largest youth soccer clubs in the country, officials said in an announcement Tuesday.
UR students’ salad dressing brand set to launch early next month
Envee and its pesto-caesar salad dressing is the latest food venture born out of the university’s Bench Top Innovations program.
New cat café Purrfect Bean set for April opening in the Fan
While the Purrfect Bean may be Richmond’s only cat café, it isn’t the city’s first. Shockoe Bottom used to be home to cat café Central Purrk on Main Street.
