Jonathan Spiers

Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news. Reach him at (804) 308-2447 or jonathan@richmondbizsense.com.

Quirk pulls the curtain off bar with a view

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The two-year development of Quirk Hotel was fittingly capped off this weekend with the opening of its rooftop bar. The boutique hotel and art gallery at 201 W. Broad St. held a soft opening over the weekend for the two-terraced rooftop, which features a bar with food service, dozens of plush chairs and couches, and… Read more »

Belize-bound couple lists Grace Street B&B

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An historic Fan District house that for years has been used as a bed and breakfast has been put on the market. The 8,000-square-foot Grace Manor Inn at 1853 W. Grace St. was listed April 5 for $1.14 million. Chris Small of Small & Associates Real Estate has the listing. Owners Albert and Dawn Schick,… Read more »

NASCAR team sees rush of local logos

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As the Sprint Cup Series roars into Richmond this weekend, more locally based companies are catching a ride with NASCAR. Three cars in this Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 will be sporting the logos of six Richmond-based sponsors, including E.J. Wade Construction, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, private security services firm RMC Events, frozen yogurt chain SweetFrog,… Read more »

Creative Q&A: The ‘N’ and ‘D’ in ndp

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When the staff at ndp found out their agency’s founders had been named Ad Persons of the Year by the Richmond Ad Club, they had life-size cutouts made up of the duo that, for the first time in their 32-year partnership, put Susan Dubuque and Roger Neathawk at the same height. “She’s finally as tall… Read more »

Windemere mansion under contract for $4M in cash

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A West End mansion on and off the market for years got snatched up before its latest listing this week. The 10,000-square-foot Tudor-style home known as Windemere at 5501 Cary Street Road was listed Tuesday as an already-pending sale at $3.99 million. Listing agent Richard Buckingham of Engel & Volkers said he was preparing to… Read more »

NoVA buyer grabs Henrico apartments

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One month after selling its sole property in Richmond, a Northern Virginia-based real estate group has decided it wants back in on the market. Gainesville-based MBI-R1 LLC has purchased the 98-unit Hampstead Apartments at 2340 Hampstead Ave., off West Broad Street just west of Libbie Avenue. The off-market sale, totaling $5.8 million, closed March 24…. Read more »

Martin Agency expands in the Slip

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A neighboring studio’s expansion to the Boulevard is freeing up space for a Shockoe Slip ad giant to grow. The Martin Agency is subleasing the entire second floor of the building that houses production studio Park Group at 23 S. 13th St., directly across East Cary Street from Martin’s Shockoe Plaza headquarters. The space will… Read more »

And on drums: the nuclear technician

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  Five of Richmond’s biggest corporations are giving new meaning to the term “corporate rock.” Altria, Capital One, Dominion Resources, The Martin Agency and the aptly named WestRock are competing this Sunday in the inaugural “Battle of the Corporate Bands,” an event put on by Firehouse Theatre. Bands made up of employees of each company… Read more »