Downtown restaurant Rappahannock is spilling over into a new storefront with plans for a small market and bar that will also sell raw oysters and other seafood.
Oyster bar owners take a crack at growing market scene
Michael Thompson
VCU senior concocts crowdfunded startup
A student and technician at a Chesterfield research lab has created a recipe for an all-natural product for horse owners that drew $17,000 in online funding. And now she and the lab are hoping to take the business another step further.
Longtime clothier pulled into Ledbury fold
After more than 100 years in business, a West End custom shirt shop has been absorbed by the young, but rapidly growing, men’s clothing maker.
Uber swamps taxis with 1,200 local cars
Under new state regulations, 23,000 Uber and Lyft drivers registered their cars in Virginia. And in the Richmond area, Uber cars now outnumber traditional taxis by a ratio of more than 2-to-1.
3-D printing startup takes shape in the Fan
After a few years of running an online store, a Boston couple relocated to Richmond to launch a brick-and-mortar location for their 3-D printing business.
Organizers pull plug on annual music festival
After two years of staging a weekend music fest, the volunteers behind the event have hit pause on the program for this fall but hope to make a comeback next year.
Gun trainer finds East Coast mark in West End
A massive gun training company in Arizona has locked in on the Richmond market and has a local firing range adding to its program arsenal.
Used car shop finds second spot on Broad
A used car dealership that caters to people with poor credit is setting up shop near Scott’s Addition, its second location in the Richmond market.
Carytown consignment shop doubles down
About two years after jumping Carytown storefronts, a growing consignment retailer is back up and running in its original space.
Chef takes crack at own venture in Shockoe Bottom
With stints at several well-known restaurants under his belt, a local chef is launching his own restaurant in the ever-changing Shockoe Bottom food scene.