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Slave Pit Inc.: Metal band feeds its following

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An established Richmond restaurateur, an investor from Maryland and a band of interplanetary warriors make up the crew behind the newest Jackson Ward restaurant.

Uber gets rolling in RVA

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After a bumpy start in Virginia, the San Francisco-based ride sharing company began operating in the Richmond market on Wednesday.

Investors dress Ledbury in green

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Cash continues to rain down on Richmond small businesses this month, fuel first by used cars and now by high-end men’s dress shirts.

City thirsty to lure Calif. brewery

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In a special session on Tuesday, the Richmond City Council introduced legislation that could make room for a massive facility for Stone Brewing Co. near Rocketts Landing.

Q&A: Beer is the answer

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An Bui, co-owner and behind-the-bar personality at West End beer destination Mekong, shares how the restaurant evolved into to being beer-centric and talked about his family’s investments in a new brewpub and a taphouse in the Fan.

Nurses take a swing at fitness franchise

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A husband-and-wife team is bringing a kickboxing gym franchise to Richmond with a location in West Broad Commons set to open in September.

Busy tech firm jumps the river

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A Massachussetts-based computer applications company has more than tripled its space with a move from Manchester to Shockoe Bottom.

When Church Hill gives you lemons, move to Carytown

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After a sour experience in Church Hill, a retailer has set up shop in on Cary Street, where another new business is hoping to squeeze into the local health and fitness market.

‘We’re sort of an impulse store’

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Southern Season, a new specialty food store focused on small producers and hard-to-find items, opens tomorrow in the forthcoming Libbie Mill development.