A Carytown bar gets a holiday makeover, the ICA gets a new cafe, a local Catholic school begins work on a new building and more in this month’s newsbites.
Mike Platania
Hopewell’s first brewery in the works
Good Ship Brewing, a brewpub with a $2 million development budget, is in the works in the city’s downtown, across from the Beacon Theatre.
UR preps for opening of Gambles Mill Eco-Corridor
Thanks in part to a fleet of hungry goats, the restoration of a trail and creek that runs adjacent to the University of Richmond and the Country Club of Virginia is wrapping up.
$300 million retirement development underway in West Creek
Erickson Living, a Maryland-based developer, is preparing to go vertical on Avery Point, a 1,400-unit project on 94 acres at 1549 Wilkes Ridge Parkway.
Downtown bookstore closes, heads to Mechanicsville
Never Enough Books owner John King said he didn’t quite get the foot traffic he was hoping for on Broad Street.
Downtown coffee shop leaving former Champion Brewing space for Libbie Ave.
Charlottesville-based Grit Coffee is taking over a former Sweet Frog fro-yo shop in Richmond’s West End, after vacating its downtown spot on East Grace Street this month.
Trading Day: Local SEC filings for 11.14.19
A local executive cashes out a $2.5 million stock option. Plus, third quarter earnings season continues as Hamilton Beach, Tredegar and Universal Corp. post their numbers.
‘Everyone turns around and looks at ’em’: Tuk-tuks roll out in Richmond
First came the electric scooters. Now electric tuk-tuks have arrived in Richmond.
Fledgling Lakeside coffee shop changes owners
The former owners of two Midlothian ice cream shops are now in the coffee business, after a shakeup at a new local roaster.
Petersburg’s Ammo Brewing closes, puts gear up for sale
Petersburg has lost one of its two breweries.