Giuseppe Giambanco, whose family previously owned Roma Ristorante Italiano in Henrico, is opening Il Forno a few blocks from Randolph-Macon College.
Member of longtime local restaurant family opening new Italian joint in downtown Ashland
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State board votes to raze 12-story portion of downtown’s Pocahontas Building for new courts complex
Last week’s vote, along with a prior approval to raze the eastern part of the property, means the entirety of the Pocahontas complex is on the chopping block to make way for the new “Commonwealth Courts Building.”
Publix becomes its own landlord in Chesterfield with $35M shopping center deal
The deal gives Publix control of its own store as well as ownership of storefronts leased to tenants like Gold’s Gym, Crumbl Cookies and Little Caesars.
Turning Point, a breakfast-focused restaurant chain, is coming to Richmond
The spot just north of Short Pump will be the New Jersey-based chain’s first location in Virginia and 27th overall.
Developer Jay Nichols eyes new office building in Libbie-Patterson area
Nichols, whose family for years owned HandCraft Cleaners, is looking to build a 3-story office building on Granite Avenue, where the Book People bookstore building once stood.
Richmond to get its first Sweetgreen restaurant
The national chain known for its salads and bowls has chosen a spot in the city for its first location in the region.
Thalhimer scraps Arthur Ashe Blvd. apartment project, sells land to HCA
Thalhimer had planned a mixed-use building with 150 apartments and an HCA emergency center as the commercial tenant. Now, apartments are off the table, while HCA’s plans continue on.
Veritas School snags more Northside real estate in deal with Union Presbyterian Seminary
School may be out of session, but the Northside private school is keeping busy this summer with a seven-figure deal that adds an acre to its campus.
Owners of Fan’s Blue Habanero opening new spot a half-mile away
The new concept will take over the former Lalo’s Cocina at 2617 W. Broad. St. across from the Children’s Museum.
Tazza Kitchen owners opening new concept in Bon Air
Big Kitchen Hospitality is preparing to open The Granite Grill & Bar in the Trader Joe’s-anchored Stony Point Village shopping center.