Not sitting idle after a new oven proved too much for its downtown location to handle, a local baker has found a second sweet spot in the city.
Oven conundrum pushes bakery to the Fan
Mike Platania
Mike Platania joined BizSense in December 2016. He covers commercial real estate, restaurants and breweries. He graduated from Virginia Tech. Reach him at mike@richmondbizsense.com or (804) 554-6872.
Strangeways taps Fredericksburg outpost; Manchester gets Twisted
Two new breweries have opened recently: one in the city’s Southside, the other north of it.
Carytown fashion retailer lands third raise in 2 years
One of the neighborhood’s longest-tenured retailers is adding $800,000 to its coffers.
Nick’s Greek deli building sold for $1M
The downtown institution is headed to the West End after its building was swapped from one pair of brothers to another.
Goochland nonprofit tops off $7M capital raise
A local healthcare organization has capped a seven-figure fundraising effort that began a little more than a year ago.
Lidl drops another $4.8M for local land
The collection plate at a Hanover County church has runneth over thanks to the real estate-hungry German grocery chain.
VCU launches brewing certificate program
The Richmond craft beer boom is once again pouring into higher education, as the university prepares a non-credit certification course that covers the business side and brewing of craft beers.
Fan-area restaurant building fetches $1.2M
An out-of-town developer has taken a bite out of West Broad Street with the purchase of The Pig & Pearl’s corner building.
Speaker series mindfully moves west
A local organization that started its series of free networking sessions this year has picked Charlottesville as its next expansion target.
GreenGate gets a Mango
A local salon chain will plant its fourth West End outpost in the mixed-use development taking shape west of Short Pump Town Center.