After a somewhat quiet news year in 2021, this year local breweries, wineries and distilleries were on the move.
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Kinsale buys longtime Anthem campus near Willow Lawn
The $76 million deal gives the publicly traded insurer control of nearly all the land bound by Staples Mill Road, West Broad, Thalbro and Maywill streets, and gives it extra office space to expand out of its neighboring HQ.
Foo Dog expected to close on Main St., reopen in new Scott’s Addition food hall
The restaurant’s owner, EAT Restaurant Partners, has a deal in the works to turn over the Fan space to a new unnamed operator.
Two dozen townhomes planned for Dominion-owned site near the Fan
A Washington, D.C.-based developer is under contract to purchase of one of the roughly 5 acres just south of the Fan that Dominion Energy put on the market last summer.
Blue Bee Cider site in Scott’s Addition sells for nearly $3M
Blue Bee owner Courtney Mailey said she’s also negotiating a deal with two of her employees to sell them the business, which they would reopen on a smaller scale.
Fan restaurant tests new 3.5-day work week in bid for better worker retention
“What we’ve been doing since the pandemic isn’t working,” Diehl said. “Even if this blows up, we’re back to where we started. We can’t sit around and wait for change to happen.”
Hotel near The Diamond to make way for hundreds of apartments
The Diamond District site isn’t the only property on Arthur Ashe Boulevard to attract major investment, as a Texas-based developer has something big in the works.
Torchy’s Tacos signs on for retail development beside Chesterfield Towne Center
The fast-casual taco chain joins an &pizza and Raising Cane’s also planned at the development, where a Chase Bank branch has already opened.
Mayo Island under contract to conservation group, director says
The 15-acre island between downtown Richmond and Manchester hit the market in the spring with an asking price of $19 million.
Revival Consignment to raze old bank branch on Gaskins, build new store from scratch
The aftermath of a massive bank merger has opened the door for the local furniture store to make a move in the West End.