“It’s going to be straight up sexy Latino … and welcoming to the LGBT community and everybody else,” said co-owner Carlos Londoño of Papi’s.
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There are no MLB games, but Tri-City Chili Peppers are ready to play ball
The Colonial Heights minor league team and the Richmond Flying Squirrels won’t be affected by the Major League Baseball lockout.
$70M renovation and addition could be the next chapter for Main Library
The portion of the Richmond Public Library built in 1928 would be demolished and replaced with a new section that includes subsurface parking.
Construction of massive Fulton Yard development finally set to begin
“The pandemic slowed us down,” Landon Zimmer said of the 20-acre, four-building project that’s been in the works since 2019.
Acacia Mid-Town restaurant to reopen in Libbie Mill Midtown development
Gumenick Properties said it has also signed beer-focused restaurant chain The Brass Tap and a national physical therapy practice as new tenants.
Staffing firm lands Scott’s Addition building for new headquarters
Mark Morton paid $710,000 for 2923 W. Marshall St., which will house his namesake company after it moved out of 1008 N. Sheppard St.
Cafe Beignet RVA taking over shuttered Carmela’s spot in Shockoe Bottom
The new restaurant at 3 N. 17th St. will be a stationary offshoot of Brittany Williams’ mobile fried pastry business.
Florida real estate investor snaps up Henrico flex buildings for $19M
Savlan Capital closed last week on two industrial and office buildings at 8575 and 8580 Magellan Parkway that total 126,000 square feet.
Lebanese restaurant leaves Innsbrook area for spot in Stratford Hills
Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon, which employs young people with special needs, will open next month in the former home of Max’s Positive Vibe Café .
Shake Shack coming to Richmond as part of Willow Place shopping center redevelopment
The burger chain’s first location in the region will be along Broad Street on the site of a boarded up former Applebee’s owned by Sauer Properties.