Local restaurateurs have been pummeled by empty dining rooms, reduced volume and a reliance on takeout and delivery during the pandemic.
Mike Platania
Lickinghole calls it quits at downtown taproom
The local brewery has permanently closed its satellite location in Shockoe Bottom after less than three years and now plans to expand into distilled liquor at its rural Goochland headquarters.
Developer adds to downtown Broad Street holdings
One of the developers of the Quirk Hotel has grabbed another piece of the Arts District.
New Richmond-based pharma startup with $350M in funding eyes facility in Petersburg
After winning nine figures in new federal funding, a local pharmaceutical startup is looking to Petersburg as its first step toward securing the nation’s generic drug supply.
West End investment firm invests in new HQ
After 15 years of managing clients’ money with a low-risk ethos, a West End financial firm is applying that approach to its future home.
Cville’s Mudhouse Coffee setting up shop in Richmond
A mainstay of the downtown mall is heading to Jackson Ward, where it will be across the street from one of its Charlottesville contemporaries, Common House, which is building a “social club” on Broad.
South Richmond starting to grow on D.C. cidery
After showing up in Richmond about nine months ago without a public-facing operation, a cidery from Washington, D.C. is expanding in the Southside.
$40M RiverHaus project on hold in Manchester
Unexpected, unsolicited offers and fallout from the pandemic has landed a Manchester multifamily project on the back burner.
Thinking long term, development group snags 9 acres near Manchester
“If you don’t stay three to five years ahead, you’re behind,” said Richard Smith, who partnered with Tom Papa and Walter Parks on the deal.
Lingerfelt sells off seven properties in Innsbrook
One of the region’s biggest real estate investment firms has unloaded seven buildings in its own backyard – but its involvement with the properties will continue.