The son of the longtime owner of Tony’s Barbecue is making his own leap into the restaurant business, taking over the spot left vacant last year by Cha Cha’s.
Therapy in store for former Cha Cha’s space in Shockoe
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GRP CEO: Need for more office space remains despite Covid
“I think that companies that are in densely populated areas, like New York City, New Jersey, Boston, are going to be looking to expand their footprint, decentralize some of their staffing, and that really positions greater Richmond in a prime location to capture those opportunities.”
Credit card startup Mission Lane plants flag in Scott’s Addition
The company has taken over 20,000 square feet in a redeveloped building on Belleville Street. It’s one of the bigger office deals in the neighborhood in recent memory.
VHDA puts HQ expansion on hold
The state agency, spurred by the pandemic, will wait to go forward with a 100,000-square-foot addition to its headquarters at 601 S. Belvidere St.
One clothier set to open, another returning in Jackson Ward
A pair of local clothing companies are looking to add to the fabric of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood with store openings in coming weeks, one of them picking up where it left off before the coronavirus arrived.
Maggie Walker’s bank building converted to apartments; developer plans dozens more next door
The $4 million redevelopment of the St. Luke Building, which housed the bank and other businesses of the pioneering entrepreneur and activist, is complete.
Chase Bank taking over former Peking restaurant in Shockoe Slip
The national bank has found a spot for its first downtown retail branch, part of its continuing push to open a slew of outposts around the region.
UR’s downtown cafe permanently shutters due to pandemic
The Richmond on Broad Café at 626 E. Broad St. has been closed since March and will not reopen.
City looks to start talks with downtown developer, skirting RFP for Public Safety Building
As the public weighs in on what they want to see developed on city-owned properties around the Richmond Coliseum, city administrators are moving forward with a process to consider a recent proposal from a developer for one of those properties.
Restaurateur launching fourth local spot in former Café Caturra space in Midlothian
Eduardo “Lalo” Macias, owner of The Patron in Mechanicsville and Lalo’s Cocina Bar & Grill and Chicanos Cocina Bar & Grill in the city, is partnering with a local concrete company exec in the new venture.