“It’s going to be a completely American classic brunch,” Mario Alvanes said of his new venture, The Nest Brunch Cafe.
Owner of the Fan’s El Pope restaurant opening brunch spot up the street
Commercial Real Estate
Indoor farming firm in Goochland plans greenhouse expansion
Greenswell Growers already grows baby greens out of an existing 77,000-square-foot greenhouse. It plans to add two similar-size buildings next year.
Commercial section of Cosby Village lines up first tenants
The 20-acre section along Hull Street Road is planned to have 122,500 square feet of retail, dining, office and medical office space across 14 buildings.
WRIR buys new HQ in Shockoe Bottom
“Our current space is tiny and rather inaccessible. We have 20 rickety, like, Victorian death stairs to go up,” said Melissa Vaughn, president of the nonprofit that operates the radio station.
New-to-market hotel brands to rise off Gaskins and in Short Pump
Echo from Wyndham and Marriott’s Element concept are set to check into the Richmond region for the first time.
Canon & Draw Brewing in the Fan permanently closed
“We were never able to get back the people that we had before COVID,” said owner Brad Cooper of pulling the plug after a four-year run.
Petersburg demolishing blighted hotel, clearing way for redevelopment
While the 2.3-acre site is considered too small to host the casino the city is vying for, Mayor Sam Parham said a new hotel on the property could support it by providing more lodging in the city.
Peter-Blair menswear store up for sale; Libbie Market adds new owners
The two West End stores, which sit a block from each other, are each working through their own version of an ownership change.
New owner takes over at Carytown Gyro
The previous owners sold the business to focus on their other restaurant, Fresca on Addison in the Fan.
Alewife duo opening seafood joint in former Billy Pie spot on Patterson
Lee Gregory and Bobo Catoe are planning a restaurant like Odyssey Fish, which they opened this year in Manchester’s Hatch Local food hall.
