The new eatery will be more casual with grab-and-go Afghan dishes like kabobs, shawarma and chicken rolls, as well as a grocery area and a bakery.
Carytown restaurant Mantu expanding with Mantu Market in Henrico
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Church Hill women’s clothing store pops into river country for summer tryout
“We have a lot of younger people opening up businesses in Irvington,” said Dear Neighbor owner Kristy Santelli Cotter. “I always felt it’s had the Hudson Valley vibe. It’s a very easy retreat for people in Richmond.”
Bryant’s Dry Cider in Shockoe Bottom adds in-house brewery
The move into beer downtown follows a similar strategy the company deployed at its flagship in Roseland, known as The Farm, about 100 miles west of Richmond.
‘It is able to be pulled off’: Diamond District project faces tight timeline to deliver new ballpark
“It is able to be pulled off,” said the city’s project manager. “The first thing we need is someone to help us build it, and that’s getting the developer on board.”
Aquarium shop Reefology RVA dives into larger storefront in Henrico
“This is kind of my big splurge,” said owner Christopher Kilgore. “This is my dream store, this is my life.”
Lego under contract to buy 340 acres in Meadowville Tech Park for $1B plant
The Danish toymaker plans to break ground on the project this year and wrap up construction in 2025, the same year production at the factory is expected to begin.
Acorn Sign Graphics revived after bankruptcy auction
A Pennsylvania-based company is the new owner of the Acorn name and has begun to open a new office and hire back some of the company’s former employees.
Distillery calls it quits after 9-year run
The closure of James River Distillery comes about a year after the company sold its building to VCU, which needed the property for its planned athletics village near The Diamond.
Hold the booze: Non-alcoholic bottle shop ready to pop in Carytown
A local real estate agent is opening Point 5, which stocks booze-mimicking brands that make up a small but growing sector in the beverage industry.
VCU buys ABC site across from The Diamond for $16M
The 20-acre property was the last piece needed for the university’s planned Athletics Village, which is to take shape next to the forthcoming Diamond District development.