Midlothian Depot would include an undisclosed grocery anchor, 350 apartments and additional commercial space at the corner of Midlothian Turnpike and Alverser Drive.
Retail
Local couple launches online-based birthday candle company
Wish For More Birthdays’ initial order of 90,000 boxes of 24-count packages arrived in August. Most of the revenue will go to the American Cancer Society.
Carvana begins operations at $25M Chesterfield distribution center
A roundabout path has finally led to the opening of the 191,000-square-foot facility, which comes less than a year after the online car retailer’s vending machine tower opened in the city.
New brewery in the works on Patterson in western Henrico
WayGone Brewery will open in the Canterbury Shopping Center next spring and will be the region’s 47th brewery.
Nightingale plans expansion; Blue Cow opens West End ice cream shop
A double scoop of news: Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches is adding production space in South Richmond, while Roanoke-based Blue Cow Ice Cream launched its first local store.
Penny’s Wine Shop to join reopened Stoplight Gelato in Jackson Ward
The store is an offshoot of delivery service Richwine and will share the Brook Road building with the gelato shop, which is set to reopen after a two-year closure.
Chesterfield County approves grant agreement for $323M surf pool-anchored development
Developer Brett Burkhart called the board’s vote a “major milestone” and said it was the final piece needed to get the years-in-the-making project moving.
Stratford Hills to get a Sheetz
A building at the Southside shopping center will be razed to make way for the gas station and convenience store chain’s latest outpost.
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.
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.