“The model this school is based on is we can teach these kids to be successful in the public schools,” said the center’s senior director.
St. Joseph’s Villa opens new $9.5M Sarah Dooley Center for Autism
Nonprofits
Housing nonprofit adds two East End homes, breaks ground on another
Urban Hope facilitates homeownership in the East End, where low-income residents moved into homes built by Eagle Construction of VA.
Conservation group buys riverfront land once slated for Echo Harbour project
The 5 acres the Conservation Fund purchased at 3011 and 3021 Dock St. for $4.9 million will become part of the James River Park System.
Duke’s Mayo launches event to drive traffic to Richmond restaurants
“Hot Tomato Summer” highlights menu items at local eateries that pair the hometown brand with tomatoes and a nonprofit will benefit.
Metropolitan Business League expands with new outpost in Petersburg
The City Point Innovation Resource Center at 325 Brown St. will serve as an incubator for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Curtain rising on Virginia Rep’s first show since COVID pandemic began
The nonprofit theater company is reopening with “Ella and Her Fella Frank,” an imaginary concert of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra in Heaven.
Bid goes out to reinvent old Six Points BofA building in Highland Park
An RFP has been issued to propose ways to redevelop and reuse the 4,800-square-foot building that the banking giant vacated four years ago.
3D-printed home to rise on Richmond’s Southside in pilot project
Virginia Housing, which provided $500,000 to buy the automated device that prints with concrete, estimates it could lower construction costs by 10 percent.
For-sale homes rounding out Armstrong Renaissance redevelopment
The section of attached and detached homes is the final phase of the 256-unit development, part of a larger revitalization of the nearby Creighton Court.
Baby clothing nonprofit grows into new office in Shops at Stratford Hills
Little Hands is distributing donations to 80 children in need per month compared to 25 per month before the pandemic.