After a $2.1 million capital campaign and nearly two years of renovation efforts, an Art Deco gem in the heart of Ashland is set to reopen Dec. 26.
Ashland Theatre to reopen, with more than movies featured
Nonprofits
Stewart-Lee House, listed at $1.2M, sells to nonprofit for $800K
A historic house in downtown Richmond that for years had been home to a state homebuilders lobby is now in the hands of another advocacy group.
First Tee tees up changes to its Chesterfield golf course
A local golf nonprofit is eyeing another round of renovations at one of its venues and already has begun to line up funding for the project.
New local startup lets users ‘shop’ for good deeds
The Giving Wall, a new local website that connects people living at or below the poverty line with those who are willing to help them fill a need, launches Dec. 3.
Nonprofit brings new ‘Workshop’ concept to Broad Street
A local nonprofit has snatched up a recently vacated storefront in the Arts District to provide a space for area youths to explore their creative interests.
Aquatics club flip turns expansion plan with Regency deal
As it mulls a change in expansion plans, a local swim club is dipping its toes into a transforming Henrico mall.
UMFS taps Spy Rock for mixed-use campus development
A local foster care nonprofit is moving forward with its plan to redevelop parts of its West Broad Street campus, enlisting a developer for a mixed-use section that’s already active in nearby Scott’s Addition.
Nonprofit, developers weigh in on proposed homeless shelter move to Manchester
A local nonprofit’s plan to convert a Manchester church into a homeless shelter has been met with mixed reception from area residents, including some vocal dissent coming from developers who have a stake in the Southside neighborhood.
Sources: Salomonsky buying Better Housing’s Scott’s Addition hotel
Better Housing Coalition is under contract to sell the former Quality Inn & Suites building at 3200 W. Broad St.
Nonprofit’s $19M apartment project for homeless underway in Carver
A local housing nonprofit’s renovation and expansion of an apartment building in Carver is coming together.