The nonprofit’s Sprout School expects to open a downtown Richmond location in spring 2022 and an Oregon Hill location in winter 2023.
YWCA plans to expand childcare as it wraps up $5M HQ renovation
Nonprofits
Forest Hill nonprofit expands bakery program with new cafe
Tablespoons Bakery opened its cafe earlier this month at 1707 Westover Hills Blvd., adding a complement to its vocational program for students with developmental disabilities.
Developers under contract to buy downtown YMCA properties
George Emerson and Phil Roper plan to add apartments to the Y’s existing building on Franklin and its adjoining parking areas.
VPM acquisition revives Style Weekly
A public media nonprofit now owns the longtime Richmond alternative newsweekly, which ceased operations in September after a 39-year run.
Jefferson Hotel owner revives plan to demolish neighboring church building
Historic Hotels of Richmond, tied to Bill Goodwin’s CCA Industries, wants to replace the century-old Second Baptist Church with landscaping.
Boys & Girls Club unveils $5M teen center in East End
The 16,000-square-foot facility features a theater, a video and audio studio, a learning kitchen, and work spaces for homework and career training.
$36M complex would add 140 income-based units in eastern Henrico
Better Housing Coalition is seeking rezoning for 112 apartments and 28 for-sale townhomes off Dabbs House Road.
Food pantry spawned by pandemic moves into larger space
Waymakers Foundation has found a niche as a Latino-focused hunger relief organization, providing staples like beans, cornmeal and rice.
Two groups vie for old BofA branch on Brookland Park Blvd.
One group wants to convert the former Highland Park bank building at Six Points into a restaurant and farmers market, while the other imagines a community health resource center and pharmacy.
Church buys Randolph rec center overlooking Riverview Cemetery for $1M
Boulevard United Methodist financed the acquisition with funds received through its 2018 sale of 321 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., its home for nearly 100 years.