“I’m a second-generation Dairy Queen owner,” said franchisee Jane Blackburn. “This is something that I want to pass down to my own children.”
Blizzard warning: Dairy Queen building stand-alone shop in Chesterfield
Restaurants
Tea time coming to Scott’s Addition
“This is something I’ve always dreamed of: owning a nice little place for tea,” said Theodore Akueson-Gannyi, who is preparing to open T-Caf, Salon de Thé in the city’s most sought-after neighborhood.
Sonic opening first spot in the city
A national fast-food chain with eight locations in the Richmond suburbs is cooking up its first location in the city, with plans to bring a new-to-market format to the edge of Oregon Hill.
Duck Donuts flies out of Willow Lawn
The Henrico shopping center has lost one of its sweet spots – and another food tenant.
Little Saint bows out in Devil’s Triangle
A local restaurant group’s run in the Museum District has ended as it focuses on its existing establishments.
Restaurant chain Chicken Salad Chick enters Richmond market
The family behind a Hanover pizza buffet is preparing to roll out a new-to-market restaurant chain in two Publix-anchored shopping centers in the suburbs.
Cary St. space trading Elephant Thai for Crazy Thai
A VCU-area restaurant building won’t stay dormant for long after its longtime tenant closed last month.
Food truck corral hatching at Clopton Siteworks
A shared kitchen startup in the Southside is going back for seconds and thirds.
Downtown steak and sushi restaurant closes after 16 years
It’s sayonara for a longtime Japanese steakhouse in Shockoe Slip.
Good Doggie wags its way into Carytown
After stalling foot traffic at their Chesterfield location set them off in search of a new home, the owners of a local hot dog shop have landed in Carytown.