The proprietor of a local barbecue joint is getting into baked goods as the cupcake shop has changed owners for the second time in less than a year.
Pearl’s Bake Shoppe changes hands again
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Short Pump shopping center, bowling alley sell for combined $23M
The new landlords of the neighboring properties include a relative mystery buyer and Gov. Youngkin’s former firm.
CarLotz owner closes Midlothian store, hands Broad St. spot to rival dealership
While the Midlothian CarLotz location is shuttered, the Broad Street store has been taken over by HoneyCar, an up-and-coming dealer based in Winchester, Virginia.
Pennsylvania bank latest to bring branch to Scott’s Addition
The neighborhood continues its streak as the local hotspot for new bank branches, this time with a $26 billion bank looking to set up shop along Broad Street.
Used Lego store opens near Short Pump
In an apparent show of customers’ enthusiasm, Bricks and Minifigs co-owner Paul Indelicato said there was a line out the door the first day of business at the new and used Legos store.
Peter-Blair sold to two of the shop’s employees
“What I thought would be a temporary job in the interim turned into me owning it,” said longtime employee Elizabeth Creasey, who just bought the shop with coworker Rick Witty.
McHugh’s Restorations to shutter after more than 40 years in business
“You couldn’t set up a business like this anywhere else. Richmond is a quirky place that has been so good to us,” said Kimberley Overman, co-owner of the porcelain restoration shop.
New West End coffee shop to open in repurposed train cars
“My wife just said there’s your calling. Go open a coffee shop. I said, Nah, I don’t think that’s right for me. But that was the seed and that seed just grew and grew.”
Local insoles startup steps into new product line as it eyes further expansion
“The insoles are my hero product, but I do think the socks will be big business,” the founder of Goochland-based Yenta + Posha said of the company’s new products.
Lucky Road off and running in former Road Runner spot in Carytown
“Karma has a way of coming around,” Jeff Van Horn said of moving his store into the same Carytown storefront he tried to takeover a decade ago.