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The move is a reversal of previously announced plans by Joann to shutter just some of its stores, a footprint reduction that would have spared its Henrico and Chesterfield locations.

“I want to motivate other people, especially 60-year-olds who might be thinking ‘My career is over, my time is done,’” she said. “I’m a great example of what an old gal can do when you put your mind to it.”

“If pieces ever have to be opened up or altered, or if they fall in the hands of framers in the future, when they open it up, I always wanted that their impression would be, ‘They did it right,’” said owner Jo Cudlip.

Hawaii Fluid Art is targeting early March to be up and running at the western Henrico mall, which is in the midst of a redevelopment by bringing in untraditional mall tenants.

“It’s nice to offer this neighborhood a place to stay and hang out rather than to just pass through,” said owner Mariela Gavino, who started I Love You So Much Books as a pop-up in late 2023.

“There aren’t a lot of spaces where parents who work remotely can go,” said owner Lacey Cain. “Maybe they don’t need a full-time daycare, they just need a little bit of help.” 

“We want it to be a space for collectors at every level. If you have $200 to spend or $100,000 to spend, we just want to have a conversation around art and collecting,” said co-founder Laura Martin Mills.

“When you’re getting a crafts degree, no one actually has any faith that you’ll do anything with it,” said KEBaubles & Co. owner Kristen Burton. “They picture macaroni and popsicle sticks, but that’s not what it is.”

Hechizo originally made ceramic jewelry, and shifted to emphasize lighting about a year ago. Its lamps and sconces start at $700.

The 47-year-old local car wash chain is now owned by the company’s CFO Mark Harrison and COO Tyree Brown, who have been with Car Pool for 10 and 37 years respectively.