“We have a lot of younger people opening up businesses in Irvington,” said Dear Neighbor owner Kristy Santelli Cotter. “I always felt it’s had the Hudson Valley vibe. It’s a very easy retreat for people in Richmond.”
“This is kind of my big splurge,” said owner Christopher Kilgore. “This is my dream store, this is my life.”
A local real estate agent is opening Point 5, which stocks booze-mimicking brands that make up a small but growing sector in the beverage industry.
Two out-of-town chains, including one armed with a private equity war chest, have a handful of new locations in store for the region.
Gabe’s is taking over the anchor space in Brook Run Shopping Center, which was also previously home to Big Apple Neighborhood Market.
The retailer recently consolidated the sales area of its store at the South Richmond mall to the space’s first level, leaving the second floor off limits to shoppers.
The brand, which is owned by the parent company of TJ Maxx, is taking over the former Stein Mart store in Short Pump, where a location of the company’s Homesense brand will also open.
“I amped up the baking and was making enough from my baked goods to pay my rent at the salon. Then I figured maybe this is the direction I should head,” Chastity Rodriguez-Hise said of her recent career change.
ELYA’s closure comes after a run-in with the state health department over its original service model, which caused it to pivot to delivery of its quick-serve meals.
With the 320-unit Rise at Regency complex nearing completion, the mall’s owners are planning a second phase of 226 units along Starling Drive.
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