“When you take 90 percent of the business we created over the past five years and take it away, why would I stay in a state that doesn’t support my business and my family?” said Evan Somogyi.
Minnesota-based Rockler Woodworking and Hardware is opening its first Richmond-area store later this month in the Promenade Shops at 11639 W. Broad St.
Turning the page after nearly 40 years at the corner of Granite and Patterson Avenues in the city, the local bookstore is headed to a new, larger location in the Gleneagles Shopping Center.
The grocer first had the site rezoned in 2015 but never moved forward with the project. Now it’s back seeking amendments to the approved site plan to add square footage for what would be a 118,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace.
The university-owned Ram City Market opened recently at 912 W. Grace St., replacing a Walmart store that had vacated the space in 2019.
It’s the first Popshelf location in the Richmond region and fifth in Virginia. The recently launched chain sells home goods, kitchen equipment and other products mostly priced below $5.
“It’s a process. It’s like a labor of love. I’m making pizza all day,” said owner Evan Byrne, who runs the new business out of his shop The Hop Craft Pizza & Beer.
Construction began last month on West Village, which is planned to include 50,000 square feet of commercial space as well as about 100 two-over-two condos at the intersection of West Broad Street and Gayton Road.
Amid the floundering effort to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Virginia, Richmond’s lone state-approved medical cannabis provider continues to expand with its third standalone retail dispensary in the region.
It’s the second Virginia location for the chain, which is an arm of the brand created by Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt.
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