“I’m a full-time ice cream man now,” said Westray Paul, owner of Westray’s Finest Ice Cream at 214 N. Lombardy St.
After peddling frozen treats from truck, local man opening shop in the Fan
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Local markets selling frozen burrito delivery company’s products
Sous Casa’s food is now in the freezers of about a half-dozen stores, primarily in Richmond.
Fast-growing retailer Shades of Light comes out of the shadows
“For most folks from Richmond that’s how they know us — as the lighting store in Willow Lawn. People don’t realize how big we are. We do more business in California than we do in Virginia,” said owner Bryan Johnson.
Chemist-turned-mead-maker brewing new winery in Midlothian
Funktastic Meads & Urban Winery at 1212 Alverser Plaza will be the first meadery in Chesterfield and the third in the Richmond region.
Richmond golf gear maker ups its game with social media star Paige Spiranac
Spiranac, who has been crowned the most-followed golfer on Instagram, eclipsing even Tiger Woods, is helping Dynamic Brands market new products.
CVS shuttering downtown Richmond pharmacy in November
Prescriptions on file at the 1007 E. Main St. location will be moved to the store at 2400 E. Main St. in Shockoe Bottom.
Lowe’s distribution center to be built in South Richmond, not Hanover
The home improvement retailer has signed a lease for a 1.2 million-square-foot facility at 3021-3205 Commerce Road in Deepwater Industrial Park.
Eco-friendly retailer opening store in former Baja Bean building in the Fan
It will be Less Than’s first outpost outside of Hampton Roads, where it has three locations in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton.
Demolition underway for Laurel Park mixed-use project in Henrico
The nearly 60-year-old shopping center at 2314 Hungary Road is being torn down to make way for a dozen buildings with retail and 350 apartments.
Sign maker fires up smokable hemp store in Manchester
Old Manchester Hemp Co. launched earlier this year at 1308 Hull St., where it grows and sells hemp buds and joints without the THC in marijuana that gets you high.