Another local golf club is experimenting with ways to drive new revenue and younger players to its course.
Sports & Recreation
Local golf courses: It’s not been easy keeping green
Area courses have taken measures both drastic and creative over the last several weeks to protect their greens from the extended steamy blanket of weather that’s hovered over Richmond.
Golf Bikes roll into Richmond
A local golf course’s latest attempt to stand out in a crowded field arrived earlier this summer on two wheels.
Fan events promoter goes big with city-wide adventure race
After five years of designing and organizing live-action puzzles for corporate clients, a two-person Richmond firm is testing whether the market will support a public ticketed adventure event.
Bike courier shifts into downtown
Looking to build on its growth in the age of the smartphone, a local bike-only delivery service has moved to a more central location in Richmond.
Fitness franchise pedals into GreenGate
A new-to-Richmond gym brand plans to open in a massive Short Pump mixed-use development that’s already signed on some big name tenants.
Nutrition shop beefs up with Henrico expansion
Less than a year after opening its first storefront on West Broad Street near VCU, a local nutrition supplement retailer is turning a profit and adding a location in the suburbs.
UFC Gym enters the ring in Richmond
The competitive Richmond fitness scene has a new challenger armed with a valuable national brand behind it.
Henrico golf course sold to local owner
A daily fee course near Virginia Center Commons in northern Henrico was purchased last week for $1.75 million, in a deal that puts the 268-acre property back in local hands.
Downtime: Olympic hopeful aims higher
A former Richmond high school pole-vaulting standout, state record-setter and cancer survivor is setting her sights on the next summer Olympic games in Tokyo – and figuring out a financial game plan to get there in four years.