Sports & Recreation

Defense startup’s tactics get warm response

TRU owner

The pop and hiss of rifle fire and the deafening, 130-decibel blast of occasional airsoft grenades are music to the ears of the entrepreneurs behind a Midlothian startup.

Water sports park plan hits choppy water

LasOlas hotel

If Doug Hackman gets his way, water skiers will be zooming around a new park in Chesterfield County by April. But first he has to get past the county government.

Wheels in motion for 2 cycling gyms

tidal wheel

Hampton Roads-based Tidal Wheel gets off to a quick start in Richmond with plans for one location in the West End and sights set on another.

Can 2 new soccer teams score sponsors?

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RVA FC and Chesterfield United FC have begun their inaugural seasons, but they’re competing for dollars in a crowded Richmond sports scene.

Council shifts city’s line on Redskins deal

Redskins training camp rendering

City Council member Chris Hilbert’s proposal to ask the Bon Secours health system to pay an extra $1 million over 10 years is unanimously approved.

City makes lateral toss on Redskins deal

Redskins training camp rendering

Richmond’s Economic Development Authority, an organization that is separate from the city, is being used to bypass some of the red tape involved in development of the Redskins property to get it up and running for next summer’s training camp.