The developers of a key piece of the Canal Walk received a zoning exemption from City Council last night, which will allow apartments along certain stretches of the canal instead of restaurants or offices. But the project will still have to jump through more hoops, including some way of removing or tweaking restrictive covenants that apply to that property.
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Monday Q&A: A crash course from the school of hard knocks
Three weeks ago two brothers from Chesterfield launched BioTaxi. Now they take turns driving a black Benz taxi that runs on used cooking oil. And already they are looking to hire a few more drivers. They also want to add a few more taxis to handle the call volume.
But their biggest concern these days is an obscure taxi regulation in the City of Richmond that prohibits cabs ten years and older.
Guest Opinion: Ride with me through Biketopia
In this week’s Guest Opinion, local lawyer Tom Bowden daydreams about how Richmond could transform itself into a biking metropolis.
C-ville bank increases local presence
More competition for local banks could be on its way from Charlottesville.
NewsFeeds 7.21.10
Workers’ compensation premiums could be cut (Times-Dispatch) A top headache for many business owners — insurance that pays for lost wages and medical bills when an employee is hurt on the job — could get cheaper next year. Carilion takes big financial hit (Roanoke Times) Despite a $60 million operating loss and a nearly $100… Read more »
Q&A: Monday No holes in former bagel maker’s résumé
Tom Rhodes had the same thought thousands of UVA kids have when they get home from Charlottesville: open a bagel shop like the famous Bodo’s in their hometown. That was in the early 1990s. This week, RBS talks to Rhodes about bagels and the fast growing, Richmond-based Direct Mail Solutions.
NewsFeeds 7.19.10
Halsey Minor: Why I fight (Huffington Post) The Huffington Post has an interesting guest opinion by Charlottesville tycoon Halsey Minor in which he explains his troubles with banks and the FDIC and why his hotel development in downtown Charlottesville is stalled. It’s a must-read for bankers and lawyers. TowneBank buys most assets of troubled Bank… Read more »
Carytown to Short Pump: A tough move for retailers
A local maternity store born in Carytown closed its location in Short Pump.
‘Strategic’ default?
One of the most active developers in the City of Richmond is letting some of his property go into foreclosure so that he can expel an investor and renegotiate his loans with his bank. That investor happens to be one of the biggest companies in Richmond.
The dummy might soon be homeless
An office on the scenic 19th floor of a downtown office building is available for leasing after a Virginia-based investment firm shut down last month. But the dummy sitting in the entrance way is still there, at least for now.