Booze-makers have reason to raise a glass to another busy year for Richmond’s breweries, cideries and distilleries, while 2018 also brought about the local industry’s first casualties.
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Updated: $1.4B Coliseum redevelopment plan receives mayor’s support, now goes to City Council
The proposal from a group of Richmond corporate heavyweights to redevelop the Coliseum and surrounding area north of Broad Street has the support of Mayor Levar Stoney – and a local bank on the hook as a major sponsor.
Construction starts on Church Hill North development
With a local contractor signed on to take the project vertical, a years-in-the-making redevelopment of a former East End high school site marked the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday.
Burned-out Broad Street thrift store slated for new restaurant
Two developers have acquired their fifth of the six buildings on a particular downtown block and signed on yet another new commercial tenant to fill vacant space along that stretch.
VCU employee launches mural tour side gig
First came history tours, brewery tours and ghost tours. Now, Richmond has mural tours. Kayla Diggs Brody is launching Richmond Mural Tours, which will offer guided walking tours of the city’s myriad of murals. While attending VCU and now working as a project coordinator at the university’s Partnership for People with Disabilities, Brody has enjoyed… Read more »
Developer picks up Ipanema building on Grace
Seizing an opportunity to grow his holdings around VCU, Zac Frederick is increasing his investment along West Grace Street.
DHR, city council members continue Manchester historic district debate
An enhanced outreach effort on a proposed historic district expansion in Manchester continued Wednesday with a meeting between state officials and the three Richmond City Council members whose districts are involved. About two dozen people attended the meeting between staff with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the City Council’s Parker Agelasto, Ellen Robertson… Read more »
Despite city holdup, Stone Brewing committed to building bistro
“We’re eager to move to the next step,” brewery spokesman Jay Smith said, “but understanding these things can take time and (we) want to get it right.”
6-story mixed-use building eyed for Scott’s Addition
After a previous plan for a brewery failed to materialize, a local restaurateur and hotel executive is in talks to sell off a West Broad Street parcel to a pair of developers.
Local ‘Rehabbers’ builder winds down brand as debts, legal disputes pile up
Nearly a year since his public profile peaked, a house rehabber is now trying to salvage what’s left of his real estate business amid financial and legal troubles.