Sweet treats and freshly baked breads from a popular Richmond bakery can now be purchased across the river. WPA Bakery, which operates a location in Church Hill, opened its newest location at 3414 Semmes Ave. on June 8, in the Woodland Heights and Forest Hill area of the Southside. A solo venture of pastry chef… Read more »
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New take on Carytown eatery coasting into Short Pump
A West Cary Street restaurant is planning a new branch in the thick of the westward expansion of Short Pump. Richmond Restaurant Group’s East Coast Provisions has signed on for a new restaurant in the suburbs with a similar moniker – West Coast Provisions, company officials announced late Wednesday. West Coast Provisions will rise in… Read more »
Chef to try hand at new restaurant, coffee shop and sauce venture
A long-time restaurateur is keeping busy growing a local food empire, with plans to distribute his own barbecue sauce and open a new eatery in the Fan – all while eyeing Varina for a future restaurant venture. Chef Michael Hall plans to open Spoonbread Bistro at 2526 Floyd Ave. near the intersection of Floyd and… Read more »
Peter Chang serves up Scott’s Addition location
A popular chef and restaurant owner has officially joined Scott’s Addition stew of entrepreneurs and developers. Peter Chang opened his new eatery last week at 2816 W. Broad St. in a 3,000-square-foot space in the recently renovated Hofheimer building. Its opening day was June 3. Chang has another restaurant in the works next door to… Read more »
O Street developer files for bankruptcy
After suing the investors she enlisted on the project, the developer behind a stalled effort to restore a block of 19th-century rowhouses in Church Hill has filed for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy protection. Deanna Lewis, who last August filed an $8.35 million lawsuit on behalf of herself and her company, Heirloom Restorations, against husband-and-wife investors… Read more »
Nonprofit, bakery leaving Scott’s Addition
Here’s something Scott’s Addition doesn’t hear every day: Happy trails. After less than a year in business, Idle Hands Bread Co. has vacated its 3103 W. Leigh St. bakery in the increasingly popular neighborhood with plans to move in June to a bigger space at 312 Brook Road in Jackson Ward. Owner Jay Metzler said… Read more »
Housing group awards Golden Hammers
Four local revitalization projects were recognized with Golden Hammer Awards by the Better Housing Coalition at an event last week. The annual awards, which recognize contributions to thoughtful revitalization of Richmond-area neighborhoods, went to developers behind a restored 19th-century building in Church Hill, a modernist house in Jackson Ward, a preserved house in Union Hill,… Read more »
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 5.18.16
New patents this week from Afton Chemical, Virginia Commonwealth University and Capitol One.
N.Y. architect dips into Jackson Ward
Seeing fertile ground in the blocks near the redeveloped Central National Bank building, a recently minted Church Hill resident is kicking off his plans in Richmond with a real estate project in Jackson Ward. Forrest Frazier, who runs Forrest Fraizer | Architecture, and an investor in Florida have a mixed-use development in the works at… Read more »
Bon Secours breaks ground on East End Parsley’s project
A café and kitchen is set to rise at the site of the former Parsley’s gas station as another Bon Secours East End redevelopment project gets underway. The healthcare giant’s Parsley’s Center for Healthy Communities is planned to open in September at 2600 Nine Mile Road. Plans call for a 3,250-square-foot building that will house… Read more »