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Better Housing Coalition buys former motel property in Chester
A rendering of the Colbrook Community, an upcoming income-based housing project by the Better Housing Coalition in Chester. (Courtesy of Better Housing Coalition) The Colbrook Motel property in Chester...
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Four nonprofits turning Manchester warehouse into shared headquarters
A warehouse at 100 Everett St. in Manchester will be renovated to pave the way for four area nonprofits to use the space as a shared headquarters. (Jack Jacobs photo) A foursome of local nonprofits is...
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Baby clothing nonprofit grows into new office in Shops at Stratford Hills
Little Hands moved into a space in the Shops at Stratford Hills in April. The growing nonprofit collects and distributes donated baby clothing and items. (Jack Jacobs photo) A nonprofit that collects...
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For-sale homes rounding out Armstrong Renaissance redevelopment
Officials toss the dirt in Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony for North Hills at Armstrong Renaissance. (Jonathan Spiers photos) With a batch of for-sale homes adding to the mix, the transformation of...
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3D-printed home to rise on Richmond’s Southside in pilot project
The 3D printer that will create the exterior of a new home being built at 217 Carnation St. is set up at the job site. (Noah Daboul photos) Armed with a grant from a state housing agency, a group that...
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Bid goes out to reinvent old Six Points BofA building in Highland Park
An RFP has gone out for the redevelopment and reuse of the former Bank of America branch at 1307 E. Brookland Park Blvd., which the banking giant vacated four years ago. (BizSense file) An effort is...
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Curtain rising on Virginia Rep’s first show since COVID pandemic began
The Virginia Repertory Theatre is reopening with “Ella and Her Fella Frank,” its first show in over a year, at The Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre. (Noah Daboul photos) After grinding to a halt...
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Metropolitan Business League expands with new outpost in Petersburg
The Metropolitan Business League’s new City Point Innovation Resource Center at 325 Brown St. in Petersburg. (Noah Daboul photo) Expanding for the first time outside the city of Richmond, the...
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Duke’s Mayo launches event to drive traffic to Richmond restaurants
Duke’s Mayo, owned by Sauer Brands, launched its first “Hot Tomato Summer,” a week-long event highlighting Richmond restaurants. (Images courtesy of Familiar Creatures) Pairing its marketing clout with...
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Conservation group buys riverfront land once slated for Echo Harbour project
The 5-acre parcel on the James River is currently greenspace, and will be in perpetuity once a conservation easement is placed on the land. (Mike Platania photo) Riverfront real estate planned for a...
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Housing nonprofit adds two East End homes, breaks ground on another
Supporters gathered for a ribbon-cutting of nonprofit Urban Hope’s two new homes at 21st and W streets in the East End. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A small housing nonprofit focused on Richmond’s East End...
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St. Joseph’s Villa opens new $9.5M Sarah Dooley Center for Autism
Staff, students and families of the Sarah Dooley Center for Autism gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen newly renovated facilities Thursday. (Jack Jacobs photo) With the school year just...
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Lawyerpalooza will be live show after COVID forced it to go virtual in 2020
Wild Common, which headlined last year’s event, returns this year to close out Lawyerpalooza VI. (Photos courtesy of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation) After rocking out virtually with last year’s...
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Church buys Randolph rec center overlooking Riverview Cemetery for $1M
Boulevard United Methodist Church bought 910 S. Harrison St. in Randolph for $1 million last month. A Richmond church is trading Broad Street for Randolph, buying a new home base to better support...
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Two groups vie for old BofA branch on Brookland Park Blvd.
The former Bank of America branch at 1307 E. Brookland Park Blvd., which the banking giant vacated four years ago. (BizSense file) The effort to reinvent the old Bank of America building in the Six...
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Food pantry spawned by pandemic moves into larger space
Waymakers Foundation, a food pantry, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 4 at its new headquarters and distribution center at 7106 Hull Street Road in Chesterfield. (Photos courtesy of Waymakers...
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$36M complex would add 140 income-based units in eastern Henrico
A proposed site plan, oriented with north pointing to the right, shows the two apartment buildings in relation to the townhome rows and community center building. (Images courtesy of Henrico County) As...
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Boys & Girls Club unveils $5M teen center in East End
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond teen center includes a learning kitchen. (Courtesy of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond) Seeing a need for dedicated space for older boys and...
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Jefferson Hotel owner revives plan to demolish neighboring church building
The century-old Second Baptist Church building at Franklin and Adams streets. The Jefferson Hotel owns the building and has been using it for storage. (Photos by Mike Platania) Thirty years after it...
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VPM acquisition revives Style Weekly
A screenshot of Style Weekly’s website, which hasn’t been updated since its last edition. A longtime Richmond alternative newsweekly is getting a second chance at life by way of a public media...
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