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Downtime: Wood & Iron and Flyin' Pig's Steve Rogge gets ‘Hangry’ with children’s book
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1299+ words) Jonathan Spiers April 3, 2026 0 When the COVID pandemic put the world on lockdown, Steve Rogge wasn't only one of the many restaurateurs trying to get their businesses through it; he was also a father of three kids in need of entertaining....
YaYa's Cookbook to open second location in old Tipsy Crab spot in Shockoe Bottom
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (527+ words) Mike Platania April 3, 2026 0 One of the area's more prolific restaurant families is bringing one of its most popular concepts to the city." The Kiatsuranon family is working on opening a YaYa's Cookbook location at 1700 E. Main St., a restaurant space adjacent…...
7-story mixed-use building planned to fill city block in Manchester
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (613+ words) Mike Platania April 2, 2026 0 A rendering of Solaria. (Courtesy SMBW) Manchester's Maury Street corridor continues to gain steam as an out-of-town player is plotting the largest development seen in the area to date." A 7-story, nearly 300-unit mixed-use apartment building is…...
Pilates studio to open next-door strength training fitness space
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (635+ words) Jackie DiBartolomeo April 2, 2026 0 A local fitness studio owner is pumping up her offerings with a new space geared toward weightlifting. Niche Pilates Studio is set to open a companion strength training studio at 1431 W. Main St. in the Fan, next door…...
15-unit apartment rehab planned for vacant Hull St. building in Swansboro
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (662+ words) Jonathan Spiers April 1, 2026 0 For his first go at real estate development after years assisting others with their projects, local engineer and landscaper Earl Gary is eyeing a vacant building on Hull Street in Richmond's Swansboro area for a 15-unit apartment…...
Chicken Fiesta owner cooking up restaurant-ranch-event venue in Varina
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (568+ words) Jonathan Spiers March 31, 2026 0 After opening seven locations of his popular Chicken Fiesta restaurant chain, Harold Vega has a new business venture in the works, this one involving a ranch instead of a rotisserie. Vega is in the process of developing…...
New brunch and coffee spot Brunchella taking former Garden Grove Brewing space in Carytown
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (276+ words) Mike Platania March 31, 2026 0 A Carytown storefront that spent the last decade pouring beer and wine will soon be serving coffees and pastries." Brunchella Brunch & Coffee House is preparing to open in the former Garden Grove Brewing space at 3445 W. Cary St....
Burlington to open new store in part of former Big Lots in Henrico
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (291+ words) Jack Jacobs March 30, 2026 0 A national retailer is adding another local outpost by taking over part of a vacant anchor space at a Henrico shopping center. Burlington is planning to open a store at 8151 Brook Road this fall, a company spokeswoman…...
Padow’s Hams & Deli down to one location after closure of Midlothian Turnpike spot
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (632+ words) Jack Jacobs March 30, 2026 0 A long-running deli in Chesterfield has served its last sandwich. Padow's Hams & Deli closed earlier this year at 9720 Midlothian Turnpike, according to Leo Bialkowski, the operator behind the restaurant. Bialkowski took over that location of Padow's in…...
Project Snapshot: EAT Restaurant Partners' newest concept, Civita Italia, takes shape in Short Pump
1+ week, 1+ day ago (402+ words) Mike Platania March 27, 2026 0 The newest concept from EAT Restaurant Partners is nearing completion in Short Pump ahead of its planned opening in the coming months. The locally based restaurant group is set to open Civita Italia Ristorante & Bar at the…...