Mike Platania

Just weeks after inking a lease in the Diamond District, a major D.C. restaurant group is going back for seconds in the Richmond market. 

Project Snapshot: Brown's Island's $30M renovation in full swing ahead of Folk Festival debut

After leasing the former ice cream shop last fall, Max Sayer and Jacky Welch set out renovate the space to pay tribute to pizzerias of the 1980s with wood-paneled walls and vintage Schlitz Beer chandeliers hanging over booths. 

One of the largest construction projects Richmond International Airport’s taken on in recent years is getting closer to takeoff. 

The firm has become known for its work in aviation and is designing the new $250 million consolidated security checkpoint at Richmond International Airport. 

River City Whiskey, a 'non-distilling' whiskey maker, moves its barrels from Kentucky to Richmond

Kevin Barry said he and his wife Christie were happy to be leave some money on the table in favor of turning the half-acre property into a park. "Our society right now is so caught up in making money and having the prestige of being a rich person," he said.

A local group of four friends are bringing the franchised brand to the region and Virginia for the first time. It has seven other outposts, mostly in its home state of Iowa.

“We made it a little more unique with the butterfly-shaped roof. It looks completely different when you walk inside,” company president Chris Tsui said of the 7,000-square-foot restaurant that was built from scratch.

New 16-unit duplex project set to rise in Swansboro