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According to a Rockett's rep, the owners of Zuppa have closed Zuppa in order to relocate to Rocketts as Currant.

Dominion owns most of the lot, but I believe Ivor Massey owns the front sliver along Cary Street.

It's a shame that he is not opening at the same time as Center Stage. The emphasis is definitely on pizza.

I ate at The Boathouse last Thursday night's open house. The place was packed and there was definitely an energetic vibe. The menu was vast ranging from sushi to brick oven pizza to seafood and steak choices. The food was good, but i don't think it is fair to judge the food quite yet. Give them time to work everything out. They staff definitely broke a lot of plates and glasses! The physical space is spectacular. Big room with vast windows and obviously some great views of the river and skyline. I also really liked that they had ouside decks to enjoy the views. I definitely see it being a destination place for special occasisons and out of town guest. It will also bring some much added life to Rocketts Landing. They have not started construction on the formal dining room which is on the level below. They will also have an outside space for weddings. Last night I ate at Ballicaux. As Burt mentioned the menu is very interesting. Again the food was good, but this was there first night open so I won't judge them. The prices were actually reasonable, especially when you consider the physical space. If anybody remembers the old Bogarts, you won't believe the transformation. This has to be the coolest ambiance in any Richmond restaurant. You forget that you are in the Fan (not that the Fan is a bad thing) and feel that you are in a SOHO neighborhood. By the way, the place was packed! Both are fantastic additions to the city's restaurant scene.

I am going to The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing tonight for one of their two "pre-opening celebrations". An attendee last night told me the place was fantastic!

Old Bogarts is Balliceaaux...Opening August 14 pending ABC License.

Beat you Burt! Also, the old Bogarts location on Lombardy should be opening soon (if it hasn't already). I don't know the name however.

The Belvidere at Broad is now open...506 West Broad St. http://www2.richmond.com/galleries/2009/ju...idere-at-broad/ http://thebelvidere.com/

I am surprised this has not been linked: http://styleweekly.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=...E3EFCB7050AF4CB I am glad that the design moved it to Broad Street...Makes so much more sense. I wonder if the Dean knew beforehand that this design would not work for Armstrong and Goodwin....

While not surprised, it makes me sad that a good local restaurant in a quaint and real location closes and a chain restuarant in a fake and clustered location has a 45 minute wait.

Personally, I would like to see a new coliseum developed on a revamped Boulevard and the old site be used to for the biotech park. I think the Siegel Center is a perfect size and has been a great asset to the Rams' program. Arenas like the Robins Center and William and Mary Hall were built before ESPN and they used to attract much larger crowds and sell out occasionally. Now they are lucky to have 4,000 spectators. UR's new football stadium will be smaller than their basketball arena. Times have changed and VCU made the right call imo.

I agree if we are going to war. Outside of that I'll stay here.

Thanks for posting the G-Sky link evan. Those are really cool and would look great on Riverside.

I noticed Cam's April 25th shot of the Bowtie Movie Building (Movieland). It really looks great now...Need a new picture Cam!

I found out that Six Burner could go in the building next to Berry Burk. Sounds like they are waiting for the economy to pick back up, but are excited about the area.

Six Burner is not going in the Berry Burk space, but there are a plethora of available store fronts on that block. I haven't been able to hit any of the 2008 new hotspots, except LuLus and Mexxanine. Looks like my list just got longer.

That would be cool, but usually the river is pretty low in the summer.

Did anybody see Boston Legal Monday night?

I would assume with the state budget woes that this project is not happening anytime soon.

I think Ryan is getting lonely. We have left the local shop and moved to the big chains...

Mary Munford Elementary and Fox are excellent city elementary schools. Fox is in the fan and MM is in the city's west end.

I noticed on the way to work today that Starbucks and Chilis are open in the new VCU dorm on Cary and Belvidere.

This happened to one of my coworkers last Friday. She was able to get on a later flight, but they didn't give her a reason fo rthe cancellation.

Centennial is not gonna happen. I have heard that they are shopping the site. As fas as the baseball, I hope we are patient and wait for Triple AAA. Playing in the Carolina League would really depress me.

Welcome to VCU Governor Kaine!