[Richmond: Economy/Business/Real Estate]

http://richmondmagazine.com/restaurants-in-richmond/food-news/garnetts-opening-in-the-valentine-former-sally-bells-space/

 

Not sure if this was shared yet, but can't wait to have my lunch break with Garnetts

[Richmond off-topic postings]

2 hours ago, RiverYuppy said:

It looks like the old McDonalds on Hull St. got demolished!

I was worried it would set there empty for a decade. 

I took the 61 yesterday morning during the demolition, and every and myself watched out the window as the operator of the claw ripped through Old McDonald. It was glorious, if only they'd do it to the new one located catty-corner.

[Richmond Region Transportation]

https://www.facebook.com/captrailbikeshuttle/

This is bike/transportation relevant, so I'll just post here. The new Capital Trail Bike Shuttle is having an introduction/opening event at Triple Crossing in Fulton on Sunday from 2:00pm-? This will offer cyclists (and maybe pedestrians) transportation to and from various points along the trail so folks won't have to worry about getting back to their starting destination. it doesn't launch til some point in April, so they're just promoting it Sunday and giving more information.

[Manchester Development]

Talk about Manchester development; here's an article by the Valentine with lots of images and an in-depth history of Manchester's growth as its own city and then a part of Richmond's Southside.

Manchester: From Sister City to South Richmond

Here's a picture of the old 9th St. Bridge, the James River Free Bridge.

 

[Richmond Developments]

1 hour ago, hikendesign said:

Not really a new development but one that is close to completion - The Graduate Hotel.  I've been seeing adds for this on the RTD website when reading the paper - saw this recently when driving along Franklin, it's easy to slip past, the image below is from google.  The prior hotel was in disrepair and this new concept looks to have a niche' market with connections to university towns.  Think this will be a nice addition to the hotels filling in and around the city.

http://graduaterichmond.com/

 

 

 

Ooo la la. Didn't know they were going to have a rooftop pool. Wonder when the season extends and how that will function in terms of accessibility.

[Richmond Developments]

http://www.nbc12.com/story/32338522/richmond-introduces-bill-for-8m-riverfront-revamp

 

not sure if this has been shared here yet.