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AlterNatives outdoor market

Outdoor market behind the AlterNatives store in Carytown features art and handmade gifts from local artists. Begins Oct 6th and will run every Sat from 11am-5pm until Christmas.
20% of sales benefit the Mayan Arts Program, bringing an arts education to children in the Guatemalan highlands.
There are still some open spots for vendors. […]

Will “Campus Apartments” be good for the neighborhood?

The RTD has a great story about a new landlord in town, Campus Apartments (aka Campus Pierce Arrow, LLC), which now owns 23 rental properties on and around The Boulevard.
With VCU creeping further away from it’s hub, encroaching Oregon Hill and taking over a large part of the fan, any rental company that wants […]

Carytown Seafood looking to sell?

Saw this on Craigslist today:
Fully furnished operating Fresh fish and seafood market for sale. Has been in business for years located in the heart of Carytown. For more info call
James 804-241-0263 or 804-822-1174
It may be a hoax, but maybe Carytown Seafood is looking to leave Carytown? Maybe they are focusing on their Innsbrook restaurant?
Could be […]

Concert for the Constitution (best concert ever?)

On October 6th from 5PM to 8PM, there will be a celebration of the Constitution of the United States at Dogwood Dell. We the People, a Concert for the Constitution, will be a free party bringing together people who believe their constitutionally guaranteed rights are important.
There will be bands and partying and the constitution, who […]

Ben & Jerry?s now open

The Carytown Ben & Jerry’s is now open, complete with a mural of Carytown inside. This is the chain’s 2nd try at success on Cary Street – the 1999 venture lasted a year.
Ben & Jerry’s is planning a second location in downtown Short Pump in “West Broad Village,” the newest megamall. Some high caliber stores are […]

‘Porn Site’ visits discovered on City Council President?s computer

 You can’t make this stuff up. From the office of the press secretary to the mayor:
The City’s continuing investigation of inappropriate usage of City equipment now indicates a pattern of “porn site” usage on the City Hall computer located in the office of Council President William Pantele. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Harry Black has forwarded […]

Favorite State Fair food?

Nascent Gas Grill replaced by Cajun Bankok Spicy Cuisine?

From tipster Shelley:
Though the Carytown website still as of this AM says to look out for a restaurant named, “Gas Grill” at the former Thai Curry House/Chopstix location, there were a handful of business cards on the door jam this AM with the following info…
Cajun Bankok Spicy Cuisine
3129 West Cary St.
“From New Orleans to Bangkok”
The […]

State Fair uses some guerilla marketing

From the RTD
A local ad firm, Siddall, is running a guerilla marketing campaign in Carytown for the State Fair. The campain includes “Missing-pet-style posters asking “Have You Seen?” with photos of what appear to be cast members from ‘Babe’” and “three restaurant-style sidewalk chalkboards, though a closer look reveals foods you can typically get only […]

Richmond rated #3 top business center in US

Marketwatch rated Richmond as the 3rd best business center in the country, topping big cities like New York and LA and regional giants like Charlotte and DC.
They rated cities based on concentration of large companies, population growth, unemployment, and job growth.
From Marketwatch:
This city is in the bottom 10 in size, but placed first in concentration of Fortune 1000 […]

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