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Recently opened restaurants in the Richmond area
Many families around the country have traditions involving restaurants, whether it's returning to the same spot year after year for birthdays, Sunday morning brunches at a favorite local diner, or Friday night pies at a neighborhood pizza place.
Colonial Downs to host inaugural ‘Boston Stakes’ in honor of famed Henrico horse
The nine-week summer horse racing season at Colonial Downs will get underway July 11 and will feature the inaugural Boston Stakes, honoring a famed Henrico racehorse. The season will run through Saturday, Sept. 7, with racing every Thursday through Saturday. The racehorse Boston, who was foaled in Henrico and lived...
Beloved chef and restaurateur Stella Dikos has passed away
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—Stella Dikos, a well-known local chef known for her delicious recipes and popular restaurants, has passed away. Dikos owned two renowned local restaurants: Village Cafe, established in 1956, and Stellas, opened in 1983. Both establishments are celebrated for their exceptional quality of food and service. Stella’s Restaurant...
Private South Richmond dog park will become public to avoid closure
South Richmond will soon have its first official dog park: Phideaux Field, currently a private dog park run by, and in front of, Forest Hill Presbyterian Church.Why it matters: It'll bring the total number of public dog parks in the city to four. That could help boost the city's ParkScore, an annual measure of cities' park systems by the Trust for Public Land nonprofit.The big picture: Phideaux Field, a small fenced-in area where off-leash dogs can play on Forest Hill Avenue, was in danger of closing due to rising insurance costs for the church, City Council President Kristen Nye tells...
Richmmond BizSense Reporting on New Restaurant Coming to Stony Point Village
Bon Air is set to get a new restaurant, courtesy of a seasoned local restaurant group. Big Kitchen Hospitality is preparing to open The Granite Grill & Bar at 3088 Stony Point Parkway in the Trader Joe’s-anchored Stony Point Village shopping center. The Granite is a new concept from...
When Sunday Comes
Claudrena Harold’s (University of Virginia) Much has been said about the golden age of gospel music in the 1940s and 50s. But what about the gospel music that came later when hip-hop and soul were dominant? Claudrena Harold’s in her book, When Sunday Comes, takes us to the Black record shops, churches, and businesses that transformed gospel after the Civil Rights era and nurtured the music that was an essential cultural and political expression for African Americans.
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