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Richmond Food News: May 16-22
There are grocery stores, and then there are grocery experiences. Lotte Plaza Market, a sprawling, 45,000-square-foot Asian grocer hailing from Maryland and stocked with everything from Korean melons to fresh noodles and snacks galore, is undoubtedly the latter. The shopping wonderland, complete with a food court, forthcoming French-Korean bakery, and seafood and meat counters, recently debuted its 16th East Coast outpost on West Broad Street. Grab a friend and experience the abundance. (Richmond magazine)
Pharrell Williams catches bite at Croaker’s Spot restaurant while musical is filmed in Central Virginia
Virginia native and singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams was spotted at a local Richmond-area restaurant as filming for his musical set in Virginia Beach is underway.
Red Lobster is closing dozens of restaurants and auctioning off furniture, equipment
Red Lobster is reportedly shuttering at least 48 of its locations -- including three in Virginia -- and a restaurant liquidation company is auctioning off kitchen equipment from the impacted eateries this week.
Richmond man sentenced to more than two years in prison for 2023 firearm charges
A Richmond man was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Nathaniel Jay Brown, 35, has multiple felony convictions and cannot legally possess a firearm. According to court documents, on Sept. 5, 2023, Henrico County Police officers performed a traffic stop...
RPD encouraging use of ‘safe exchange zones’ with increase in recent robberies
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond police are issuing a new safety alert, as there has been an increase in online exchanges going wrong in recent weeks. People use sites like Facebook Marketplace to buy or sell items but get robbed when they meet in person for the exchange. In some instances, the thief had a gun, so RPD is now encouraging people to use its ‘Safe Exchange Zones.’
Richmond Staples Mill was Amtrak’s busiest station in southeastern U.S. in 2023
Amtrak has a total of 12 stations across Virginia. Last year, more than 1.3 million passengers in the Commonwealth broke a ridership record and made Virginia one of the most popular destinations for Amtrak riders.
Henrico establishes $60M trust fund to address affordable housing ‘crisis’
In a unique effort to spur the immediate construction of more affordable housing options, Henrico County is establishing a $60-million housing trust fund using unbudgeted economic development revenue from data centers in the county. County officials made the announcement Thursday morning during a press conference at the county’s western government...
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