FOOD & DRINK
Walmart tops Richmond grocer list despite losing market share
Data: Chain Store Guide; Note: Stores under the same brand name have been combined, e.g. Walmart and Walmart Supercenter; Chart: Axios VisualsWalmart is once again the most popular grocery chain in the Richmond area, but the megastore saw a notable drop in market share last year.Why it matters: Walmart has held the top spot as Richmond's most shopped at grocery store since 2019.That year it ousted Kroger, which barely and briefly claimed the most popular title in 2018.State of play: Walmart commanded just under 22% of Richmond's grocery spending dollars in 2023, according to data shared with Axios by Chain...
Texas Inn is open and two other new Richmond restaurants to try this week
It's been a red hot week for Richmond restaurant openings, so let's just dive in.Why it matters: There are delicious new eats now available in Richmond.Texas Inn — the Richmond outpost of the Lynchburg-based Virginia diner chain — opened Monday in the former Izzy's Kitchen spot at 2901 Park Ave.The T-Room, as regulars call it, opened its first location in 1935 and now has four locations around the state. Richmond ad guy Dave Saunders bought the restaurants in 2018 and brought a location home with him.The classic diner-style restaurant is famous for its Cheesy Westerns, a cheeseburger topped with...
RACC ‘bursting at the seams’ with adoptable dogs and cats
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond Animal Care and Control’s capacity as at critical levels as they try to adopt out cats and dogs coming into their care. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the shelter said it is “bursting at the seams” with the volume of animals in the building.
The Fan District's newest nightclub Loso is now open
Look out, Shockoe. The Fan District might be coming for your title as Richmond's nightlife destination.State of play: Loso opened this month at 2727 W. Broad St. in the Fan, a rebrand of the Jungle Room, the weekends-only, quasi-secret, live music and dance venue behind Sabai.Why it matters: Armed with a newly minted nightclub license, Loso now has the OK to keep the music and dancing going until 2am, two hours later than its restaurant license allowed.State of play: The new space will continue to specialize in DJs and electronic music — the kind you can dance to — and...
Who do you think you are? Ask the Library of Virginia.
We’re moving soon and our new house sits on land that’s been in my family for generations. Wanting a clearer picture of the ancestors who passed the property down to us, my husband and I asked my aunts, our family historians, to do some genealogical sleuthing. They identified our long-dead relatives who settled the land […] The post Who do you think you are? Ask the Library of Virginia. appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Get a ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway and be entered to win a Mazda 3
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Another exciting St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is well underway, but time is running out to get a ticket to also be entered to win a 2024 Mazda 3, courtesy of Whitten Brothers. This year’s home, built by StyleCraft Homes, is a four-bedroom house located in...
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