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Famous Asian grocery chain opens in Richmond area
Richmond, we've got a new Asian grocery store — and it has a food court.Why it matters: Saying the 45,000-square-foot Lotte Plaza Market, a Korean-owned grocery chain, is an experience would be an understatement.The big picture: The Richmond-area location is the only one in the state outside of the six in Northern Virginia. It's the 16th to open in the U.S. since the grocery chain's Maryland debut in 1976.It's also in a part of Henrico, the county in the region with the largest Asian population, where Asian residents account for up to 15% of the population compared to the county's...
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)
Richmond Animal Care and Control facing overcrowding crisis amidst surge in animal intake
The shelter, which maintains the responsibility of taking in the city’s stray animals, is issuing urgent appeals for adoptions to alleviate the strain on resources and prevent difficult decisions.
Drinking In Terminal A
It’s the second Monday in January and Cross Grain Brewhouse is relatively quiet. Quiet enough that bartender Walter Wolford can clock in a little early and grant one eager journo a quick chat. I’m eager because it feels like this interview has been years in the making. Not that...
Richmond opens first pop-up park
Richmond City Parks and Rec and other local organizations are hoping to add some parks to one of the city’s most paved-over neighborhoods and beyond. They’re calling it a pop-up park. It involves closing a section of less-used road, putting up some barriers and adding benches and other amenities to make the area fun for kids and adults alike.
New service from RIC to Jacksonville, Long Island, Baltimore and Nashville begins soon
Southwest Airlines will be launching new routes from Richmond to Baltimore and Nashville June 4. The daily flights to Nashville will leave most days between 10:55 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Return flights daily will arrive in Richmond between 3:20 p.m. and 7:55 p.m., depending upon the day. For details, visit...
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