Dogtown Dessert & Drinks Festival News by Michael C. Hild - March 18, 2019March 18, 20190 Got a sweet tooth? You're in luck! Manchester is set to host the Dogtown Dessert & Drinks Festival on April 27th from 2-8pm outside Hot Diggity Donuts! The festival will include live bands, cocktails, sparkling wine, cider, beer, and all kinds of freshly made desserts and baked goods to sample. More
Meet the West Coast Brewmaster Who Returned to His Richmond Hometown to Open Dogtown Brewing News by Michael C. Hild - March 2, 2019March 2, 20194 Walk into Manchester’s new Butterbean Market & Café on any given workday, and you will see a small army of people on laptops holding meetings as they work to rebuild Manchester’s Hull Street. The Market & Café has become a co-working space of sorts, a base of operations if you will, for
Legend Is Turning 25 News by Michael C. Hild - February 22, 2019March 2, 20195 Manchester's Legend Brewing Co. is turning 25 years old and it is throwing a party to celebrate the occasion. On Saturday, April 13th from 12-8 PM Legend will have a 25 year celebration featuring live music, food, and beer. Admission is free. Come support Richmond's oldest brewery! Copied below are the details
Dogtown Dog Parade and Pupperpalooza Comes to Manchester News by Michael C. Hild - February 10, 2019February 10, 20193 The Dogtown Dog Parade and Pupperpalooza is coming to Manchester on Saturday, April 6th from 1-7pm. The Pupperpalooza will feature live bands, food stations, craft beer, wine, cider, & kombucha supplied by The Butterbean. The Dog Parade starts at 3PM on 12th Street between Decatur & Hull Streets. Entry to the
Dogtown Winter Beer and Oyster Festival Set for March 2nd News by Michael C. Hild - February 1, 2019January 27, 20192 Manchester is set to have one heck of a party. The Dogtown Winter Beer and Oyster Festival is scheduled for March 2nd from 2-10pm at The Butterbean! This Manchester celebration will feature a huge selection of craft beer, cider, wine & kombucha on tap, a raw oyster station from Anderson's Neck
Māpop Hotel Planned for Hull Street News by Michael C. Hild - January 25, 2019January 25, 201920 We are excited to announce that we have assembled a project team to design and construct a boutique 30+ room craft beverage and food themed hotel, the Māpop, at 1129 Hull Street. The Māpop Hotel concept is for a boutique hotel offering a clean, modern look. The hotel will offer a
4 Reasons to Check Out Manchester’s Hull Street This Week: 4 Events in 4 Days News by Michael C. Hild - January 23, 2019January 23, 20196 If you needed a reason to check out Manchester's blossoming Hull Street corridor, you now have 4 events over the next 4 days for motivation. The Butterbean Market & Café is hosting four events featuring local food & beverage purveyors, plus a local musician. Here's the lineup: Potter's Craft Cider tasting
3 Top Initiatives that Will Impact Manchester in 2019, Plus 3 Wildcards News by Michael C. Hild - January 1, 2019January 2, 20193 2018 was a busy year for planning new projects, infrastructure, and construction throughout Manchester. 2019's developments are mostly set in motion already from the work of the preceding years, as there is now a solid foundation on which to build. But there are a few wildcards that could shake things
The Butterbean Market & Cafe is Open News by Michael C. Hild - December 29, 2018December 29, 201815 Manchester’s Hull Street now has a neighborhood specialty market and cafe. The Butterbean, located at 1204 Hull Street, offers groceries, fresh produce, beer/wine, and made from scratch cafe items such as salads, soups, and sandwiches. While the store has no intent of being a large format grocery store, it plans
Mickael Broth’s “Perfect Bound” Sculpture Installed on Hull Street News by Michael C. Hild - December 19, 2018December 19, 20182 We are happy to report that Mickael Broth's "Perfect Bound" Sculpture has been installed in front of the Hull Street Public Library. Broth won the $50,000 City of Richmond public art commission for Manchester’s Hull Street installation. For those of you who don’t know Broth’s story, he is a former graffiti-artist who
Chris Chase Studio Set to Move to Hull Street from Scott’s Addition News by Michael C. Hild - December 15, 2018December 15, 20182 Custom Furniture Maker, Sculptor, and Small Structure designer/maker Chris Chase is set to move his studio from Scott's Addition to 1515 Hull Street. The move for the furniture maker of more than 30 years would afford Chris Chase Studio both a retail storefront and a workshop/studio at the rear of the
River Row Building Set for Manchester’s Bainbridge Street News by Michael C. Hild - December 14, 2018December 14, 20183 RJ Smith and Janet King are kicking off another project in Manchester. The team recently announced plans to construct a three story, 9 unit apartment building at 1406 Bainbridge Street which was purchased via city foreclosure. According to an article on the development in Richmond BizSense, "Plans call for the three-story
Cleveland’s Brickhaus Claims a Stake in South Richmond News by Michael C. Hild - December 11, 2018December 11, 20187 Cleveland's Brickhaus Partners is set to acquire a prime piece of real estate that has recently been rezoned in the Springhill neighborhood at the southwestern edge of the Lee Bridge. With views of both the city and the James River, Brickhaus is known for high end development. As we reported earlier
Pig & Brew Barbecue Opens on Hull Street News by Michael C. Hild - December 9, 2018December 9, 201811 Manchester's newest restaurant is open for business. Pig & Brew offers tasty barbecue and a full bar. Stopping in last night I had a North Carolina Style Pork BBQ Sandwich with coleslaw, fries, and a side of cornbread. My wife Laura had the Brisket with a side of String Beans and
Newly Approved Historic Districts Transforming South Richmond News by Michael C. Hild - November 25, 2018November 26, 201813 The newly approved historic districts for Manchester, Swansboro, and Blackwell are working to transform South Richmond. Approved only six weeks ago on October 10th by the State Boards of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, both the expanded Manchester Residential & Commercial District and newly created Blackwell Historic District are
New Historic Districts Force RRHA to Develop Its South Richmond Properties News by Michael C. Hild - November 22, 2018November 22, 20184 The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority has finally been spurred into action in South Richmond. A new home construction tsunami has been set in motion for the next 18 months. Why the sudden movement? The new and expanded Historic Districts for Manchester, Blackwell, and Swansboro has forced the slumbering giant into
Hull Street Slowly But Surely Makes Progress News by Michael C. Hild - November 8, 2018November 8, 201819 After years of decline, the 1200-1300 blocks of Hull Steet are starting to look alive again. Contractors are busily preparing The Butterbean Market & Cafe, Pig & Brew and Dogtown Brewing Co. for opening. Apartment residents above the businesses have filled all the available units in the once vacant buildings. Locals and visitors
27 New Manchester Townhomes Proposed by Eagle Construction of VA News by Michael C. Hild - October 31, 20188 We have been waiting for the news to break, but it looks like the word of Eagle Construction of VA's 27 New Manchester Townhomes is finally public. The lots where the townhouses are to be built sit between the 7 West development and Legend Brewing. Richmond BizSense broke the news this morning that "Eagle
Richmond Cohousing Sets Sites on Manchester News by Michael C. Hild - October 29, 2018October 30, 201818 The Richmond Cohousing group has been searching for a suitable location for years, with Manchester squarely in its target area. It appears they are now ready to announce their location at 901 Porter Street in Manchester. What is cohousing, you ask? Here is how the Richmond Cohousing site describes themselves on
Alabama Firm Proposes 7 Building, 289 Unit Development In Manchester News by Michael C. Hild - October 22, 201810 Word had been percolating for months about a large apartment development that is planned just west of the SunTrust Mortgage offices in Manchester at 1400 Railroad Road. But rumor had it that the out-of-state developer behind the deal was beginning to have cold feet given the City's recently proposed, but
