The saga keeps getting worse for 450 former LandAmerica customers who last fall tried to complete a simple real estate deal and now can’t get funds they thought would be safely held for a few months by the formerly Innsbrook-based Fortune 1,000 company. Aaron Kremer Aaron Kremer is Editor of Richmond BizSense, a Downtown Short [...]

Henrico Police are investigating a robbery that occurred around 4:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the Whole Foods in West Broad Village, the second grocery store robbery in Short Pump in three days. The Short Pump Ukrop’s was robbed on Wednesday morning.

Over the past few months, Short Pump has been in the headlines Richmond-wide for criminal activity. We’ve counted nearly ten instances newsworthy criminal activity in the past two months. Residents and business owners alike question whether the sour economy is to blame or it’s just a side effect of fast-paced development.

The biggest and most popular food festival in the Far West End is back for its silver anniversary. Saint Anthony Maronite Church is host to the 25th annual Lebanese Food Festival this Friday through Sunday at 4611 Sadler Road. Along with traditional foods, there will also be dancing and vendors throughout the weekend.

Henrico Police are looking for a man who robbed the Ukrop’s supermarket in the Short Pump Crossing shopping center just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The suspect was allegedly unarmed and gave a note to the cashier demanding cash. He made it away on foot.

Systemax, Inc. has won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Circuity City’s intellectual property and its e-commerce business, according to a Reuters. The deal is still subject to approval by the bankruptcy court in Richmond, which is scheduled to decide Wednesday. The now defunct chain was headquartered in Short Pump. Al Harris Al Harris covers business [...]

S&K Menswear, headquartered in Short Pump, could liquidate its inventory if a buyer isn’t found in the next five days. S&K asked a bankruptcy court judge on Friday for permission to sell itself to Hilco Merchant Resources, Inc.

Henrico Police are investigating a shooting that took place in a parking deck at the new West Broad Village urban mixed use development early Sunday morning. Police were called to the 4000 block of Brownstone Boulevard around 1:00 a.m. A man was reportedly grazed in the groin by a single bullet.

Wednesday was opening day for Frostings, a new gourmet cupcake bakery in the Short Pump Station shopping center near Trader Joe’s. Owners Jason Ferrell and Matt Fraker opened the doors around 10:00 a.m. Customers steadily streamed in during our visit around 5:00 p.m. despite the heavy rain showers.