Dutch company Ahold, parent company of grocery store operator Giant-Carlisle, today announced that the acquisition of Ukrop’s Super Markets is now complete. The 25 Virginia stores, located around Richmond and Williamsburg, will begin operating under the Martin’s Food Markets name later this spring.

More than 52,000 square feet of vacant space in the former S&K Menswear corporate headquarters in Short Pump is about to be leased out. Stratford University will expand into the Richmond market and move into the building on West Broad Street near Interstate 64, according to Thalhimer Commercial Real Estate.

More than 13 inches of snow fell upon Short Pump this weekend, leaving roads impassable to most non-four wheel drive vehicles and closing down businesses for the second time this winter. Join us on the video tour below of road conditions and other sights around Short Pump as the snow fell this weekend.

The Aura Spa opened Sunday at the Hilton Hotel in Short Pump. The luxury spa features the Richmond area’s only couples’ treatment room and features sophisticated lighting system that will light up the room in a full spectrum of colors.