Positive changes coming in Richmond in 2009:
- Affordable housing and environmental sustainability finally merge: all Habitat houses built in Richmond will be Earth Craft certified, something that Better Housing Coalition has been doing for 2 years already. Look for 300 or more affordable units to be built by these 2 non-profits this year.
- Legend Brewery expanding.
“The Nielsen Co., a consumer research firm, considers beer one of the most recession-resistant consumer products.” They’ll start creating 6-packs and increasing production. - The new Bogart’s location is almost open. Good news for live music fans!
- Richmond finally gets a good Indian restaurant (good, at least, according to Style).
And it’s in an old Aunt Sarah’s I used to frequent in high school. I’ll be sure to review it here when I get there. - 9 restaurants opening near downtown (from Rocketts Landing to Grove & Libbie) – including ceviche & tapas bar, another Carytown sushi spot, more soul food, and more.
And last, but certainly not least, Richmond enters 2009 a much safer city than it has been in years. Though I haven’t seen a final tally, our murder and violent crimes rates have dropped tremendously.
January 3, 2009 at 3:04 pm
There’s actually another new Indian restaurant going up at W. Main & Morris (it’s not on Style’s Short Order list, which may be indicative of something…). I can’t wait to check it out when it opens though. Heard anything about it?
January 3, 2009 at 6:23 pm
I haven’t heard anything about that. Where did you hear about it? I used to live in Vancouver near the Punjabi market and got spoiled by excellent and cheap Indian food.
January 4, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I’ve only seen the sign in the front while driving by. It’s right across the street from the Papa Johns at Main & Morris (and a few doors down from Uptown Color)
January 4, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Shahi Kitchen is pretty good. It’s the best I’ve had in Richmond, anyway. One big strike against them: they charge extra for rice. How on earth am I supposed to eat chana masala without rice?
January 5, 2009 at 12:09 pm
All good news. With Pie, Aurora, and the new Six Burner incarnation all in the works on Grace as well as a Cuban restaurant still brewing near 2nd St, the potential for this section of Grace is starting to show. The new Hilton and the PAC should provide a customer base for these and other businesses.
Now if we can just get the John Marshall rebuilt before it collapses.