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But despite being an early adopter and tech-prodigy, he is known for his ability to disconnect and unplug. We stopped in to talk to Joel at his Richmond-based development company, INM United, about their corporate culture, his team, and life beyond the laptop.
What’s Happy Hour without a nice soundtrack? Today we drop by Overcoast (a Boutique Custom Music and Sound House in Richmond and London) to talk with trans-Atlantic producers, Travis Tucker and Colin Beckett about how they stay inspired to create customized music for their varied client base while working on different sides of the same ocean.
Urban Farmhouse and their five (soon to be six) locations have become a Richmond mainstay in just the five short years they’ve been open. They’ve done this by relentlessly working to create a sense of place - a place that works for a multitude of people and purposes and that provides the highest quality, local, sustainable, and dietary specific products available.
We recently visited Ted Elmore in his home to talk more about the groundbreaking BridgePark project, art, and what he loves about Richmond. Upon entering the Park Avenue rowhouse, it’s impossible to ignore that Ted’s eye for design goes beyond parks and community spaces and weaves its way into every piece in his home and many of his thoughts.
Jordan Childs has many reasons to love Richmond. He met his wife, Kim (a native to the city), while attending the VCU Brandcenter in 2007. After graduating in 2009, the couple spent time working with big brands and ad agencies in New York and San Francisco, returning to the River City in 2014 to open up their own businesses.
Welcoming Walls was officially launched in late 2014 after my wife Brionna and I had been kicking the idea around for a few years. I come from a background in graffiti (for which I spent ten months in jail) and was always interested in the opportunities that surfaces and spaces along the highways presented.
Our third and strongest Premium Moonshine, "Belle Isle 100”, launched this week to rave reviews from our fans and favorite local bartenders. In this week’s blog, Jay Bayer, owner and cocktail connoisseur of Richmond's Saison, gave us his two-cents on how he’ll be using the 100 proof spirit. If you would like to pick up a bottle and try some of Jay's techniques for yourself, a list of Virginia ABC locations who carry Belle Isle 100 can be found here. Cheers!
We are always interested in and inspired by other people who choose to run their businesses in Richmond. In the case of Chris Tsui, he doesn’t just run one business, but five restaurants in and around Richmond. In the last 11 years, Tsui of EAT Restaurant Partners has made Richmond a more vibrant and delicious place to live, so today we get inside his head to learn more about this serial restaurant entrepreneur.