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Sally Bell’s offers a few of Richmond’s favorite things
Jul 29th
It’s not a brown paper package. But it is tied up with string and it is one of Richmond’s very favorite things. And now, thanks to a new venture, you can enjoy it on weekends. In 1924, following their meeting at a Women’s Exchange, Sarah (“Sallie”) Cabell Jones of Ashland and Elizabeth Lee Milton of
Beautiful Things are Always Blooming at Strange’s
May 19th
The day before Mother’s Day is traditionally the most busy for any florist. Combine that with the seasonal proms, wedding and graduations, and a florist will find their business booming. Or in this case, forgive the pun, blooming. Richmond-based Strange’s Florist has been meeting the May challenge for nearly eighty years. With the disappearance of
Owens & Minor – A Richmond VA Business Success Story
Apr 23rd
In the reconstruction period which followed the American Civil War, Richmond began to dominate the South from a commercial and industrial perspective. The drug wholesaling industry was no exception and Richmond boasted five wholesale drug operations with only New Orleans presenting any real competition. In this market there were two rival salesmen; Otho O. Owens
Rainbow Station: Excellence in Early Education
Apr 22nd
“Mommy, I’m sick” sends panic into working Moms and Dads with pre-school and elementary school children. Inevitably it turns into a discussion of whose turn it is to stay home with the child. But what if neither parent can afford to take the time from work? Or what about single parents? Parents in Richmond have
