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LaDiff Begins Next Chapter in Manchester

As they say, the only thing constant is change, and those who cease to evolve will cease to exist. The same is true for businesses,  they must continue to assess the current market and customers’ needs and evolve with the times. One local Richmond business understands that more than most.

“We aren’t afraid of change,” said owner Sarah Paxton, owner of LaDiff, a contemporary furniture store that has anchored Shockoe Bottom for decades. “Over the last 42 years, LaDiff has been a gift store, a whole-house store, a lifestyle store, a huge furniture emporium.”

Interior of LaDiff a local Richmond business specializing in modern furniture

This past summer, the company shifted gears, albeit slightly, with a big move “across the river,” as Richmonders say, to a new location along Commerce Street in Manchester.

Multiple factors precipitated the […]

By |2022-10-19T15:34:17-04:00October 19, 2022|Spotlight|1 Comment
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Spotlight: Mamie’s Apothecary

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Lisa McSherry

What’s your hometown? 
Richmond

What is your business name?
Mamie’s Apothecary*

*Lisa also owns Lex’s of Carytown

How many years have you owned/managed your business?
1

What did you want to be as a child?
A pilot

What is the most popular item you sell?
Skincare

What local business can you not live without?
Ellwood Thompson

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
Listen to meditation music

What tool, object, or ritual could you not live without in your workday?
CBD

How did you come up with the name for your business?
My mother’s name

How did you get the idea for your business?
I have been studying natural medicine and clean ingredient products for years and it is my passion.

What does the world need more of?
Clean products with clean ingredients.

If you could have […]

By |2022-10-31T16:43:43-04:00January 12, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Lammar Marie’s Gourmet Popcorn

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Rialand Jones

What is your hometown?
Fredericksburg, VA

What is your business name? 
Lammar Marie’s Gourmet Popcorn

How many years have you owned/managed your business? 
3

What did you want to be as a child?
I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I didn’t know that’s what it was called, but I knew I wanted to build my own businesses.

What is the most popular item you sell?
The most popular item we sell is definitely Double Chocolate Pretzeltopia

What local business can you not live without?
Right now I’m having a hard time living without the cornbread from Big Herm’s Kitchen on 2nd St.

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
Most mornings it’s be still, sip coffee, read something that helps move me forward personally or in my […]

By |2022-10-31T16:42:46-04:00January 11, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Adiva Naturals

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Nadira Chase

What’s your hometown? 
The Bronx, New York

What is your business name?
Adiva Naturals

How many years have you owned/managed your business?
16

What did you want to be as a child?
An entrepreneur of some sort. I think I wanted to be a freelance commercial creator. SO In advertising!

What local business can you not live without?
The Mini Bar RVA they have amazing food. My favorite are the Hennessy Wings.

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
I turn on some good music. Particularly Optimistic by Sounds of Blackness.

What tool, object, or ritual could you not live without in your workday?
My MUSIC and awesome playlist. I have a particular type of playlist for each product I make.

How did you come up with the name for your […]

By |2022-10-31T16:40:59-04:00January 10, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Beasties

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Amanda Slone

What’s your hometown? 
Midlothian (just outside of Richmond)

What is your business name?
Beasties

How many years have you owned/managed your business?
2

What did you want to be as a child?
I wanted to work at a zoo. I think I thought you just played with the animals all day. My mom noted I would need an medical background and she has to dissect certain flurry animals. That dream ended really quickly!

What is the most popular item you sell?
A dinosaur planter. We strive for fun and unique items, and this one just makes people laugh!

What local business can you not live without?
Ladles & Linens Kitchen Shoppe. They […]

By |2022-10-31T16:41:21-04:00January 9, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Salsas Don Sebastian

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What’s your hometown? What is your name? 
America DeLoach

I was born in Caracas-Venezuela, but I’ve been living in the US for 23 years.

What is your business name? 
Salsas Don Sebastian

How many years have you owned/managed your business? 
4

What did you want to be as a child?
I wanted to be an archeologist.

What is the most popular item you sell?
LA ORIGINAL

What local business can you not live without?
Ellwood Thompson’s

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
Take a hot shower

What tool, object, or ritual could you not live without in your workday?
I need to have upbeat music and listen to great podcast like Promote Yourself to CEO with Rachael Cook, Start Here NewsSide Hustle or any other entrepreneur podcast.

How did you come up with the name for your business?
I got […]

By |2022-10-31T16:44:35-04:00January 7, 2022|News|0 Comments

Spotlight: Shelley’s Gift Shop

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Casey Watson

What’s your hometown?
Farmville, Virginia

What is your business name?
Linden Row Inn

How many years have you managed your business?
7

What did you want to be as a child?
Olympic Swimmer

What is the most popular item you sell?
Parlour King Suites-Regularly booked for special celebrations such as wedding weekend and honeymoon night, New Years Eve, Valentine’s Day, birthday and anniversary celebrations, and more.

What local business can you not live without?
Parterre, our third party in-house restaurant and Groovin’ Gourmets’, our third party exclusive catering partner.

In what ways has your business changed since COVID-19?
What we’re doing to keep you safe can be found here.

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
Read the headlines in the news.

What tool, object, or […]

By |2022-01-19T18:45:37-05:00January 7, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Linden Row Inn

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Casey Watson

What’s your hometown?
Farmville, Virginia

What is your business name?
Linden Row Inn

How many years have you managed your business?
7

What did you want to be as a child?
Olympic Swimmer

What is the most popular item you sell?
Parlour King Suites-Regularly booked for special celebrations such as wedding weekend and honeymoon night, New Years Eve, Valentine’s Day, birthday and anniversary celebrations, and more.

What local business can you not live without?
Parterre, our third party in-house restaurant and Groovin’ Gourmets’, our third party exclusive catering partner.

In what ways has your business changed since COVID-19?
What we’re doing to keep you safe can be found here.

What’s the first thing you do every morning to set the tone for your day?
Read the headlines in the news.

What tool, object, or […]

By |2022-10-31T16:43:13-04:00January 6, 2022|News|0 Comments

Spotlight: Soul N’ Vinegar

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name?
Michelle Parrish

What’s your hometown?
Chicopee, MA

What is your business name?
Soul N’ Vinegar

How many years have you owned/managed your business?
2.5

What did you want to be as a child?
Lawyer, but not for any particular reason other than I liked law characters on TV and respected their ability to present and always wanted to be well spoken.

What is the most popular item you sell?
Vegetable spring rolls with chili oil

What local business can you not live without?
Sub Rosa. Their quality and product is outstanding. I am humbled and inspired by their food every time.

In what ways has your business changed since COVID-19?
It is like we have gone back to opening day. Lots of unknowns, minimal staff, lots of sales uncertainty, new marketing strategies, getting used to using new operational tools. We opened […]

By |2022-10-31T16:45:00-04:00January 5, 2022|News|0 Comments
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Spotlight: Sacred Waters Holistic Spa

Meet the person behind your favorite locally-owned business.

What is your name? 

Camille Bird

What’s your hometown? 
Salt Lake City, Utah

What is your business name? 
Sacred Waters Holistic Spa

How many years have you owned/managed your business?
7

What did you want to be as a child?
An artist, A doctor or a Teacher. I’m kind of all three…kind of.

What is the most popular item you sell?
Massage

What local business can you not live without?
Sugar & Twine

In what ways has your business changed since COVID-19?
I understand this question but I will say that the most poignant changes in this business had little to do with COVID-19. In difficult we learn a lot about relationship and community…so I will simply say in some ways we changed completely and in others not at all. The mission remains the same no matter the economic climate or pandemic insanity. We […]

By |2022-10-31T16:44:07-04:00January 4, 2022|News|0 Comments
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