More Manchester mojo

A hand-drawn map of Manchester is unfurled across Rick Gregory’s desk.

It is adorned with neon-colored sticky notes that foretell his grand vision for the abandoned industrial buildings that inhabit Richmond’s urban landscape south of the James River.

“This is our world,” Gregory said, his hand waving over the 15 city blocks owned by his and business partner Tom Papa’s development firm, Fountainhead.

The area, once the industrial powerhouse of Richmond, is home to building shells as the companies that owned them have moved over the past 20 years. Read more