RICHMOND, Va. -- As a fixture of Rocketts Landing prepares to cast off, the owner of a next-door restaurant is making moves to shore up his James River presence. The space currently occupied by Conch ...

It seemed like it took generations to get even one water-front restaurant open on The James, but now, less than two years after the opening of The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, Richmond has another.

Conch Republic restaurant in Rocketts Landing is closing for six weeks, beginning Thursday, to expand the patio and the view of the James River and downtown Richmond. On Feb. 12, at the reopening, ...