A local musician and a longtime Richmond Santa Claus have kept in touch for more than twenty years, bonded by their love of music and Christmas. This year, Jordan Reineke and George Turman collaborated on a music video, the latest chapter in their holiday friendship.
Rocket science, this is not: Carytown’s strength is its ability to draw shoppers not just from the city, but from across the region. It’s a destination retail district, a tourist draw that is heavily dependent on suburban shoppers from bordering Henrico and Chesterfield counties, and beyond. It’s located just off Interstate 195 and the Downtown Expressway, making it easily accessible to car-bound shoppers. Making Carytown carless would be a grievous mistake.