The Felon Who Built Scott’s Addition

by R. Anthony Harris | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, EAT DRINK, RICHMOND NEWS, SMALL BUSINESS

Before the beer taps and condos, before the buzzwords about ‘revitalization,’ Scott’s Addition’s future passed through the hands of a single man: Justin Glynn French. A convicted felon whose empire collapsed in scandal, he set the stage, even if unintentionally, for...

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