Norfolk BBQ joint BarQ opening Richmond spot in former Starlite space

RICHMOND, Va. –In the early 2000s, shortly after graduating from the University of Florida where he played defensive tackle on the Gators’ football team, Jayme Campbell found himself in Richmond. He’d had a job at Circuit City, but the then-Henrico-based electronics chain was collapsing, so he took a gig working in the Fan as a bouncer at Starlite Dining & Lounge at 2600 W. Main St.

Now, decades later, Campbell is preparing to open a restaurant of his own in the same building at the corner of Main and Robinson streets.

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