RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Richmond gift shop known for its taxidermy, crystals, skulls and oddities is speaking out, after the owner said a large construction hole appeared right outside the front door.
“I couldn’t believe they just left that there,” said Rest in Pieces owner Justin Torone. “Even though you put cones around it, there’s still a giant hole there someone could fall into. They didn’t say anything to us.”
Torone said he arrived to work on Friday, Aug. 1 at the shop on South Laurel Street, to find a gaping hole in the sidewalk directly in front of his store. He said he received no advance notice from the city about the work…