RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It’s been nearly three months since flames sparked by discarded cigarette butts tore through a building in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom, forcing several businesses to close and leaving owners struggling to recover.
The Daily Menu restaurant was one of those impacted. Owner and chef Lance Nelson said the fire turned his life upside down.
“It was a real strong fire,” Nelson said. “Everything was … everything [was] destroyed.”…