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A Senate bill designed to give restaurants relief from late meals tax fees was defeated Tuesday but a House version remains alive.

“We will not open another business in the city of Richmond,” one restaurant owner said after dealing with snowballing penalties and interest on meals tax payments that have plagued other operators for years.

A two-year review of Virginias liquor law regulations has stalled at the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority after a Richmond restaurateur and his legislative allies raised concerns about rule changes that they contend could make it too easy for retail businesses to obtain licenses to sell mixed drinks.

If you’ve ever sat in the Byrd Theatre, looked around at the crystal chandelier and the Mighty Wurlitzer and wondered, where did this all come from? Then you need to check out “Miracle on Cary Street: Restoring Virginia’s Grandest Movie Palace,” a memoir by Duane K. Nelson. It’s a riveting read, telling the behind-the-scenes story of how the Byrd Theatre was saved by a handful of die-hard fans and turned into Richmond’s beloved movie palace. In 1981, when Nelson wa...