I’ll bet at first glance of the title of this month’s column some of you are thinking about buttons and bows as in useful items for garment making and adornment. Perhaps others are thinking of the ...

Tricia Alford, who owns Buttons & Bows on Parham Road in Henrico County, has put the store up for sale. Alford, who has owned the children’s clothing retailer for 26 years, said the time has come to ...