The Magazine Launch Party for Greater Richmond Grid & SBQ (Sports Backers Quarterly) at the Corrugated Box Building held on a snowy, wet evening on January 26, attracted a large crowd. After brief presentations and words of welcome by CBox tenants including Scott Ukrop of 3north, David McIntosh of Circle S Studio (pictured above), Eddie O’Leary of Co+Lab, Kate Houck of The CommonWealth Concierge, Chrystal Wake of C3 and Marc LaFountain of Tumblr, the participants then toured the rest of the CBox building. The Lunch Porter‘s Ellie Basch provided the delicious appetizers, sweets and libations.

Special thanks to RichmondGrid and MC Peter Larsen, of Cobb Business Systems and GRID columnist, for a fun evening.

Check out more photos on the Richmond GRID Facebook page here.

Despite the weather, there was a great turnout at the new C3 ED series on Wednesday, January 26 in the C3 Creative Lounge here at the CBox building.

Check out C3′s website here for more information on the series and to learn about other upcoming events.

GRID & SBQ magazines are hosting a party at the Corrugated Box Building to celebrate the latest issues of their magazines. Come on by Wednesday, January 26 beginning at 6pm with a brief presentation by the building tenants at 6:30 followed by a building tour.

The first 150 attendees will receive a free drink ticket. The Lunch Porter will be providing free appetizers and additional drinks can be purchased at the event.

Also be sure to jump in the Freeze Frame Photobooth for a memento of the event!

This will be a big one, so arrive early! See you there.

(FYI – please register by clicking the link here, but you don’t need to print out or bring any type of ticket to the event.)

This just in from Kate and Paul Houck, formerly The Houcks and CBox residents:

We are excited to be starting this new year by introducing our new brand and company name: CommonWealth Concierge!  Our new website launched last week –   Please visit and let us know what you think!

Our look and message have changed to better reflect the range of services that we strive to offer each of our clients.  So, yes, we will always help couples, families, and individuals talk about money – but we would like you to keep foremost in your mind that we are here to help with absolutely any issue, question, or concern that may affect your financial world.  Our objective is to work with you figure out what needs to be done and then help you achieve your goals in the most stress- and worry-free way possible.

Seriously, bring in that shoebox full of statements that you haven’t wanted to open for the past few years, your thoughts on that home renovation, and your dreams for retirement in Waikiki – not only will we help you sort through it, we’ll also help you make sense of it so that you can make it happen.

Visit Kate and Paul on the second floor of the Corrugated Box Building or on the web here.

CommonWealth Concierge is also sponsor of this quarter’s C3 ED series.

Christopher Gatewood, of Threshold Counsel PC, will be presenting

C3 is launching its new “ED” series the 4th Wednesday of every month in the C3 Creative Lounge here in the Corrugated Box Building. This month’s topic is “Keys to Commercializing Creativity” with Chris Gatewood.

This monthly event is free and is sponsored by Kate and Paul Houck of CommonWealth Concierge.

Find out more details about this exciting event and series here.

…and order your lunch ahead of time by contacting The Lunch Porter here. Order by 11am that day and they’ll have it ready for you.

Richmond BizSense reporter, Al Harris, had the chance to sit down with David Karp, Tumblr’s founder, on Thursday, January 13th. For the uninitiated, David explained the appeal of Tumblr, why the company has a Richmond presence and the company’s plans.

Check out the interview here.

C3: The Creative Change Center is pleased to welcome Noah Scalin, Richmond-based artist/designer/activist, as its January Breakfast Club speaker. Noah has published a second book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal, in December 2010, designed to help people reap the benefits of making a yearlong daily project. Here at the beginning of 2011, we welcome Noah to share with our audience his inspiration for, and ideas behind, writing his new book. The Breakfast Club will be held on Tuesday, January 18th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at our C3 office in The Corrugated Box Building. The event costs $15.00 and includes a catered breakfast.

Registration and more info here.

The Carolina Inn in the 1920s

The $10million renovation of The Carolina Inn, featuring numerous sustainable and green initiatives, is featured in the online version of Chapel Hill Magazine. Principal David Rau led the 3north design team with the architectural and interior design and the artwork for the restoration of this historic inn.

Check out the story here and the slideshow here.

Tumblr hosted a welcome reception at The Corrugated Box Building for Tumblr and Mobelux staff, CBox tenants and the local media followed by a Richmond Tumblr Meet Up at Legend.

• Check out the WTVR video here and slide show here.
• Richmond.com video interview with Tumblr founder, David Karp, here.
• NBC12 interview with David Karp, and CoLab’s Eddie O’Leary from inside the “swanky” Corrugated Box Building here.
• RVAnews story and interview with Tumblr and Mobelux here.
• Bryan DeVasher, interview here.
• Tumbring (“Tumblr Opens New Offices in Richmond, Virginia”) here.
• Mashable (“Tumblr’s Roadmap Heads Straight for the Creative Community”) story here and their original story (“Tumblr Opens New Office in Richmond Virginia”) here.
• Richmond BizSense interview (“Monday Q&A: Growth is Their Theme”) here.

A chance to meet the Richmond folks and give the New York Tumblr staff members a warm welcome. More details here.