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Kinsfolk restaurant, which opened in February at 3514 Forest Hill Ave., is closed.

The restaurant closed Sunday largely due to building maintenance issues, according to co-owner Tiffany Ingram.

"The amount of money the building requires far exceeds what we are pulling in. Despite the fact that we want to stay open, we can't," Ingram said in a message to the Times-Dispatch.

The restaurant space previously housed Chef MaMusu’s African-Caribbean Cuisine for just over a year and was Parkside Cafe for about two years before that.

Ingram and her husband, Danny, still own and operate Bell Cafe at 8319 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville.

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The loss of Kinsfolk isn't the only change in the Woodland Heights-area dining scene.

Laura Lee's restaurant, which opened in September at 3410 Semmes Ave., has a new executive chef.

Scott Lewis, formerly sous chef at The Roosevelt, takes over the kitchen effective this week.