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The Colorful, Eclectic World of Stones n’ Bones

Issue: January 2012 by .

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It’s obvious when you walk through the door—Stones n’ Bones is different. Located in the Graves Mill Shopping Center in Forest, Stones n’ Bones offers an eclectic mix of minerals, crystals, fossils and more. For shoppers on the hunt for something unique and colorful, this is the spot. “This is a serious niche business,” David [...]

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Shopping with Penelope: 23 Years and Still Growing

Issue: December 2011 by .

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It is common knowledge that women love to shop. However, many encounter the problem of low quality items at the mall or too highly priced items at boutiques. They want quality items for a reasonable price. Penelope Searcy had this problem and decided to do something about it. On March 1, 1988, she opened her [...]

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The Aid Station offers one-of-a-kind running store in Central Virginia

Issue: November 2011 by .

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Run, don’t walk, to the nearest Aid Station –Central Virginia’s newest running store geared specifically towards runners, ultramarathoners and trail runners. What started out as a simple online retail website has now boomed into a unique new store, located at 1035 Avalon Drive in Forest. Aid Station manager, Jeremy Ramsey, says what sets The Aid [...]

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Magnolia Foods: Continuing a Lasting Legacy

Issue: October 2011 by .

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Fall is here and the leaves are not the only things changing this year. A popular local sandwich shop has switched ownership. Enter Adi McCauley, the new owner of Magnolia Foods in Rivermont. Practically a Lynchburg native, McCauley moved to the Hill City when she was just 11 years old. She recalls fond memories of [...]

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The Shoppes at Ashwood: Local, Historic Mansion Takes on a New Life as a Retailer

Issue: September 2011 by .

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Like the vintage antiques they sell, The Shoppes at Ashwood are a real, hidden away treasure. Located behind Sheetz in Forest, Virginia, the shops are inside the historic Ashwood Manor. Thomas Jefferson once owned the property before giving it to his daughter, Martha. Martha, in turn, sold it to an unknown individual who eventually built [...]

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From a Fruit Stand to the Farm Basket

Issue: August 2011 by .

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Step back in time to nearly 50 years ago. In the year 1964, Perkins Flippin, the owner of an orchard in Nelson County, brought her hail damaged apples to sell at a fruit stand on the side of the road in Lynchburg. From that small entrepreneurial endeavor, a seed was planted and, much like her [...]

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Pints O’ Plenty: The Holy Grail of Home Brewing

Issue: July 2011 by .

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When Doug John, the owner of Pints O’ Plenty, a home-brewing company, hands someone a raw, still-hulled barley seed to munch on as he demonstrates his wheat-grinding mill, or cradles in his hands but insistently offers you a bottle of his national award-winning Belgian Dubbel-style brew to sample, or deftly explains how a cellophane bag [...]

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Local Garden Centers’ Business in Full Bloom

Issue: June 2011 by .

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Just a few miles down from Lowe’s, off of Waterlick Road in Forest, lies Gary’s Garden Center, a local garden shop run by Gary Garner and his son, Nelson. Many of the region’s small garden shops, such as Gary’s, have remained successful amidst various big box competitors by focusing on adding a personal touch in [...]

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The Last of the Local Dairy Farmers

Issue: May 2011 by .

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Rising fuel, feed and fertilizer prices continue to narrow profit margins for dairy producers nationwide. All three recently contributed to one local farm’s decision to shutter its milking parlors after more than 50 years of production. Delvin Yoder and his family ran what was, until March, the smallest dairy farm in Campbell County. By turn, [...]

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Lynchburg Moms Crazy for Kidz Kraze

Issue: April 2011 by .

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Take two friends. Add in their eight children. Think of the perfect business opportunity for two busy moms. And you have Kidz Kraze, a twice-a-year children’s consignment sale that has exploded in growth in its first two years. Julia Bradner and Maria Schwartz, whose husbands work together, moved to Lynchburg in 2008 and were disappointed [...]

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