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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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Moore & Giles—A Lesson in Aging Well

Issue: March 2011 by .

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Many people believe that most things in life get better with age. Moore and Giles, Inc., much like the leather they are known for, has aged well over the last 78 years, evolving from a shoe parts supplier during the Great Depression to a multi-faceted, elite leather supplier. Ironically located on Tannery Row, this company [...]

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Secondhand is the New Black: Scouring Consignment Shops around Lynchburg

Issue: February 2011 by .

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Read the newspaper. Watch the news. Listen to the radio. And you’ll find that most indicators still seem to point to an economy that has yet to recover. But even with many folks keeping a close eye on their finances, the need for new clothes—or the urge to shop—hasn’t gone away. And it doesn’t have [...]

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A Family Tradition: The Cobbler’s Shop, Inc.

Issue: January 2011 by .

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Most families have traditions. Perhaps it’s a special celebration shared on a birthday or a certain dish served every Thanksgiving or traipsing through the woods every year to cut down the Christmas tree. The Hawkins family is no different. They, too, have traditions. Theirs is the tradition of shoes. There’s a bell above the door [...]

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Holiday Incentives: How Local Shops are Bringing in Business

Issue: December 2010 by .

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With Silver Bells and Jingle Bells ringing from car radios and home audio systems, it is the sound of bells on shop doors and restaurant entrances that ring in the ears of the hard-working businesses owners in Lynchburg. This is the year after the economic disaster and the winter after the big snow and hopefully [...]

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Blogs, Twitter, Facebook—Oh My! Social Media Revolutionizes Marketing Efforts

Issue: November 2010 by .

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It wasn’t but a few years ago that all a retailer needed to do was place a few ads in the local paper and offer great products in order to stay in business. Now with eCommerce stores like Etsy giving shoppers retail therapy at their fingertips, traditional retailers are branching out to promote their brands [...]

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The State of Local Car Sales

Issue: October 2010 by .

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As the weather turns cooler, the news is still lukewarm on the car sales front. While national September sales came in at 11.76 million, a small improvement over the 11.47 million sold in August, individual car company’s performances varied, according to market analysis. Chrysler and Ford sales rose slightly while General Motors and Honda sales [...]

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