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River Ridge Mall Launches Two New Interactive Mobile Apps for Shoppers This Holiday Season

Issue: December 2011 by .

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The touch of your Smartphone or tablet can spell holiday magic this year, thanks to two new mobile applications—known as “apps”—that help customers score deals and communicate with Santa like never before at River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg. CBL and Associates Properties, Inc., which owns River Ridge Mall, and mallMerlin, LLC, announced the launch last [...]

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Technology Meets Tennis: New state-of-the-art courts at Boonsboro Country Club “good for the joints”

Issue: November 2011 by .

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For the past 25 years, Drew Robinson has been helping members of the Boonsboro Country Club (BCC) improve their swing, back hand and serve on the court. As the Director of Tennis, he works daily with a wide range of players, from beginners to former pros, 60 percent of whom he says are “50 years [...]

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WSET Goes High-Definition; Launches New 5 p.m. Newscast

Issue: October 2011 by .

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Danner Evans knows firsthand that taking the time to watch the news can be a sacrifice. As the busy working mother of a two-year-old son, she understands the rush to pick up the kids after work and get dinner on the table. So, as the anchor of WSET’s new, hour-long 5 p.m. show, she is [...]

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Local Agri-Tourism Ripe for the Pickin’ This Fall

Issue: September 2011 by .

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“Agri-tourism”—a word that didn’t even exist 10 years ago—is now making a large economic dent across Virginia, including Region 2000. The booming growth in wineries, along with related events and festivals, have created a new sector of the tourism market that has become so vital that last month, the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) awarded $800,000 [...]

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One Church, Multiple Locations: Brentwood Church Uses Technology to Go Multi-Site

Issue: August 2011 by .

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Its technology meets spirituality. In an era where 3 billion videos are viewed every day on YouTube, the concept of a multi-site church, complete with a preacher on screen instead of live on-stage, is not only acceptable but growing. Locally, Brentwood Church became the first multi-site church in the area in April, in the sense [...]

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Dimmi.com: A Site Devoted to Helping Others “Feel Better” Asks for Community Support

Issue: July 2011 by .

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A breast cancer survivor. A wife whose husband has just been diagnosed with diabetes. A father whose son is struggling with autism. Dimmi.com was created for these people and many, many more. Dimmi.com is a social networking site creating by Consolidated Shoe Company, based in Lynchburg. With a slogan of “Feel Better,” Amy Gallagher, Director [...]

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CAER Close to Completion

Issue: June 2011 by .

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No ribbons have been cut and no official grand opening has been held yet, but the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) in Bedford County, which Region 2000 officials hope will become the hub of nuclear and engineering designs and wireless technologies, will soon be ready to open its doors. “It’s practically finished,” Bob [...]

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Virtual Landscape and GPS-Guided Tours Take Poplar Forest Guests into New Realms

Issue: May 2011 by .

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Thomas Jefferson, a man who loved progression and innovation, among other things, would likely be thrilled. New technology now available at Poplar Forest in Forest, Virginia, is taking visitors to Jefferson’s retreat home closer than ever to its original landscape and numerous stories. Through the addition of the first-ever, three-dimensional virtual rendering of Jefferson’s ornamental [...]

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Virginia Business One Stop Web Site: One Site and You’re in Business

Issue: April 2011 by .

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When Gerry Peters was thinking of starting his own business, the Manassas, Virginia, business coach admits he wasn’t sure where to start gathering the resources and information he needed. Then, he discovered the Virginia Business One Stop (BOS) Web site, a tool created by the Commonwealth aimed at serving the needs of new, existing and [...]

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Virginia School of the Arts in Lynchburg to Close Its Doors

Issue: April 2011 by .

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For the past 26 years, it has been a beacon of the arts in Lynchburg; a school that has given students aspiring to be professional dancers the opportunity to flourish. But on May 28, the Virginia School of the Arts (VSA) plans to close its scholastic doors indefinitely, citing financial struggles. “Our enrollment had dropped [...]

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