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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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The Drugstore Grill: New Life for an Old Building in Brookneal

Issue: January 2011 by .

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In a small town like Brookneal, Virginia, anything new is sure to pique interest and get word spreading quickly. Such is the case with The Drugstore Inn—an old building with a new purpose on the corner of Main and Rush Streets. Of course, like any business, when the initial rush of new customers dwindles, it [...]

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Miriam’s House: An Empowering Anchor In The Storm

Issue: December 2010 by .

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What does it feel like to have to choose between going home and being safe? How much pain or fear or loss does it take to know you need to fill out an application in order to get a brand new start? Can you picture taking your first step out of a safe haven house [...]

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Furniture in Orbit: Galaxie Modern Is One Giant Step For Design

Issue: November 2010 by .

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If furniture could talk, the gallery-like store of Galaxie Modern in Downtown Lynchburg would be filled with the sounds of an exclusive party, with intriguing voices, bright laughter and warm tones bouncing off the exposed-brick walls and rising amongst the post-modern lighting fixtures. Yet because the cool, white space that shows off the plethora of [...]

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Adams & Garth Staffing and Executive Search: Making the Job Search Puzzle a Piece of Cake

Issue: September 2010 by .

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There is a pulse that beats beneath the Central Virginia commute of the regular 9-to-5ers; the tapping of area receptionists’ computer keys and the chatter of long-time staffers around the water coolers at businesses around Lynchburg. It’s the sound of the parallel world of temporary employee tracks rolling along with a constant feed of people, [...]

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Lynchburg True Value Hardware and Just Ask Rental: Putting The Right Tools In People’s Hands

Issue: July 2010 by .

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There’s a place that you can go where not only will everybody learn your name, but they’re glad you came—even if you are looking for a snow shovel in the summer, or a fan in the winter. You can count on a warm welcome and a staff member eager to help you look for that [...]

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