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Restaurants Planned for Broadway
 
Caitlin Davis | The Hopewell News | Full Article 
 
HOPEWELL - The city is one step closer to getting a new business in downtown. A deal was finalized recently for the purchase of 246 E. Broadway and the plans call for a doughnut shop and a restaurant, though the concept of the restaurant is still in the works.

Dave McCormack, president of Waukeshaw Development Inc., purchased the building, with the demolition already taking place, and is working toward making it a destination for the people of Hopewell and the surrounding communities.

"We're not totally nailed down on the second concept, so it will be two restaurants in that space," he said. "We're going to try to do something really cool and just try to bring a little bit more life to East Broadway."
Local Visionaries Need Investors for Velo City Bike Park in Chesterfield
 
Randy Hallman | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Article

If you like bicycling and have a few dollars to invest - maybe 100 million of them - a trio of local visionaries would like to have your attention.

The three are inventor and former competitive cyclist Matt Gray, cycling trainer and bike fitter and retired IT pro Tom Doyle, and dental supply and services representative Fred Arrieta.