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Light-rail construction won’t subside for a few more months, but several new businesses aren’t waiting for the path to clear in downtown Norfolk.
Norfolk Florist and Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub have opened on Granby Street. Baxter Simmons, owner of Baxter’s Sports Lounge and Snappers, plans to add two more downtown dining ventures: The 3-Way Cafe, taking the former Blue Plate space on Plume Street, will serve sandwiches for lunch on weekdays starting in early May, and Backstage Rock Bar & Grille will replace Kelly’s Tavern behind The NorVa concert venue May 13.
The Vineyards Trattoria and Pizzeria in Newport News is opening a second location at the former Blue Hippo on Granby Street, where it is scheduled to start serving lunch and dinner Wednesday.
And 219 An American Bistro, another Granby Street revival, expects to start offering lunch April 26 and dinner the following week, owner Sture Sigfred confirmed.
The Palace on Plume, a restaurant and nightclub, also has won approval from the City Council to operate in the former Heritage Bank building on Plume Street.
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Where will the Black Businesses fit in this Equation?
In all of this economic upsurge, where are the Black businesses going top fit in this equation? When the City of Norfolk killed Chruch the hub of the Black Business district, it killed the hub of our economic empowerment. So now Blalck entreprenuers have no where to open a viable business, yet the city still wants Black people to pay higher taxes for property.
Black Businesses
You would be surprised that at least one of the restaurants mentioned in this article is Black Owned. This is not something that we chose to broadcoast as it is not relevant.
They will fit in
right next to the white businesses.
Uh, there is at least one on
Uh, there is at least one on the list above, which is probably the largest of all the above mentioned projects. "The Palace on Plume." I just go to places I like and don't worry about what the owner looks like.
Ethan, go to this link
www.may4thcounts.com
Blacks pay higher taxes?
Blacks pay higher taxes? That's unconstitutional. As a life-long resident of Norfolk, trust me, the city sees only GREEN when it comes to color. If what you mean is that rents on Granby Street are higher than they were on Church Street, that's a function of business traffic and the desirability of being located where business is happening. If your business plan cannot support a thousand sqaure feet of retail space, perhaps a kiosk in MacArthur Center or Waterside or elsewhere is the place to start. There are many retired business people working with the Small Business Administration who offer free advice for those wanting to start their own business.
As far as Norfolk "killing" Church Street, there are no guarantees in life that what we have today will be there tomorrow. Church Street served a purpose for decades, but its time is over. Stop living in the past.
An utter lack of ethics, cronyism
www.may4thcounts.com
It is all about who you
It is all about who you know. In security Terms this is called collusion and needs to be corrected so that people don't get preferential treatment.
Who do I need to know?
Do I have to change my dialect, skin color, political beliefs, religious beliefs or do I just have to look in the mirror and take charge of my life and go get all the help I can get to make my personal venture succeed?