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Black Friday sales give hope to local businesses

|Date: November 29, 2012

Black Friday sales give hope to local businesses

By Betsy Cribb Lexington business owners are optimistic after a successful Black Friday weekend. “We saw ...

By Betsy Cribb Lexington business owners are optimistic after a successful Black Friday weekend. “We saw a lot of people in downtown Lexington,” Pure Eats restaurant owner John Blackburn said. “It was ...

November 29, 2012
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Lexington's economy insulated during tough times, some merchants say

|Date: November 15, 2012

Lexington's economy insulated during tough times, some merchants say

By Alex Cummings and Sarah Stiefvater National reports show an uptick in retail sales and increased consu ...

By Alex Cummings and Sarah Stiefvater National reports show an uptick in retail sales and increased consumer confidence over the past few months. But some local retailers say that their businesses are ...

November 15, 2012
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Sheetz to break ground next month amid traffic concerns

|Date: November 15, 2012

Sheetz to break ground next month amid traffic concerns

By Josh Benjamin and Morgan Holt Site work on the highly anticipated Sheetz gas station and convenience ...

By Josh Benjamin and Morgan Holt Site work on the highly anticipated Sheetz gas station and convenience store is expected to begin in December, said Lexington Planning Director Michael Zehner. Zehner ...

November 15, 2012
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Lexington retailers look forward to holidays

|Date: November 15, 2012

Lexington retailers look forward to holidays

By Mickey Gorman In a national economy that is slow to rebound from recession, Lexington merchants are ho ...

By Mickey Gorman In a national economy that is slow to rebound from recession, Lexington merchants are hoping for more than just the sound of reindeer hooves on the roof this holiday season. Many Lexi ...

November 15, 2012
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Rockbridge Vineyard raises glasses to two decades of locally grown wines

|Date: October 17, 2012

Rockbridge Vineyard raises glasses to two decades of locally grown wines

By Scott W. Harrison Rockbridge Vineyard in Raphine celebrated its 20th year earlier this month with the ...

By Scott W. Harrison Rockbridge Vineyard in Raphine celebrated its 20th year earlier this month with the annual harvest festival. More than 300 people came out for the day-long event, which featured l ...

October 17, 2012
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Lime Kiln to carry on, theater board says

|Date: October 04, 2012

Lime Kiln to carry on, theater board says

By Scott W. Harrison The Theater at Lime Kiln might not go dark after all. Last Friday, Lime Kiln’s Board ...

By Scott W. Harrison The Theater at Lime Kiln might not go dark after all. Last Friday, Lime Kiln’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to keep the theater going. This came four days after Tony Russe ...

October 04, 2012
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Lexington businesses experiment with social media to reach customers

|Date: October 04, 2012

Lexington businesses experiment with social media to reach customers

By Kirsten Kyne and Scott W. Harrison Lexington might seem secluded, but its businesses are finding new w ...

By Kirsten Kyne and Scott W. Harrison Lexington might seem secluded, but its businesses are finding new ways to reach their customers through social media. In June 2012, the CNBC All-America Economic ...

October 04, 2012
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New shop Cheese To You grows through selection and service

|Date: September 27, 2012

New shop Cheese To You grows through selection and service

By Paige Gance and Zack Richards As a college town, Lexington has long attracted educators, but a new typ ...

By Paige Gance and Zack Richards As a college town, Lexington has long attracted educators, but a new type of teacher has cropped up at 7 N. Main St. When you walk into the shop in Lexington’s histori ...

September 27, 2012
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Buena Vista lumber company a hit with overseas clients

|Date: September 21, 2012

Buena Vista lumber company a hit with overseas clients

By Alex Cummings The apple didn’t fall far from the tree for C.S. Fitzgerald II of Buena Vista. Fitzgeral ...

By Alex Cummings The apple didn’t fall far from the tree for C.S. Fitzgerald II of Buena Vista. Fitzgerald, 43, is a third-generation sawmill operator of his family’s lumber and logging business, Fitz ...

September 21, 2012
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New café planned for Main Street

|Date: April 05, 2012

New café planned for Main Street

By Bess Hundley By the beginning of summer, the now-vacant space where Joyful Spirit Café operated for se ...

By Bess Hundley By the beginning of summer, the now-vacant space where Joyful Spirit Café operated for several years should be transformed into a European-style establishment. Ugo Benincasa, who is de ...

April 05, 2012
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