“These pedestrian malls are all great places to spend time exploring great car-free retail, dining, and entertainment. The trend of a walkable pedestrian mall cut off from car traffic gained in popularity in the 60’s and 70’s as a way to revitalize downtowns, and while the successful ones still see millions of happy visitors each…
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Waynesboro-born John Dewberry (photo left), once a starting quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the mid-1980s, and now a well-known Atlanta-based real estate developer, submitted the winning bid of $6.25 million for the shell of the Landmark Hotel in Federal bankruptcy court today. READ MORE
Speaking of hotels…there’s another one planned for the corner right across from the Lewis & Clark (and Sacagawea) statue, a seven story, 133 room Marriott extended-stay Residence Inn. Work on it could begin this winter, and a slew of funky business that have set up in the interim –Random Row Books, City Clay, Cat Thraser…
For three years now, the shell of a once planned luxury hotel has sat like a ‘landmark’ to false promises. On June 18 at 11am at the Charlottesville Federal Courthouse, the 11-story structure finally goes on the auction block. Will the DTM finally get its hotel? Hawes Spencer of the Hook has the details on…
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