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Thursday, July 15, 2021Legislative Coffee with Delegate Carrie Coyner and Senator Joe Morrissey
Hopewell’s Delegate and Senator strolled through the newly renovated American Legion Club House early June 18 and chatted with veteran members and Legion staff. Following the tour they shared highlights from last year’s legislative session that is resulting in some changes effective July 1 while we enjoyed coffee from Guncotton Coffee and breakfast from the Legion. Both Delegate Coyner and Senator Morrissey run their own small businesses and therefore relate well to the issues of concern to chamber
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Monday, April 26, 2021Nico Cathcart to Paint Community-Inspired Mural “A New Dawn” in Downtown Hopewell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26th, 2021 Contact: Heather Lyne, heather@hopewelldowntown.com Nico Cathcart to Paint Community-Inspired Mural “A New Dawn” in Downtown Hopewell (Hopewell, VA) – On 5/04/21, accomplished visual artist, Nico Cathcart, will begin painting a three-story mural commissioned by the Hopewell Downtown Partnership (HDP) on the Butterworth Lofts building located at 245 E Broadway. The piece is titled “A New Dawn” and is inspired by the people, history, and natural environment of
Friday, April 16, 2021Austin Miles Mural Unveiling in Hopewell, Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15th, 2021 heather@hopewelldowntown.com eliza@lambarts.org (Hopewell, VA) – On 4/20/21, join visual artist Austin Miles, her family, and friends for the official “reveal” of her public art piece “Hopewell Proud” at 224 N Main Street. The Lamb Center for Arts and Healing (Lamb Arts) commissioned artist Austin Miles to paint a Hopewell-inspired work using funds provided by the Hopewell Downtown Partnership’s Virginia Main Street “Downtown Investment Grant”. Community
Friday, February 12, 2021Rare Chance to Tour a Sears, Roebuck & Company Model Home
Owner Invites Visitors to Tour Vacant Model at 2603 City Point Rd., Hopewell, VA. Hopewell/Prince George, Va. – Heritage lovers are invited to an open house of the model used by developer M.T. Broyhill in his Crescent Hills neighborhood development circa 1926-1937. This home is part of one of the largest collections of some of the earliest manufactured homes of quality existing in the US. From 1895 through 1940 Sears Modern Home Program offered 450 ready-to-assemble designs from mansions to
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Thursday, February 11, 2021Hopewell/Prince George Selected to Participate in Statewide Tourism Program DRIVE 2.0
Hopewell/Prince George One of First Ten Communities Selected for Drive 2.0Hopewell/Prince George, VA – February 10, 2021. Today, Hopewell/Prince George announced that they have been selected to participate in the DRIVE 2.0 Statewide Tourism Plan implementation, which focuses on tourism promotion and product development. The DRIVE 2.0 process, facilitated by Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC), equips communities across the state with the tools they need to succeed in an overly competitive travel and tourism
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Friday, January 22, 2021Guncotton Coffee Valentine Dinner to Benefit Hopewell Downtown Partnership
Guncotton Coffee to collaborate with award winning Chef Ernie Labecque and Ashton Creek Vineyards for a Valentines Wine Pre Fixe Dinner benefiting the Hopewell Downtown PartnershipHopewell, VA: February 14, 2021 Guncotton Coffee will be hosting their first Valentines Dinner featuring Chef Ernie Labrecque. Ernie has prepared a 4 course pre fixe menu that will be complemented by a variety of local, Ashton Creek Vineyard wines. Only 40 seats are available for this dinner and as of today, it is 55% filled.
Thursday, January 07, 2021Touchstone Bank names Mr. C. Sean Link as Chief Lending Officer
December 28, 2020, Prince George, Virginia, Touchstone Bank (OTC Pink: TSBA) is pleased to announce Mr. C. Sean Link as its new Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Link has over 10 years of senior executive banking experience with a focus in commercial banking, most recently as Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at BB&T Bank in Richmond, Virginia. Link also served as Senior Vice-President of Commercial Banking and Senior Vice President/Senior Commercial Banker at South State Bank, and at Union Bank and
Thursday, September 27, 2018Hopewell/Prince George Futures Initiative Underway
Hopewell/Prince George Futures Initiative UnderwayHopewell/Prince George, Va. – In the fall of 2017 the H/PG Chamber Board of Directors determined a course of action in preparation for the 100th Anniversary of the Chamber’s incorporation September 2020. The Futures Initiative was formed. This team is working to ensure that the Chamber is on the right course. Incremental changes have been underway since 2017 which include granting our ex officio board members a vote. This change signals the importance of
Friday, August 10, 2018Restoring the Prehistoric Sturgeon in the James River
Matt Balazik is working to restore prehistoric sturgeon to James River in VirginiaHopewell and Prince George, VA - Matt Balazik, PhD, is helping to restore the Atlantic sturgeon to the James River in Virginia. Balazik works for the Army Corps of Engineers and is a research assistant professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University Rice Rivers Center, just south of Hopewell, Virginia. Balazik grew up in a house in Prince George County. “I could throw a baseball from my lawn into the James,” he said. “We
Thursday, June 14, 2018Donna Meade Brings Back Old Dominion Barn Dance to Hopewell, Virginia
HOPEWELL, VA. MAY 30, 2018 Donna Meade, a former Mercury-Polygram recording artist and the widow of country music singer Jimmy Dean, is recreating the Old Dominion Barn Dance in Hopewell, VA. “I believe that good, wholesome, traditional country music will never go away,” said Meade. “The Barn Dance is a beloved and legendary show that rivaled the Grand Ole Opry in its heyday, and an important part of Virginia's history and culture. As long as I am able I hope to keep it going, and then pass the torch
Friday, May 25, 2018Pamplin Park Offers Audio Walking Tour, Adds Sight and Sound to Civil War Site
Hopewell/Prince George, VA -Pamplin Historical Park is offering tourists a new audio tour that includes a brief five minute walk or a half day stroll covering more than 30 outdoor stops. The 422-acre Civil War park includes four museums, three anti-bellum homes, living history demonstrations, a Civil War battlefield and a Civil War Adventure Camp. Agrarian lovers will find an antebellum kitchen garden, field plants like wheat, corn, cotton and tobacco, a gardening demonstrations, grazing sheep and
