The Hanover Tomato Festival is in search of vendors. This year’s early-bird discount fee of $125 ended May 1. Completed vendor booth applications with payment postmarked May 2 or later will be $150 per space. This fun-filled event highlights the famous Hanover Tomato and features children’s activities, crafters, artisans and live entertainment. Hanover’s most popular event draws close to 40,000 attendees, making it a great platform for your company to
The prospective outlet mall took another step toward fruition last week. The Hanover Board of Supervisors approved a request from Dominion Land and Development Corporation to rezone 31 acres from Light Industrial use to General Business use on the north side of Northlake Park Drive within the Northlake development. The B-3 zoning would allow for retail, hotel, commercial recreational uses, and other uses consistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s Destination Commerce
Before the owners of a local train hobby story make their way down the tracks, they hope their Ashland business will find a new conductor. Jim and Nancy Donlon opened Train Town Toy & Hobby in Ashland in 2003. The store has spent time on both sides of the tracks, and it has developed popular events such as Train Day and the Santa Train. Customers come from as far away
You could say Kevin Flores is committed to the town where he lives and works. His daughter’s middle name is Ashland. Flores, owner of The Flores Shop on N. Railroad Avenue, brought his print and online advertising and design business to town in 2007. In 2009, Flores moved to the circa-1918 Hanover Bank Building, which has been divided into office suites. The suite that houses Flores’ business contains the original