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DELIVER TO: Postal Patron Mechanicsville, VA 23111
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Vol. 26, No. 4 | Richmond Surburban Newspapers | May 27, 2009
STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN
Shopping hub targets fall ’10 opening date By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
Excitement is building as Holladay Properties prepares to bring a major shopping development to Hanover County. Winding Brook, which has already opened for business with Bass Pro Shops, is now expected to open for business in the fall of 2010. The centerpiece of the project will be the Outlet Shoppes of Richmond, with 375,000 square
feet. P. Kay Pangranze, senior vice president for the Eastern Region of Holladay Properties, recently talked about the progress being made, as well as how momentum is growing for the completion of the 185-acre project. Located at Lakeridge Parkway, Winding Brook will include a 40-acre county park. According to Pangranze, the wheels started turning on the Winding Brook project
Illustration courtesy of Holladay Properties
Ground is expected to be broken in early fall on the Outlet Shoppes at Richmond at the Winding Brook development on Lakeridge Parkway. Country Inn and Suites motel is now under construction. The developer, Holladay Properties, is targeting a fall 2010 opening for what should be a major economic boost to Hanover County.
in 2007, with construction beginning that spring. When Bass Pro Shops opened its doors last October, she said Winding Brook was “on the road.” Bass Pro Shops, with 150,000 square feet, has already proven to be a major success story for the company and Hanover County.
The ultimate “outdoors” store has become a tourist attraction too for travelers along Interstate 95. The Richmond Convention and Visitors’ Bureau has a reception area with brochures and information for interested visitors. Country Inn and Suites, a national motel chain, is under con-
struction. Phase 1, the Outlet Shoppes, is scheduled to get under way this summer, with ground to be broken in the early fall. The Outlet Shoppes, which, Pangranze says will be similar to see SHOPPING, pg. 4 `
25 years later: Local still serves news needs of Mechanicsville By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
VARIAN
Twenty-five years ago a young couple realized the growth spreading throughout Mechanicsville and agreed the community needed its own publication. And that was how The
Letters from publisher, county administrator, governor; other comments Pages 12, 13, 14 and 15
Mechanicsville Local was born. Jim Varian, who now lives in the Jacksonville, Fla., area, recently talked about how he and his then-wife Carrie
• Factory Trained Technicians 8082 Mechanicsville Turnpike • Trained Sales Associates
decided to kick off a newspaper specifically geared toward Mechanicsville. “Mechanicsville was going through a wave of suburbanization and business-
LIPSCOMBE APPLIANCE TV
Celebrating 45th Anniversary ~Since 1964 ~
es were growing,” Jim said, “and it was served only by The Herald-Progress. It was fundamentally an Ashland newspaper and a lot of people didn’t feel that Mechanicsville was well served. “The Herald-Progress was in a dif-
• Relaxed Atmosphere
804-746-4470
• Widescreen TV
Now carrying
exclusively.
see LOCAL, pg. 12 `
Celebrating
25 Y E ARS
25 Y E AR S
DELIVER TO: Postal Patron Mechanicsville, VA 23111
PRSRT. STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Mechanicsville, VA Permit No.141
Vol. 26, No. 4 | Richmond Surburban Newspapers | May 27, 2009
STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN
Shopping hub targets fall ’10 opening date By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
Excitement is building as Holladay Properties prepares to bring a major shopping development to Hanover County. Winding Brook, which has already opened for business with Bass Pro Shops, is now expected to open for business in the fall of 2010. The centerpiece of the project will be the Outlet Shoppes of Richmond, with 375,000 square
feet. P. Kay Pangranze, senior vice president for the Eastern Region of Holladay Properties, recently talked about the progress being made, as well as how momentum is growing for the completion of the 185-acre project. Located at Lakeridge Parkway, Winding Brook will include a 40-acre county park. According to Pangranze, the wheels started turning on the Winding Brook project
Illustration courtesy of Holladay Properties
Ground is expected to be broken in early fall on the Outlet Shoppes at Richmond at the Winding Brook development on Lakeridge Parkway. Country Inn and Suites motel is now under construction. The developer, Holladay Properties, is targeting a fall 2010 opening for what should be a major economic boost to Hanover County.
in 2007, with construction beginning that spring. When Bass Pro Shops opened its doors last October, she said Winding Brook was “on the road.” Bass Pro Shops, with 150,000 square feet, has already proven to be a major success story for the company and Hanover County.
The ultimate “outdoors” store has become a tourist attraction too for travelers along Interstate 95. The Richmond Convention and Visitors’ Bureau has a reception area with brochures and information for interested visitors. Country Inn and Suites, a national motel chain, is under con-
struction. Phase 1, the Outlet Shoppes, is scheduled to get under way this summer, with ground to be broken in the early fall. The Outlet Shoppes, which, Pangranze says will be similar to see SHOPPING, pg. 4 `
25 years later: Local still serves news needs of Mechanicsville By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
VARIAN
Twenty-five years ago a young couple realized the growth spreading throughout Mechanicsville and agreed the community needed its own publication. And that was how The
Letters from publisher, county administrator, governor; other comments Pages 12, 13, 14 and 15
Mechanicsville Local was born. Jim Varian, who now lives in the Jacksonville, Fla., area, recently talked about how he and his then-wife Carrie
• Factory Trained Technicians 8082 Mechanicsville Turnpike • Trained Sales Associates
decided to kick off a newspaper specifically geared toward Mechanicsville. “Mechanicsville was going through a wave of suburbanization and business-
LIPSCOMBE APPLIANCE TV
Celebrating 45th Anniversary ~Since 1964 ~
es were growing,” Jim said, “and it was served only by The Herald-Progress. It was fundamentally an Ashland newspaper and a lot of people didn’t feel that Mechanicsville was well served. “The Herald-Progress was in a dif-
• Relaxed Atmosphere
804-746-4470
• Widescreen TV
Now carrying
exclusively.
see LOCAL, pg. 12 `
Celebrating
25 Y E ARS
25 Y E AR S
DELIVER TO: Postal Patron Mechanicsville, VA 23111
PRSRT. STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Mechanicsville, VA Permit No.141
Vol. 26, No. 4 | Richmond Surburban Newspapers | May 27, 2009
STOPS AT EVERY HOME IN TOWN
Shopping hub targets fall ’10 opening date By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
Excitement is building as Holladay Properties prepares to bring a major shopping development to Hanover County. Winding Brook, which has already opened for business with Bass Pro Shops, is now expected to open for business in the fall of 2010. The centerpiece of the project will be the Outlet Shoppes of Richmond, with 375,000 square
feet. P. Kay Pangranze, senior vice president for the Eastern Region of Holladay Properties, recently talked about the progress being made, as well as how momentum is growing for the completion of the 185-acre project. Located at Lakeridge Parkway, Winding Brook will include a 40-acre county park. According to Pangranze, the wheels started turning on the Winding Brook project
Illustration courtesy of Holladay Properties
Ground is expected to be broken in early fall on the Outlet Shoppes at Richmond at the Winding Brook development on Lakeridge Parkway. Country Inn and Suites motel is now under construction. The developer, Holladay Properties, is targeting a fall 2010 opening for what should be a major economic boost to Hanover County.
in 2007, with construction beginning that spring. When Bass Pro Shops opened its doors last October, she said Winding Brook was “on the road.” Bass Pro Shops, with 150,000 square feet, has already proven to be a major success story for the company and Hanover County.
The ultimate “outdoors” store has become a tourist attraction too for travelers along Interstate 95. The Richmond Convention and Visitors’ Bureau has a reception area with brochures and information for interested visitors. Country Inn and Suites, a national motel chain, is under con-
struction. Phase 1, the Outlet Shoppes, is scheduled to get under way this summer, with ground to be broken in the early fall. The Outlet Shoppes, which, Pangranze says will be similar to see SHOPPING, pg. 4 `
25 years later: Local still serves news needs of Mechanicsville By Melody Kinser mkinser@mechlocal.com
VARIAN
Twenty-five years ago a young couple realized the growth spreading throughout Mechanicsville and agreed the community needed its own publication. And that was how The
Letters from publisher, county administrator, governor; other comments Pages 12, 13, 14 and 15
Mechanicsville Local was born. Jim Varian, who now lives in the Jacksonville, Fla., area, recently talked about how he and his then-wife Carrie
• Factory Trained Technicians 8082 Mechanicsville Turnpike • Trained Sales Associates
decided to kick off a newspaper specifically geared toward Mechanicsville. “Mechanicsville was going through a wave of suburbanization and business-
LIPSCOMBE APPLIANCE TV
Celebrating 45th Anniversary ~Since 1964 ~
es were growing,” Jim said, “and it was served only by The Herald-Progress. It was fundamentally an Ashland newspaper and a lot of people didn’t feel that Mechanicsville was well served. “The Herald-Progress was in a dif-
• Relaxed Atmosphere
804-746-4470
• Widescreen TV
Now carrying
exclusively.
see LOCAL, pg. 12 `