Rachael Smith
Reporter at The News & Advance
Reporter at @newsadvance Covers business and nonprofits and all around good feels. Enjoys a good taco, a great joke and the best people
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1 week ago |
newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith
One year ago, Rob Wheeler officially launched Mission Clarity, an LLC built around one powerful idea: that people need clarity in order to move forward. But clarity doesn’t come before action, it comes from it. “Until somebody actually gets moving, they don’t have clarity,” Wheeler said. “Clarity is impossible if you’re stagnant.”Wheeler’s business is based in Lynchburg, but his impact stretches across industries and organizations.
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1 week ago |
newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith
The city of Lynchburg prepares for a downtown transformation as a long-envisioned project along the riverfront nears partial completion. A new playground and restroom facility, set to open in May, marks the first phase of a larger redevelopment that includes a new amphitheater which is scheduled to open in spring 2026.
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1 week ago |
newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith
A proposal to rezone more than four acres on Leesville Road to allow the construction of 54 townhomes was met with concern during Wednesday evening’s Lynchburg Planning Commission meeting. Following an hour of presentation, public comment and debate, the commission ultimately voted 4-2 to recommend denial of the rezoning request to city council.
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2 weeks ago |
newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith
The 19th Youth Philanthropy Council of the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation awarded its annual nonprofit grants on April 2 at the Park View Community Mission Food for Thought Warehouse. The recipient of the $10,000 Wells Fargo Youth Philanthropy Award is Park View Community Mission and the $5,000 Stuart J. Turille Youth Philanthropy Award went to Johnson Health Center.
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2 weeks ago |
newsadvance.com | Rachael Smith
After three years at the Plaza, Val’s Comfort Kitchen is relocating to Timberlake Road. Owner Valerie Braxton has officially moved her soul food restaurant to a new location at 20722 Timberlake Road, formerly the site of Brother’s Pizza in the old Big Lots shopping center. The grand opening is scheduled for April 15 beginning at 10:30 a.m.The decision to relocate wasn’t easy, but it was necessary, she said.
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