Earth Day: a national holiday on a freshly opened calendar, an invitation to explore beyond the ordinary, and a time to celebrate the beauty tucked away in your own backyard. Danville and Pittsylvania County are home to winding paths, wooded ...
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Your Guide to Southern Virginia’s Most Loved Landmarks
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‘We’re just getting started.’ Danville launches new phase of North Main’s revitalization
Fourteen years ago, Wayne Alan took a gamble on Danville’s North Main Historic District when no one else would. He purchased the Historic North Theatre on Jan. 13, 2012, originally figuring he’d operate it while still living ...
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Beyond the Fields | Celebrating National Agriculture Month
Did you know Virginia’s agriculture sector contributes more than $82 billion annually to the state’s economy? This tremendous impact comes from products like poultry, cattle, crops, forestry, and more, having a ripple effect throughout towns, ...
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A Place We Call Home: Danville’s 2025 in Review
The Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism strives each and every day to make the City of Danville a great place to start a business, raise a family, and plant your roots; in 2025, that mission came to life in meaningful ways. ...
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It was once offices for Dan River Mills execs. Now it’s a boutique hotel on growth wave
The lobby of The Laurel Hotel makes Madison Eades happy. As regional general manager of the Danville Hotel Collection — comprising The Bee Hotel, The Holbrook Hotel and The Laurel Hotel — she spends time at all three historic properties. In The ...
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Italian rocket manufacturer set to blast into Pittsylvania County
Governor Abigail Spanberger announced today that Avio USA Inc. — a subsidiary of leading global aerospace company Avio S.p.A — will invest approximately $500 million to establish an 860,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in the Southern ...
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Italian rocket manufacturer to bring 1,500 jobs, $500 million investment to Pittsylvania
An Italian rocket manufacturer will bring over $500 million in investment and more than 1,500 jobs to Pittsylvania County, state officials announced Monday. Avio will build a facility at an industrial park in Hurt where it will manufacture solid ...
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A New Day on North Main
New Day on North Main Revitalizing Danville’s North Main Historic District Beyond Riverside Drive and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge lays the North Main Historic District, a place where historic homes, churches, and small businesses line ...